Compared to school-age children, adolescents are better at
A)defining concrete words.
B)understanding figurative language.
C)taking turns in conversations.
D)applying the basic rules of grammar.
Perception studies demonstrate that
A)Western adults, but not infants, can detect rhythmic-pattern deviations of non-Western
music.
B)Western children retain the ability to detect deviations in foreign musical rhythms
throughout childhood.
C)Western babies lose their ability to detect deviations in foreign musical rhythms by 12
months of age.
D)daily opportunities to listen to non-Western music restores Western adults€ sensitivity to
music rhythms.
When asked about the meaning of friendship, teenagers stress which of the following
characteristics?
A)attractiveness, compatibility, and loyalty
B)common interests and trust
C)attractiveness, similarity, and common interests
D)intimacy, mutual understanding, and loyalty
Kali’s face, hands, and feet began to swell in the second half of her pregnancy. Kali’s
doctor began to monitor her blood pressure. The doctor was probably concerned about
A)toxoplasmosis.
B)maternal diabetes.
C)Rh incompatibility.
D)preeclampsia.
Four-year-old Matthew is given a toy robotic dog for his birthday. Matthew is most likely
to
A)try to interact with the robotic dog as he would a real dog.
B)recognize that the robotic dog is not alive despite its lifelike features.
C)insist that his mother make something for the robotic dog to eat.
D)realize that the robotic dog cannot see, think, or remember like real dogs.
Many experts believe that schools should
A)offer more physical education classes that emphasize training in competitive sports.
B)offer more frequent physical education classes and change the content of these
programs.
C)eradicate recesses in favor of an earlier end to the school day.
D)eradicate recesses to allow for longer lunch periods to ensure proper nutrition.
According to Piaget, __________ is the balance between internal structures and
information that children encounter in their everyday worlds.
A)imitation
B) adaptation
C)cognition
D)equilibrium
Contemporary research suggests that the storm-and-stress notion of adolescence
A)is the most accurate perspective.
B)has no basis in fact.
C)is greatly understated.
D)is greatly exaggerated.
The most fleeting state of arousal is
A)NREM sleep.
B)REM sleep.
C)drowsiness.
D)quiet alertness.
Currently, the most widely used potent teratogen is prescribed
A)as a sedative.
B)to treat severe acne.
C)to prevent miscarriages.
D)to treat depression.
The most common way gay men and lesbians become parents is through
A)previous heterosexual marriages.
B)surrogacy.
C)reproductive technologies.
D)adoption.
Nine-month-old Daisy retrieves her pacifier, which her mother has hidden under a cover.
Baby Daisy has begun to master
A)deferred imitation.
B)object permanence.
C)make-believe play.
D)reflexive schemes.
By the end of the first year, a baby’s ability to manipulate objects greatly expands with the
development of
A)the pincer grasp.
B)the ulnar grasp.
C)the fine-motor reflex.
D)prereaching.
Adolescent idealism often leads young people to become
A)more cooperative at home.
B)more critical of parents and siblings.
C)better students at school.
D)more realistic in their evaluations of others.
Elaboration is a later-emerging memory strategy because it requires
A)considerable effort and space in working memory.
B)concrete pieces of information.
C)combining rehearsal and organization.
D)a greater digit span.
Jim sometimes uses his right hand skillfully, but he prefers his left hand. Jim
A)is ambidextrous.
B)has a strongly lateralized brain.
C)is very likely to have left-handed children.
D)probably had early damage to the left hemisphere.
Research shows that on both hypothetical dilemmas and everyday moral problems,
A)themes of justice occur more often than caring.
B)males reason at a much lower level than females.
C)females actually emphasize themes of justice over caring.
D)themes of justice and caring appear in the responses of both sexes.
A surprising aspect of brain growth is that
A)the neural tube produces far less neurons than the brain will need.
B)as synapses form, 20 to 80 percent of the surrounding neurons die.
C)during infancy and toddlerhood, neural fibers stagnate.
D)once neurons are in place, they cannot differentiate.