1) which of the following statements is true about birthrate trends between 1970 and
2008?
a)the birthrate increased during this period for women 20 to 24 years of age.
b)the birthrate decreased during this period for women 25 years of age and older.
c)for women in their thirties, the birthrate more than doubled during this period.
d)the greatest decline in the birthrate during this period was for women in their thirties.
2) between 6 and 8 months, babies
a)become sensitive to syllable stress patterns in foreign languages.
b)start to screen out sounds not used in their own language.
c)do not yet recognize familiar words in spoken passages.
d)prefer listening to a foreign language than their own language.
3) as children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform
compared with their peers, self-esteem usually
a)adjusts to an extremely high level.
b)stays the same as it was during the preschool years.
c)adjusts to a more realistic level.
d)adjusts to an extremely low level.
4) which of the following statements is true?
a)responses to moral dilemmas tend to generalize to everyday moral conflicts.
b)adolescents rarely report feeling confused or tempted over real-life dilemmas.
c)situational factors seem to play a very small part in peoples responses to moral
dilemmas.
d)real-life problems seem to elicit reasoning below a persons actual capacity.
5) teenage slang is an example of adolescents
a)mastery of language style.
b)poor use of grammar.
c)egocentrism.
d)capacity for second-language learning.
6) justine, whose mother is a fitness buff, joined a gymnastics club at the age of 2.
which of the following is a likely outcome for justine?
a)she will acquire the skills necessary for gymnastics earlier than her peers.
b)she will soon lose interest in gymnastics.
c)she will be more influenced by her coach than by her mother.
d)she will be a lifelong sports enthusiast.
7) the stepping reflex
a)is permanent.
b)appears at around 3 months.
c)reveals the health of the leg muscles.
d)disappears at around 2 months.
8) research shows that in adolescence, the ability to understand proverbs is positively
related to
a)peer acceptance.
b)spatial skills.
c)reading proficiency.
d)interest in political issues.
9) adults try to promote ___________ when they translate their own insights in ways
that are within a childs grasp.
a)transitive inference
b)intersubjectivity
c)guided participation
d)scaffolding
10) the reliance on test scores for making decisions about students
a)sharply reduces the high school dropout rate, particularly among ethnic minorities.
b)amplifies achievement gaps between racial and gender groups.
c)is more accurate than taking teacher-assigned grades into account.
d)coincides with the emphasis on teaching for deeper understanding in high-achieving
nations like japan.