What is wrong with being born with a low birth weight?
What will be an ideal response?
Low birth-weight is related to several negative outcomes. The biggest negative outcome is that infant death is highest among this population. Other problems include higher rates of asthma, cognitive problems, lower intelligence and higher likelihood to repeat a grade.
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Because a typical 3-year-old's understanding of "pretend" has developed, that means her or his understanding of "belief" has also completely developed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which term describes an approach to education through which students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study on a given topic?
A. special education B. acceleration C. enrichment D. gifted and talented
One reason that the majority of children prenatally exposed to nicotine are at high risk for learning and behavior problems is that the DD genotype is
A) rare. B) the only gene that contributes to ADHD symptoms. C) widespread. D) impossible to study.
Which of the following statements about the development of morality is true?
A) At first, a child's morality is regulated by inner standards. B) Gradually, a child's morality becomes externally controlled by adults. C) Moral individuals do the right thing to conform to others' expectations. D) Truly moral individuals have developed compassionate concerns and principles of good conduct.