Dan and Steven are considering getting their 4-year-old son a computer. Which of the following statements can you share with them to best help them understand the value of computers in early childhood?
A) Computers have no educational benefits until children are old enough to read fluently.
B) The use of word-processing programs in early childhood inhibits writing skills because the programs revise errors.
C) Young children who use computers to draw or write produce much less elaborate pictures and text.
D) Combining everyday and computer experiences with math manipulatives is especially effective in promoting math concepts and skills.
D
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Toma is almost five years old. As he was struggling to learn to tie his shoes, his parents became exasperated with him and bought him shoes with Velcro closures. When he had trouble learning to ride a two-wheeler with training wheels, his parents made him go back to a tricycle. According to Erikson's theory, Toma may end up with a feeling of
a. shame. b. guilt. c. mistrust. d. inferiority. e. doubt.
The presence of a drug-related conditioned compensatory response produces:
A) tolerance. B) a natural high. C) intoxication. D) an overdose.
What represents a distortion in a researcher's observation?
a) observer expectancy b) observer drift c) observer bias d) the Pygmalion effect
What is the main difference between dogmatic beliefs and empirical beliefs?
a. Empirical beliefs are the result of experimental research, while dogmatic beliefs are the results of correlational research. b. Dogmatic beliefs are the result of experimental research, while empirical beliefs are the result of correlational research. c. Empirical beliefs require absolute acceptance without questioning, while dogmatic beliefs encourage consideration of one's own experiences. d. Dogmatic beliefs require absolute acceptance without questioning, while empirical beliefs encourage consideration of one's own experiences.