Clues to the changing perspective of childhood are evident in the culture and the culture's artifacts
For example, during the medieval times, children were thought of as miniature adults, and this perspective was portrayed in the clothing they wore and their representations in art of that time. Consider the perspective of childhood today and give evidence from our society of that perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
There are many answers that may be given, but primarily the student should identify the child-centered perspective of our society and then give evidence that may include (but not limited to):
• toys, television, and books targeted to specific ages of children
• laws that protect children from exploitation
• diversity of schools and preschool programs for children
• availability of diverse athletic, cultural, and recreational activities for children
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a. the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer is more accurate than the polygraph. b. the polygraph is more valid than the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer. c. the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer and the polygraph used together result in valid lie detection. d. at present there is no perfect way to detect lying.
Why is automaticity important for cognitive development?
a. Children need to know certain facts quickly. b. Increases in long-term memory are unrelated to short-term processing speed. c. Automaticity allows for more short-term memory processing space. d. Automaticity allows for reversibility abilities.