Why do some children experience growing pains?

What will be an ideal response?


Physical growth is often accompanied by growing pains, intermittent aches, and stiffness in the legs often experienced at night that are caused by the stretching and molding of the muscles to fit the child's growing skeleton.

Psychology

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?Which characteristic of the brain is typically associated with schizophrenia?

a. ?increase in the size of the thalamus b. ?ventricular enlargement c. ?larger cortical structures d. ?increased cerebral volume

Psychology

The student next to you does well on a test. You might attribute it to the person being smart. This would be:

a. dispositional attribution b. luck of the draw c. situation attribution d. task difficulty

Psychology

When we consider intelligence, it is important to remember that although ________ sets limits on a child's potential, it is the ________ that permits that potential to be actualized

a) learning; opportunity b) opportunity; learning c) heredity; environment d) environment; heredity

Psychology

Based on research cited in the text, you would expect that 5-year-old Robby is most likely to fear:

a. monsters b. strangers c. falling d. loud noises

Psychology