The innate predisposition of some species to form an attachment to the first moving object it sees and hears after birth is called

a. menarche.
b. imprinting.
c. assimilation.
d. centration.
e. discontinuity.

b. imprinting.

Psychology

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The two dynamic processes at work in cognitive growth, according to Piaget, are

a. overregularization and object permanence. b. schemes and motor skills. c. assimilation and accommodation. d. egocentrism and centration. e. competence and inferiority.

Psychology

Which of the following developmental psychology research questions would address the psychosocial domain?

a) "Can depression be triggered by the onset of puberty?" b) "Does birth order affect how adolescents relate to others?" c) "At what age does abstract thinking enhance decision making?" d) "Do toddlers prefer playing with same sex or opposite sex peers?"

Psychology