List and briefly describe two behavioral genetics-based challenges to the idea that parents influence child development.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Based on twin and adoption studies, David Rowe argued that the evidence for child-rearing effects on intelligence, personality variables, and some behaviors was modest at best. Instead, these characteristics show a strong genetic influence.
(2) Sandra Scarr said that ordinary differences between families have little effect on children’s development.
(3) Judith Rich Harris claimed that peers were more influential than parents in affecting child development.
(4) David Cohen claimed that parents cannot take responsibility for their children’s successes but neither should they be blamed if the child goes astray.
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Gifted and talented children from cultural minorities and low-income families are often not identified because of:
a. laws preventing their identification b. restricted learning opportunities c. socially biased identification procedures d. both "restricted learning opportunities" and "socially biased identification procedures"
Parents should not be educated on how to recognize and prevent abuse and neglect
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Using Adobe technology, you can create and edit PDF files that are:
a. Formatted to be used in research b. Formatted to be used in social networking c. Formatted to fit your computer screen d. Formatted as they would appear if they were published.
Verbal or visual memory aids are called:
a. sound devices b. visual devices c. mnemonic devices d. kinesthetic devices