Four-year-old Jasmine is shown two identical tall glasses of water and agrees that they contain the same amount of liquid. When the liquid from one glass is poured into a short, wide container, she says there is more water in the shorter container
because it is “all spread out.” Jasmine lacksan understanding of ________.
A) conservation
B) centration
C) dual representation
D) reversibility
Answer: A
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Bart used to go to his health club every day after work because he almost always saw Abigail there. For two full weeks, Abigail wasn't at the club when Bart went there for his workout, and now Bart has stopped going to his health club. This example illustrates the operant conditioning process of
a. extinction. b. punishment. c. avoidance. d. resistance.
The role of natural selection processes in the development of social behavior is a primary concern in
a. behavioral genetics. b. social cognition. c. personality psychology. d. evolutionary psychology.
The Flynn effect refers to the fact that:
A) absolute intelligence scores generally decrease from adulthood to old age. B) relative intelligence scores remain the same, even as absolute intelligence scores change. C) Asians score higher than Caucasians on standardized intelligence tests. D) intelligence scores are increasing across generations.
Although rumors have circulated on the Internet that some immunizations may actually cause harm to children, for example by triggering autism, scientific studies have found ____
a. a link to ADHD b. no basis for these claims c. a link to boys d. a link to girls