Eight-Year-Old Trey Stands in Front of a Group of Kids

question 136

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Trey stands in front of a group of kids and says, "I am smart." Which of the following is the most plausible reaction to this incident?

• A) Children 6 years of age are more likely to reject Trey's self-report.
• B) Children 9 years of age are more likely to reject Trey's self-report.
• C) Children 5-6 years of age are more likely to reject Trey's self-report.
• D) Children 10-11 years of age are more likely to accept Trey's self-report.

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Definitions:

Fight-or-Flight Response

An acute stress response involving physiological changes that prepare the body to either confront or flee from a threat.

Uterus

A major female reproductive organ where the development of the embryo and fetus occurs during pregnancy.

Ovary

The female reproductive organ in flowers and certain animals, including humans, where eggs or ovules are produced.

Embryo

(1) A young organism before it emerges from the egg, seed, or body of its mother. (2) Developing human until the end of the second month, after which it is referred to as a fetus. (3) In plants, the young sporophyte produced following fertilization and subsequent development of the zygote.