According to research by Susan Denham and her colleagues, which of the following appears to be the most important factor in the development of social competence?
a. social knowledge
b. empathy
c. emotional competence
d. social skills
c
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b. The brain areas responsible for grammar mature rapidly in young children. c. Young children learn language more easily than older people do. d. Young children's mistakes imply that they are using certain rules.
Sue's biological parents did not drink. She was adopted at the age of three, and her adoptive parents both suffered from alcoholism. While in college, Sue developed a drinking problem. Her drinking problem may have been a result of ____ risk factors.
A. blood alcohol level B. psychological C. genetic D. depressant
The number of mental disorders has increased from about ____ in DSM-I to nearly ____ in DSM-IV-TR.
A. 75; 100 B. 5; 100 C. 10; 30 D. 100; 300
Trial and error ______
a. is never the best way to solve problems b. works best when there are only a limited number of choices c. works best when there are many ambiguous choices d. works best when there are many unambiguous choices