Genetically determined traits not only directly influence a child's __________, but also indirectly shape the child's __________
a) behavior; environments
b) environment; behavior
c) maturation; circumstances
d) circumstances; personality
Answer: a
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According to research, prejudice is reduced when people must __________.
A. avoid contact with one another B. change their attitudes and behaviors C. cooperate with one another to achieve a goal D. live together
How is a child's capacity to solve conservation problems related to advances in information processing abilities?
A. Children need to be able to sense differences (sensory memory) in objects in order to conserve. B. Numerical conservation is associated with the development of working memory. C. Conservation ability involves information stored in long-term memory. D. Children use metacognitive strategies to solve conservation problems, which are a part of information processing.
At midterm, a college determines that 300 of its students are at risk for suspension this semester. Its tutoring center argues that, with a series of targeted emails encouraging students to come in for help, it can promise to certainly save 100 of those students from suspension. However, an external firm approaches the college with an offer to start a new program, with a 1/3 chance of preventing all 300 students from being suspended (and a 2/3 chance of saving none of these students). Under which circumstances is the college most likely to hire the external firm?
a. the tutoring center and the external firm emphasize the number of students to be "saved" in their presentations b. the tutoring center and the external firm emphasize the number of students who will be suspended under each of their programs c. the tutoring center emphasizes the potential number of students to be suspended, while the external firm emphasizes the potential number of students saved from suspension d. both the tutoring center and the external firm place equal emphasis on the students to be "saved" and the students who will be suspended under each approach
__________ is especially important for jobs that require face-to-face interactions with others, such as that of being a host in a restaurant.
A. Neuroticism B. Conscientiousness C. Agreeableness D. Openness to experience