Timmy says: "All gone Daddy," and his mother says: "Yes, Timmy. Daddy has gone to work." This is an example of

A. grammar.
B. lack of match between parent and child. 
C. expansion.
D. motherese.


Answer: C

Psychology

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Which of the following would be an internal cause for making a good grade on the psychology test?

a. "The teacher likes me.". b. "The test items were easy.". c. "I'm smart.". d. "Boy, was I lucky that B was the answer on most of the questions.".

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Dr. Martinez is interested in how thinking changes in adolescence and early adulthood. She identifies two hundred 18-year-olds and has them respond to a written set of questions

She then waits four years, contacts them all again, and has them respond to a similar set of questions. Finally, she waits another four years, contacts the people again (who are now 26 years old), and asks them one last time to respond to her questions. The study Dr. Martinez has conducted is best considered an example of: a. a longitudinal study b. a cross-sectional study c. a sequential-cohort study d. an age-cohort experiment

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Jackson, age 7, separates all of his toys into groups. All the stuffed animals go in one basket, books go on a low shelf, and trucks are lined up in the corner. According to Piaget, Jackson has learned the concept of

A. classification. B. conservation. C. organization. D. neatness.

Psychology