How does training and cultural expectations affect the timing of the development of motor skills?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• Certain cultural restrictions may delay (in the short term) the acquisition of specific motor skills.
• Children in cultures that encourage certain skills may actually acquire the specific skill at an earlier age.
• Parental expectations of appropriate ages for specific skills influences timing of motor development.
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A. diathesis-stress B. biological C. gene-environment correlation D. interpersonal
Treatment for conduct disorder:
a. has been ineffective. b. has only shown success when combined with the use of medications. c. has been effective for boys, but not for girls. d. tends to be more successful when it focuses on parent training.
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A) are discouraged from developing a strong emotional bond with their mother. B) display far greater stranger anxiety than their city-reared counterparts. C) are routinely passed from one adult to another, which reduces their stranger anxiety. D) show very little stranger anxiety compared with agemates.