Research in Which 12- and 15-Month-Old Infants Were Introduced to a Faceless

question 27

Multiple Choice

Research in which 12- and 15-month-old infants were introduced to a faceless, eyeless blob suggested that infants are willing to attribute intentions and goals to:

• A)virtually any object, animate or inanimate.
• B)inanimate objects.
• C)inanimate objects if they look like animate objects.
• D)inanimate objects if they behave like animate objects.

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Definitions:

Allowance Method

A method of accounting for bad debts that involves estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period.

Uncollectible Accounts

Accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect due to the debtor's inability to pay, considered a bad debt expense.

Year-End Adjustment

A financial correction or modification made at the end of a fiscal year to various accounts to properly state them for reporting purposes.

Bad Debts Expense

The portion of receivables that a company anticipates will not be collected and is thus written off as an expense in the financial statements.