According to the _________ hypothesis, school instruction produces greater improvements in learning if it is consistent with the practices of the child's own culture
a. cultural deficit c. cultural compatibility
b. deficit compatibility d. culturally different
C
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According to the text, what conclusion can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?
a. Heredity is the most important because we inherit our potential for development as well as our limitations. b. Environment is the most important because influences, such as learning, nutrition, disease, and culture affect our ability to develop to our potential. c. It is the interaction between heredity and environment that is important in determining who we become. d. Neither heredity nor environment is important; only our own behavior determines who we are.
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of parapsychology research studies?
a. inconsistent results b. a replication of the most spectacular findings c. the "decline effect" d. a run of luck
Brian is in the fourth grade. Brian does well in school and he loves to play soccer. However,
most of the children in his class will not play with him because he never passes the ball and often knocks them down. He has displayed these behaviors for the past year. Which one of the following conditions is Brian likely exhibiting? a. Attention-deficit, hyperactive/impulsive type b. Attention-deficit, inattentive type c. Childhood-onset conduct disorder d. Obsessive compulsive disorder
A baby's first words usually come in the form of ___________, which are one-word utterances that stand for a whole phrase, whose meaning depends on the particular context in which they are used
a) phonemes b) semantics c) holophrases d) morphemes