Your brother has just been assessed by a speech language pathologist. She tells your parents that your brother is struggling with language production, which refers to words that are __________.

African American teens from lower- and working-class families with friends who ________ in problem behaviors and with parents who exert ________ control over them are likely to show the most behavior problems

a. engage in; a great deal of c. engage in; very little b. rarely engage in; a great deal of d. rarely engage in; very little

Which of the following is true about the presence of irrelevant information in middle childhood?

a. Children are able to ignore irrelevant information. b. Although still affected by irrelevant information, children in middle childhood are less affected than younger children. c. Children do not show the ability to ignore irrelevant information until adolescence. d. The majority of adults cannot ignore irrelevant information.