Some Sex Differences in Gross Motor Activity in Early Childhood

question 51

Multiple Choice

Some sex differences in gross motor activity in early childhood have been found.However,these differences

• A) are slight when compared to the differences between individual children.
• B) disappear by age 7.
• C) are attributed to genetics.
• D) are attributed to environmental causes.

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Definitions:

Mental Processes

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Intervening Variable

A hypothetical variable used to explain the relationship between variables, mainly in psychological research.

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