Which of the following statements about children’s emergent literacy is true?
A)Many preschoolers think that each letter in a person’s signature represents a separate
name.
B)Most preschoolers realize that a single letter does not stand for a whole word.
C)As early as the preschool years, children are able to distinguish between drawing and
writing.
D)Emergent literacy is something that must be explicitly taught to preschool-age children.
The core knowledge perspective emphasizes
A)experimentation.
B)native endowment.
C)assimilation.
D)accommodation.
According to Piaget, young children’s thinking is rigid and strongly influenced by the way
things appear at the moment because they are not capable of
A)magical thinking.
B)animistic thinking.
C)operations.
D)centration.
Unlike her two sisters, when Teresa gives birth, she does not choose rooming in. Teresa
should know that there is
A)evidence that her ability to bond with her baby will be compromised as a result of this
decision.
B)evidence that her baby will suffer emotionally as a result of this decision.
C)no evidence that she will bond with her baby as strongly as her sisters bonded with their
babies.
D)no evidence that her competence as a caregiver will be compromised or that the baby
will suffer emotionally.
Following conception, the one-celled __________ multiplies and forms a(n) __________.
A)blastocyst; zygote
B)blastocyst; embryo
C)zygote; blastocyst
D)embryo; fetus
Which of the following types of parent-child play is most strongly linked to social
competence in the child?
A)parent-directed play
B)mother-son play
C)mother-daughter play
D)father-daughter play
When teenagers are asked directly and confidentially about lawbreaking, __________
admit to having committed some sort of offense.
A)almost none
B)about half
C)almost all
D)mostly boys
IQ often enters into educational decisions because it
A) is an accurate representation of a child’s information-processing speed.
B) is the best way to understand why certain children have difficulty in mathematics.
C) identifies children who will excel in art and music.
D) predicts school performance and educational attainment.
Which of the following couples’ cohabiting relationship is most likely to dissolve when
problems arise?
A) Paul and Whitney, who are deeply religious
B) Bryan and Claire, who are politically conservative
C) Marshawn and Delia, both of whom are African Americans
D) Louis and Meagan, both of whom have divorced parents
Javier is doing quite well despite significant family stress. Javier’s resilience has probably
been fostered by
A)parenting that combines high expectations with strict control.
B)an anxious, reactive disposition.
C)parenting that combines warmth with permissiveness.
D)an appealing, easygoing disposition.
Which of the following statements about mother-stepfather families is true?
A)Boys often react with sulky, resistant behavior to their custodial mother’s remarriage.
B)Mothers’ friction with sons tends to increase.
C)It is the most common form of blended family.
D)Older school-age children display a marked decrease in acting-out behavior.
Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual theory
A)was developed through careful observations of his own children.
B)emphasizes that how parents manage their child’s fears is crucial for healthy sexual
development.
C)emphasizes five parts of the personality that become integrated during a sequence of
three stages.
D)was developed through having emotionally troubled adults talk freely about painful
events of their childhoods.
Which of the following statements about factors related to adolescent suicide is true?
A)Suicidal adolescents typically do not have a family history of suicide.
B)The majority of adolescents who attempt suicide are solitary and withdrawn.
C)Most, if not all, successful suicides are sudden and impulsive.
D)A prior suicide attempt is the strongest predictor of suicide completion.
Spermarche occurs
A)before the height spurt begins.
B)after the peak strength spurt.
C)around age 13½.
D)after facial hair begins to grow.
Primary sexual characteristics
A)are visible on the outside of the body.
B)involve the reproductive organs directly.
C)are unrelated to sexual functioning.
D)do not develop in a standard sequence.
__________ arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field.
A)Pictorial depth cues
B)Dimensions
C)Binocular depth cues
D)Receding lines
Libby is good at playing the flute and likes the pleasure that music gives to others. As a
result, she thinks she might want to be a musician. She is likely in the __________ phase
of vocational development.
A)capability
B)tentative
C)realistic
D)fantasy