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Grace, a third grader, is beginning to get many of her permanent teeth. Her mom is
concerned because Grace's permanent teeth seem much too large. What can you tell
Grace's mom?
A)Grace's permanent teeth will appear shorter as they 'settle" in to her jaw.
B)As Grace loses all 24 of her primary teeth, the permanent teeth will appear smaller.
C)As Grace's neck and torso grow, her teeth will appear smaller.
D)Grace's jaw and chin bones will grow to accommodate the newly erupting teeth.
Our reflections on how we arrived at facts, beliefs, and ideas are called
A)dualistic thinking.
B)cognitive dissonance.
C)relativistic thinking.
D)epistemic cognition.
Which of the following statements reflects a widely held opinion in the United States?
A)"The government should help poor parents raise their children."
B)"Most people are content with others intruding into family life as long as help is
needed."
C)"If parents decide to have a baby, then they should be ready to care for it."
D)"People should try to define themselves as part of a group."
Mrs. Finkbiner's classroom includes richly equipped learning centers, as well as small
groups and individuals solving self-chosen problems. She guides and supports in response
to children's needs. Mrs. Finkbiner has a(n) __________ classroom.
A)constructivist
B)traditional
C)inclusive
D)collectivist
From middle childhood on, individual differences in self-esteem become
A)less well-defined.
B)increasingly stable.
C)more flexible.
D)less important.
Three-year-old Madison is shown two pictures: one depicting a child stealing another
child's toy and the other showing a child eating spaghetti with her fingers. Madison is most
likely to view
A)both actions as equally wrong.
B)both actions as okay as long as they were not witnessed by an adult.
C)the stealing as more wrong than the bad table manners.
D)the bad table manners as more wrong than the stealing.
The age of viability occurs sometime between _____ and _____ weeks.
A)18; 22
B)20; 24
C)22; 26
D)26; 30
Couples can ease the transition to parenthood by
A)being more willing to take on traditional gender roles.
B)sharing child care right after the baby arrives.
C)returning to normal routines, such as work, soon after birth.
D)imposing their parenting standards on each other.
When their parents divorce, preschoolers and young school-age children
A)often fear that both parents may abandon them.
B)experience depressed mood and become unruly.
C)are less likely to display angry, defiant reactions than older children.
D)typically display few changes in behavior.
__________ is safe to drink during pregnancy.
A)No amount of alcohol
B)One alcoholic beverage per day
C)Three to five alcoholic beverages per week
D)A few alcoholic beverages per month
The techniques that matching sites claim to use to pair partners-sophisicated analyses of
information that daters provide-
A)report greater success rates if the website charges a fee for their services rather than
providing a free service.
B)have not demonstrated any greater success in bringing compatible partners together than
conventional off-line means of introducting people.
C)are related to higher rates of risks, such as stalker behavior and unwanted sexual
advances.
D)have been fine-tuned over recent years to detect when a dater is lying on his or her
profile, and remove them from the dating pool.
Five-month-old Raelle can be expected to __________ when an object is moved
beyond her reach.
A)extend one arm rather than both
B)reduce her efforts
C)revert to prereaching
D)increase her efforts
The male produces sperm in the __________, two glands located in the __________.
A)penis; scrotum
B)scrotum; penis
C)testes; penis
D)testes; scrotum
Pax suffers from malnutrition. Which of the following statements is probably correct?
A)Pax will produce less cortisol and be nonresponsive to stressful situations.
B)Pax will suffer from impaired motor coordination and inattention.
C)Pax will exhibit normal motor skills, but altered psychological functioning.
D)Pax will display normal psychological functioning, but delayed motor functioning.
At the beginning of the period of the embryo, the __________ system develops fastest.
A)nervous
B)circulatory
C)digestive
D)skeletal
By age 3,
A)self-conscious emotions are clearly linked to self-evaluation.
B)children no longer depend on adults to know when to feel self-conscious emotions.
C)children are not yet sensitive to praise and blame.
D)children have not yet developed the capacity to feel guilty or ashamed.
