A sensitive period in development can best be described as:
A) A stage of development in which children display unpredictable (and often inappropriate) emotional responses.
B) A period during children's cognitive development in which they are highly distractible and frequently off task in the classroom.
C) An approach to teaching or parenting that takes a child's developmental level into account.
D) An age range during which environmental conditions are most likely to have an effect on a particular aspect of development.
D
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a. children benefit greatly from information handed down to them by those who are more cognitively advanced. b. peer interactions do more to stimulate cognitive development than do interactions with adults. c. Piaget was incorrect in asserting that the formal operational stage was the highest level of cognitive development. d. genetically determined factors predispose how effectively children assimilate, accommodate, and equilibrate new information.
Which disorder did early researchers associate with autism?
a. Manic depression b. Fragile X syndrome c. Schizophrenia d. Tourette syndrome
Which term is defined as “an exaggerated and usually biased view about a group based on prior and often wrong assumptions”?
a. perceptions b. stereotypes c. idiosyncrasies d. hate speech
Asking yourself why you want to transfer and exploring the benefits of a four-year institution is which step in the P.O.W.E.R. Plan?
A. Prepare B. Organize C. Evaluate D. Work E. Rethink