Which of the following is the best example of what is meant by the term maturation?
a. a first-grader who is learning to do arithmetic problems
b. an infant who babbles "ga-ga-ga-ga" when she is content
c. a college student who is working hard to learn to speak Spanish
d. a mother who teaches her 2-year-old to control his temper by ignoring him when he has a tantrum
b
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In Thomas and Chess' temperament model, the most frequently observed category was the
A) easy temperament. B) slow-to-warm-up temperament. C) shy temperament. D) difficult temperament.
Which of the following statements about factors related to juvenile delinquency is true?
A) SES and ethnicity are strongly related to teenagers' self-reports of antisocial acts. B) Families of delinquent youths tend to be low in warmth, high in conflict, and characterized by harsh, inconsistent discipline and low monitoring. C) Girls who experience parental divorce and separation are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior than boys who experience parental divorce and separation. D) Teenagers tend to commit crimes in high-SES neighborhoods where parents are more likely to be absent after school and in the early evening.