1) if you asked 3-year-old aidan to tell you about himself, which of the following is he
most likely to say?
a)i have a new cat.
b)i am funny.
c)i am a good boy.
d)i am shy.
2) the best way to reduce the suffering of victims of child sexual abuse is
a)by prosecuting the offender.
b)by short-term therapy for the victim.
c)to prevent sexual abuse from continuing.
d)by teaching them to recognize inappropriate sexual advances.
dr. jones believes that a childs mind, body, and physical and social worlds form an
integrated system that guides mastery of new skills. the system is constantly in motion. his
view is consistent with which recent theoretical perspective?
3) a)evolutionary developmental psychology
b)sociocultural theory
c)ecological systems theory
d)dynamic systems perspective
4) in which of the following cultural environments is moral development especially
advanced?
a)united states cities
b)tribal and village cultures
c)israeli cities
d)israeli kibbutzim
5) mrs. hopfensperger provides her second-graders with opportunities to communicate
in many situations. her students show gains in the communicative side of language.
mrs. hopfensperger emphasizes
a)pragmatics.
b)semantics.
c)grammar.
d)syntax.
6) two-year-old zach utters the words more cookie. this is an example of
a)telegraphic speech.
b)referential speech.
c)expressive speech.
d)an overextension.
which of the following research methods utilizes participant observation?
7) a)the clinical method
b)naturalistic observation
c)ethnography
d)structured observation
8) twenty-two matching pairs of chromosomes are
a)sex chromosomes.
b)xx.
c)autosomes.
d)xy.
9) three-year-old sasha makes a structure out of toy blocks. sasha is engaging in
_________ play.
a)make-believe
b)parallel
c)constructive
d)functional
the major limitation of correlational studies is that
10) a)the findings do not provide information about how people behave outside the
laboratory.
b)the findings do not reveal relationships between participants characteristics and their
behavior.
c)researchers cannot make inferences about cause and effect.
d)the results cannot be generalized to other people and settings.
11) ___________ is the strongest predictor of the onset of an eating disorder in
adolescence.
a)severe dieting
b)obsessive behavior
c)erratic behavior
d)parental discord
12) the __________ secretes hormones that prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a
fertilized ovum.
a)ovaries
b)corpus luteum
c)fallopian tubes
d)cervix
13) most infant tests
a)are helpful in assessing the newborns adjustment to life outside the womb.
b)emphasize higher-order cognitive skills like memory and problem solving.
c)do not tap the same dimensions of intelligence measured at older ages.
d)show good long-term prediction of childhood intellectual functioning.
14) radio and tv campaigns promoting contraceptive useused widely in africa, europe,
india, and south americaare associated with a(n)
a)reduction in early sexual activity.
b)increase in teenage sexual activity.
c)decrease in teenagers use of birth control.
d)increase in teenage abortion rates.
15) sensitive caregiving that involves prompt, consistent, and appropriate responses to
infant signals is likely to promote a(n)
a)resistant attachment.
b)avoidant attachment.
c)secure attachment.
d)difficult temperament.
16) yvonne is well-liked by her peers. she gets good grades, solves social problems
constructively, and communicates in friendly and cooperative ways. yvonne is a
popular- __________ child.
a)prosocial
b)antisocial
c)aggressive
d)neglected
17) the majority of parentadolescent disagreements focus on
a)everyday matters such as driving and curfews.
b)the adolescents future plans.
c)philosophical and religious issues.
d)school achievement.
18) by age 4,
a)many parts of the cerebral cortex have overproduced synapses.
b)synaptic pruning is fully completed.
c)preschoolers show declines in attention and focus.
d)the brain is nearly half of its adult size.