Regarding children's exposure to the media, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Today's children and young adults do spend more time in the classroom than they do engaged with various media, including television, video games, movies, the Internet, music, and print.
b. By the time the average American has graduated from high school, she or he will have "witnessed" thousands of murders and countless acts of robbery, arson, bombing, torture, and beatings in the media.
c. G-rated cartoons average 10 minutes of violence per hour.
d. Experiencing media violence does not invariably "cause" any given person to become more aggressive, but it can make aggression more likely.
A
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a. people often don't accurately describe their own cognitive processes. b. verbal report is highly consistent with actual behavior. c. verbal report is too unreliable to use. d. verbal report and actual behavior need to be conceptualized as two separate, independent phenomena.
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A. anxious B. extremely emotional C. self-assured and flexible D. self-doubting
The fact a person is less likely to help in an emergency when other people are present is called
A. bystandard effect B. pluralistic ignorance C. self-interest effect D. suppression of responsibility effect
As baby Sanjay's physical development improves, he is able to crawl around and explore his environment, advancing his cognitive development. His newfound crawling skills also contribute to changes in Sanjay's psychosocial development. For example, he may experience anger when he picks up a breakable object, only to have one of his parents take it away. In addition, Sanjay experiences happiness when his parents encourage his motor efforts and frustration when they remove him from an unsafe area, such as the stairs. This example shows that these three areas of development are ______.
A. following a downward course B. stopping and starting C. following a single course D. overlapping and interacting