Which of the following is an implication of the resource dilution hypothesis?
A) That later-born children in a family will not perform as well as first-born children on achievement tests.
B) That a family's socioeconomic status diminishes with the birth of multiple children.
C) That only children have fewer social skills than children with siblings.
D) That first-born children in a family will not perform as well as later-born children on achievement tests.
A
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a. aversive conditioning b. dream analysis c. systematic desensitization d. token economy e. REBT
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A) intentionality B) unity C) transience D) selectivity
According to the textbook, individuals with high IQ scores
A) benefit from educational opportunities tailored to their abilities. B) have difficulties with social satisfaction. C) experienced a drop in IQ as they aged. D) demonstrated deficits in emotional stability.
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a. attachment security at ages 1 to 2 b. the quality of parent–child interaction at age 13 c. peer competence at age 13 d. the success of romantic experiences in adolescence