In terms of development, a critical period:
· is the period of prenatal development extending from the
third week through the eighth week.
· is a period during which a child is maximally sensitive to
environmental influences.
· is a period during which a child is maximally sensitive to
genetic influences.
· is the third and longest period of prenatal development
extending from the ninth week until birth.
· is a period during which a child is maximally sensitive to
environmental influences.
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a. auditory ossicles. b. three parts of the cochlea. c. structures within the organ of Corti. d. feature detectors within the retina.
Simon is in his late 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together. If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his
a. score on the vocabulary test to have improved and his score on the picture design to have declined. b. score on the vocabulary test to have declined and his score on the picture design to have improved. c. his scores on both tests to have improved. d. his scores on both tests to have declined.
If a preschool child thinks a tall 20-year-old is older than a short 40-year-old, this is an example of
egocentrism. static thinking. focus on appearance. symbolic thinking.
__________ procedures attempt to alter behavior by controlling the consequences of the behavior
a. Classical conditioning b. Operant c. Restructuring d. Pavlovian