Josh's mom is carrying him from the grocery store to their car when a strange looking homeless man approaches her. Josh looks at his mother's worried face and begins crying. This is an example of
A) sensitive responsiveness.
B) goodness of fit.
C) social referencing.
D) Josh's temperament.
C) social referencing. Social referencing is the tendency of infants and children to look for emotional cues from parents and other caregivers to get information in uncertain situations.
6.1-102 When it comes to processing emotional expressions in people's faces, the brains of _____ respond in ways that are similar to the brains of adults.
A) 7-month-olds
B) 1-year-olds
C) 18-month-olds
D) 2-year-olds
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Which of the following structures is not duplicated on both sides of the brain?
A. thalamus B. hypothalamus C. pineal gland D. parietal lobe
The fovea ____
a. ?contains only rods b. ?is important for detecting form and shape c. ?is located in the center of the retina, directly behind the pupil d. ?is located in the periphery of the retina
As you leave a darkly lit movie theater and enter the parking lot on a bright sunny day, the ______ in your eyes adjust so you are not blinded by the increase in light
a. retina c. pupils b. fovea d. optic nerve
Which part of the midbrain acts as a "switch" that can turn on high-level thinking in the forebrain?
A. Cerebellum B. Reticular formation C. Limbic system D. Medulla