Charlotte's parents want to facilitate their 12-month-old daughter's ability to communicate with them. They can do this, at least in the short term, by
a. using adult-directed speech whenever they speak to her
b. discouraging her from using gestural communication, since it may interfere with the development of spoken language
c. speaking to her less often
d. accompanying their spoken words with symbolic gestures that they use consistently
D
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a. skip dinner altogether b. eat an exceptionally "junky" dinner c. eat an exceptionally healthy dinner d. eat as he normally would
Classical conditioning can explain the development of all of the following EXCEPT
a. aversions to particular foods. b. phobias. c. positive or negative emotions. d. drug cravings during withdrawal. e. complex, voluntary behaviors.
How does stigma affect treatment-seeking behavior for individuals with anxiety-related disorders?
a. It increases the probability of seeking treatment so as to avoid stigma. b. It delays a person from seeking treatment, but would not prevent a person from seeking treatment in the end. c. It makes a person less likely to seek treatment. d. It makes a person more likely to seek treatment, and to seek it more quickly than if there is no stigma.
Which of the following students has the best understanding about how to apply the distributed-practice effect?
a. Shannon: "Your memory is better if you associate each item in a list with a specific geographic location, but your mental image must leave sufficient space between these locations." b. Akiko: "It's best to repeat one item over and over for at least a minute, then rest, and then continue this pattern with subsequent items." c. Derrick: "It's best to take breaks between your study sessions, so that your learning trials are spread across time." d. Joaquim: "When you want to learn a list of word pairs, put a blank space next to each item, and then fill in the blank with another member of each word pair."