life-span development is the study of human development from conception to death. historically, however, most of the focus has been on which age group?
A. children and adolescents
B. young adults
C. middle-aged adults
D. the elderly
Answer: A. children and adolescents
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A. appearing naked in public. B. wearing many layers of clothing. C. exercising compulsively. D. hoarding food.
Hideki and Thao are reviewing for an exam. Thao asks the following question: "What term refers to how people retain information over time?" Hideki would be most correct if he answered
A) elaborative rehearsal. B) encoding. Incorrect. Encoding is only the first of the three key processes of memory. C) memory. D) suggestive memory.
The _____ family is more common among African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and other ethnic minorities in the United States than among White Americans
A) nuclear B) extended C) reconstituted D) isolated
Time-out is not an effective disciplinary strategy because it humiliates children.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)