Explain how generic and environmental factors contribute to myopia

What will be an ideal response?


Genetic: myopia has a heritability of 90%.
Environmental: myopia is becoming more common over time, most likely because children spend more time focusing at a single close distance, as in reading and writing as well as video games, cell phones, and computers.

Psychology

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a. more socialize efforts by the child and less by the parent. b. the child's abandonment of the notion of the parent as a safe haven when frightened. c. a more goal-directed partnership. d. a reduction in the child attempting to negotiate when ritualistic events (e.g., reading a book) occur.

Psychology

On the tongue, the ____________________ are the tiny bumps containing the taste buds

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Claustrophobia is described as a fear of

a. flying. c. aliens. b. spiders and snakes. d. enclosed spaces.

Psychology

Describe the aspects of piano playing that make it a fine-motor skill. What benefits are mentioned in the video, and how do they relate to the discussion of brain development in the textbook?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology