Before school, Ben stole some cookies from the cookie jar. During recess that day, someone threw his favorite ball onto the school roof. Ben thinking that losing his ball is his punishment for stealing is an example of

If a child was adopted as an infant and never had contact with her or his biological parents, the child would likely develop an IQ that __________

a) more closely resembled the adoptive parents' IQ. b) more closely resembled the IQ of the biological siblings in the adoptive family. c) more closely resembled the biological parents' IQ. d) falls somewhere between that of the biological and adoptive parents.

The text discusses a study of Guatemalan infants, who were poorly nourished and not provided with much opportunity for interaction with adults

These infants were also observed to learn to walk at later ages than less-deprived children from other cultures. With respect to the concept of maturation, which of the following conclusions does this study support? a. Maturation is a biologically driven process. b. Maturation depends heavily on brain development. c. Maturation is somewhat dependent on environmental circumstances. d. Maturation has much more to do with culture than with biology.