In Research with Two-Month-Old Infants, You Would Probably Find They

question 38

Multiple Choice

In research with two-month-old infants, you would probably find they prefer

• A)a clown's face to a printed word.
• B)colored lines to a smiley face.
• C)a red balloon to a green balloon.
• D)criss-cross lines to a doll face.

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Definitions:

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A complex, chronic mental health disorder marked by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Degeneration Theory

A now largely discredited theory that posited that disease and deviance were the result of hereditary degeneration of the genes.

Hereditary Processes

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Cesare Lombroso

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