Which of the following best describes cultural variations in how parents react to their last child leaving home?
A. Parents from Western cultures are less likely than parents from Eastern cultures to experience negative emotions in response to an "empty nest."
B. Across cultures, parents universally experience positive emotions in response to an "empty nest."
C. Across cultures, mothers are more likely than fathers to experience negative emotions in response to an "empty nest."
D. Parents from Eastern cultures are more likely than parents from Western cultures to experience negative emotions in response to an "empty nest."
Answer: C
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The in-depth section in Chapter 10 examines the relationship between age of acquisition and ability to learn a second language. Before we can draw conclusions about this topic, which of the following questions needs further attention?
a. Do the same findings hold true when the second language is something other than English? b. Are children and adults equally skilled in learning vocabulary words in their new language? c. Do the results on grammar hold true when a younger group and an older group have similar formal training in the English language? d. Does age of acquisition have a significant effect on phonology in a second language?
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Henry Goddard used intelligence tests to determine which immigrant children to the United States were in need of remedial education. 2. Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon developed the first intelligence test in order to identify children who needed remedial education. 3. The first intelligence tests were developed in France. 4. The first intelligence tests were designed to measure achievement, not aptitude. 5. William Stern first introduced the term mental age.
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one in five two in five one in ten one in fifteen