You are playing hide-and-seek with your preoperational child. You count to 10 while he/she hides. You find your child sitting in the middle of the room with his/her eyes closed. The child believes because he/she cannot see you, then you cannot see him/her. What does this demonstrate?
a. intellectual impairment c. object permanence
b. decentration d. egocentrism
D
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Research on acquaintance rape indicates that
a. approximately 50% of women will experience acquaintance rape or some other form of sexual assault from an acquaintance, during their lifetime. b. the majority of women who have been assaulted by an acquaintance—and whose experience meets the legal definition of rape—classify the experience as rape. c. most claims of acquaintance rape are made by women who willingly had sex, but then regretted it later. d. although acquaintance rape was relatively common in earlier decades, media attention to this problem has substantially decreased its incidence.
Gallo drinks exactly two glasses of wine per day. As a result, Gallo can expect to a. end up in a treatment center for alcoholism
b. be at risk for cardiovascular disease. c. be labeled a binge drinker. d. experience some health-related benefits from his actions.
Who is most likely to learn how to resist a temptation faster?
a. Timothy, who was punished in the morning for eating candy before the previous night's dinner. b. David, who was punished immediately for eating candy before dinner and received a verbal explanation for why he should not eat candy before dinner. c. Jason, who was not punished for eating candy before dinner, but received a verbal explanation for why he should not eat candy before dinner. d. Ken, who was yelled at for eating candy before dinner and not allowed to eat dessert.
Cory believes in the validity of the following statement: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes one healthy, wealthy, and wise." He feels happy when he thinks about this habit and its consequences. He goes to bed early and gets up early every morning. Which of the following is the cognitive component of Cory's attitude?
A. Cory's belief in the validity of the statement B. Cory's happy feeling with regard to the statement C. Cory's habit of going to bed and getting up early D. Cory's resulting health, wealth, and wisdom