Early intervention programs
A) serve economically at-risk children and their parents.
B) are most effective during the preschool years.
C) in the United States are plentiful enough to meet the needs of poor families.
D) rarely improve the lives of poverty-stricken children.
A
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a. using radio frequencies to detect levels of blood oxygen in different brain areas. b. using microelectrodes that are so fine they can be inserted into single cells. c. by translating electrical energy from the brain into wavy lines on paper or a screen. d. by following the temporary inactivation of neural circuits.
Damage to a particular region of the brain is termed
a. a stroke. b. stereotaxic damage. c. a brain lesion. d. genetic knockout. e. brain plasticity.
Which of these is the best illustration of psychic determinism?
a) After overcoming physical disabilities, Alicia became a physician. b) Ted has a strong fear of snakes because he was bitten last year. c) As a baby, Mary had food allergies, which have continued into her adult years. d) The severe punishment Dan received almost every day during childhood left him fearful of other people.
Based on the research presented in your text, which of the following statements is true of self-esteem?
a) By age 12, self-esteem is stable and has been determined solely by the life experiences up to that point. b) Self-esteem is typically based on a single area of competence. c) A child's self-esteem, fairly stable by age 7, is determined solely by the information provided by parents, teachers, and peers. d) Actual experiences and information provided by others form the basis for one's self-esteem.