Your niece loves to play peek-a-boo. The way that you like to play is to put your blanket over your face and after a few seconds abruptly remove the blanket. Each time you remove the blanket, your niece acts like she is very surprised to see you
According to Piaget, what concept does your niece lack?
a. object continuance
b. object permanence
c. object memory
d. object discovery
B. Infants love peek-a-boo because to them, given their limited understanding of object permanence, the other person's face seems to disappear when it is obscured, then suddenly, magically reappears.
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a. involuntary commitment c. diminished capacity b. incompetence to stand trial d. least restrictive environment
A newspaper reporter wants to do a story on the controversy surrounding attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. She wants to focus on the biggest controversy. Based upon your reading of this Module, what should be the focus in her story?
A. the side effects of treating it with changes in diet B. the diagnosis of the disorder C. the unwillingness of insurance companies to pay for treatment D. the use of stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall
As we mature, one structure of the neuron is responsible for much of the gains in brain size. What structure is it?
A. cell body B. dendrite C. axon D. synapse
The number of federal judges sitting in each district and appellate court
A. depends on the population of the county in which district exists. B. is equal across districts. C. depends on the judicial budget for each calendar year. D. none of the above