On Christmas morning, 3-year-old Billy opens one of his gifts from his mother and finds a new sweater. Disappointed that it is not a toy, Billy frowns and throws the sweater aside in front of his mother with no regard for her feelings

In this example, Billy is demonstrating

a) centration.
b) egocentric thought.
c) conservation.
d) intuitive thought.

b

Psychology

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a. a brief measure in which a cutoff score indicates the possibility of significant problems b. a test to determine whether the patient has a medical rather than a psychological condition c. a test to see whether the patient will benefit from psychological therapy d. a questionnaire that determines whether a patient needs to see a physician

Psychology

What is a limitation that affects the generalizability of research results?

A. control groups B. operational definitions C. random assignment D. small sample size

Psychology