Psych Exam 1 Pt. 4

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Although Nicole scored well above average on an academic aptitude test, she frequently loses her temper and needlessly antagonizes even her best friends. Her behavior best illustrates a low level of

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emotional intelligence

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Norms are best described as

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rules for socially acceptable behavior

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If children cannot grasp the principle of conservation, they are unable to

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recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape

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The personalities of adopted children

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are not very similar to the personalities of their adoptive parents

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A collectivist culture is especially likely to emphasize the importance of

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social harmony

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Women are most likely to be sexually attracted to men who seem

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mature and affluent

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Babies in an Iranian orphanage suffered delayed intellectual development due to

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a deprived environment

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The home environment most clearly has a greater influence on children's ________ than on their ________

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religious beliefs; personality traits

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The McDougals use harsh discipline on their children and demand unquestioning obedience. Psychologists are likely to characterize the McDougals as ________ parents

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authoritarian

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Compared to environmentally impoverished rats, those rats housed in enriched environments experienced a dramatic increase in the number of their

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synapses

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Which of the following persons best illustrates Sternberg's concept of practical intelligence?

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Shelley, a newspaper reporter who has established a large network of information sources

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Which of the following observations provides the best evidence that intelligence test scores are influenced by heredity?

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Identical twins reared separately are more similar in their intelligence scores than fraternal twins reared together

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Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys located in the pediatrician's waiting room, little Sandra tenaciously clings to her mother's skirt. Sandra most clearly shows signs of

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insecure attachment

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Maturation refers to

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biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience

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Which of the following represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

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sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

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Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg can best predict their newborn daughter's future intellectual aptitude by

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obtaining information about their own levels of intelligence

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Howard Gardner identified a total of ________ intelligences

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eight

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Children raised in the same family are not especially likely to have similar personalities. This most clearly implies that we should be cautious about attributing personality to

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parental influences

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The unique temperaments of children evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the ________ of nature and nurture

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interaction

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Compared with authoritarian parents, authoritative parents are likely to be

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more responsive