On your first day of class, Professor Red-Elk claims that for too long we have focused on the development of young children, especially infants. She argues that the development of adults and elderly people is just as important. This professor is articulating a(n) ________ approach.

A. evolutionary
B. normative
C. life-span
D. constructivist


Answer: C

Psychology

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A woman's chance of ________ increases threefold if she catches herpes simplex virus in early pregnancy

A) stillbirth B) miscarriage C) induced abortion D) low birth weight

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a. normal distribution b. central distribution c. central tendency d. normal tendency

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Which child below best illustrates the typical child with functional encopresis?

a. A 12-year-old girl who soils herself at school. b. A 14-year-old boy who suffers from chronic diarrhea. c. A 7-year-old boy who soils himself when under stress. d. A 10-year-old girl who also has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Psychology