The new field that studies the development of childhood psychological disorders is developmental ______

You overhear a fellow student say that she will never do well in mathematics because she

did not get the "smart gene" and because her father always berated her for trying to understand numbers, since math and science belong to men. Her comment is an example of which doctrine? a. Free will b. Animism c. Empiricism d. Specific nerve energies e. Determinism

Experimenters have tested young children's theory of mind using various "location change" tasks. For example, consider the following story: Conan is playing with a top

He gets hungry, so he sets the top on the bookshelf and goes to find a snack. While Conan is eating, someone moves the top from the bookshelf to the closet. After hearing the story, children are typically asked where Conan will look for the top. Which of the following will not influence a child's performance on this task? a. age of the child b. whether or not the top is visible when the child is questioned c. whether or not the child has a lot of experience playing with tops d. whether or not the child is told that the person who moved the top was playing a prank