Baby Jessica accidentally pushes her stuffed toy behind the couch, out of her line of vision. One possible reason Jessica begins to cry is that she has not yet developed
a. an A-not-B search error.
b. conservation.
c. object permanence.
d. animistic thinking.
Answer: c. object permanence.
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When Moreland and his colleagues surveyed new college students about their willingness to join groups, they found that students
a. expressed positive opinions about college groups if they had positive experiences in high school. b. desire to join was unrelated to the experiences they had in high school. c. who had bad experiences in high school were looking forward to starting fresh and joined more college groups. d. who had parents that joined college groups were also more likely to join groups in college.
According to Piaget, the development of reasoning is complete during the:
a. sensorimotor period of development b. preoperational period of development c. formal operational period of development d. concrete operational period of development
The term hassles refers to:
a) minor health problems that cause a person to miss at least one day of work. b) personal limitations that make it impossible for someone to pursue a desired goal. c) the necessity to interact with persons we dislike in order to obtain our goals. d) minor annoyances of everyday life.
Upon waking from Stage 1 sleep, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such a phenomenon?
A. Hypnotic illusion B. Hypnotic hallucination C. Hypnic jerk D. Hypnogogic hallucination