Which statement describes the sensorimotor period of reasoning?
A. Cognition develops from reflexes to intentional action to symbolic representation.
B. Infants have a predetermined cognitive growth cycle independent of experiences and related to their age.
C. Cognition develops in a qualitative manner with shifts occurring gradually and cumulatively.
D. Infants are capable of mental representation at birth and these skills advance with age.
Answer: A
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a. The highest rates are found in the upper classes. b. The highest rates are found in the lower classes. c. The highest rates are found in the middle classes. d. The rates of schizophrenia are similar across classes.
Which of the following would most likely be described as a collective?
a. students in a small, discussion-focused seminar b. members of a sports team c. passengers on a plane d. a boy scout troop
Which of the following is a short-acting hallucinogen generally administered in the form of a snuff or a tea?
a. mescaline (peyote) b. DMT c. ibogaine d. harmaline (yage´)
In order for psychology to qualify as humanistic, it must:
a. study things of concern to humans b. seek to improve the human condition c. emphasize the uniqueness of humans d. accept the continuity between human and nonhuman animals