Megan and Ella, both age 14, are best friends. If you see one of them, you probably see the other with her. How do friendships such as theirs differ between early and late adolescence?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. In early adolescence, friendships are relatively exclusive, as they were in late middle childhood.
2. In late adolescence, adolescents increasingly accept their friends' needs to form relationships with other people.
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a. True b. False
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Keith is a 6 year-old first grader. He received an IQ score of 63 on a standardized intelligence
test. Keith is a happy child and neither his teachers nor his parents complain of problems in daily functioning. Which of the following diagnoses is most appropriate for Keith? a. Mild mental retardation b. Moderate mental retardation c. Severe mental retardation d. Profound mental retardation e. No diagnosis, unless he displays more functional problems
Explain the concept of ‘correlation does not imply causation” in the context of x being a random variable and x being fixed by the experimenter.
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