Suppose that you observe 1000 young children, recording the age at which each is first able to pick up a rattle and shake it. You now compute an average age at which this developmental milestone is reached by the "typical" child

Your work would be most similar to the work that is summarized in which of the following?
a. the Newborn Behavioral Observation system
b. the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
c. the Visual Cliff norms
d. the Gesell Scales

d

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The two subdivisions of declarative memory are ________ memory, which stores personal information, and ________ memory, which stores the meanings of words and concepts

a. episodic; explicit b. episodic; semantic c. semantic; episodic d. implicit; semantic e. implicit; explicit

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Monica typically only sees two options when she assesses situations

For example, when she was applying to colleges, her heart was set on attending Harvard and she actually had the grades to get in. Knowing that Harvard was notoriously difficult to gain acceptance into, Monica's mother suggested she apply to a few other excellent colleges as well. Monica, known for her high levels of anxiety, retorted with, "If I don't get into Harvard, I might as well not go to college at all!" Based on Beck's descriptions of cognitive errors, which one best describes Monica's thinking? a) mind reading b) labeling c) all-or-nothing thinking d) minimization

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