In the article on object permanence, Now You See It, Now You Don't, the participants in Piaget's own
studies were
(a) children in the kindergarten class he taught
(b) neighborhood children whose parents signed permission forms
(c) his own children
(d) children who were randomly selected from the phone book
C
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Research studies have shown that infants can imitate adults opening their mouths and sticking out their tongues. How early has this imitative behavior been observed in infants?
a. At 2 days of age b. Less than 1 hour old c. Not before 3 days of age d. After 1 week
If the crisis characterizing the fourth stage of development is negatively resolved, the person develops
A) competence. B) a sense of industry. C) a sense of inferiority. D) a sense of guilt.
The Work Preference Inventory (WPI) is designed to assess two characteristics. Factor analysis indicates that two factors are in fact present on the test and correspond to the two types of motivation postulated by the test developers. Given these facts, it seems reasonable to conclude that the test has documented evidence of its
A. internal consistency. B. face validity. C. test-retest reliability. D. construct validity.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding research on alcohol?
A. Children of alcoholics are no more likely to drink than their counterparts whose parents are not alcoholics because they fear the negative effects that they have seen growing up. B. People whose friends drink are more likely to drink than those whose friends are nondrinkers. C. Research has shown that the media and advertising play a part in getting people to start drinking. D. People with certain genes are more sensitive to alcohol.