Define the concept of competence. How may competence be assessed?

What will be an ideal response?


Definitions of abnormal child behavior must take into account the child's competence—that is, the ability to successfully adapt in the environment. Developmental tasks, which include broad domains of competence such as conduct and academic achievement, tell how children typically progress within each domain as they grow. Knowledge of the developmental tasks provides an important backdrop for considering a child or adolescent's developmental progress and impairments.

Psychology

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Which term is used to describe aging that involves genetically programmed universal and irreversible changes?

A. inward aging B. secondary aging C. outward aging D. primary aging

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The idea that an object's optical size increases as it gets closer to you is related to ______.

A. transduction B. size-arrival effect C. computational approach D. time to collision

Psychology

Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of age is called

a. geriatrics. b. chronological prejudice. c. ageism. d. senility.

Psychology

Logical, sequential information is processed

a. more effectively in the right hemisphere in most people b. more effectively in the left hemisphere in most people. c. with equal effectiveness in both hemispheres in most people. d. more effectively in the right hemisphere in about half of all people, and more effectively in the left hemisphere in the other half.

Psychology