Researchers have found that infants may have an innate ability to respond to faces. These researchers suggest that an interest in human faces may have developed because it helps newborns focus on their only source of food and care. These researchers are most likely following a(n) __________ approach.

A. behavioral
B. evolutionary
C. cognitive
D. biological


Answer: B

Psychology

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A) a natural and healthy part of development. B) an abnormal and unhealthy state that occurs when development goes awry. C) a simple problem to resolve for well-adjusted adolescents. D) something that develops when parents put too much pressure on adolescents to grow up.

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Johnny has always feared going to the dentist as he associated these visits with pain. After repeated visits to the dentist, Johnny also developed the fear of bright lights as he had started associating it with the dentist's cabin. In the given scenario, the development of Johnny's fear of bright lights is due to _____

A) counterconditioning B) higher-order conditioning C) selective attention D) general adaptation

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A scale of measurement in which, in addition to order and equal units of measurement, there is an absolute zero that indicates an absence of the variable being measured is a(n) _____ scale

a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio

Psychology

A "good" theory should encompass and explain a wide range and diversity of phenomena. This statement refers to the theory's:

a. precision. b. testability. c. applied value d. comprehensiveness.

Psychology