How does vocabulary growth differ between middle- and low-socioeconomic status children? What are consequences?
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Children from low SES tend to lag behind other children in vocabulary development. This can lead to lower performance in school. Children in low-SES families are not exposed to as many different words, they have smaller vocabularies, and they use simpler grammar than middle SES children.
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Studies have found that in multi-ethnic families, ____ are the key to helping children establish their ethnic identities
a. fathers b. siblings c. mothers d. grandparents
What is done to make culture-fair tests fair?
a. Questions are easy enough that most children score high. b. Difficult words are explained in advance by the examiner. c. They are given to middle-class children of various races. d. Item content is chosen to be equally unfamiliar to children of various racial/ethnic groups.
Describe common teratogens and their effects
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According to Freud, _______ is the basic motivation for all human behavior
a. instinct b. the striving for self-actualization c. the need to know d. the desire to become superior