LaCourse and colleagues (2002 ) conducted a longitudinal study on the developmental trajectories of aggressive and violent behaviours in boys who receive a form of intervention. Their research found that:
a) At risk boys who received the intervention were more likely to follow the lowest level trajectory
b) At risk boys in both the intervention and control groups were likely to follow the high level trajectory
c) There was no benefit from social skills and parenting training
d) Early intervention is not successful for boys who have a predisposition toward violent and aggressive behaviours
a
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a. Children are inherently evil. b. Children are inherently good. c. Biological maturation is the main principle of development. d. Environment is the main principle of development.
Earlier exposure to health risks, higher exposure to environmental hazards, and challenges in achieving developmental tasks are factors that are most often associated with
a. African American, Hispanic, and Asian American families who experience poverty b. children who must learn resilience c. all Americans is rural areas d. families who are in transitory poverty
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a. mnemonics. b. the LISAN method. c. self-testing. d. the SQ4R method.
The timing of motor development in infants is NOT influenced by the infants':
A) incentive for reaching. B) body weight. C) rooting strength. D) general level of activity.