Billy always walks to kindergarten. His mom always picks him up at school after kindergarten on her way home from work. One day, mom asks Billy to walk home from kindergarten by himself. Billy insists he does not know how to walk home from kindergarten—he only knows how to walk to kindergarten. Which cognitive operation does Billy apparently lack?
a. Centration
b. Equilibration
c. Reversibility
d. Transformation
c
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a. the aunt's activity level be increased beyond the range of which she thinks she is capable b. your friend enable the aunt to have control in her daily life and make as many decisions as she can c. your friend reduces to a minimum all decisions the aunt must make d. the aunt be protected from all visitors and changes in her daily schedule
Which of the following alternatives offers the most accurate assessment of the origin of familial intellectual disability in nature on the one hand or nurture on the other?
A. Familial intellectual disability is most often environmental in origin, such as extreme continuous poverty leading to malnutrition. B. Familial intellectual disability is almost always genetic in origin, thereby reflecting nature. C. About one-third of the cases of familial intellectual disability have a known basis in biology, or nature. D. Whether familial intellectual disability is caused by environmental factors or some genetic factor is usually impossible to determine.
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In the context of the studies conducted by Koropeckyj-Cox, Pienta, and Brown (2007); Hansen (2012); Umberson, Pudrovska, and Reczek (2010); and Bures, Koropeckyj-Cox, and Loree (2009), who among the following is most likely to have the highest well-being and better psychological health?
A. People who are childless by choice B. People who have moved out of their parents' home C. People who have delayed child rearing D. People who had children when they were young