How might an investigator test for the concept of conservation?
a. Place a toy behind a barrier and see whether the child reaches around it to get the toy
b. Ask a hypothetical question, such as "How could we move a mountain of whipped cream from one part of the city to another?"
c. Show the child two equal rows of coins and then spread out one row and ask whether the rows are still the same.
d. Demonstrate a way of playing with a toy, then give the child the toy and see whether he or she plays with it the same way.
c
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a. GooglePsych b. TrackPsych c. PsychFind d. PsycINFO
In one study, researchers showed infants moving circles, moving circles with scrambled facial features, and moving circles with regular facial features. The researchers measured eye gazes at the objects and found that infants tracked the:
A) empty circles for the longest time. B) scrambled faces for the longest time. C) regular faces for the longest time. D) scrambled and regular faces for an equivalent amount of time.
What percentage of people over the age of 65 depend on other people for basic care?
5 15 10 20
Which statement is true?
A. Most people would choose for a train to hit five people rather than one person. B. Most people would feel less conflicted about pulling a switch to stop a train from killing five people than about pushing one person to stop that train. C. There are no brain differences in the scenarios in which individuals either pull a switch or push a person to stop a train. D. It is easier to push a person than pull a switch to stop a train.