Question 1

Explain how changes in sociocultural factors are demonstrated with childcare outside of the home in the United States.

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Question 2

Choose two of the following philosophers: Aristotle, Locke, Plato, Rousseau. Describe one similarity and one difference between the two.

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Question 3

The text describes several reasons for the importance of studying child development. Why is studying child development of interest or importance to you personally?

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Question 4

Considering the long history of the issue of playing violent video games and child and adolescent aggression, what advice would you provide to parents?

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Question 5

Explain what effortful attention is and describe its components. What has been associated with difficulty in exerting effortful attention?

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Question 6

Describe the results of Werner's Kauai study in terms of how children who encountered prenatal or birth challenges fared in different environments. What are the implications of these results for the nature
nurture question?

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Question 7

What do developmental psychologists mean when they say that children play an active role in their own development? Provide a detailed example of this concept.

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Question 8

Describe what ethical issues researchers must consider when they are conducting research with children.

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Question 9

Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of each of these designs: (a) cross-sectional, (b) longitudinal, and (c) microgenetic.

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Question 10

Katie and Natasha are sisters. Natasha has a lot of friends and is well liked by her peers. Katie, in contrast, has few friends and is constantly the target of her peers' teasing. Using the four factors Scarr identified as involved in differences among siblings, describe why these sisters might be so different when it comes to their peer relations. For each of the four factors, provide a specific example.

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Question 11

Based on the findings from Werner's study, outline the three characteristics of children who demonstrate resilience.

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Quiz 1: An Introduction to Child Development