The development of formal operations in adolescence leads to ________
a. extroverted behavior
b. thinking in terms of concrete things
c. a lessening of self-analysis compared to preoperational thought
d. overconfidence and egocentrism
Answer: d
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a. "Yo-yo dieting" lowers the body's set point for fat. b. "Yo-yo dieting" tends to speed up the body's metabolic rate. c. "Yo-yo dieting" actually makes it harder to lose weight when dieting and easier to regain weight when the dieting ends. d. "Yo-yo dieting" is characterized by all of these statements.
Carol gets angry whenever she is delayed, such as being in a traffic jam, but she does not get angry when she misplaces items. Her younger sister Janice does not get angry when she is delayed but does get angry when she misplaces objects. According to the behavioral personality theorists, this illustrates that
a. you really cannot predict what will make a specific person angry. b. anger is an inborn trait that is very predictable, although when and where a person gets angry is largely unpredictable. c. both women are equally prone to anger with each sister responding in consistent ways to certain situations. d. older children, like Carol, are more likely to become angry over social situations, while younger children, like Janice, tend to get angry over personal situations.
Sarah has developed a sucking scheme as a way of understanding objects around her. Sarah's behavior of sucking on a harmonica to make music is an example of
A) accommodation. B) assimilation. C) equilibration. D) conservation.
In __________ attachment, infants show a clear preference for their primary caregiver
over strangers. a. secure b. successful c. resistant d. avoidant e. underdeveloped