Suppose Your Friend Is Going to Place Her Infant in a High-Quality

question 64

Multiple Choice

Suppose your friend is going to place her infant in a high-quality child-care center. She asks you what, if any, negative results might be associated with this arrangement. Based on the results of the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, you suggest that the negative result most likely to occur is that her child may:

• A) be delayed in learning to read
• B) be delayed in learning to do arithmetic
• C) less ready to enter kindergarten when the time comes
• D) be more aggressive and disobedient when entering kindergarten

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Definitions:

Ego

In psychoanalysis, part of the psychic apparatus that mediates between the desires of the id and the morals of the superego, often associated with conscious identity.

Puberty

The period of sexual maturation, where a child's body transitions into an adult body capable of reproduction.

Realization

The act of becoming fully aware of something as a fact, often leading to an understanding or acknowledgment of a situation.

Self

The individual's perception of their own identity, including their concepts of self-awareness and self-esteem, forming the core of an individual's personality.