Cultural Contexts Influence the Unevenness of Children's Development By

question 45

Multiple Choice

Cultural contexts influence the unevenness of children's development by:

• A)arranging for certain activities to occur or not occur.
• B)regulating the child's role in the activity.
• C)determining the amount of practice a child will have in a specific activity.
• D)All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

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Muscle protein making up the thick filaments in a sarcomere; it pulls actin to shorten the sarcomere, yielding muscle contraction. See also actin.

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