What percentage of American 4-year-olds did a 2009 study report were already obese?
a. 4.2%. c. 18.4%.
b. 11.5%. d. 33.3%.
C
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Which of the following tends to develop when children are ignored for playing quietly, but are given attention in the form of scolding for "showing off," breaking something, or throwing a temper tantrum?
a. negative shaping b. negative attention seeking c. negative transference d. counterconditioning
The memory system used to hold small amounts of information for relatively brief time periods of approximately a dozen seconds or so is called __________ memory
a. episodic b. short-term c. long-term d. procedural
Some children have experienced multiple incidents of sexual abuse. What tends to happen to a child's recall of repeated events?
A. Although repetition enhances memory for aspects of the event that are held constant, it impairs the ability to recall details that vary with each recurrence. B. Repetition enhances memory for both the aspects of the event that are held constant and the ones that vary with each recurrence. C. Repetition impairs memory for both the aspects of the event that are held constant and those that vary. D. Repetition impairs memory for aspects of the event that are held constant, although source memory tends to improve.
Your 7-year-old niece and 9-year-old nephew are starting to look like they are gaining too much weight. According to the text, what is the most important thing that their parents can do to insure that they will not become overweight or obese?
prepare healthy foods for meals || never let them eat desserts || increase their activity levels || allow them to snack while playing video games || || ||