Francisco says, "You can't just look at the child. If you want to understand development, you have to look at all of the things that impact on her development, such as educational systems, political systems, and the mass media." "Sure," says Rosalinda, "but you can't give it all equal weight. You should concentrate more on how the child adapts to the specific demands of her culture." Francisco
supports the __________ perspective, while Rosalinda is a proponent of the __________ perspective.
A) ecological; sociocultural
B) ecological; evolutionary
C) sociocultural; ecological
D) sociocultural; dynamic systems
A
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a. a positive correlation c. a correlation near zero b. a negative correlation d. a correlation near one
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A. the IQ test was biased towards ethnic minorities B. immigrants could be ranked by IQ scores according to their country of origin C. the average mental age of White American adults was 25 years, indicative of superior intelligence D. the use of minimal intelligence scores for occupations was inappropriate
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a) Harlow demonstrated that food was the only factor involved in creating attachment between rhesus monkeys and the surrogate "mothers." b) The monkeys clearly preferred the cloth "mother" as evidenced by clinging behavior to the cloth "mother" in new situations. c) The monkeys had no real preference for either "mother"; they typically sat in a corner and rocked or sucked their thumbs. d) Harlow demonstrated that contact comfort had little to do with attachment of rhesus monkeys to the surrogate "mothers."
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A) through changes in the weights of the links between units B) by adding new "if-then" rules C) by shifting from verbatim to gist descriptions D) through integration of short-term and long-term memory