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According to the passage, what does the skilled educator know how to do?
Stimulate children's natural activities and devise presentations to promote learning of important material
What does the passage say about how children learn?
Children learn in a variety of ways, including active efforts, observation, and incidental learning
According to the passage, how does the time period in which children are born impact their development?
Children born in North America in 2005 will experience a great deal of schooling
What does the passage say about the impact of culture on individual lessons?
The impact of culture is apparent in what Japanese and US students remember from the same mathematics lesson
According to the passage, what is the relationship between a young child and their family?
A young child's family is closer to the child than anyone else, and family relations make an enormous difference in children's development
What does the passage say about children's learning in terms of effort and interest?
Children have a tremendous capacity to learn without effort or even interest
Most developmental psychologists believe that development is primarily due to:
A combination of nature and nurture
What does the concept of continuous development suggest?
Development is a gradual and cumulative process
Which of the following is an example of continuous development given in the text?
A child's physical growth, adding inches to their height year by year
Some developmental theorists argue that:
At least some aspects of development differ across cultures
The text suggests that researchers have found it difficult to identify:
Consistent personality and behavioral differences across cultures
One explanation for the lack of consistent personality and behavioral differences is that:
Behavior is determined by the current environment rather than biology
Explore the concept of how development is influenced by both nature (biology) and nurture (experience) in developmental psychology. Learn about continuous development as a smooth progression and discontinuous development as growth in distinct stages.
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