Dr. Fletcher is attempting to determine whether adult criminals were rule breakers throughout their childhood, or whether they suddenly turned to a life of crime. Her research is most concerned with which issue of human development?
a. Nature versus nurture
b. Universal versus context-specific development
c. Biological versus sociocultural forces
d. Continuity versus discontinuity
d
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The activation of the adrenal glands in late middle childhood, and initial development of secondary sexual characteristics and sexual attraction, is called
a. adrenarche. b. gonadarche. c. puberty. d. the adolescent growth spurt.
Identify the prosocial behavior
Savannah takes out the garbage for a quarter. Selena helps her mother so that her mother will take her to the park. Jana says "please" when asking her mother for the car keys. Beth feeds her baby brother because her mother is sick.
What is one advantage listed in the text regarding adoptive parents versus stepparents?
They are legally connected to their children. They did not want the children, but took them anyway. They have less of an emotional bond. They are less satisfied with their role as parents.
In a crisis, what factors determine whether people will be altruistic?
What will be an ideal response?