Melissa is sitting at her preschool table playing with a toy car, while Alex is sitting next to her playing with a toy car and making quiet engine sounds. These two children never interact together. What type of play are these two children engaged in?

a) parallel
b) onlooker
c) functional
d) associative


a

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a. their DNA and biological preparedness b. being in social groups where others are using language c. the unfolding of their chromosomal and genetic lineage d. having their language directly stimulated by their parents

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sex-typed activities. a. identification b. the Oedipal Complex c. schemas d. reinforcement

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a. Vagal nerve stimulation b. Electroconvulsive therapy c. New wave therapy d. Deep brain stimulation

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