The Longitudinal Study Conducted by the National Institute of Child

question 70

Multiple Choice

The longitudinal study conducted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development concluded that

• A) income alone predicts whether children will become securely attached.
• B) a child in child care,regardless of the quality,will be more socially incompetent.
• C) the home environment is twice as important a predictor of whether children will become attached to their caregivers.
• D) high-quality child care increases cognitive ability.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Tendencies

Inherent patterns or predispositions in thinking, such as biases or idiosyncrasies, that affect how individuals process information.

Depressive Disorders

A group of conditions characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across the synaptic gaps between neurons, influencing a vast range of bodily and psychological functions.

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A tendency to explain negative events as due to stable, global, and internal causes.