Five-month-old Danielle is participating in a laboratory study in which her leg is tethered to an overhead mobile with a ribbon. To Danielle's delight, when she kicks her legs, the mobile moves
One week later, Danielle returns to the same laboratory setting, but the researchers do not attach a ribbon from her leg to the mobile. If Danielle remembers her previous visit to the lab, she will most likely
a. cry because she has no way of activating the mobile without the ribbon being attached to her leg
b. stare at the mobile, waiting for it to move
c. kick her legs, because doing so the last time made the mobile move
d. increase her vocalizing until the researcher returns with the ribbon
C
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Rollo May is responsible for creating ____ psychology
a. positive b. biological c. psychodynamic d. existential
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