Unlike Piaget, most researchers now believe that
A) the cognitive attainments of infancy develop in a neat, stepwise fashion.
B) young babies construe all mental representations out of sensorimotor activity.
C) even newborns process information much like adults.
D) infants have some built-in cognitive equipment for making sense of experience.
D
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Theories that attempt to link psychophysiology to the etiology of psychopathology have implicated
a. both overarousal and underarousal. b. only overarousal. c. both overmodulation and undermodulation. d. only overmodulation.
Jolisa believes that her child's development is very strongly influenced by genetic inheritance. Jolisa's belief emphasizes the role of __________ in development.
A. nurture B. nature C. early experience D. continuity
The disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and willful starvation is called:
A. anorexia nervosa B. bulimia C. obesity D. self-handicapping compulsion
Yolanda is in her ninth month of pregnancy and is worried because she is not feeling the baby move around quite as much as before. What advice would you give her?
A. The space is more cramped, so activity is reduced. B. The fetus is sleeping more. C. The fetus is getting ready to enter the birth canal. D. The fetus is potentially in trouble and emergency measures should be taken.