Christopher is three years of age. Which of the following will hold true in the context of his brain development?
A. The brain reaches about 60 percent of adult size.
B. The brain reaches about 80 percent of adult size.
C. The brain reaches about 50 percent of adult size.
D. The brain reaches about 90 percent of adult size.
Answer: B
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Why do young adults choose to have children?
A. They get pleasure from watching their children grow, and fulfillment from seeing them be successful. B. There are health benefits to the mother from having a successful pregnancy. C. To get financial gain from government benefits programs, such as tax breaks and welfare. D. They feel evolutionary pressure to maintain their presence in the human gene pool.
The majority of words found in the vocabularies of one-year-olds are
a. verbs concerning actions of people who were familiar to the child. b. verbs concerning actions of people who were unfamiliar to the child. c. nouns representing objects or people who were unfamiliar to the child. d. nouns representing objects or people who were familiar to the child.
Who would be most likely to argue that the vast majority of personality is formed between birth and age six?
a. Fred, who is a psychodynamic theorist b. Barney, who is a psychometric theorist c. Wilma, who is a social learning theorist d. Betty, who is a behavioral theorist
As a young child, you could not read, but through many reinforcing experiences with your parents and teachers, you learned to read and still can. This is most consistent with which definition of learning?
a. behaviorist c. complex b. cognitive d. instinctive