PSYC 210 ch. 4 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

PSYC 210 ch. 4 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

Question 1:

Myopia

Answer:
Nearsightedness


Question 2:

Stuttering

Answer:
A substantial disruption of the rhythm and fluency of speech.


Question 3:

Prefrontal Cortex

Answer:
The front portion of the brain, comprising the two frontal lobes.


Question 4:

Acute Illness

Answer:
A sudden illness or health condition that has a rapid onset and short duration.


Question 5:

Chronic Illness

Answer:
An illness or health condition that is characterized by a relatively slow onset and long duration.


Question 6:

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Answer:
A measure of overall health that takes into account a person's height to weight ratio.

, Question 7:

Symbolic Function

Answer:
A child's ability to use mental representations, such as words and numbers, to attach meaning to an

object that may not be present.


Question 8:

Symbolic Play

Answer:
A child's ability to imagine that an object or a person has properties or abilities other than those that

they actually have.


Question 9:

Operations

Answer:
The ability to perform reversible actions mentally without the assistance of physical maneuvering or

manipulation.


Question 10:

Centration

Answer:
A child's tendency to exclusively focus on one particular aspect of a situation.


Question 11:

Irreversibility

Answer:
A child's inability to comprehend that certain operations and actions can be reversed.


Question 12:

Transduction

Answer: