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 ways with both friends and nonfriends.
b)preschoolers give the same amount of reinforcement to nonfriends as to friends.
c)most friendships during the preschool years are based on mutual trust.
d)children who begin kindergarten with friends in their class adjust to school more
favorably.
3) suzanne responded to her daughters coming out positively. she is understanding and
accepting of the teenagers same-sex romantic relationship. however, suzanne is
concerned about her daughters self-acceptance. suzanne should know that
a)coming out to family impedes a young persons view of homosexuality as a valid and
fulfilling identity.
b)contact with other gays and lesbians can interfere with a young persons
self-acceptance.
c)coming out to friends often brings a backlash that impedes many aspects of
adolescent development.
d)the strongest predictor of favorable adjustment for gay and lesbian youths is parental
understanding.
4) teenage motherhood __________ the likelihood of _____________.
a)reduces; marriage
b)increases; earning a high school diploma
c)reduces; divorce
d)increases; future contraceptive use
5) which of the following is a true statement about grandparents who are primary
caregivers?
a)warm grandparentgrandchild bonds help protect children from worsening adjustment
problems, even under conditions of great hardship.
b)less than 1 percent of the u.s. child population live apart from parents and with their
grandparents.
c)grandparents in caucasian families are more likely to serve as childrens primary
caregivers than grandparents in other ethnic groups.
d)grandparent caregivers rarely forge secure attachment relationships with
grandchildren in their care.
6) when parents hold their babies extensively, the amount of crying in the early months
is reduced by about
a)one-fourth.
b)one-third.
c)one-half.
d)two-thirds.
7) evidence that logical operations develop gradually and that preschoolers can be
trained to perform well on piagetian tasks pose a serious challenge to piagets
a)stage concept.
b)notion about the constructive nature of knowledge.
c)ideas about individual differences in cognitive development.
d)concept of egocentrism.
8) for exploring the environment, humans depend on _______ more than any other
sense.
a)vision
b)touch
c)hearing
d)instinct
9) as sunni plays, she says: wheres the cup? i want the cup. oh, there it is. now, i need
the spoon. sunni is engaging in what researchers now call __________ speech.
a)egocentric
b)private
c)inner
d)social
10) which of the following statements is true?
a)adolescent girls experience depressive symptoms more often than adolescent boys,
but this difference disappears in early adulthood.
b)in most cultures, there are no gender differences in the frequency of depressive
symptoms.
c)adolescent girls experience depressive symptoms more often than adolescent boys,
and this difference is sustained throughout the lifespan.
d)adolescent boys experience depressive symptoms more often than adolescent girls,
and this difference is sustained throughout the lifespan.
in the united states today, african-american parents ______________ than
caucasian-american parents.
11) a)live farther away from extended-family members
b)see fewer relatives during the week
c)perceive their relatives as less important in their lives
d)more often live in extended-family households
____________ strongly predicts womens preventive health behavior.
12) a)age
b)marital status
c)iq
d)years of schooling
13) in the early weeks of pregnancy, a diabetic mothers out-of-control blood glucose
_________ the risk of _________.
a)increases; birth defects
b)decreases; birth defects
c)increases; low birth weight
d)increases; chromosomal abnormalities
14) when war and social crises are temporary, most children
a)cannot be comforted.
b)do not show long-term emotional difficulties.
c)lose their sense of safety.
d)build a pessimistic view of the future.