Your Nephew Has Always Had a Difficult Personality

question 276

Multiple Choice

Your nephew has always had a difficult personality.He is now in early childhood and is very aggressive in most things that he does.Your sister is very concerned and asks you what your thoughts are.You tell her that ____.

• A)she should be concerned; aggressive behavior in early childhood is a predictor of aggression in adolescence and adulthood
• B)she should not be concerned; most children in early childhood go through this phase and will eventually stop being aggressive
• C)she should be concerned,but there is nothing that she can do
• D)as it turns out,very aggressive children during early childhood perform at superior levels in school

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Definitions:

Singlet

A term used in quantum mechanics and spectroscopy to describe a state in which all electrons in an atom or molecule are spin-paired, showing no magnetic field external to the system.

Doublet

In spectroscopy, a pattern indicating two closely linked energy levels or particles, often seen in NMR or EPR spectroscopy.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a spectroscopic technique used to study the structure of molecules by observing the interaction of nuclear spins with magnetic fields.

IR

Infrared spectroscopy, a technique used to identify molecular structures based on their absorption of infrared light, which causes molecular vibrations.