Most children who celebrate Christmas believe in Santa Claus because ___

a. they do not understand the distinction between fantasy and reality
b. they create imaginary characters to add richness to their social worlds
c. their parents and communities support the belief
d. they do not understand that pretense involves mental representations


C

Psychology

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a. having a brother b. having parents whose discipline is harsh or inconsistent c. being depression d. being popular among same-age peers

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Spencer is about to be evaluated at his job, when he wakes up Monday morning and finds he is paralyzed and cannot go to work. On Friday evening, Spencer is miraculously able to walk again, yet the following Monday, he is once again paralyzed. Spencer is most likely suffering from ____ disorder.?

a. ?panic b. ?illness anxiety c. ?conversion d. ?generalized anxiety

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Turn taking

a. is not encouraged by parents until after children say their first words. b. is apparent in preschoolers who expect that a comment will be followed by a response. c. does not occur spontaneously in conversations between children and adults until after children have entered school. d. is discouraged when parents take both the speaker and listener roles.

Psychology

In social psychology, the level of analysis is

a. society at large. b. the individual in a social context. c. groups and organizations. d. cognitive and perceptual brain processes.

Psychology