What are three benefits of children attending a Head Start program?
What will be an ideal response?
Head Start improves cognitive performance, with gains in IQ and achievement scores in elementary school. Compared with children who do not participate in Head Start, those who do so have greater parental involvement in school, show higher math achievement scores in middle school, are less likely to be held back a grade or have problems with chronic absenteeism in middle school, and are more likely to graduate from high school. Head Start is associated with other long-lasting social and physical effects, such as gains in social competence and health-related outcomes including immunizations.
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Eight-year-old Julio attends an elementary school where a lot of children are taking Ritalin. After his teacher suggested that his parents take him to a pediatrician for an evaluation, Julio was put on Ritalin. If Julio has a typical response to the drug,
what is likely to happen? a. Julio has a minor improvement in his hyperactivity. b. Julio responds positively to the medication, and his hyperactivity decreases. c. Julio has strong side effects and must be taken off the drug immediately. d. Julio experiences the paradoxical effect, and his behavior actually gets worse.
Which drug is thought to have the lowest addiction potential?
a. LSD c. alcohol b. cocaine d. opium
Describe the four approaches to intelligence presented in the text.?
What will be an ideal response?
Which term identifies the broadest approach to understanding mental illness?
a. biopsychosocial approach b. behavioral and experiential perspective c. neuroscience perspective d. evolutionary perspective