How does vocabulary growth differ between middle- and low-socioeconomic status children? What are consequences?

What will be an ideal response?


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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a. fathers b. siblings c. mothers d. grandparents

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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.

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Describe common teratogens and their effects

What will be an ideal response?

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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

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