A field experiment comparing 36 weeks of piano and voice lessons with drama lessons and a no-lessons control showed that
A) sustained musical experiences can lead to small increases in intelligence that do not arise from comparable drama lessons.
B) sustained musical experiences can boost performance on spatial but not verbal abilities.
C) piano, but not voice, lessons can lead to gains in intelligence-test performance.
D) drama lessons can boost intelligence-test performance above and beyond the effects of music lessons.
A
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a. children become increasingly traditional in their gender stereotyping of activities and roles. b. girls become more traditional in gender stereotyping of activities and roles, whereas boys do not. c. children become less traditional in gender stereotyping of activities and roles, but more traditional after age 10. d. children do not categorize activities or roles by gender.
Robert White (1959) defined _____ as the capacity to interact effectively with one's environment
a. competence b. self-actualization c. confidency d. exploration
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A) They can greatly improve language comprehension and expression in young children. B) Adults do not benefit from cochlear implants. C) They are most effective for the treatment of conduction hearing loss. D) Most people with cochlear implants report an immediate and pleasurable increase in their ability to hear.
Protective factors that make it less likely that divorce will adversely affect the children involved include
A. parents with a low conflict marriage and parents who are cooperative and do not expose their children to parental conflict. B. either parent becoming involved with a new partner and parents who are competent and well-adjusted. C. a custodial parent with family support and a non-custodial parent with regular and consistent contact with the children. D. Diminished parenting and parents who are cooperative and do not expose their children to parental conflict.