Why are fears and nightmares more common during the preschool years?

What will be an ideal response?


Preschool children often have a heightened awareness and imagination. They also tend to self-explain events that may not be fully understood, such as thunder or lightning.

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During the __________, childhood was recognized as a distinctive life stage

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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By 2014, more than 5.5 million children were living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives where no parent was present

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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One way to reduce the probability of making a type I error is to ______.

a. make it easier to reject the null hypothesis b. increase sample size c. increase alpha (i.e., use .10 rather than .05) d. lower alpha (i.e., use .01 rather than .05)

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A number of learning principles emerged from early verbal learning research. Which one of the following statements contradicts what verbal learning theorists found?

a. People tend to organize unorganized information. b. People are more likely to remember general ideas than word-for-word information. c. Practicing for a long time all at once is more effective than practicing for short periods on different occasions. d. People sometimes change information into a form they can learn and remember more easily.

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