Children in a daycare rush to the toys, with boys grabbing boy-toys and girls going for girl-toys. This illustrates
a. gender-typed behavior.
b. mutually shared castration anxiety among children.
c. children who experience the Oedipus or Electra complexes.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A
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Cheryl has always performed well on conventional tests designed to measure reasoning and logical-mathematical abilities, but she doesn't seem to be able to use her skills to solve common, everyday problems. According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Cheryl shows
a. high analytical intelligence, but lower creative intelligence. b. high analytical intelligence but lower practical intelligence. c. high practical intelligence but lower creative intelligence. d. high practical intelligence but lower analytical intelligence.
In traditional cultures, a(n) ____ sibling, usually a ____, often takes over the main responsibility for child care from the mother
a. younger; brother b. older; brother c. younger; sister d. older; sister
What is the name of memory strategies that adolescents use more frequently than younger children that involves organizing information into coherent patterns?
a. learning devices b. long-term memory devices c. mnemonic devices d. virtual memory devices
Which of the following statements is true of heritability?
A. Even if the heritability of a characteristic is very high, the environment seldom matters. B. Heritability has no meaning when applied to a single case. C. Heritability is a statistic that provides information about a single individual. D. Heritability estimates remain constant over time and across different groups.