Helmholtz abandoned his attempt to measure the speed of a person's reaction to physical

stimuli because

a. there was too much individual variability.
b. the testing procedure raised ethical issues.
c. the Church objected to the study of the human mind.
d. self reports proved more reliable.
e. he lost his financial backing.

a. there was too much individual variability.

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If you were having a baby in the United States this year, infants:

a. do not imprint on their parents like children in developing countries do. b. will likely be in close contact with both parents in the hospital from birth, barring and complications. c. will likely be kept in a nursery in a hospital after birth. d. will not be allowed contact with other relatives until released.

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Freud’s legacy for developmental science is

a. essentially nonexistent, since his theories have been rejected. b. recognizing the lasting effects of early experience. c. an emphasis on toilet training. d. the four psychosexual stages as the key to development.

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