Which of the following statements is true about a child's temperament?
a. Temperament changes, often significantly, in the course of development.
b. Temperament has little influence on emotions and behavior over time.
c. Over time, how children behave and express their emotions strongly influences
their temperament.
d. Temperamental differences in how children control their emotions and behavior
can predict the later development of certain disorders.
e. Temperamental dispositions reflect key psychological, rather than biological,
differences underlying behavior.
D
You might also like to view...
Winston's grandmother was very involved in civil rights demonstrations in her youth. Winston, wanting to learn more, was disappointed to find that his grandmother didn't seem to remember specific details very well. One day, Winston and his grandmother drove through a town in which his grandmother had demonstrated many years back. Winston was surprised that suddenly his grandmother was a wealth of information about those events. What does this example demonstrate?
A. Elaborative specificity B. Mood-dependent learning C. Context-dependent learning D. State-dependent learning
Your textbook discussed information regarding parents' preferences about the sex of their children, outside North America. This information suggested that
a. in some parts of Asia, parents now prefer to have girls, because the "bride prices" are now quite high. b. surprisingly, parents in other parts of the world are now more likely than North Americans to state that they have no gender preferences. c. the sex preferences around the world are actually fairly similar, with the majority preferring to have girls. d. in China, the rate of selective abortion is so high that many Chinese men will not be able to find a woman to marry.
Paolo was new to his school and did not initiate much contact with any of his classmates. To help Paolo develop his social skills, Mr. Watts decided to encourage Paolo for his successive attempts to get involved with his classmates. When Paolo started to look interested in groups of children at play, Mr. Watts would tell him that was a step in the right direction; when Paolo tried to share his
toys with another child, Mr. Watts told him he was doing very well; and when Paolo engaged himself in a group of children by telling a joke, Mr. Watts told him that he was becoming a regular "pro.". Mr. Watts made use of the _________ training strategy. a. coaching c. modeling b. reinforcement d. social learning
The best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts is in ________
a) the biology classroom b) an auditorium to prevent cheating c) the English classroom d) the special testing room used for all exams