Two-year-old Tommy is referred to a pediatrician because he is small and scrawny and he has trouble digesting food. If Tommy's condition is not the result of malnutrition but rather is linked to child neglect, the most likely diagnosis is:
a. kwashiorkor
b. stunting
c. anemia
d. failure-to-thrive syndrome
d
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Dean ate ice cream for the first time yesterday. All day today, he has been asking for ice cream. This would be an example of
a. metalinguistic awareness. b. fast mapping. c. overextension. d. semantic slanting.
Dr. Cross conducts a study in which she repeatedly exposes Lucy to a neutral object (a small painting). The study is neither enjoyable nor painful for Lucy. Assuming that Lucy had a neutral attitude toward the painting at the beginning of the study, how should we expect her to feel about the painting by the end of the study?
a. She will probably hate it. b. She will probably dislike it a little. c. She will probably like it a little. d. There will probably be no change in her attitude at all.
After engaging in thousands of studies on intelligence, psychologists now agree on what intelligence is
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the four standard categories of child maltreatment?
What will be an ideal response?