For most children, the left cerebral hemisphere
A) is especially active between 3 and 6 years and then levels off.
B) shows slow activity throughout early and middle childhood.
C) shows a slight growth spurt between ages 8 and 10.
D) peaks between 1 and 3 years and decreases slowly throughout middle childhood and adolescence.
A
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A. contextual intelligence B. experiential intelligence C. practical intelligence D. componential intelligence
In the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study of over 5,000 families, behavioral and cognitive difficulties in children were more likely to occur in single and cohabiting families than in married families. The children's difficulties were associated with certain characteristics of the single and cohabiting families, such as __________.
A. a close and supportive relationship between the parent and a significant other that excluded the child B. instability in the family arrangement, such as changes from single to cohabiting or vice versa C. child mental health problems but not parental mental health problems D. the income of the mother but not the income of contributing fathers
Vicarious extinction is most likely to involve a
a. self model. b. vicarious model. c. coping model. d. natural model.
On which of the following do most people score near the middle of the score range with very few having extremely high or low scores?
a. normal or bell-shaped curve b. skewed deviation curve c. U-shaped curve d. scatter plot