On a preferential looking task, a researcher measures
a. how fast an infant gets used to an object.
b. the brains response to the presentation of an object.
c. the length of time it takes for an infant to learn to choose the reinforced stimulus.
d. how long an infant views each of the objects presented.
d
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a. emotional feelings b. emotional expressions c. physiological changes d. emotional behavioral symptoms
Actor James Dean starred in the 1954 Hollywood movie Rebel Without a Cause, which was about a misfit loner. Erikson would judge that Dean's character had this identity:
a. foreclosure. b. negative identity. c. identity achieved. d. personal agency.
Elizabeth Loftus managed to implant memories of being lost in a mall in a group of adults. What is the problem with choosing being lost in the mall as a scenario for implanting false memories?
a) Most people have been lost in a mall at some point in their lives so the implanted memory might be an actual memory. b) It is such a common scenario that it was impossible to implant in people's minds. c) Being lost in a mall is not a plausible scenario for too many people to make the study reliable. d) Being lost in the mall does not provoke anxiety so it is not a good substitute for more traumatic scenarios such as sexual abuse.
Normal adults have 46 chromosomes contained within each of their body cells. Thus, when a couple's sperm and ovum unite, the resulting baby will have 92 chromosomes in each body cell
Indicate whether the statement is true or false