Delinquency usually __________ over early and middle adolescence and then
__________.
A)declines; rises
B)rises; rises further
C)declines; declines further
D)rises; declines
Marcus, a cooperative, attentive child, receives more patient and sensitive interactions
from his parents than they give to Erica, his distractible, inattentive sister. This is an
example of a(n) __________ gene-environment correlation.
A)passive
B)evocative
C)active
D)dynamic
In healthy, physically fit women, __________ exercise is related to __________.
A)regular aerobic; low birth weight
B)frequent vigorous; a reduction in risk of high blood pressure
C)regular moderate; a reduction in risk of maternal diabetes
D)frequent vigorous; high birth weight
Baby Isaac combined his skills of kicking, rocking on all fours, and reaching in order to
crawl. This is an example of
A)coordinated trends.
B)fine-motor coordination.
C)gross-motor coordination.
D)dynamic systems of action.
Which of the following children is most likely to be receiving abusive or neglectful care?
A)Dante, whose attachment is disorganized/disoriented
B)Sonya, whose attachment is secure
C)Anthony, whose attachment is avoidant
D)Riley, whose attachment is resistant
One strength of longitudinal studies is that investigators can
A)collect a large amount of data in a short time span.
B)explore similarities among different aged participants at the same time.
C)ensure that participants adequately represent the population of interest.
D)examine relationships between early and later events and behaviors.
Liza is in a state of identity moratorium. Which of the following statements is Liza likely
to make regarding her voting practices?
A)”Sometimes I vote one way; sometimes another way. What does it matter, anyway?”
B)”I haven’t figured out which party is right for me, but I am reading and listening to what
they all have to say.”
C)”I’ve explored the Republicans and Democrats, but I’m finding that the Green Party’s
values make the most sense to me.”
D)”My parents are both Republicans and I trust them, so I’m a Republican.”
In the early months, infants
A)have only a limited capacity to regulate their emotional stress.
B)are unable to regulate any form of emotional stress.
C)are not very easily overwhelmed.
D)rely primarily on self-soothing for distraction and reorientation of attention.
Research on sex differences in temperament shows that
A)girls are more daring than boys, and they have a large advantage in effortful control.
B)boys are more anxious and timid than girls, and they are slightly more impulsive.
C)girls’ advantage in effortful control contributes to better school performance.
D)boys are more active than girls, but they also tend to be more anxious and timid.
During the Reformation, the Puritans
A)characterized children as innocent and close to angels.
B)regarded children as fully mature by the time they were 7 or 8 years old.
C)recommended permissive child-rearing practices.
D)believed that children were born evil and had to be civilized.
High doses of caffeine during pregnancy
A)increase the risk of low birth weight.
B)is only safe during the first trimester.
C)can result in gross fetal abnormalities.
D)is linked to respiratory distress in childbirth.