When children first begin to walk they spread their feet apart and take small, stiff-legged steps, shifting their weight from one leg to the other. These movements are where the ____ stage of development gets its name

a. infancy
b. toddlerhood
c. adolescence
d. old age


B. Toddlers "toddle" when they walk.

Psychology

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The key premise of dual-process models of morality is that both _____ inform moral decisions

a. deliberate thought and emotions/intuition b. genes and neurotransmitters c. peers and parents d. conscious and unconscious desires

Psychology

What do classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive learning all have in common?

A. Each is based upon the law of effect. B. These forms of learning were once thought to be valid explanations of how we learn, but now are considered by psychologists as inadequate. C. These forms of learning are common in animals, but rare in humans. D. These are all forms of learning.

Psychology

Which of the following is not true of meiosis?

a. It occurs when sex cells are being formed. b. It is critical to heredity. c. The chromosomes duplicate themselves twice in this process. d. The process guarantees variability in offspring.

Psychology

Which of the following receptors is both voltage-dependent and ligand-dependent?

a. NMDA b. AMPA c. kainate d. muscarinic

Psychology