How stable is temperament?
a. Moderately stable from infancy onward
b. No stability from infancy to adulthood
c. Stable for boys, but not for girls
d. Stable, but only in certain ethnic and racial groups
a
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The MOST consistent finding regarding the etiology of autism is that children with autism have ____________________ than non-autistic children
a. more neurons in the prefrontal cortex b. fewer neurons in the prefrontal cortex c. more neurons in the amygdala d. fewer neurons in the amygdala
When using habit reversal with children, what might the parent need to do to make the procedure successful?
a. add time out to the procedure b. use physical guidance to get the child to use the competing response c. provide a firm verbal reprimand each time the child engages in the habit behavior d. A and C
The environmental sensitivity of the brain _____ with age, and this effect _____ for high-IQ people relative to low-IQ people.
A) increases; is greater B) increases; occurs more quickly C) decreases; is greater D) decreases; occurs more slowly
Stanley conducts a study in which he assesses teasing in a sample of first-graders during the first week of school and again three months later. Because the study is longitudinal, Stanley has to worry about which of the following threats to internal validity?
a. Selection b. Temporal generalization c. Demand characteristics d. Maturation