Discuss the positive and negative effects of neural plasticity on human social and cognitive development.
What will be an ideal response?
Positive: Because young children’s brains are so plastic, they readily adapt to the
social situation into which they are born. Negative: The effects of harmful influences,
such as malnutrition, lack of intellectual stimulation, or neglectful parenting, can be long-
lasting.
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A longitudinal study reported the scores shown below for eight children on their age at first walking (in months) and their first-grade teachers' ratings of athletic ability (on a 9-point scale). (Note: We have figured the Z scores for you.)
Make a scatter diagram for the raw data and describe the general pattern of these data in words. Also compute the correlation coefficient and indicate possible directions of causality for the variables. What will be an ideal response?
The medicalization process is a five stage process. Stage 1 is
a. the government gives medical profession a mandate to treat condition. b. the medical diagnosis is accepted. c. stakeholders lobby to have the condition added to the list of conditions medical community treats. d. a behavior/condition is defined as deviant.
For a causal relationship to be true, it must apply to a majority of cases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With the arrival of the second child, parents must learn to deal with:
a. four-way communication. b. six-way communication. c. eight-way communication. d. twelve-way communication.