Most 4-year-olds respond that there is more apple juice in the tall, thin glass than there was in the short, broad one
In fact, if the juice is poured back into the shorter glass, they are quick to say that there is now less juice than there was in the taller glass. This is an example of
a. adaptation. c. conservation.
b. accommodation. d. transformation.
c
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Being a good psychological detective, what question would you ask about the offered proof? a) Did the individuals actually dream about the foreign language? b) What did the EEG indicate about the participants' level of sleep? c) Did the researchers use only long sleepers who would spend more time with the tapes? d) Were study breaks included in the tape to provide greater comprehension of the material?
What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?
a) Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings. b) The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays. c) Heart rates typically increase at night. d) There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness.