The Tender Years Doctrine Once Prevailed as the Standard for Deciding

question 11

Multiple Choice

The tender years doctrine once prevailed as the standard for deciding child custody. This rule dictated that:

• A) young children were to stay with the father.
• B) all female children were placed with the father.
• C) young children and all male children were placed with the father.
• D) young children and all female children were placed with the mother.

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Definitions:

Maintenance Rehearsal

A cognitive process that involves repeatedly verbalizing or thinking about a piece of information to keep it in short-term memory.

Depth-of-processing Approach

A theory that suggests the depth at which information is thought about or processed affects how well it is remembered; deeper processing involves meaningful analysis and leads to better recall.

Interference Theory

The theory suggesting that the ability to remember information is affected by other learning, leading to memory interference and forgetting.

Stage Theory

A theory that development occurs in distinct phases or stages, each characterized by specific criteria.