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1) which of the following develops after all the others? a. negatives b. transformations c. agent-action-object categories d. pauses that show a sensitivity to phrase structure 2) in vygotskys theory, inner speech a.contradicts werners concept of microgenesis b.articulates dimly formed […]

1) which of the following is not associated with rousseaus thought? a. romanticism b. child-centered education c.metacognition d.recapitulation 2) eriksons child rearing advice sounds most similar to that of a. gesell b. locke c. piaget d. skinner Answer: a 3) […]

1) piaget most often linked the various forms of preoperational thought to a. egocentrism b. hierarchic integration c. a lack of conservation d. transductive thinking 2) imprinting is most precisely defined as the process by which a.the releasing stimuli of […]

1) according to bowlby, a human baby crawling after a parent a.is following innate, evolved tendencies b.has imprinted on the parent c.is attached to the parent d.all of the above 2) chomskys position differs from that of a. piaget on […]

1) j. b. watson a.applied classical conditioning to child development b.said there are no innate emotions c.provided new insights into the role of discriminative stimuli d.all of the above 2) when the infant begins pulling back from the mother to […]

1) clara thompson said that penis envy in girls is actually a.a cry for equal opportunity b.womb envy c.more valid than women will admit d.quite pathological 2) mandalas express the archetype of the a. self b. ego c. anima d. […]

1) which defense mechanism is most typically at play in the anal stage? a.displacement b.substitution c.denial d.reaction-formation 2) one of the criticisms of erikson, advanced by robert white, is that erikson a. overlooked the need for anthropological fieldwork b. didnt […]

1) the epilogue asserts that computers a. are best used for higher-order thinking b. take time away from sensory development c. rob children of their independence d. all of the above 2) looking at old age, erikson focused on a. […]

1) vygotsky thought of play as a. useless b. involving rules c. totally impulsive d. totally free 2) microgenesis means a.the micro-analysis of development in diverse areas b.the same principles apply to microorganisms as to higher species c.each thought or […]

1) the epilogue argues that children need more opportunities a. in the arts b. for play c. to explore nature d. all of the above 2) ego integrity most basically includes a. a complete honesty in ones relations to others […]

1) the tools of the mind project tries to teach a. abstract thinking b. self-regulation through play c. grammar d. moral concepts through fairy tales 2) on the topic of infantile amnesia, schachtel expanded on freud. freud saw infantile amnesia […]

1) an example of a discriminative stimulus is a boy who a.is startled by the sight of a dog b.works only when immediately rewarded c.cries to get attention d.works hard only when the teacher says, this paper will be graded […]

1) vygotsky believed that culture and society a. are the causes of human misery b. contribute powerfully to peoples thinking c. are useless d. are utopian dreams 2) a study by bell and ainsworth suggests that when parents consistently respond […]

1) responses that are intermittently rather than continuously reinforced are a.less likely to generalize b.less subject to negative reinforcement c.more difficult to extinguish d.all of the above 2) some contemporary ethologists prefer the term sensitive period to critical period to […]

1) one of vygotskys laws was that a.behavior begins as action and then become increasingly verbal and logical b.the dialectic of history manifests itself in the cognitive conflicts between individuals c.children first learn the social forms of behavior, then apply […]

1) sophia displays a blend of positive and negative social behaviors. she is disruptive, but also engages in prosocial acts. sophia is a __________ child. a)popular-antisocial b)rejected-aggressive c)neglected d)controversial 2) in middle childhood, childrens attitude toward language undergoes a fundamental […]

1) 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. 2) goodness of fit is a)only effective with sociable, securely attached children. […]

which of the following is a risk associated with frequent ultrasound use? 1) a)premature labor b)miscarriage c)low birth weight d)limb deformities 2) in classical conditioning, if learning occurs, the neutral stimulus alone produces a(n) a)unconditioned response. b)neutral response. c)unconditioned stimulus. […]

1) research demonstrates that a)girls are slightly ahead of boys in early vocabulary growth. b)shy toddlers vocabularies are typically larger than their agemates. c)mothers tend to talk more to toddler-age boys than to girls. d)boys and girls develop their vocabularies […]

1) dr. jaster is interested in childrens dreams. he recruits students from two public schools in his community and administers the same questionnaire to several large groups. dr. jaster is using a(n) a)biased interviewing technique. b)case study method. c)structured interview. […]

1) according to research on cultural variations in personal storytelling, which of the following self-descriptions is most likely to come from a chinese child? a)i do lots of puzzles. b)i like pigs. c)i am really smart. d)i help my sister […]

1) which of the following is a true statement about self-help skills? a)while young preschoolers can use a spoon well, they cannot serve themselves at mealtimes. b)the use of child-sized eating utensils is unnecessary and inhibits fine-motor progress. c)between ages […]

1) according to piagets theory, in the sensorimotor stage, children a)can think of all possible outcomes in a scientific problem. b)organize objects into hierarchies of classes and subclasses. c)think by acting on the world with their eyes, ears, hands, and […]

1) training in __________ is an effective treatment for aggressive children. a)associative play b)social problem solving c)instrumental aggression d)inductive discipline 2) which of the following changes could you anticipate for the child of ethiopian immigrants who relocated to the united […]

1) legibility of writing gradually increases as children a)use larger, more uniform lettering. b)produce letters with uniform height and spacing. c)learn to make strokes with their entire arm. d)learn to accurately integrate two-dimensional shapes. 2) most 3-year-olds a)use an adult […]

1) proponents of emerging adulthood as a distinct period note that a) it fails to describe the experiences of most of the worlds youths. b)it applies to most young people in industrialized societies. c)it occurs across diverse cultures and ses […]

1) ________ is the least developed of the newborn babys senses. a)hearing b)taste c)vision d)touch 2) the case of david reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a circumcision accident, demonstrates a)the impact of genetic sex and […]

1) which of the following is more likely to be seen in a vygotskian, than a piagetian, classroom? a)activities to foster peer collaboration b)acceptance of individual differences c)opportunities for active participation d)experiences to promote independent exploration 2) which of the […]

dagwood and marcia postponed parenthood until dagwood was 32 and marcia was 31. they have a happy marriage and both have fulfilling careers. compared to younger parents, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? 1) a)dagwood […]

1) because participants are measured only once in the cross-sectional design, researchers need not be concerned about difficulties like _____________ and ____________. a)cohort effects; practice effects b)selective attrition; cohort effects c)cohort effects; biased sampling d)participant dropout; practice effects 2) when […]

1) 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. 2) ned is a gay man. he recalls feeling different from other children when he was young. if […]

laura is the nanny of jackson, a six-month-old infant, whose single mother is depressed. you can tell laura that 1) a)therapy is unlikely to alleviate parental depression. b)antidepressant medication is unlikely to help jacksons mother. c)jacksons mother will probably need […]

1) skull growth is especially rapid a)between birth and age 2 years. b)during the preschool years. c)between age 3 and 5 years. d)during adolescence. 2) as teenagers become sure that others are observing and thinking about them, they start to […]

1) in the strange situation, richard is unresponsive to his mother when she is present. when she leaves, richard reacts to the stranger in much the same way as to his mother. when his mother returns, richard pays no attention […]

1) today, an estimated ______ percent of u.s. women smoke during pregnancies. a)4 b)10 c)14 d)20 2) renae has a compulsive fear of getting fat. as a result, she is starving herself. renae has a)bulimia nervosa. b)typical adolescent insecurities. c)a […]

1) surveys of u.s. parents indicate that ________ percent of preschoolers experience no limits on tv or computer use at home. a)2 to 5 b)5 to 10 c)10 to 15 d)20 to 30 2) from third to sixth grade, a)boys […]

1) according to the information-processing framework, ________ make(s) more complex forms of thinking possible with age. a)increases in the size of short-term memory b)changes in the structure of the mental system c)increases in the capacity of the mental system d)the […]

1) which of the following is an example of a fine-motor skill? a)standing b)throwing c)sitting up d)grasping tonya is pregnant for a second time. she hopes to have a vaginal delivery, although her first delivery was cesarean. you should advise […]

1) nearly 30 percent of adolescent mothers a)receive inadequate prenatal care. b)give birth at home. c)give up their babies for adoption. d)develop preclampsia in the third trimester. 2) ________ is linked to delayed initiation of sexual activity and to reduced […]

1) studies on computer use in early childhood demonstrate that a)computer storybooks and other literacy programs interfere with emergent literacy skills. b)children spend most of their time using computers for learning language and math skills. c)combining everyday and computer experiences […]

1) _________ has the most up-to-date health-care technology in the world. a)the united states b)china c)sweden d)canada 2) teenagers struggle to make plans and decisions because they a)think more rationally than adults. b)are better at making abstract judgments than real-world […]

1) infants learn and retain information a)only through physical activity. b)just by watching objects and events. c)only by manipulating objects. d)but they cannot engage in recall. 2) marcus is able to evaluate the logic of verbal statements without making reference […]

1) cohort effects occur when a)participants in longitudinal studies become test-wise. b)specific experiences influence some children but not others in the same generation. c)participants move away or drop out of a longitudinal study. d)participants in a research study have a […]

1) if you asked 3-year-old aidan to tell you about himself, which of the following is he most likely to say? a)i have a new cat. b)i am funny. c)i am a good boy. d)i am shy. 2) the best […]

1) japanese infants reactions in the strange situation frequently show _________ attachment, but this reaction may not represent the true attachment pattern. a)disorganized/disoriented b)avoidant c)resistant d)secure 2) which of the following is true about teacherstudent relationships? a)well-behaved, high-achieving students typically […]

marcus, a cooperative, attentive child, receives more patient and sensitive interactions from his parents than they give to erica, his distractible, inattentive sister. this is an example of a(n) ____________ geneticenvironmental correlation. 1) a)passive b)evocative c)active d)dynamic 2) the overwhelming […]

1) according to erikson, the psychological conflict of adolescence is identity versus a)autonomy. b)role confusion. c)exploration. d)commitment. 2) around age ____, iq becomes more stable than it was at earlier ages, and it correlates well with academic achievement. a)3 b)4 […]

1) emmett, age 4 months, looks and smiles more at video images of others than video images of himself. this discrimination reflects an a)explicit sense of selfworld differentiation. b)internal working model. c)implicit sense of selfworld differentiation. d)external working model. 2) […]

1) one limitation of the longitudinal design is it a)does not permit the study of individual development. b)requires intensive study of participants moment-by-moment behaviors. c)may distort age-related changes because of biased sampling or cohort effects. d)is more efficient than cross-sectional […]

1) differential treatment of siblings increases when a)siblings strive to be different from one another. b)parents spend more time with children. c)parents are dealing with financial or emotional stress. d)there are fewer children in the family. 2) helena understands that […]