Mr. Lopez is a second grade teacher. A parent of one's of his students insists that her child,
Beatrice, be taught algebra. Mr.
Lopez argues that although Beatrice has above average math
scores for second grade, the ability to learn algebra involves comprehensive abilities not yet
available to most second graders. Mr. Lopez would be advocating which of the following ideas
of development?
a. Continuity of development
b. Inborn biases
c. Discontinuity of development
d. Quantitative development
c. Discontinuity of development
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The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) categorizes persons with intellectual disability according to ____
a. number of deficits in adaptive functioning b. extent of cognitive impairment c. extent of support needed d. number of social deficits
Sometimes Eli has difficulty falling asleep. His parents make sure he goes to bed at around the same time each night, but two or three nights a week he'll come out after an hour and report that he just can't sleep. Eli's parents consult with his pediatrician, and are advised to give him a supplement of ________ on the nights when he has trouble sleeping.
A. norepinephrine B. androstenedione C. melatonin D. oxytocin
What do we call groups of symptoms that tend to be limited to certain cultures?
a) restricted syndromes b) naturalistic syndromes c) sociocultural disorders d) culture-bound syndromes
Who came up with the law of effect?
a) Edward Thorndike b) B. F. Skinner c) Albert Bandura d) Ivan Pavlov