Five-year-old Steven climbs up the small tree in his parents' backyard. When he's ready to come down, he begins to cry for his mother to help. Steven's inability to retrace his steps to go back down the tree illustrates that Steven's thinking lacks
a. animism.
b. reversibility.
c. object permanence.
d. conservation.
B
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a. beanpole b. reconstituted c. extended d. single-parent
Which of the following statements about age and expertise is true?
Expertise can overcome some effects of age but not others. Expertise can nearly always compensate for the deterioration that comes with age. Female experts are better than male experts at keeping their level of expertise stable. The effects of age apply equally to experts and novices.
Cultural variables can strongly influence attachment. For example, Harwood and
colleagues have shown that white American mothers emphasize __________ in their interactions with their children. a. tact b. self-reliance c. interdependence d. respect e. courtesy
Paying attention, the second step to complete listening, to what a speaker is saying is known as _________
a. hearing b. attending c. understanding d. responding