Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the relationship between feeding and comforting behaviors and the development of trusting relationships in infancy?
a. Cultural differences in feeding and comforting are quite wide, but children in all cultures can develop trusting relationships with parents.
b. There are almost no differences among cultures in how competent adults feed and comfort infants, although differences in child-care techniques do emerge during the infant's second year of life.
c. In cultures in which children are weaned late and they are treated as helpless infants for an extended period of time, children are more likely to develop trusting relationships with adults.
d. In cultures in which children are weaned early and they are expected to be independent at early ages, children are more likely to develop trusting relationships with adults.
a
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Which of the following are two primary reasons why maternal mortality has decreased during the birthing process in developed countries?
a. improvements in standardization for midwives b. improvements in healthcare reimbursements c. improvements in worldwide standards for physicians d. improvements in nutrition and health care access
Chapter 5 discussed a study in which high school students were asked to recall their score on an important mathematics test that they had completed two years earlier. The results of the study showed that the gender differences in their recalled scores
a. were largest when students had strong gender stereotypes about math ability. b. were smallest when students had strong gender stereotypes about math ability. c. were smallest when students had low math ability. d. were not significant in any of the conditions.