Infants learn to control their shoulders before they learn to control their elbows, illustrating the _____ rule.
A) proximodistal
B) cephalocaudal
C) dorsal striatal
D) ventral medial
A) proximodistal
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In 4-year-old Amanda's preschool class, the group discussion focused on airplanes. After that, Amanda considered herself an expert on airplanes and believed she knew everything there was to know about the subject, even though she was unable to provide a reasonable explanation about why she thought she knew so much. Amanda is demonstrating which Piagetian concept?
A. actuation B. intuitive thought C. egocentric thought D. centration
After recent research showed that the caregivers of family members with developmental disabilities showed significant stress reduction when taught simple mindfulness techniques during everyday activities, Liese wonders whether the same might be true of the caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease. Liese will recruit participants from a local peer support program for caregivers but,
knowing how stressful caregiving can be, worries about how she will create an ethically sound control group. Liese is most concerned with ____. a. right to service b. external validity c. deception d. non-maleficence
At later stages of the neuron's development, neurotrophins ____.
A. increase the branching of axons B. cause the neuron's death C. become converted into myelin D. connect the axon to axons of adjoining cells
Adolescents who find themselves facing social and emotional problems tend to cope by turning to _____ for emotional and practical support
A) the same-sex parent B) the other-sex parent C) peers D) school counselors