Neurons begin to acquire myelin in the fourth month of prenatal development and this process continues ____________________
a. until birth. c. through infancy into childhood.
b. into infancy. d. through infancy into childhood and adolescence.
d
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A study by Walline et al., (2009) randomly assigned one group of children to wear contact lenses and another group to wear glasses to correct myopia. Did the results of the study indicate any differences between the two groups?
a. Yes, those wearing glasses had lower global self-worth scores b. Yes, those wearing contacts had lower global self-worth scores c. Yes, those wearing contacts rated their physical appearances, athletic competence, and social acceptancemore highly d. No, there were no differences found between the groups
Research on stereotype threat suggests that underperformance by African Americans in academic settings may be due to
a. a fear of confirming negative stereotypes of African Americans. b. an overemphasis on super ordinate goals in instruction. c. receiving negative feedback based on racist motives. d. the desegregation that tends to occur even in so-called integrated schools.
According to the introduction to Chapter 9,
a. the speaking vocabulary of the average North American is between 10,000 and 12,000 words. b. it would take about 2,000 times the age of the earth to say all the potential 20-word English sentences that could be generated. c. whereas memory is an active process, language comprehension is primarily passive. d. the term syntax refers to the sound of spoken language.
Mitul is more likely to pay attention to the behavior of which of the following potential models?
A. A classmate who is being bullied on the playground. B. A teacher who nurtures his curiosity and intellect. C. His neighbor who is up very late at night listening to loud music. D. A classmate who is very shy and keeps to herself.