Baby Paul’s mother strokes his hair just before he eats. Now when Paul’s mother strokes
his hair, Paul begins to suck. The stroking is the __________, and the taste of milk is the
__________.
A)conditioned stimulus; neutral stimulus
B)unconditioned stimulus; conditioned stimulus
C)neutral stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
D)neutral stimulus; conditioned response
Telegraphic speech
A)usually contains significant grammatical errors.
B)focuses on high-content words.
C)emerges around age 3.
D)focuses on smaller, less important words.
Rh factor incompatibility
A)affects Rh-positive mothers.
B)can result in infant death.
C)cannot be prevented in most cases.
D)usually affects firstborn children.
If you asked 3-year-old Xander to tell you about himself, which of the following is he most
likely to say?
A)”I have a blue raincoat.”
B)”I am funny but shy.”
C)”I don’t like spaghetti.”
D)”I’m scared of the mean dog.”
When parents use punishment, they can increase its effectiveness by
A)using the same punishment regardless of the transgression.
B)permitting the child to act inappropriately at home but scolding him in public.
C)being consistent and providing explanations for the punishment.
D)withdrawing parental warmth until the behavior has been eradicated.
A ball thrown by a(n) __________ travels an average speed of 29 feet per second.
A)6-year-old girl
B)6-year-old boy
C)8-year-old girl
D)8-year-old boy
For most people, the left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is largely responsible for
A)judging distances.
B)negative emotion.
C)verbal abilities.
D)recognizing geometric shapes.
Which of the following statements about single-mother families is true?
A)About 40 percent of U.S. births are to single mothers.
B)More than two-thirds of single mothers in the United States are teenagers.
C)Newborns of single older mothers are at high risk for developmental problems.
D)The majority of nonmarital births in the United States are planned.
Compared with preschoolers, school-age children are
A)physically less pliable.
B)physically more elastic.
C)more agile, but less able to balance.
D)stronger, but less agile.
About 5 percent of adolescents are chronically depressed, which means that they
A)experience mild to moderate feelings of depression.
B)are gloomy and self-critical for many months and sometimes years.
C)bounce back after short periods of depression.
D)are experiencing an incurable and lifelong condition.
Which of the following athletes is especially likely to continue her activity into
adulthood?
A)Ellen, a softball player
B)Gerda, a volleyball player
C)Justine, a basketball player
D)Alena, a cross-country runner
Persistent paternal depression is a strong predictor of
A)aggression in boys.
B)delays in motor development.
C)anorexia in girls.
D)childhood autism.