Author Question: Psychologists who study children's cognitive development in a range of environments have found that ... (Read 29 times)

kellyjaisingh

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 540
Psychologists who study children's cognitive development in a range of environments have found that ____.
 
  a. the cognitive skills of disadvantaged children can be improved by providing the children with extra lessons, stimulating materials, and educational contact with sensitive adults
  b. preschool programs have robust and enduring effects
  c. the environment does not influence cognitive development beyond the first two years of life
  d. once intellectual development has been impaired, there is no hope of reversing the damage

Question 2

Korean and Chinese children can do arithmetic with three-digit numbers with greater skill than American children. According to research, what is one of the most important factors explaining this differences ____.
 
  a. cultural influences on Piaget's sensorimotor stage
  b. cultural influences on Vygotsky's social scripts
  c. Asian language labels for the numbers eleven to nineteen
  d. specific genetic markers in both groups of children



Chocorrol77

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 313
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
c



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.

Did you know?

About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.

Did you know?

Most strokes are caused when blood clots move to a blood vessel in the brain and block blood flow to that area. Thrombolytic therapy can be used to dissolve the clot quickly. If given within 3 hours of the first stroke symptoms, this therapy can help limit stroke damage and disability.

Did you know?

The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.

Did you know?

The modern decimal position system was the invention of the Hindus (around 800 AD), involving the placing of numerals to indicate their value (units, tens, hundreds, and so on).

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library