Observational studies of preschoolers in nursery schools indicate that
a. most girls have a strong associate or friend, but most boys do not.
b. most boys have a strong associate or friend, but most girls do not.
c. most preschoolers do not have a strong associate or friend.
d. most preschoolers have at least one peer who can be considered a strong associate or friend.
Question 2
Which of the following would be a good summary of perceptual development?
a. Babies are not very sophisticated information processors.
b. Perceptual development reveals an adaptive order that capitalizes on experience.
c. Infants perceive the world much as adults do.
d. Children are quite advanced in development before they can integrate their senses.
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Survivorship curves. Blue lines are theoretical curves. Red dots are data from field studies.