Pediatricians test the reflexes of young infants primarily as a way to measure __________
a) muscle development.
b) nervous system development.
c) bone growth.
d) attention and perception.
b
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The basic assumption of behavior therapy is that
A) faulty patterns of thinking are producing the current difficulties. B) adaptive and maladaptive behaviors are learned. C) every family has unspoken rules of interaction and communication that have contributed to the current difficulties. D) the therapist must be nondirective and provide the client with unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding.
Maxine is an applied psychologist. While she is at work, Maxine probably spends time:
a. treating abnormal behavior or providing advice on adjustment problems b. trying to discover basic principles of behavior and mind through scientific experiments c. solving practical problems in the real world, using principles of scientific psychology d. studying how behavior and mental processes change over the course of a lifetime
Which of the following is not true?
a. Mothers in the United States tend to underestimate the extent of sexual activity among their children. b. Children tend to overestimate the degree to which mothers disapprove of sexual activity. c. Other Western nations report levels of sexual activity similar to those found in the United States. d. A fairly substantial proportion of teenagers report that they wish they had delayed their early sexual involvement.
Children who showed greater self-control as 4-year-olds had more self-control, were more attentive, were better able to plan, and had higher SAT scores as 15- to 18-year-olds
Indicate whether the statement is true or false