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1) baldness, hemophilia, and sickle-cell anemia are all examples of disorders caused by: a. dominant genes. b. recessive genes. c. polygenetic traits. d. sex-linked characteristics. 2) in bronfenbrenners model of child development, the outermost circle represents the childs ______. a. […]

1) which of the following statements is true? a. students start school later and stay in school for a shorter period of time, compared to past generations. b. since 1920 the average school year has decreased from 180 to 120 […]

1) freuds stage of latency, eriksons stage of industry versus inferiority, and piagets stage of concrete operations are typically found in what age group? a. infancy b. early childhood c. middle childhood d. adolescence 2) dr. jameson, a motivation theorist, […]

1) the school to which you have been assigned is primarily hispanic in composition. you can expect that the majority of hispanic students will be of ______ origin. a. puerto rican b. mexican c. south american d. cuban 2) at […]

1) which of the following statements regarding brain development is true? a. the right hemisphere of the brain controls language processes, whereas the left hemisphere processes spatial and visual information. b. the brains plasticity increases with age. c. the human […]

1) all but which of the following are examples of gross-motor skills? a. climbing up stair steps b. assembling a puzzle c. riding a bicycle d. playing dodge ball 2) a ______ is any environmental substance or disease that causes […]

1) the fact that children need to communicate and that they acquire whatever language they hear spoken by the people around them suggests which basic principle of language development? a. language is a social phenomenon. b. language is complex and […]

1) seven-year-old cassandra is reading an arthur chapter book to her grandmother. cassandra is able to decode many of the words; for others, she has sight recognition. her grandmother patiently helps cassandra with words she doesnt know. according to the […]

1) the tiny gaps between neurons are called: a. neurotransmitters. b. myelination. c. plasticity. d. synapses. 2) when approached by a stranger to play, 18-month-old sarah looks to her mother to see if its okay. sarahs mother smiles at her, […]

1) eleanor is the type of parent who sets rules, disciplines harshly, and expects her children to follow the rules. she demonstrates little warmth with her children. eleanors style would best be described as: a. authoritarian. b. authoritative. c. permissive-indulgent. […]

1) based on research discussed in the text, as a future school administrator which of the following would be the least effective method for reducing aggression in your school? a. implementing a conflict resolution program b. encouraging peer mediation of […]

1) compared to those who have feminine or masculine gender-role conceptions, those with androgynous gender-role conception tend to have: a. higher self-esteem. b. better coping skills. c. more life satisfaction. d. all of these 2) which of the following statements […]

1) chuck, a 13-year-old, has a learning disability for which he receives special services at school. when he was 5, it is likely that chuck exhibited which developmental abnormality? a. problems with arousal, attention, and alertness b. difficulties with drawing, […]

1) a 21st-century community school might differ from a traditional public school in which of the following ways? a. it might be open year-round. b. it might provide health care services to students and families. c. it might provide child […]

1) the ______ principle states that growth starts at the head and moves downward. a. cephalocaudal b. proximal-distal c. puberty d. menarche 2) which of the following statements about poverty and childhood is false? a. the majority of children living […]

1) which of the following is not a typical element of emotional development in adolescence? a. declines in happiness and pride b. increases in moodiness, anxiety, and loneliness c. increased ability to engage in self-reflection d. decreases in self-consciousness and […]

1) piaget initially studied childrens reasoning processes by using the ______ method. a. clinical interview b. experimental c. survey d. naturalistic observation 2) jesse is able to classify objects and solve conservation tasks. based on piagets description of child development, […]

1) which of the following statements regarding gay and lesbian families is false? a. compared to heterosexual couples, lesbian couples share parenting more equally and favor less traditional sex-role socialization for their children. b. in general, gay parents and heterosexual […]

1) what percentage of single-parent families are headed by single fathers? a. 85 b. 22 c. 14 d. 5 2) regarding typical outcomes for children from single-parent families, which of the following statements is true? a. children from single-parent families […]

1) the purpose of action research is to: a. understand general principles of child development. b. improve the educational environment for students. c. control unimportant variables that could potentially affect the results of the research. d. examine changes in child […]

1) freud and erikson are associated with which kind of developmental theory? a. psychoanalytic b. behavioral c. biological d. cognitive 2) a(n) _____ is a variation of a single language spoken by members of a speech community. a. dialect b. […]

1) raven is invited to her friend michelles birthday party. she is excited about buying michelle a present because she understands that giving michelle a present will make her friend happy. raven also gets personal satisfaction out of giving the […]

1) adolescent response to puberty is affected by: a. the nature of pubertal changes. b. the timing of pubertal changes. c. societal expectations for their behavior during puberty. d. all of these. 2) leigh ann is in the process of […]

1) as children age, instrumental aggression ______ and hostile aggression ______. a. decreases/decreases b. increases/increases c. increases/decreases d. decreases/increases 2) a school administrator decides to study the effect of the dear (drop everything and read) program, where students are required […]

1) buddy says, laws exist to benefit everyone and to preserve human rights. at which stage of moral reasoning would buddy be classified? a. stage 2 b. stage 5 c. stage 6 d. stage 3 2) the process of focusing […]

1) ______ are the social unit primarily responsible for the socialization of children. a. schools b. peer groups c. families d. churches 2) for his gifted education, benny is offered additional experiences like field trips and extra assignments. this type […]

1) kaitlyns performance on the wisc-iii suggests that her iq is average. her numerical iq score would be: a. 50. b. 100. c. 115. d. 150. 2) which of the following statements regarding attachment is false? a. the roots of […]

1) if you choose to adopt a didactic instructional approach in your classroom, you can expect, based on research findings, to see which of the following outcomes? a. an increase in your students basic reading skills b. better perfomance in […]

1) in the last 30 years, ______ theories have become the most common strategy for studying childrens cognitive development. a. information-processing b. intelligence c. psychoanalytic d. behaviorist 2) which of the following statements is not consistent with vygotskys perspective on […]

1) according to the text, which of the following is a recommended strategy for dealing with bullies in the school environment? a. provision of social skill training and anger management programs for bullies b. adoption of antibullying policies c. use […]

1) a child is not considered to have a learning disability if his or her learning difficulties can be attributed to: a. visual, hearing, or motor handicaps. b. emotional disturbances. c. a disordered home environment. d. any of these 2) […]