Phonological awareness is __________
A) weakly associated with later reading success
B) unrelated to literacy development
C) a strong predictor of later spelling achievement
D) a strong predictor of later math achievement
Answer: C
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A woman is considered ready to deliver a fetus
a. when she begins having Braxton-Hicks contractions. b. when the cervix is effaced and dilated to 10 centimeters. c. as soon as the amniotic sac has ruptured. d. when she reaches stage 3 of childbirth.
Finke's "creating an object" experiment had participants create a novel object by combining parts. Once they created an object, they were given the name of an object category and instructed to interpret their creation as a practical object or device within that category. Finke used the term preinventive forms to describe the
a. object parts. b. novel objects before a function was described. c. practical objects within the category. d. inventions rated high in both practicality and originality.
In the Minnesota study on reunited twins, many of the twins had similarities in facial gestures, nervous tics, voice quality, political beliefs, job histories, hobbies, and favorite foods. Explain whether heredity or environment account for these similarities
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When researchers ask young, middle-aged, and older adults to rate their own health, what age pattern do they find?
a. The percentage who describe their health as excellent or very good declines rapidly with age; by age 65, only a very small number choose such a description. b. The percentage who describe their health as excellent declines with age, but 2/3 of those over 75 still rate their health as at least good. c. There is little change with age in the percentage who describe their health as excellent, but a substantial rise among those over 65 who describe their health as poor. d. Self-rated health remains essentially constant over age, because older adults adjust their standards of "excellent" or "good."