You have been hired as an educational consultant to the president of the United States. What policy would you recommend to the federal government concerning preschool education? What children should be targeted?
How much government involvement should there be?
Who will bear the cost of these programs? Be sure to take into consideration the research
presented in this chapter and the biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial needs of preschool
children.
What will be an ideal response?
This question allows a wide range of creativity in the answer. The most important
thing is to be sure that students support their ideas with relevant research and/or
experience. They must include consideration of the needs of families in which the
parent or parents must work for the family to survive; the needs of preschool
children from biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial perspectives; and the needs of
society as a whole. Make sure students address each component of this question.
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Which of the following factors accurately represents the circumstances regarding women and HIV/AIDS? a. Women frequently consider themselves at risk b. Most research on the spread of AIDS has highlighted the disease in women. c. Women accounted for 50 percent of new AIDS cases in 2003
d. The age of highest risk of infection for women is their late teens.
Which describes a result that is most likely to come from order effects?
A. Participants improve reaction time navigating a maze after going through several times. B. Participants who are told (rather than asked) what to do will be more likely to withdraw from a study. C. Participants perform better on tasks they have learned in a classroom. D. Participants underperform on boring tasks.
Theories of cognition that are tested using computers are known as ________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
During dreams, ________
a. the limbic system is very active b. areas involving the prefrontal cortex are very active c. the limbic system is relatively inactive d. the forebrain is active while the limbic system remains inactive