ANT 712 Test 1

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Jermaine, a college sophomore, was asked, "If two people disagree on the interpretation of
a poem, how would you decide which one is right?" He replied, "You'd have to ask the
poet. It's his poem." Jermaine is displaying
A)dualistic thinking.
B)cognitive dissonance.
C)relativistic thinking.
D)epistemic cognition.
Donor insemination
A)is commonly used to overcome female reproductive difficulties.
B)involves giving a woman hormones that stimulate the ripening of several ova.
C)permits women without a male partner to become pregnant.
D)is used to treat women whose fallopian tubes are permanently damaged.
Aili is aware that she should attend closely to her teacher's directions, group items when
memorizing, and reread a complicated paragraph to make sure she understands it. But she
does not always engage in these activities. Aili is not yet good at
A)selective attention.
B)applying memory strategies.
C)cognitive self-regulation.
D)metacognition.
_________ increases by only 10 percent during middle childhood and adolescence.
A)White matter
B)The weight of the brain
C)Gray matter
D)The number of synapses
Both Piaget's theory and the information-processing approach
A)regard children as active beings who modify their own thinking in response to
environmental demands.
B)focus on the development of imagination and creativity.
C)regard perception, memory, and problem solving as similar at all ages.
D)emphasize the importance of equilibration in producing higher levels of thinking.
Defining who you are, what you value, and the directions you choose to pursue in life is
part of
A)constructing an identity.
B)moral development.
C)gender intensification.
D)commitment.
Which of the following research methods utilizes participant observation?
A)the clinical, or case study, method
B)naturalistic observation
C)ethnography
D)structured observation
The __________ secretes hormones that prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a
fertilized ovum.
A)ovaries
B)corpus luteum
C)fallopian tubes
D)cervix
__________ is a strong predictor of the onset of an eating disorder in adolescence.
A)Severe dieting
B)Obsessive behavior
C)Participation in sports
D)Poverty
Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from
behind, Elin is most likely to respond by
A)telling a teacher.
B)asking him not to push.
C)pushing back.
D)sulking.
The Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development test
A)is suitable for preschool and school-age children.
B)accurately predicts future school achievement.
C)is suitable for children between 1 month and 3½ years.
D)is a poor predictor of infants' mental development.
In the United States, the most controversial aspect of adolescent pregnancy prevention
efforts is
A)the promotion of abstinence.
B)requiring sex education courses in school.
C)teaching social skills for handling sexual situations.
D)increasing access to contraceptives.

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