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1) most natural childbirth programs draw on methods developed by grantly dick-read and fernand lamaze, who recognized that a)new labor medications could be used to reduce the pain of childbirth. b)hospital costs could be saved if women used prepared childbirth […]

1) which of the following is true about child sexual abuse? a)children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers. b)sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls. c)most cases begin in […]

1) basic emotions a)are not evident in nonhuman primates. b)are all present at birth. c)have no evolutionary history of promoting survival. d)are universal in humans. 2) the _________ is sensitive to facial emotional expressions, especially fear. a)reticular formation b)amygdala c)hippocampus […]

1) children who are expert in an area a)are highly motivated. b)acquire knowledge slowly, but accurately. c)have difficulty making sense of information that is outside their area of expertise. d)have difficulty organizing information. 2) five- and 6-year-olds a)engage in true […]

1) three-year-old rachael could not solve a conservation-of-liquid task because she focused on the height of the water. rachaels thinking is characterized by a)dynamic transformation. b)irreversibility. c)hierarchical classification. d)centration. as pregnancy advances, the placenta releases increasing amounts of a)crh. b)cortisol. […]

1) researchers believe that brain functioning may change in middle childhood because of a)the rapid brain growth during that time period. b)an overabundance of gray matter. c)the influence of hormones. d)the decrease in white matter in the corpus callosum. 2) […]

1) the bayley scales of infant development test a)is suitable for preschool and school-age children. b)accurately predicts future school achievement. c)is suitable for children between one month and 3 years. d)is a poor predictor of infants mental development. 2) during […]

in a research study, 10-year-old joe was given a pile of blocks varying in size, shape, and weight and was asked to build a bridge over a river (painted on a floor map) that was too wide for any single […]

1) ___________ the appearance of permanent teeth in children. a)overweight and obesity accelerate b)poor dental hygiene in toddlerhood delays c)prolonged malnutrition accelerates d)excessive plaque on baby teeth delays 2) adolescents feel _____ comfortable with peers who ______________________. a)more; mature sooner […]

1) which of the following statements is true regarding breastfeeding? a)breastfeeding should be combined with formula for a balanced diet. b)breastfeeding helps increase spacing among siblings. c)breastfeeding has become less common in industrialized nations. d)breastfeeding is a reliable method of […]

1) during adolescence, intimacy in dating relationships typically ________ intimacy in same-sex friendships. a)is advanced compared to b)lags behind c)appears at about the same time as d)substitutes for 2) research on friendships shows that a)preschoolers interact in essentially the same […]

1) mikkah is 8 years old and experiences nocturnal enuresis. his parents have decided against any type of treatment, feeling that he will outgrow it. his parents should know that a)treatment in middle childhood has immediate positive psychological consequences. b)enuresis […]

1) the most frequent cause of school absence is a)oversleeping. b)asthma. c)the flu. d)the common cold. dr. staminas longitudinal study on native american personality styles was criticized because he failed to enlist participants who adequately represented the native american population. […]

1) 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. 2) baby pauls mother strokes his hair just before he eats. now when pauls mother strokes […]

1) which of the following children is the most likely to be a risk-taker? a)betsy, whose parents are safety-conscious b)frank, whose parents strictly supervise his activities c)deanna, whose parents consistently enforce rules d)donald, whose parents use punitive discipline 2) sids […]

1) young children learning chinese, japanese, and korean acquire ______ more readily than their english-speaking agemates. a)proper nouns b)verbs c)object nouns d)modifiers 2) between 3 and 4 months, babies can a)discriminate positive from negative emotion in voices. b)match faces with […]

1) which of the following children is the most likely to lack immunizations? a)sam from the united states b)kristen from canada c)nigel from great britain d)elsa from sweden 2) by age 6, children have a vocabulary of about ______ words. […]

1) according to the gibsons, perception is guided by the discovery of a)failure. b)success. c)dynamic relationships. d)affordances. gametes 2) a)are formed during mitosis. b)contain only 23 chromosomes. c)contain 46 chromosomes. d)determine directly observable characteristics, like eye color. Answer: b toddlers […]

1) _________ is one of the deadliest substance abuse issues. a)alcohol use b)marijuana smoking c)caffeine use d)cigarette smoking 2) in which country do the greatest percentage of the population report being religious? a)italy b)great britain c)germany d)the united states Answer: […]

1) axel can step into his brothers shoes and view his own thoughts, feelings, and behavior from his brothers point of view. axel is at the stage of ________ perspective taking. a)undifferentiated b)social-informational c)self-reflective d)third-party 2) scripts a)clutter long-term memory […]

1) some researchers hypothesize that prenatal exposure to ________ enhances right hemispheric functioning, giving males an advantage in spatial abilities. a)estrogens b)endorphins c)androgens d)adrenaline 2) of the following statements, which is supported by research on head start? a)gains for head […]

1) sleep contributes to body growth because a)gh is released during the childs sleeping hours. b)rest allows the awake body to produce gh at higher levels. c)rest allows the awake body to produce tsh at higher levels. d)rem sleep heightens […]

1) extended education, delayed career entry, and postponed marriage all result in ________ for those in emerging adulthood. a)great residential instability b)an inability to commit to long-term romantic relationships c)long-term career stability d)a great sense of security 2) which of […]

1) the lowest levels of warm, open communication at home are reported by adolescents who are a)foreclosed. b)identity diffused. c)in a state of moratorium. d)identity achieved. 2) when 3-year-old kaylee spills her water after filling her glass too full, her […]

1) after high school, tom entered college while his brother jay went to work. which of the following is true? a)jay will probably settle on a self-definition before tom. b)jay is unlikely to reach identity achievement. c)tom is at greater […]

1) in general, research shows that the earlier the school transition, the a)more powerful its impact, especially for boys. b)more powerful its impact, especially for girls. c)less its impact, especially for boys. d)less its impact, especially for girls. 2) children […]

1) children whose parents use a(n) ___________ child-rearing style feel especially good about themselves. a)authoritarian b)permissive c)authoritative d)uninvolved 2) according to bowlby, out of their experiences during the four attachment phases, children a)learn autonomy and develop self-soothing because they learn […]

1) when asked about her reason for wanting to date, 14-year-old kayla is most likely to say she wants to a)gain status with her peers. b)share interesting activities with someone. c)please her parents. d)find someone who would make a good […]

1) immigrant parents of successful youths typically a)view school successes as less important than native-born parents. b)develop close ties to an ethnic community. c)encourage full assimilation into the majority culture. d)stress individualistic values over collectivist values. 2) hilda is moving […]

1) between 6 and 12 years of age, hyrum demonstrates quicker, more accurate movements. this means that hyrum has improved a)agility. b)flexibility. c)nimbleness. d)pliability. 2) which of the following is the most common psychological problem of the teenage years? a)anorexia […]

1) a childs iq score offers a way of finding out a)individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as the mental and chronological age of the child. b)whether the child is ahead, behind, or average in mental development compared to agemates. […]

1) nissa wants to be a physicist or an engineer. according to holland, she is a(n) ________ person. a)realistic b)conventional c)investigative d)enterprising 2) in terms of growth norms, which of the following children is most likely to be the tallest? […]

1) wendi, a dental hygiene student, is visiting a second grade classroom to teach 26 children proper brushing techniques. based on u.s. averages, how many students can she expect to see with some tooth decay? a)4 b)9 c)13 d)20 2) […]

1) maria feels a strong sense of ethnic-group membership and has attitudes and feelings associated with that membership. maria is displaying a)a bicultural identity. b)an ethnic identity. c)identity foreclosure. d)identity confusion. 2) kristin and katie are taller and heavier than […]

1) gina has a bruise on her leg. she turned down an invitation to a swim party, explaining, i cant possibly wear a swim suit with this ugly bruise. everyone will notice how ugly i look! ginas response reveals that […]

1) until recently, children were not assumed fully competent to testify in court cases involving child abuse until age a)3. b)5. c)7. d)10. 2) in middle childhood, children realize that peoples ________ and ____________ affect the moral implications of violating […]

1) erin has no real interests or hobbies, and she cannot stay committed to an activity, a part-time job, or her school work. some of her peers have called her shallow, and her aunt complains that she is directionless. erikson […]

1) piaget believed that through __________, young children practice and strengthen newly acquired representational schemes. a)logical reasoning b)language acquisition c)pretending d)physical activity 2) which of the following is true about adolescent friendships? a)they limit opportunities for self-exploration. b)they reduce adolescents […]

1) babies in john bowlbys _______ phase display separation anxiety. a)preattachment b)attachment in the making c)clear-cut attachment d)formation of a reciprocal relationship 2) twins jillian and wesley, 11 months old, play near each other with similar materials. however they do […]

in a kinship study of intelligence, which of the following sibling pairs will likely share a high correlation? 1) a)max and martin, nontwin brothers b)jabar and tobias, identical twins c)marci and sonia, fraternal twins d)mary jane and susan, nontwin sisters […]

1) noelle is an african-american teenager who has explored and adopted the values from her own culture, as well as from the dominant caucasian-american culture. noelle has formed a ________ identity. a)weak b)diffused c)foreclosed d)bicultural a researcher studying the effects […]

1) children who freely use private speech during a challenging activity are _________ than their less talkative agemates. a)more attentive b)less involved c)less likely to perform the task well d)less attentive 2) when studying for his geography test, brett groups […]

1) which of the following is true? a)the adolescent suicide rate is 3 to 4 times higher among boys than girls. b)boys attempt suicide more often than girls. c)compared to boys, girls are more likely to use suicide methods that […]

1) children with early-onset delinquency a)feel closer to their families than those whose delinquent behavior begins in adolescence. b)have subtle deficits in cognitive functioning. c)show restlessness and willfulness as early as age 7. d)often outgrow their dysfunctional behavior by late […]

1) 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, youd have to ask the poet. its his poem. jermaine is displaying a)dualistic […]

1) willeminas mom is concerned that she is not eating a well-balanced diet. one solution is to a)make sure she eats three healthy meals a day, but allow at least one junk food snack between meals. b)keep cheese, fruit, raw […]

1) camilla, age 5, often uses an empirical approach instead of a logical approach to solve problems. after failing at a class-inclusion task at school, her teacher provided a logical explanation for solving the problem correctly. based on recent studies, […]

1) suzanne questions her parents religious beliefs and has begun to visit other churches to find out about alternatives. what identity status characterizes suzanne? a)identity achievement b)identity moratorium c)identity foreclosure d)identity diffusion teenagers in the united states spend more time […]

1) the correct order of the phases of vocational development is: a)fantasy period, tentative period, realistic period. b)tentative period, realistic period, fantasy period. c)fantasy period, realistic period, tentative period. d)realistic period, fantasy period, tentative period. 2) quality tends to be […]

1) which of the following is true about the impact of peer interaction on moral reasoning? a)due to high rates of peer pressure, peer interaction in adolescence often interferes with advanced moral reasoning. b)the more time young people spend with […]