Which of the Following Is True of Middle Childhood

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of middle childhood?

• A) Mothers' interactions with school-age children continue to revolve exclusively around recreation.
• B) Parent-child interactions focus on assignment of chores and peer activities.
• C) Parents provide more direct feedback than they did in the preschool years.
• D) Children evaluate their parents less harshly than they did in early childhood.

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Definitions:

Reabsorption

The process by which substances are taken back into the bloodstream from bodily fluids; commonly associated with the kidneys reabsorbing nutrients and water.

Presynaptic Neuron

The neuron that sends a signal across the synaptic gap to a receiving neuron during neurotransmission.

Reuptake

The absorption by a presynaptic nerve ending of a neurotransmitter that it has secreted.

Synaptic Vesicles

Small structures within neurons that store neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft to transmit neural signals.