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David is concerned that his clients and coworkers are reacting toward him in a negative way. You are a coworker of David’s and recently overheard two of  David’s clients talking about changing to a different professional because David’s fingernails are often not clean and his hair not well styled. In order to help your friend and also avoid offending him with specifics, how would you BEST advise David?

A parent telling their child which one of the following is most clearly an example of direct instruction?

True or false? Cutting shapes out of construction paper with scissors is a typical gross motor skill included in preschool curriculums that can help improve handwriting.

A first grader might know it’s wrong to take something that doesn’t belong to them, but, when asked why it’s wrong, might reply, “Because the teacher said so.” This is an example of Kohlberg’s _______ morality.

An 8 year old soccer player passes the ball to a teammate and runs towards the goal anticipating a pass back for an open shot. This strategic planning is most clearly an example of which type of benefit of youth sports?

A third grade teacher asks the students in her class to research 10 different animals found in zoos and rank them from lightest to heaviest. This is a good example of which characteristic of concrete operational thought?

True or false? A child with a BMI in the 87th percentile would be considered obese.

Which one of the following was NOT an alternative to spanking we discussed?

Serena has lots of friends at school. There’s not really anybody in her class that doesn’t like her. Serena would be classified as a _______ child.

Researchers show high school students at Pine Tree High School a video clip about the dangers of texting and driving and then track their texting and driving habits through an app on their phone for the next six months. Students at Oak Tree High School are not shown the video clip, but the researchers track their texting and driving habits through an app on their phone for the next six months as well. During those six months, there is no difference between the rate of texting and driving for the students at these two schools. This is an example of _______ research.