Low-Birth-Weight Infants Tend to Do Poorer in School and Have

question 158

True/False

Low-birth-weight infants tend to do poorer in school and have more motor development problems than their normal-weight peers.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

The process in behavioral psychology that strengthens or encourages a behavior by providing a reward or positive outcome.

Maladaptive Behavior

Actions or tendencies that are counterproductive to oneself or to one's well-being, often a response to environmental stressors.

Structuralists

Psychologists who analyze the basic elements of consciousness and how they combine to form our overall perceptual experiences.

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Pertaining to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies.