When Looking at the Heights and Weights of Preschool Children

question 42

Multiple Choice

When looking at the heights and weights of preschool children around the world, we know that there are:

• A) congenital differences.
• B) ethnic differences among them.
• C) no visible differences.
• D) cases of hyperthyroidism.

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Definitions:

Desirable Behavior

Actions or conduct that are viewed positively and encouraged within a particular social or organizational culture.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Learning Through Association

The process of acquiring knowledge or behavior by linking two concepts or experiences together.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when presented after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring in the future.