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Approximately 66% of children score ________ on current IQ tests.

A) below 70
B) a mental age equal to their chronological age
C) between 85 and 118
D) over 125

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Enriched daycare programs and early intervention programs like Head Start can significantly improve IQ scores.

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B) False

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Unintentional injuries account for slightly more than one quarter of all deaths for children age 1 to 4 in Canada.

The children who live on Yonge Street are playing "store" today. They use empty cans, boxes, and bags as groceries, and they stack the items on shelves formed from cardboard boxes. Susie is the store-owner, Muhammed delivers ice cream, and Shelly brings her baby to the store. What is the most developmentally advanced level of play represented in this scenario?

Concerning milestones of physical development, a 2-year-old is NOT able to

Lucas slashes the air with a stick he calls his "power sword." This is an example of

Longitudinal studies have indicated that all of the following factors influence language and cognitive development in children EXCEPT

Malcolm Gladwell contends that one of the reasons that Chinese children have an early advantage in mastering math skills is due to

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

All the following characteristics are associated with an increased risk that a parent will be abusive EXCEPT

The article "Unintentional Injuries in Canadian Preschoolers" in the text stated that

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

If a child is using verb forms or verb tenses (such as "eating" or "ate" from the verb "to eat") , then the child is using

Developmentalists refer to our inability to remember much about the first three years of life as "dissociative fugue."

Myelinization of the reticular formation and the hippocampus in the brain probably accounts for improvements in ________ during early childhood.

A child's rate of growth in height and weight is faster during the toddler and preschool years than in infancy.

Grasping the false belief principle enables a child to

Psychologists use the term "fast-mapping" to refer to the ability of 3- to 6-year-olds to categorically link new words to real-world referents.

Children with physical or mental disabilities are more likely to be abused.

In cases of child maltreatment, mothers are reported to be responsible for the abuse 61% of the time.