Olivia wants to find out how many calories children of various ages consume. She asks parents of children aged 2 to 6 to bring their children to the laboratory for an hour session. While there, children are encouraged to eat as much as they want
Which of the following designs is Olivia using?
a. longitudinal c. cross-sectional
b. microgenetic d. longitudinal-sequential
c
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Infant mortality rate is defined as the percentage of infants who die a. before birth
b. during birth. c. before their first birthday. d. before their second birthday.
A child's mental age a. cannot be determined independently of the child's chronological age
b. provides a measurement of a child's performance relative to other children of a particular age group. c. cannot be determined from a child's test score. d. can only be determined from large representative samples.
Regarding consolidation, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Consolidation is the time it takes to retrieve information from long-term memory. b. Consolidation is increased by the administration of electroconvulsive therapy. c. The hippocampus appears to be related to successful consolidation. d. The decay of memories in sensory and short-term memory is caused by consolidation.
Two-year-old Einstein quickly learns new words every day by efficiently applying the technique called
a. mental exercise of Wernicke's area. b. transformational grammar. c. phonemic acceleration. d. fast-mapping.