A mother is playing with her eight-month-old son. She places a toy in front of her son and then takes it away. She notices that her son starts searching for the toy. Which aspect of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development is depicted in the scenario?
A) Fixation time
B) Object reference
C) Target fixation
D) Object permanence
D
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J. B. Watson suggested that people learn phobias by pairing a stimulus with an unpleasant experience. What is evidence against that hypothesis? a. Phobias are more common in young adulthood than in old age
b. Most phobias can be traced to repressed memories from early childhood. c. Phobia of harmless objects is more common than phobia of something dangerous. d. Phobia of snakes is more common than phobia of cars.
Monica, age 12, gives her therapist convincing evidence that she was sexually molested by her stepfather from the time she was 8 until she was 11 . According to the principle of privileged communication, the therapist ____
a. must divulge this information to the proper authorities b. must have a conference with the stepfather c. cannot divulge this information unless Monica waives confidentiality d. cannot divulge this information under any circumstances
Psychodynamic psychotherapy has its roots in Freud's theory of:
A) sexuality. B) personality. C) cognitive development. D) moral intuition.
Piaget has been criticized for
a. overestimating the child's level of social control of nearby peers. b. overestimating the child's level of social control over adults such as parents or teachers. c. underestimating social and cultural influences. d. overemphasizing the role of nativistic innate knowledge.