Dr. Thomas wants to determine why some children are hyperactive, while others are not. Which of the following motives for studying child development does this best represent?
a. To gain insight into the origins of adult behavior
b. To gain insight into sex differences and gender roles and the effects of culture on development
c. To gain insight into the origins, prevention, and treatment of developmental problems
d. To optimize conditions for development
c
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The difference between divided attention and selective attention is that divided attention
A. requires more automatic processing than selective attention does B. is used primarily in simple tasks, whereas selective attention is used primarily in complex tasks C. is related to the development of reading skills in children, whereas selective attention is not D. is more highly correlated with intelligence than selective attention is E. is related only to auditory processing, whereas selective attention is related only to visual processing
Many conditions affecting human health are purely genetic
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.