1) dynamic assessment is consistent with ___________ theory.
a)piagets
b)vygotskys
c)freuds
d)jensens
2) marnie, age 2, carries her plate to the sink and announces, i big girl! this statement
demonstrates that marnie is beginning to develop
a)an internal working model.
b)self-conscious emotions.
c)a categorical self.
d)empathy.
3) the production of ___________ in young people of both sexes leads to an increase in
sex drive.
a)estrogens
b)adrenaline
c)androgens
d)oxytocin
4) the largest group of teenagers who commit suicide
a)are withdrawn.
b)show antisocial tendencies.
c)are highly intelligent.
d)are girls.
5) between the ages of 2 and 3 years, most children learn how to
a)push a riding toy with their feet.
b)use a knife to cut soft foods.
c)tie their shoes.
d)pedal and steer a tricycle.
6) which of the following is true about inequality?
a)unless their parents are racist, children rarely demonstrate negative racial attitudes.
b)white childrens parents and friends racial attitudes typically resemble their own.
c)by the early school years, children associate power and privilege with white people.
d)most childrens attitudes about group status come exclusively from explicit messages
from adults.
7) silas and jake are engaged in a conflict over a ball on the playground. jake grabs the
ball away. silas hits jake. jake runs crying to the nearest adult. silas and jake are
probably _____ years old.
a)4
b)6
c)8
d)9
8) which of the following demonstrates how childrens gender schemas are likely to
affect memory?
a)when shown a picture of a female wearing a dress, children may later remember her
as a male.
b)when shown a picture of a male firefighter, children may later remember him as a
female.
c)when shown a picture of a female cooking, children may later remember her as a
male.
d)when shown a picture of a male nurse, children may later remember him as a doctor.
9) when asked about the meaning of friendship, teenagers stress which of the following
characteristics?
a)attractiveness, compatibility, and loyalty
b)common interests and trust
c)attractiveness, similarity, and common interests
d)intimacy, mutual understanding, and loyalty
10) professor story is interested in studying how children acquire new reading
strategies. the best design for professor story to use would be the _____________
design.
a)longitudinal
b)microgenetic
c)cross-sectional
d)sequential
professor yang wondered if parenting style is related childrens achievement test scores.
professor yang gathered information on the participants, but made no effort to alter their
experiences. professor yang used
11) a)a correlational design.
b)random assignment.
c)experimental design.
d)a natural experiment.
12) according to piaget, the most obvious change during the preoperational stage is the
increase in
a)language ability.
b)problem-solving skills.
c)logical thought.
d)representational activity.
13) describe some of the consequences of child sexual abuse from early childhood to
adulthood.
14) ms. aragon and her young son recently moved to the united states from mexico. she
is considering whether to enroll him in a bilingual education program or immerse him
in an english-only school. how would you advise her?
15) explain the educational benefits of a small class size in early elementary school.
16) compare the three major theories of language development.
17) describe the five periods of development, and identify the new capacities and social
expectations that serve as important transitions during each period.
18) discuss the role of heredity and prenatal biological influences in the development of
sexual orientation. how might heredity lead to homosexuality?
19) what are scripts? how do they contribute to young childrens memory development?
20) using examples from the text, explain how cultural variations in infant-rearing
practices affect motor development.
21) define and compare the cephalocaudal and prosimodistal trends of growth.