Alicia, a fourth grader, regularly looks after herself for two to three hours after she gets
home from school and before her mother gets home from work. Alicia is a(n)
A)home-based child.
B)neglected child.
C)self-care child.
D)average child.
Dr. Singh studies the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing child’s
cognitive processing and behavior patterns. She is part of a group of researchers from the
fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and medicine. Dr. Singh would most likely
consider herself to be a(n)
A)behaviorist.
B)developmental cognitive neuroscientist.
C)evolutionary developmental psychologist.
D)information-processing researcher.
In diverse cultures around the world, __________ in particular fosters patterns of thinking
and behaving that greatly improve quality of life, for both parents and children.
A)education of women
B)collectivism
C)living near extended family
D)having one stay-at-home parent
__________ leads to a 9 percent reduction in __________ injuries, a leading cause of
permanent physical disability and death in school-age children.
A)Wearing protective helmets; head
B)Proper use of car seats and seat belts; spinal
C)Teaching children to use crosswalks; pedestrian
D)Improving playgrounds; motor vehicle accident
Dorita is given an Apgar appearance rating of 1. This means her
A)body is pink with blue arms and legs.
B)body, arms, and legs are completely blue.
C)body, arms, and legs are completely pink.
D)body is blue with pink arms and legs.
One of the best ways for Johann’s mom to promote peer interaction skills is for her to
A)provide opportunities for Johann to play with peers.
B)avoid arranging frequent play dates that may overwhelm Johann.
C)avoid providing specific suggestions to Johann on how to interact with other children.
D)prevent Johann from interacting with children with whom he has conflicts.
In power and breadth of influence, no other microsystem context equals the
A)school.
B)church.
C)family.
D)peer group.
Programs like 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) recognize that resilience is
not __________ but rather __________.
A)a preexisting attribute; a capacity that develops
B)predetermined; a developmental cascade
C)environmental; biological
D)a cognitive ability; a social ability
Surveys of U.S. parents indicate that 20 to 30 percent of preschoolers
A)are banned from using the family’s computers without supervision.
B)are incapable of social interaction due to excessive amounts of time spent watching
media.
C)do not have a television or a computer easily available to them.
D)experience no limits on TV or computer use at home.
Vegetarian adolescents
A)are far less likely than their nonvegetarian counterparts to have healthy eating habits.
B)may have diets that are deficient in certain nutrients.
C)are prone to fad dieting, which can lead to later weight gain.
D)usually consume too few calories and nutrients for proper growth.
Which of the following behaviors is an example of verbal aggression?
A)social exclusion
B)friendship manipulation
C)name-calling
D)destroying another’s property
Two Apgar ratings are given because
A)one is given by the pediatrician, and one is given by the labor and delivery nurse.
B)one is for appearance, pulse, and grimace, and the other is for activity and respiration.
C)some babies have trouble adjusting at first but do quite well after a few minutes.
D)one is taken immediately after birth, and the other is taken just before the newborn is
released from the hospital.
Events such as parental blaming for family problems, the breakup of an important peer
relationship, or the humiliation of being caught engaging in irresponsible or antisocial acts
are all
A)stressors that can foster depression, but typically do not lead to a suicide attempt.
B)triggers that result in more delinquent acts.
C)contributing factors to the imaginary audience and the personal fable.
D)stressors that can trigger a suicide attempt.