The set of skills and ideas that are just beyond a child's level of competence, but can be mastered if that child receives some help, are known as the zone of
A) proximal development.
B) distal development.
C) cephalocaudal development.
D) preoperational development.
A
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Research consistently finds that fathers and mothers treat their children differently based on the child's sex. Which statement accurately explains some of this variance?
a. Fathers respond to children to promote direct aggression, while mothers respond to children to promote relational aggression. b. Mothers respond to children based on their individual needs, while fathers respond to children based on gender stereotypes. c. Mothers respond to children to promote direct aggression, while Fathers respond to children to promote relational aggression. d. Fathers respond to children based on their individual needs, while mothers respond to children based on gender stereotypes.
What are the two key components of the central nervous system?
a. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems b. Motor neurons and sensory neurons c. Somatic and autonomic nervous systems d. The brain and spinal cord
A difference in DNA sequence that occurs in a population is called
a) an allele. b) a genotype. c) a phenotype. d) a polymorphism.
Gan and colleagues (2006 ) used the Family Assessment Measure-III to study patients with brain injuries, and found:
a) Greater familial stress for non-caregivers compared with care-givers b) Evidence of sex effects among care-givers c) Evidence of sex effects among patient with brain injuries d) Evidence of greater family distress when the family is poor