A group of children are at a table play with Play Dough. Each child makes his or her own things with the clay. They are engaged in
A) parallel play.
B) associative play.
C) solitary play.
D) cooperative play.
A) parallel play. This is parallel play because the children are playing alone, but with toys that are like those used by other children around them.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You haven't seen your 15-year-old cousin in a few years because he lives across the country. Your aunt and cousin have come to visit over summer break and you are amazed at how tall he has grown since you last saw him. He tells you he has grown about 4 inches in the last year, which is considered to be __________.
A. the adolescent growth spurt B. starting middle school C. the peak height velocity D. asynchronicity
Research reported by Allport and later confirmed by others shows that ratings of traits are more
reliable if A) a 7-point scale is used, rather than a 5-point scale. B) the rater can indicate which traits are particularly descriptive of a person, and only those traits are considered. C) people rate themselves. D) a standard list of traits is used.
In the context of development, plasticity refers to:
A. the predisposition toward learning. B. the capacity of an ecosystem to maintain equilibrium. C. the range of modifiability of performance. D. the ability to memorize a series of events.