The criterion of verifiability requires that the theorist specify observations which would refute the

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives. This psychologist is most likely working in the field of __________

a) abnormal psychology. b) gerontology. c) human development. d) maturational studies.

New parents may be surprised to learn that newborns

A) sleep for a very small amount of time early in life. B) lose a small amount of weight in their first days of life. C) consume a lot during the first few days of life. D) get few health benefits from their mothers' milk initially.