The difference between the child's actual developmental level and that child's potential level of development if guided by adults or older peers is called the:
a. intelligence quotient
b. intellectual gap
c. zone of potential development
d. zone of proximal development
d
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a. genes are much more influential than environmental factors in determining sexual orientation. b. sexual orientation is determined almost completely by environmental factors. c. a genetic link cannot be established because not enough twins will participate in this kind of research. d. genetic and environmental influences appear about equally responsible for sexual orientation.
Which of the following is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide?
a. alcoholism b. smoking c. obesity d. narcotics use
Verbal and mathematical skills are examples of crystallized intelligence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements about neurons is TRUE?
A) Prior to birth, new neurons form very slowly. B) The cerebral cortex contains approximately 80 billion neurons. C) Neurons seldom die before the person's birth. D) Neurons are unable to migrate.