What are some of the residual effects of enriched preschool experiences?
What will be an ideal response?
Children with these experiences are less likely to be placed in special education classes, less likely to repeat a grade, and more likely to graduate from high school. They also have better health, better immunization rates, and better school adjustment than their peers.
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a. Showing them a picture of a stranger b. Introducing them to a new loud sound c. Having them smell a rotten egg d. Taking a ball out of their hands
According to the underarousal hypothesis, individuals with antisocial personality disorder may engage in their characteristic behaviors as a way to a. deal with their fears
b. provide a level of stimulation that most of us receive from more typical behaviors. c. provide a sense of relief from the feelings of depression that they experience when they are not highly aroused. d. reduce the generally high level of arousal that they feel.
A group of chemists, who have been working together on a
new diet pill for the last four years, met to discuss their new drug. Over the years, they have all come to respect each other and have formed a close bond. Upon discussing the effectiveness and safety of the diet pill, many members of the group found themselves agreeing with most of the comments that were made. Somewhere along the way, no one seemed to pay much attention to the fact that some of the subjects in the clinical trials of that drug became ill. It seemed that because nobody wanted to disrespect anyone else, the topic of ill subjects was dropped. What psychological phenomenon occurred here? A) Social facilitation B) Group polarization C) Groupthink D) Social loafing
Paige is a conscientious student
Even on the weekend, she never stays up past 2 A.M. to socialize. She works weekends from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M. and does not nap. On Monday, she has four classes. On Monday night, she goes to bed early, and the rest of the week she gets 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Which of the following is most likely? a) There is no difference in her ability to learn on Monday compared to the rest of the week. b) Her learning ability is impaired on Monday by sleep deprivation. c) Her learning ability will peak on Monday after her refreshing weekend. d) Her learning ability is improved Monday by having some recreation on weekend nights.