In Meltzoff's (1998 ) experiment, 6-month-old infants watched a model press his forehead to a panel. One week later, they imitated this display. Their behavior demonstrated that Piaget was
A) correct about children's cognitive development.
B) incorrect in thinking such young children could not perform delayed imitation.
C) correct about children's ability to habituate.
D) incorrect about children's ability to develop syntax.
B
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Charlie regularly gets into fights, has a pattern of lying, and often dodges creditors who want him to pay his long-overdue debts. Matt is known for his smooth charm, his lack of concern for the individuals he hurts, and his pattern of manipulation. Which of the following statements describes the difference between Charlie and Matt?
A. Because Charlie's behaviors are observable, he fits the antisocial personality behavior profile, while Matt's behaviors reflect psychopathy. B. Charlie and Matt both reflect behaviors specific to psychopathy. C. Because Charlie's behaviors are observable, he fits the psychopathy behavior profile, while Matt's behaviors reflect antisocial personality disorder. D. Charlie and Matt both reflect behaviors specific to antisocial personality disorder.
A distribution of scores has a mean of ? = 50 . One new score is added to the distribution, and the new mean is found to be ? = 48 . From this result, you can conclude that the new score was _____
a. greater than 50 b. less than 50 c. equal to 48 d. cannot answer from the information given
Ralph has had a stressful month. His girlfriend dumped him, he failed three exams, and someone stole his car. According to Abramson et al.'s (1989) notion of hopelessness, Ralph's reactions to these events depend on his
a. upbringing. b. achievements. c. attributions. d. self-esteem.
Suppose that you wanted to try to advance a person's moral reasoning. What would you do?
a. Force a person to defend his or her moral judgments to a younger child using all levels of reasoning. b. Engage the person in thought-provoking discussions to present ideas at a higher level than the person is currently using in moral reasoning. c. Present moral arguments that are two or more levels higher than the person's current level of reasoning. d. There is nothing you can do; moral development depends largely on maturation of the central nervous system.