Mary notices that her 3-year-old seems to have difficulty when he tries to stop running. When coming to a quick stop, he often tips forward, nearly falling on his face
From a developmental perspective, this boy's difficulty most likely stems from having:
a. a higher center of gravity than an older child would have
b. weaker leg muscles than an older child would have
c. poorer peripheral vision than an older child would have
d. an underdeveloped inner ear, which will develop more fully by age 6
a
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a. computed tomography b. electroencephalography c. positron emission tomography d. magnetic resonance imaging e. lesioning
Because he is late, Harry is running very fast to get to his classroom. He runs past a group of people and knocks down a woman who was standing talking to a friend
Harry barely stops as he yells "Sorry!" over his shoulder, and keeps running. Harry has engaged in ________ aggression. a) hostile b) instrumental c) social d) normative
Greg views himself as Asian-American. He was born in the United States but incorporates many aspects of Asian culture into his everyday life. What is he defining himself in terms of?
Traditional culture || Nationality || Race || Ethnicity || || ||
According to psychologist William Damon, a child's view of friendship passes through all of the stages below EXCEPT __________
a) basing friendship on intelligence b) basing friendship on others' behavior c) basing friendship on trust d) basing friendship on psychological closeness