Why is it considered a paradox that young people who have recently immigrated to the United States tend to do better academically than young people of the same ethnic group whose parents were born in the United States?
A) People who immigrate to another country are likely to perform well academically.
B) Immigration is usually stressful socially, academically, and psychologically.
C) Emigration and immigration have different social, academic, and psychological outcomes.
D) Emigrants usually perform better than immigrants in studies of social well-being.
B) Immigration is usually stressful socially, academically, and psychologically.
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a. peers. b. parents. c. teachers. d. religious figures.
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b. Make sure that Martin is very tired before going to bed. c. Use scheduled awakenings to briefly awaken Martin before an attack occurs. d. All of these have been demonstrated to reduce the frequency and duration of sleep terrors
Whereas social learning theory proposes that society socializes children, cognitive theory proposes that children socialize themselves
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Kyle buys a new refrigerator, but when he gets home, he cannot fit it through the front door of his house. Which of the following would describe the obstacle for Kyle's problem?
A) The refrigerator is outside of the house. B) The refrigerator is inside the house. C) Kyle can make the refrigerator narrower by taking the doors off of it. D) The refrigerator does not fit through the front door.