As vocabulary expands and pronunciation improves,
A)underextensions increase.
B)overextensions gradually decline.
C)overextensions increase.
D)underextensions replace overextensions.
Children who get along well with agemates tend to
A)request an explanation when they do not understand a peer’s behavior.
B)attend selectively to social cues.
C)hover around peers’ activities.
D)barge into play groups without asking.
Which of the following statements about the consequences of obesity is true?
A)The consequences of obesity rarely continue into adulthood.
B)Obese children tend to show better school achievement than their healthy-weight
agemates.
C)Overweight adults are less likely than their normal-weight agemates to be rented
apartments.
D)Obese children seldom experience social isolation that persists into adolescence.
Children’s same-sex peer associations
A)increase their tolerance for gender-inappropriate activities.
B)serve to reduce the gender stereotypes coming from parents.
C)make the peer context an especially potent source of gender-role learning.
D)increase their opportunities to engage in “cross-gender” activities.
Which of the following statements about radiation exposure during pregnancy is true?
A)Low-level radiation from medical X-rays or industrial leakage is safe.
B)Even low-level radiation can increase the risk of childhood cancer.
C)The effects of radiation exposure are immediate and apparent.
D)Radiation exposure affects physical development, but not cognitive or emotional
development.
Which of the following statements about Germany’s work-study apprenticeship system is
true?
A)About 25 percent of German youths participate in the program rather than go to a
college-preparatory high school.
B)Businesses provide financial support because they know that the program guarantees a
competent, dedicated work force.
C)The German government provides the full funding for the program, because it
guarantees a competent, dedicated work force.
D)Student tuitions, which are even higher than in the United States, a responsible for
funding the entire program.
Most teenagers
A)engage in serious antisocial acts, although they are rarely caught or prosecuted.
B)do not show serious depression, suicidal tendencies, or persistent antisocial behavior.
C)experience severe bouts of depression, especially those in industrialized nations.
D)seriously consider suicide, although few actually make an attempt.
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths who attempt suicide are more likely to report
A)warm, supportive romantic relationships.
B)family conflict over their gender-atypical behavior.
C)strong ties to peers.
D)meeting their partners on the Internet.
Stage 1 of labor
A)is the shortest.
B)involves delivery of the baby.
C)climaxes with a brief phase called transition.
D)involves birth of the placenta.
Recall
A)is not as challenging as recognition.
B)is the simplest form of memory.
C)involves remembering a stimulus with perceptual support.
D)improves steadily with age.
In which of Bowlby’s phases do children negotiate with the caregiver, using requests and
persuasion to alter the caregiver€s goals?
A)preattachment
B)”attachment in the making”
C)”clear-cut” attachment
D)formation of a reciprocal relationship
Dr. Stamina’s longitudinal study on Native American personality styles was criticized
because he failed to enlist participants who adequately represented the Native American
population. This limitation is known as
A)cohort effects.
B)selective attrition.
C)practice effects.
D)biased sampling.
Newborns relax their facial muscles in response to a __________ taste.
A)salty
B)sour
C)bitter
D)sweet
The most consistent asset of resilient children is
A)high self-esteem.
B)access to high-quality child care.
C)a strong bond with a competent, caring adult.
D)being identified as gifted.