Over 50 years ago, Noam Chomsky (1959, 1965) threw down the nativist gauntlet on language, and has withstood potshots from many quarters. His debut involved a critique of B.F Skinner’s (1957) account of language acquisition. Central to Skinner’s account was the important influence of the linguistic environment. Fundamental reinforcement principles would effect the association of spoken words wi...

The purpose in this study was to examine temperament characteristics in children with Down syndrome and to consider the effects of condition, chronological age and measurement on these characteristics. This presentation addresses three questions: Are there differences in temperament between children with Down syndrome and normally developing children? Are there differences in temperament across...

Abstract The specific sanitation needs of children aged five to 11 years old—those too old use small potties, but usually young safely and confidently adult latrines during both the day night, including in this age range with disabilities—have often been overlooked provision emergency sanitation. There are multiple reasons provide specifically for group. They represent a large number beneficiar...

OBJECTIVE Based on the data obtained through Child Protective Services (CPS) case records abstraction, this study aimed to explore patterns of overlapping types of child maltreatment in a sample of urban, ethnically diverse male and female youth (n= 303) identified as maltreated by a large public child welfare agency. METHODS A cluster analysis was conducted on data for 303 maltreated youth. ...

Using a scale of child rearing preferences, scholars find that African Americans are far more authoritarian than Whites. We argue that this racial gap in authoritarianism is largely a measurement artifact. The child rearing scale now used to measure authoritarianism is cross-racially invalid because it draws heavily on a metaphor about hierarchy. Akin to someone who favors enforcing conformity ...

keratoderma is a group of disorders characterized by abnormal thickening of skin. acquired palmar keratoderma has many underlying causes. the association of thyroid disease and palmar keratoderma rarely reported. hypothyroidism, although very rare association, must be suspected in patients with acquired ppk, particularly when it occurs in setting of systemic symptoms or predisposing conditions....