What term refers to an infant's various levels of wakeful behaviors, such as alertness, fussing and crying, and different levels of sleep?

a) Sensitive period
b) State
c) Rhythm
d) Alternation


Answer: b

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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According to the text, looking for internal causes of behavior is important partly

because an evolutionary approach to understanding human behavior assumes that variation is a crucial aspect of natural selection. How does this apply to looking for internal causes of behavior? (a) Principles of natural selection apply to psychological, as well as physical, attributes in helping an organism adapt to its environment. (b) Evolutionary theory explains the variations in many important human physical characteristics. (c) Principles of natural selection dictate that humans have had the same psychological attributes throughout their evolutionary history. (d) All of the above.

Psychology

Dr. Causey is interested in how the effects of dopamine levels

impact schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Causey is most likely a a. cognitive psychologist. b. biopsychologist. c. social psychologist. d. forensic psychologist.

Psychology

According to a review of phone calls to suicide hotlines, the predominant adolescent difficulty that leads to a suicide attempt is _______ .

a) an eating disorder. b) pregnancy. c) mental illness. d) family problems.

Psychology