An ontogenetic explanation is one that describes the development of a structure or behavior
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Although children under age 6 sometimes confuse appearance and reality, as Piaget said, studies by Flavell and others reveal that __________.
A. children as young as 3 can make appearance-reality distinctions under certain carefully designed experimental circumstances B. children as young as 2 understand that a sponge that looks like a rock is really a sponge C. when 5-year-olds are shown a sponge that looks like a rock, they believe it is a rock even after the have felt its spongy texture D. children as young as 3 typically understand that magical beings such as Santa Claus are not really magical
Karla wants to better understand the everyday experiences of individuals with paranoid schizophrenia and how the symptoms of their schizophrenia impact their interactions with others. She has identified an individual who is willing to be a part of the research, which is best termed ____
a. ethnography b. phenomenology c. grounded theory d. participatory action research
Which of the following is true regarding the role of taste and texture in eating habits?
A) Which foods we eat are determined much more by their nutritional value than their tastes and textures. B) Taste and texture influence our enjoyment of food, but not our overall eating habits. C) Paradoxically, we eat smaller portions of foods whose taste and textures we prefer. D) Taste and texture play a large role in determining which foods we eat and in what amounts.
Today the debate over whether intelligence is due to genetic or environmental factors does not focus so much on either/or, but rather _____
a) at what age the influence of the environment begins and ends. b) at what age the influence of genetics begins and ends. c) how much of each factor contributes to intelligence. d) what the nature of intelligence actually is.