Explain the concept "goodness of fit."
What will be an ideal response?
Even though research has shown temperament to remain fairly stable from infancy to
adulthood, the environment can play a role in modifying, or moderating, child
temperament. In other words, a child's initial biological tendency toward a certain
disposition may be strengthened or weakened due to caregiver response to the child.
For example, a child's initial reluctance to eat new foods, enter a new school, or try
new experiences may be improved by caregivers who are patient, present one new
event at a time, and give the child chances for repeated exposures to new things. In
this instance, the child may adapt more positively. Further, child behavior can be
positively modified when the caregiver does not view the child as weak or willfully
disobedient, and when the caregiver does not view the child's reluctance as a poor
reflection on their parenting style.
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a. ?ego integrity b. ?intimacy c. identity d. ?generativity
Oral sex on a man is referred to as ____
a. rimming c. cunnilingus b. sixty-nine d. fellatio
The typical course of alcohol-related disorder
a. is always a continuous and gradual decline. b. is a rapid decline followed by abstinence. c. is a gradual decline followed by increasing physical problems. d. is varied but often progresses from early to late stage disorder.
In an experiment a person hears two separate messages, one in each ear, and must repeat one of those messages aloud. Such verbal repetition is called a ________ task.
a. mirroring b. echoing c. shadowing d. mimicry