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The practice of mindfulness originated from what religious tradition?

Reena wants to make sure she starts her first year of college right by practicing healthy behaviors, which include all of the following EXCEPT

Rose is an honors student, an astrophysics major, and the only woman in one of her classes. In this class, the professor regularly makes comments about how women are not cut out for the field. If she performs poorly in this class due to anxiety arising from the fear of confirming her professor’s beliefs, it is the result of

According to evolutionary perspectives on personality, Chad (who is male) will have a more ________ personality due to higher ________ levels. On the other hand, Emma (who is female) will have a more ________ personality due to higher ________ levels.

Arrange the following parenting styles from most to least beneficial for a child.

According to the diathesis-stress model, someone with a ________ diathesis and ________ levels of stress would be most likely to experience negative health outcomes.

Van wants to use the principles of scaffolding through language to support his daughter’s development of a theory of mind and autobiographical memory. Which evidence-based scaffolds could Van provide to benefit these developmental abilities?

Arjun is 4 years old and can clearly indicate that two containers of the same size, filled to the same level, hold the same amount of liquid. However, when the liquid from one of the containers is poured into another that is skinnier and taller, Arjun indicates that this new container now holds more liquid than the other. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which stage is Arjun in and what principle has he failed to understand?

After getting her brain scanned for a study, Larissa learned that the parts of her brain responsible for representing goals and exerting self-control were larger than average. Based on these findings, it’s likely that Larissa is more ________ than average.

Jordan develops an understanding that he has a mind that represents the world in potentially different ways than other people’s minds. He uses this ability to explain his sister’s preference for a movie he does not like, and to predict how his mother will react when she finds he ate all the cookies. Which term best describes Jordan’s ability?