A child is shown two identical balls of clay. One of the balls is then rolled out into the shape of a string and the child is asked which has more clay, the ball or the string. This process is a test of
A. animism.
B. self-consciousness.
C. egocentrism.
D. conservation.
Answer: D
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a. social comparison. b. co-regulation. c. path analysis. d. distributive justice.
Which of the following responses exemplifies the characteristic most beneficial after loss or trauma?
A. "I don't understand why this happened. Why me? Is this a sign that the universe is against me?" B. "This is awful! My life is ruined, and I don't know how I will recover from this loss." C. "I know it's been ten years since the accident, but I still need to talk about it and can't get past it." D. "I realize my life won't be the same, but I have a great support system and I will be stronger."
Hall and Flourens found that stimulating particular cortical areas in animals caused motor responses
a. True b. False
Marriage has been linked to physical health benefits as well as psychological well-being. For men, the difference seems rooted in ____
a. being married versus not being married b. being happily versus unhappily married c. a favorable versus unfavorable genetic background d. relationship-enhancing versus distress-maintaining attributional styles