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Question 111

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Incorporating new information into existing theories is to ________ as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to ________.

A) conservation;egocentrism
B) imprinting;maturation
C) sensorimotor stage;preoperational stage
D) assimilation;accommodation

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Question 112

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Lewis is a 70-year-old retired college professor.In contrast to when he was 30,he now probably

A) does not hear as well.
B) is more susceptible to catching the flu.
C) has significantly fewer neural connections.
D) has all of these problems.

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Question 113

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During adolescence,maturation of the ________ lags behind maturation of the ________.

Children exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb are better ________ than those exposed to low levels of testosterone.

Children exposed to severe or prolonged physical abuse respond to angry faces with ________ activity in threat-detecting areas of the brain.As adults they exhibit ________ startle responses.

Human sperm cells ________ than egg cells.

When children grow up and leave home,parents most frequently report feeling

Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present.This best illustrates Piaget's concept of

Walter Mischel gave preschoolers a choice between one marshmallow now and two marshmallows when he returns a few minutes later.Children who chose to wait for two marshmallows demonstrated

Juanita suffers from a painful back condition.Smoking marijuana would reduce her pain,but she thinks it would be wrong because it is prohibited by the laws of her state.Juanita is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ level of morality.

As individuals progress through their teen years into early adulthood,their self-concepts typically become

Efforts to identify the interactive influences of inherited personality traits and culturally prescribed educational practices on the intellectual development of children is most central to the major issue of

Cell division and differentiation begin during the ________ stage of prenatal development.

An impaired theory of mind is most closely associated with

Young children typically try to stay very close to their parents when they are in an unfamiliar setting.This best illustrates the adaptive value of

Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect.Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates

Dr.Ensing studies the reactions of very young children who are briefly separated from their mothers while in an unfamiliar setting.It is most likely that Dr.Ensing is conducting research on

Men over 40 have a higher risk of fathering a child with autism spectrum disorder than do men under 30 because they have a higher frequency of ________ in their sperm-producing cells.

Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

Learning the rising or falling intonations of spoken language begins during