Which of the following represents a primary circular reaction?
a. Kala accidentally touches her nose with her thumb and then repeats it.
b. Jose turns toward the sound of the phone ringing.
c. Lorenzo kicks his mobile over and over because it makes it move.
d. Megan pulls her blanket so it will bring her teddy bear close enough to grab it.
a
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Compared to people from the West, people in East Asian societies are predicted to do which of the following?
a. disclose less about themselves b. disclose more about themselves c. have high regard for people who disclose personal information d. ask very personal questions when first meeting someone e. hold negative impressions of people who do not disclose personal information
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. People in France are leaner, on average, than are North Americans, even though their diets are high in fat. 2. The average meal duration is greater in Canada than it is in France. 3. Self-regulation is more effective when it focuses on what to do instead of what not to do. 4. Dieters are better off focusing on increasing their exercise level instead of restricting their eating. 5. Sexually active university females who do not use birth control rate themselves as more likely to become pregnant than are the average sexually active university female.
The best way to avoid the placebo effect in research is to:
A) keep the participants "blind" as to which participant group they are in. B) use adequate debriefing before the research is conducted. C) wait until after the research is complete before garnering informed consent. D) using better methods of deception (consistent with research ethics) in the experiment.
Compared with European-American infants, Chinese and Japanese babies tend to be __________
A) more fearful B) more active C) less inhibited D) less easily soothed when upset