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.
c)the percentage of younger and older children who fall above or below the childs
score.
d)how the child compares in mental development to younger and older children.
2) although it has been linked to low birth weight, infant death, and lower intelligence
test scores in early childhood, __________ is/are one of the most common
over-the-counter medications taken by pregnant women.
a)cough syrup
b)antacids
c)aspirin
d)antihistamines
3) boys ________ about ejaculation before spermarche.
a)usually know
b)usually talk with their peers
c)usually find out from their fathers
d)rarely know
4) many students at risk for dropping out benefit from
a)remedial instruction in small classes.
b)greater emotional distance from teachers.
c)less focus on vocations and more emphasis on basic academics.
d)larger classes where they feel less on the spot.
according to jean-jacques rousseau, children are
5) a)born evil and stubborn and have to be civilized.
b)born as blank slates to be filled by adult instruction.
c)naturally endowed with a sense of right and wrong.
d)passive and do little to influence their own destinies.
6) follow-up research on deferred imitation demonstrates that toddlers
a)are more likely to imitate accidental behaviors than purposeful behaviors.
b)can imitate rationally, by inferring others intentions.
c)do not yet use intentional meansend action sequences.
d)cannot yet imitate actions that an adult produces.
7) twenty-month-old hyrum attempts to sit in a tiny doll chair. difficulty with
_________ may contribute to hyrums scale error.
a)cardinality
b)dual representation
c)conservation
d)centration
8) theory of mind research indicates that by age 2, children realize that
a)both beliefs and desires determine behavior.
b)thinking takes place inside their heads.
c)people can hold false beliefs.
d)others desires can differ from their own.
9) androgens
a)decrease among boys at puberty.
b)affect brain organization and behavior in many animal species.
c)increase among girls at puberty.
d)contribute to girls lower activity level.
in individualistic societies, people
10) a)define themselves as part of a group.
b)are largely concerned with their own personal needs.
c)value an interdependent self.
d)readily endorse public policies for low-ses families.
11) in watching a concrete operational child and a formal operational adolescent solve
the pendulum problem, what difference would be evident?
a)the concrete operational child will be completely unable to solve the problem.
b)the formal operational adolescent will solve the problem intuitively, without
experimentation.
c)the formal operational adolescent will systematically test alternative hypotheses.
d)none; both will use similar strategies.
12) studies of institutionalized adoptees indicate that
a)it is imperative that the first attachment bond develop within the first year of life.
b)late adoptees, placed in homes after age 4, do not display social or emotional
problems.
c)late adoptees are likely to shy away from adult attention once adopted.
d) a first attachment can develop as late as 4 to 6 years of age.
13) which of the following is consistent with current research on gender differences in
intellectual performance?
a)in early childhood, boys are slightly ahead in verbal ability.
b)by early childhood, girls do better at abstract mathematical problem solving.
c)by adolescence, girls are far ahead in verbal ability.
d)girls score higher on tests of verbal ability throughout the school years.
14) grace, a third grader, is beginning to get many of her permanent teeth. her mom is
concerned because graces permanent teeth seem much too large. what can you tell
graces mom?
a)graces permanent teeth will appear shorter as they settle in to her jaw.
b)as grace loses all 24 of her primary teeth, the permanent teeth will appear smaller.
c)as graces neck and torso grow, her teeth will appear smaller.
d)graces jaw and chin bones will grow to accommodate the newly erupting teeth.
15) research indicates that around 7 to 9 months, infants
a)detect when words are deliberately mispronounced.
b)begin to divide the speech stream into wordlike structures.
c)become sensitive to syllable stress patterns in their own language.
d)detect words that start with weak syllables.