Malnutrition is believed to be indirectly responsible for about half of early childhood deaths. Why? Because malnourishment ______
reduces the effectiveness of the immune system
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slows the development of myelination
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increases the likelihood of failure to thrive
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increases competition for calories and children lose out
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reduces the effectiveness of the immune system
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a. anthropologist b. economist c. sociologist d. social psychologist
Treatment effectiveness may improve if specific treatments are tailored to specific
a. genders. b. cultures. c. personality disorders. d. religions.
A researcher is interested in whether students who attend private elementary schools do any better on a standard test of intelligence than the general population of elementary school children. A random sample of 75 students at a private elementary
school is tested and has a mean intelligence test score of 103.5 . The average for the general population of elementary school children is 100 (s = 15). What will be an ideal response?
The most positive developmental outcomes are evident when parents
a. rely on firm behavioral control without resorting to the use of shame and guilt. b. rely on psychological control and impose few rules for behavior. c. avoid any control of the child's behavior. d. are able to balance behavioral control with an equal amount of psychological control.