Mom points to an object and tells her 2-year-old what it is. The baby then points and repeats the label. According to social cognitive theory, Mom serves as a _______ for the child to acquire language skills

Natural selection is based on

a. individual variation in inherited characteristics and reproduction. b. competition between individuals. c. an unchanging environment. d. the creation of new species. e. the variability in breeding patterns.

A seventh grade student is tempted to cheat on an exam but talks himself out of it because he is afraid he will get caught and will fail the course. This student is demonstrating __________

a) conventional morality b) preconventional morality c) postconventional morality d) a lack of morality