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nature vs. nurture controversy - Answer-it is agreed that both have some influence in development, but some people think it is more one than the other. biologically built vs. environment tabula rasa - Answer-this is what the human mind is at birth (according to the nurture side of the nature versus nurture controversy), like a blank slate that experience writes on Discontinuity or Stage Theories - Answer-Argues that development progresses through a series of stages. Each stage involves a s...

The first negative emotion clearly exhibited during infancy is: A) fear B) shame C) guilt D) distress E) jealousy Correct Answer-D) distress According to behavioral psychologists, which of the following treatments is most likely to extinguish disruptive behavior in preschool children? A) Threatening to isolate them immediately after such behavior. B) Ignoring them so that they do not receive the reinforcement they are seeking. C) Punishing them immediately so they understand what they d...

which of the following stages of development do tissues develop into the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm germ layers? - Answer-Embryonic Which of the following findings is often cited as evidence for the evolutionary perspective? - Answer-Men's reproductive capabilities last until later in life than women's. If reinforcement is to be most effective in the learning of a new behavior, the reinforcement should be - Answer-provided soon after the desired behavior occurs A mother nags her so...

One of your production managers uses incentives to reward employees for meeting operational objectives. This is the best example of which of the following leadership styles? A. Charismatic leadership B. Transactional leadership C. Laissez-faire leadership D. Authoritarian leadership Correct Answer-B. Transactional leaders are characterized by a "this for that" style. These leaders use both rewards and discipline when necessary to accomplish organizational and departmental objectives. C...

Which of the following should you recommend as a last step when building an ADR process for your employer? A. Establish formal complaint procedures. B. Engage an ombudsman to help resolve disputes. C. Allow disciplinary appeals to be assigned to a peer review panel. D. Train supervisors to utilize open-door techniques for employee feedback. Correct Answer-C. There are many tools HR may use to build an effective alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process. A peer review panel may be an effect...

Davis-Bacon Act - Requires contractors using federal funds to pay wages and fringe equal to or greater than the local market wage What is the HR Significance of the Davis-Bacon Act? - Applies if receiving federal funds for work or projects Walsh-Healey Act - Establishes the time-and-a-half overtime rule for hours in excess of 40 in a week for nonexempt employees What is the HR Significance of the Walsh-Healey Act? - Must properly classify employees and track hours worked for nonexempt emp...

Points to remember! -->All living things have several things in common. The cell is the basic functional unit of a living organism. Ecosystems are home to thousands of organisms, each playing a necessary role. ABOUT 40% THE GED SCIENCE QUESTIONS WILL BE ABOUT LIFE SCIENCES. Cell -->the basic functional unit of an organism DNA -->contains all the instructions needed to direct a cell's activities Mitosis -->replication of a cell & its DNA Life science (or biology) -->is the s...

Abiogenesis -->Belief that livings things may develop from lifeless matter Acid -->A compound that In water produces hydrogen ions, usually tastes sour, a pH less than 7 Acid rain -->rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water Alloy -->Homogenous mixture composed of two or more metals Amoeba -->A type of Protozoan that has no permanent shape Amorphous -->having no defin...

Musician's daughter What is conclusion of this story -Ans: Early memories Musician's daughter How does the passage show narrator's perspective to the ladies // How did narrator describe the ladies? -Ans : Compare lady with perfect doll Musician's daughter In paragraph2 "The room was very grand" If replace grand with large, what will change? -Ans : It would describe only size not magnificence Musician's daughter What does about Paragraph 1 ? -It describe narrator's father and his...

1) Read this excerpt from, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. 2) Answer the question. "The whooping went on, and in about a minute, I come a-booming down on a cut bank with smoky ghosts of big trees on it, and the current throwed me off to the left and shot by, amongst a lot of snags that fairly roared, the current was tearing by them so swift. In another second or two it was solid white and still again. I set perfectly still then, listening to my heart thump, and I reck...