Which of the following best summarizes what must be done with exceptional talent in a child if that talent is to blossom and grow?
a. It must be nurtured.
b. It must be allowed to flourish without intervention.
c. It must be validated with appropriately standardized measures of aptitude.
d. It must be challenged.
Question 2
How is menarche perceived across cultures?
a. Primarily as an event that signals that a girl is now responsible for the family
b. In all cultures, as something that should be celebrated
c. As dirty and unclean, and not something to be celebrated
d. In different times and places, as dirty and unclean, as something to be celebrated, and as an event that signalsthat a girl has become a woman
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