Explain the importance of studying genetics in a course on child development. List three specific reasons
What will be an ideal response
Answers should demonstrate an awareness of the importance of learning about
inherited disorders in order to prevent and/or treat them through genetic counseling,
gene therapy, and various other techniques.
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When we compare network models with the prototype approach, we find that network models
a. place more emphasis on a graded structure. b. are better in describing how prototypical items are processed. c. make better use of the sentence verification technique. d. are more likely to emphasize how different members of a category are related to one another.
J. S. Mill believed that discrimination against women is:
a. justified because women are biologically inferior to men b. justified because it is in accordance with church dogma c. basically wrong d. supported by the science of ethology
Order effects include ____
a. history and instrumentation effects b. carryover and progressive error effects c. maturation and regression effects d. assignment bias and selection bias
The two factors in the Schachter-Singer theory of emotion are ____
a. ?cognitive interpretation and environmental context b. ?motivational state and situational arousal c. ?physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation d. ?personality tendency and environmental context