Research on language development shows that:
a. infants are born prewired to learn their native language.
b. children are born able to speak any language and this ability never goes away.
c. children are born ready to learn any language but quickly adapt to their native language.
d. Children cannot discriminate the sounds of any language until about 2 years of age.
C
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The textbook suggests that which of the following is a potential advantage of a projective test?
a. Some people feel less comfortable talking with someone than they do completing a lengthy questionnaire such as the MMPI. b. The results of projective tests are subject to interpretation and bias. c. While there are problems with both the reliability and validity of projective tests, they are still slightly better on both of these measures than tests such as the MMPI. d. If a person's relationships with others have some unconscious cognitive or emotional component, this information may be obtained in a way that is not possible through direct interviewing methods or observational studies.
Because Northern Beverages wants to expand and grow, the HR Manager knows she needs to hire an individual who is highly skilled in business strategy. She believes that university graduates who participated extensively in athletics are ambitious and hard working, compared to university students who did not. When she interviews university grads that were athletes, she is likely to engage in:
a. projection. b. stereotyping. c. contrast effect. d. risk management. e. halo effect.