Although Alex's biological mother used crack cocaine during her pregnancy, Alex was adopted at birth into a loving home with parents who did the best that they could to give her every opportunity possible. She ended up graduating from high school and is
is now beginning a culinary program at a local community college. Alex's scenario best exemplifies a. contextualism.
b. plasticity.
c. normative history-graded influences.
d. the multidisciplinary nature of development
b
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A. Flawed theories only create problems in science. B. Flawed theories disrupt the process of observation. C. Flawed theories encourage further observations. D. Flawed theories prove that science is not better than logic.
Karlie is always told that she has beautiful green eyes. To which part of her eye are people most likely to be referring when they tell her this?
A. Cornea B. Iris C. Pupil D. Lens
When does metacognition first develop?
A. toddlerhood B. early childhood C. middle childhood D. adolescence
Which of the following is a valid way by which sex differences influence the effects of media violence?
A) ?Females are not vulnerable to effects of media violence, but males are. B) ?Males are more aggressive than females after exposure to violent media. C) ?Females will imitate opposite-sex models but not same-sex models. D) ?Males are more likely to inhibit violent behavior if a model's violence was punished.