Abby and Lillian are twins approaching their 18-month birthday. Given the number of hours the girls have spent watching educational videos, their mother Cory is disappointed the twins don’t know more vocabulary words. Their limited vocabulary may be as
a result of __________.
a) the inferior video effect
b) the video deficit effect
c) the excessive video effect
d) the over extension video effect
Answer: b
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Fatima sees her four-year-old son spontaneously picking up his toys. If she wishes for her son to continue this behavior, she should
a. praise her son immediately after he finishes picking up the toys. b. wait and praise her son after his father gets home from work. c. not praise her son because he will then expect praise every time he acts "good.". d. wait and only praise him if he picks them up again on another day.
People tend to attribute others' behaviors primarily to internal factors such as free will in cultures that
a. reward anthropomorphism. c. view the individual as interdependent. b. view the self as independent. d. punish entrepreneurial behavior.
In 1996, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was replaced by:
a. the AFDC-2 b. the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) c. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) d. nothing; this act was cancelled and not replaced with any program that provides government assistance to families with children that are living in poverty
From an evolutionary perspective, the adaptive nature of dominance and aggressiveness in males
a. is staying about the same. b. is increasing. c. is decreasing. d. cannot be known.