Developmental improvements in children's writing can be traced to a number of factors. What are they?

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer will include the following key points:
+ Greater knowledge and access to knowledge.
+ Greater understanding of how to organize writing (knowledge-transforming strategies as opposed to knowledge-telling strategies).
+ Greater ease in dealing with the mechanical requirements of writing.
+ Greater skill in revising.

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__________ are the antidepressants most widely prescribed today for the treatment of panic disorder.

A. SSRIs B. Tricyclics C. Anxiolytics D. Benzodiazepines

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The progression from drug user to drug addict is well understood and predictable

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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At the first session of the meeting you attend, you are surprised to learn that no one is “running” the meeting—no psychologist or health-professional is conducting the session. You are likely attending a meeting of a(n) ___ group.

  a.  psychoanalytic therapy   b.  encounter   c.  support   d.  Gestalt therapy   e.  structured training

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Dr. Brubaker says, "Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are generally present after the onset of the first psychotic episode, and even with treatment, they tend to persist. Cognitive symptoms are one of the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and are not found among non-psychotic relatives of the patient." Which part of Dr. Brubaker's statement is correct? a. Cognitive symptoms are one of

the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. b. Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are generally present after the onset of the first psychotic episode. c. Even with treatment cognitive symptoms tend to persist. d. Cognitive symptoms are not found among non-psychotic relatives of the patient.

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