Many parents believe that they mold their children's personalities. This belief is challenged by which of the following research findings?
Scientific data suggest that genes play a far bigger role than was previously
believed.
The influences on personality seem to be 50 percent familial and 50 percent
nonfamilial.
Much more of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the
family than was previously believed.
Epigenetic research reveals that familial environment plays a very small role in
personality when compared to the influence of genetics.
Much more of the environmental effects on personality come from outside the
family than was previously believed.
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During toddlerhood, new synapses in the frontal cortex are produced at a rate of ____ per second
a. 2 thousand b. 2 million c. 2 billion d. 2 trillion
According to the dynamic systems perspective, development occurs when
A) behavior is actively reorganized following a change in any part of the child's integrated system. B) a child internalizes the behaviors of more skilled members of society. C) a child is in the sensitive period for a particular behavior. D) disequilibrium is experienced by the child in the home environment.