WIC supplementation programs have been found to help combat infant malnourishment and have been shown to make a difference in children's later ______
a. verbal and spatial skills
b. athletic and school performance
c. language development
d. IQ and school performance
Answer: d. IQ and school performance
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a. worldview b. educated guess c. random guess d. post-hoc explanation
You meet your best friend's spouse, Kendra, for the first time at a party. Because of Kendra's behavior at the party, you decide that she is arrogant, self-centered, and impolite. The next time you meet her she is doing volunteer work for your church. Can you easily change your impression of Kendra? Why?
A. Yes, because your cognitive schema for Kendra is new and thus can easily incorporate conflicting information. B. Yes, because your first impression of Kendra was formed using behaviors that must be displayed over an extended length of time. C. No, because your first impression is long-lasting, and you will tend to interpret new information about Kendra in a way that is consistent with your original impression. D. No, because a change in your impression of Kendra will alter your self-perception, causing you to experience cognitive dissonance.
Which of the following statements is true of adolescents?
A. During adolescence, parents are viewed as providing more support than same-gender friends. B. Most adolescents feel that they are close to and get along with their parents. C. Adolescents respond best to the authoritarian style of parenting. D. Adolescents tend to develop an idealized view of their parents.
A person's body mass index (BMI) reflects the relationship of which factors?
a. caloric intake and age b. height and weight c. weight and age d. height and caloric intake