A parent who falls on the "activity" side of the "activity-passivity" issue is most likely to believe that
a. if a child is aggressive, the parents were not active enough in parenting.
b. if new skills are not regularly used, they will disappear.
c. we are naturally more active when young and become more passive with age.
d. children play an important role in shaping their own development.
d
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A. motor skills B. problem solving C. emotional experiences D. mathematical operations
Blood sugar levels in the body are regulated by which part of the endocrine system?
a. ?pancreas b. ?thyroid gland c. ?gonads d. ?adrenal cortex
In understanding abnormality, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Nonconformity does not always indicate a disorder, and conformity is not a sure sign of mental health. b. Within a culture, a behavior may be defined as abnormal in one situational context but not another. c. Behaviors defined as abnormal in one culture are, by definition, abnormal in all cultures. d. In all cultures, a consistent failure to communicate or behave predictably is considered abnormal.
Regarding abortion debates about when human life begins, scientific evidence suggests which of the following answers?
A) Life does not begin until close to the end of a pregnancy when brain waves suggest higher cognitions in the fetal brain. B) This question is likely a matter of definition, and is not likely to be resolved with scientific evidence. C) Life begins at conception when the potential for human life begins. D) Life begins at the time of ensoulment.