Compared to early childhood, play during middle childhood is

A) more logical and less fantasy oriented.
B) more likely to be played in large groups.
C) relies on more unstructured activities.
D) more likely to involve both boys and girls.


A) more logical and less fantasy oriented. As middle childhood reflects the development of concrete operational thought, children become logical and realistic.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A. extra codon repeats will not impact the individual's phenotype. B. affected Huntington gene will be silenced, producing no protein. C. affected Huntington gene will produce a protein with abnormally large amounts of the amino acid encoded by the extra codons. D. affected Huntington gene will produce a protein with abnormally small amounts of the amino acid encoded by the extra codons.

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