If environment affects intelligence, you should predict that the IQs of children who stay in understaffed orphanages will
a. gradually decline as they grow older.
b. show the normal increases with development.
c. start out low but gradually increase as they reach puberty.
d. be fairly normal until they reach puberty, when there will be a sharp decline.
A
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Anne is five years old and likes to help with jobs around the house. Tonight, when she was clearing the dishes from the table, she dropped a stack of plates and broke them all. Her father scolded her and told her that she could help more by staying out of the way and letting her older brothers clear the table. If her father's reaction is typical of the interactions she has with him, Erikson would
suggest that Anne is likely to develop a. feelings of guilt. b. feelings of inferiority. c. a general sense of mistrust. d. a sense of initiative.
Which of the following is MOST likely to decline in the later years?
a. intellectual accomplishment b. procedural memory c. problem-solving ability d. speed in processing information
A disadvantage of cross-sectional research is that
A) it is more inefficient and inconvenient than longitudinal research. B) it does not provide evidence about change at the individual level. C) it can be threatened by practice effects and participant dropout. D) age-related changes cannot be examined.
positive punishment
What will be an ideal response?