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Parents and teens quarrel more often
A)in late adolescence, as teens begin making their own life decisions, than in early and
middle adolescence.
B)in tribal and village societies where adolescence is recognized by a transition to adult
status.
C)when there is a large gap between parents' and adolescents' views of teenagers' readiness
for new responsibilities.
D)about important family values, such as honesty and integrity, than about everyday
matters, such as driving and curfews.
Dr. Kempsell combines interviews, observations, and test scores to obtain a full picture of
one individual's psychological functioning. This is an example of
A)naturalistic observation.
B)structured observation.
C)a structured interview.
D)the clinical, or case study, method.
Gametes are formed during a cell division process called __________, which halves the
number of chromosomes normally present in body cells.
A)mitosis
B)metaphase
C)meiosis
D)cytokinesis
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the __________ consists of activities and
interaction patterns in the child's immediate surroundings.
A)microsystem
B)mesosystem
C)exosystem
D)macrosystem
Frequent punishment promotes
A)immediate compliance but not lasting changes in behavior.
B)emotional well-being throughout early and middle childhood.
C)more efficient emotional-regulation skills.
D)strong internalization of moral rules.
__________ is generally regarded as the founder of the child-study movement.
A)John Locke
B)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C)Charles Darwin
D)G. Stanley Hall
Parents
A)often underestimate children's safety knowledge.
B)often underestimate children's physical abilities.
C)have little influence on children's safety knowledge.
D)must be educated about children's age-related safety capabilities.
If a child is creative, he or she is able to
A)reproduce others' work with little effort.
B)achieve outstanding scores in a specific field.
C)think convergently about problems.
D)produce work that is original yet appropriate.
Monozygotic twins
A)have the same genetic makeup.
B)develop more rapidly than children of single births.
C)are no more alike than ordinary siblings.
D)tend to be healthier than children of single births.
More often than in the past, couples today
A)get divorced before their childbearing plans are complete.
B)are confident about their readiness for parenthood.
C)bring children into stable marriages.
D)have their first child before the age of 25.
