Select the answer that correctly completes each statement.

This activity contains 12 questions.

	When low-SES preschoolers are given an intelligence test, they _____________________ .   often look for attention and approval from the examiner rather than focusing on the test are high-motivated to perform well so they can impress the examiner

	Intelligence tests administered in early childhood _____________________ good predictors of later intelligence and academic achievement.   are are not

	Research studies that related low-SES parents’ HOME scores to their preschoolers’ performance on intelligence tests indicated that the home environment plays a _____________________ role in the intellectual performance of low-SES children.   major modest

	Good child care _____________________ simply a matter of keeping children safe and adequately fed.   is not is

	In _____________________ programs, teachers provide activities from which children select, and most of the day is devoted to play.   academic child-centered

	Emphasizing formal academic training in early childhood _____________________ .   fosters achievement strivings undermines motivation and emotional well-being

	Parents play a _____________________ role in Head Start Programs.   peripheral central

	Studies of university-based early intervention programs for preschoolers found that when compared to control groups, children enrolled in early intervention programs _____________________ .   scored higher in IQ and school achievement throughout elementary school remained ahead on measures of real-life school adjustment into adolescence

	The impressive school adjustment of Head Start children is partly due to _____________________ .   the emphasis on structured experiences that teach numbers, letters and colors the program’s effect of the parents

	Head Start is considered to be _____________________ in light of its outcomes.   an expensive program a cost-effective program

	_____________________ who are exposed to poor-quality child care score lower on measures of cognitive and social skills.   Preschoolers who come from disadvantaged families Regardless of SES, preschoolers

	In terms of the amount of time spent watching television, _____________________ .   preschool and school-age boys watch slightly more than girls girls of all ages watch more than boys

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