Research using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) indicates that
A) preschoolers who develop well intellectually have homes rich in educational toys and books.
B) preschoolers who develop well intellectually have parents who resolve conflicts with punishment.
C) HOME scores predict academic achievement better than IQ scores.
D) the organization of the physical environment predicts IQ gains only among high-SES children.
Answer: A
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a. tend to fear things that sound unfamiliar. b. prefer to eat things that they have heard of. c. underestimate their own fears and anxieties. d. are unlikely to eat something that they can't pronounce.
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A. unconditioned aversion B. learned taste aversion C. unconditioned response D. imprinted response
Although the overall theory was later discredited, _____ was one of the first theories to propose that some human traits and abilities are localized in specific regions of the brain.
A) stimulus–response theory B) phrenology C) dualism D) nativism
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a. multiple time series design. b. case study. c. experimental single-subject design. d. pretest-posttest design.