The National Institute of Child Health and Development Has Been

question 86

Multiple Choice

The National Institute of Child Health and Development has been conducting an in-depth study, which has followed the development of children in child-care arrangements since 1991. Which of the following is NOT a finding of this study?

• A)The quality of the child care children receive seems to have no effect on cognition.
• B)The effects of child care on development-whether positive or negative-appear to be limited in magnitude.
• C)Children in high-quality child care tend to be well- adjusted, no matter their socioeconomic status.
• D)Children who receive child care for many hours of the day tend to exhibit more problem behaviors than children who do not.

---

Definitions:

Axon

is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across the synaptic space from one neuron to another in the brain.

Neural Impulse

An electrical signal that travels along the axon of a neuron, transmitting information between neurons or from neurons to muscles.

Spinal Cord

The long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column, acting as the principal pathway for transmitting information between the brain and the rest of the body.