Which of the following is a criticism of the act frequency approach?
A. It does not specify how much context should be included in the description of a trait-relevant act.
B. It is of little help in making explicit the behavioral phenomena to which most trait terms refer.
C. It fails to identify cultural similarities and differences in the behavioral manifestation of traits.
D. It is not able to explore the meaning of important traits that have proven difficult to study.
Answer: A
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A. the hippocampus is necessary only for long-term memory. B. the hippocampus is not necessary for forming new memories. C. memories are transferred and stored somewhere other than the hippocampus. D. memories of pain are stored in different areas of the brain than other memories.
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_____. (a) identical, together (b) fraternal, together (c) fraternal, apart (d) identical, apart (e) not enough information is given to answer the question
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A) one year of age. B) two years of age. C) eighteen months of age. D) six months of age.