Before arriving in a kindergarten classroom, Dr. Banks prepared a questionnaire for
interviewing children for her research. This is an example of a research
A) design.
B) question.
C) method.
D) hypothesis.
Which of the following statements is true regarding gender identity in middle
childhood?
A) Boys are more likely than girls to describe themselves as having “other-gender”
characteristics.
B) Boys are more likely than girls to rate “masculine” occupations as having higher
status than “feminine” occupations.
C) Girls strengthen their identification with “feminine” characteristics, while boys’
identification with “masculine” characteristics declines.
D) Girls are more likely than boys to consider future work roles stereotyped for the
other gender.
After the industrial revolution, childbirth in Western nations
A) became a family-centered event.
B) moved to freestanding birth centers.
C) moved from home to hospital.
D) became less reliant on pain medications.
Employed mothers who value their parenting role
A) generally favor a permissive style of parenting.
B) are more likely to use authoritative child rearing and coregulation.
C) still have less-well-adjusted children than stay-at-home mothers.
D) tend to experience more fatigue, distress, and low energy in both roles.
To attain adult status, which of the following factors do most emerging adults say is
essential?
A) finishing their education
B) settling into a career
C) marrying and starting a family
D) constructing a worldview
Which of the following newborns is the most likely to feel pain especially intensely?
A) Miranda, who was born eight days after her due date
B) Helen, who was born two days after her due date
C) Miguel, who was born three weeks before his due date
D) Demitria, who was born on her due date
Mr. and Mrs. Yoto want to know how they can support the development of sympathetic
concern in their 5-year-old son, Raj. Based on research, which of the following
suggestions would you give the Yoto’s?
A) Provide opportunities for community service activities.
B) Avoid having disagreements in front of Raj.
C) Allow Raj to independently work through conflicts with peers.
D) Limit unstructured social activities until Raj is older.
A deficiency of thyroxine results in
A) morbid obesity.
B) mental retardation.
C) androgyny.
D) excess facial and body hair.