Which statement about environmental influences on academic ability is true?
A. Boys receive more verbal stimulation during daily social interactions than girls.
B. Children tend to view language arts as a "masculine" subject.
C. Today's children are being taught in a way that is at odds with boys' higher activity level.
D. Because of falling rates of out-of-wedlock births, fewer children today grow up without the continuous presence of a father.
Answer: C
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A. motor neuron B. unipolar neuron C. sensory neuron D. interneuron
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a. cannot be alleviated, even with proper healthcare. b. are attributed to the mother's own chromosomal defects. c. are the outcome of excessive attention to the pregnancy by the devoted father who lacks paternal knowledge. d. are usually eliminated when the mother gets good prenatal care and attention at birth.
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a. discrimination. b. spread of effect. c. generalization. d. response shifting.