With regard to verbal abilities, girls have a biological advantage in earlier development of __________
A) the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex
B) the auditory and visual areas of the brain
C) the sensory regions of the brain
D) brain areas specific to spatial reasoning
Answer: A
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One intervention program designed to reduce the maltreatment of children is called Parent-Child ____ Therapy. It emphasizes warm and positive relationships between a child and his/her parents and teaches the parent how to set reasonable expectations for the child and how to employ appropriate methods of discipline
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Kenny is taking his 12-year-old daughter, Nikki, to the hospital late one night after she fell out of bed and cut her head. She is holding a bloody towel to the gash on her forehead as Kenny sits waiting at a red traffic light. He checks oncoming traffic, sees that there are no cars coming in either direction, and decides to drive through the red light to get her to the hospital faster. This decision to break a well-understood rule of driving reflects the ____ substage of postconventional morality.
a. social contract b. social systems morality c. universal ethics d. instrumental orientation
While coloring with other children, Sarah begins to use her crayons to mess up the other children's pictures. Sarah is removed from the table for a brief period of time, and can only watch the other children coloring. In which punishment procedure does the individual remain in the room, but is removed from access to positive reinforcers?
a. exclusionary time-out b. nonexclusionary time-out c. negative reinforcement d. response cost
According to Piaget, when a scheme is modified based on some experience, ____ has occurred
a. assimilation b. animism c. accommodation d. egocentrism