What factors influence how concerned parents should be if their 15-month-old still has not emitted her first word? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
The answer depends on (1) whether the child can understand what others are saying,
(2) what culture the child is raised in, (3) whether the child is able to make her needs
known in other ways, and (4) whether the child's hearing and ears have been tested.Children who are most adept at expressing emotions nonverbally tend to be slower to
talk.
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Which domain is NOT part of the Research Domain Criteria Project?
A) self-control systems B) systems for social processes C) cognitive systems D) arousal and regulatory systems
__________ are usually sources of hypotheses, rather than tests of hypotheses
a. Correlational studies b. Case studies c. Psychological tests d. Regression analyses
A disadvantage most associated with the __________ research method is that people who know they are being studied may alter their normal behavior.
A. case study B. survey C. double-blind D. naturalistic observation
Teaching youth with oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorder that their approach to
problems has consequences for the way in which they try to resolve them; training youth to develop effective, non-aggressive solutions to personal and social problems; and encouraging youth to apply strategies developed in a treatment setting to real-world situations are key components of: a. Family systems therapy b. Parent training c. Pharmacological intervention d. Cognitive behavioral therapy e. Multisystemic therapy