1) gil describes his son as calm and cautious. he describes his daughter as cheerful and
energetic. gils descriptions refer to the childrens
a)ability to use effortful control.
b)ability to use self-soothing.
c)temperaments.
d)level of reactivity.
2) which of the following is a true statement concerning childhood immunizations?
a)the united states is ahead of denmark, norway, great britain, canada, and sweden in
immunization rates.
b)childhood immunization rates in the united states lag behind many other
industrialized nations because many u.s. children do not have access to adequate health
care.
c)nearly 100 percent of u.s. children who receive a complete schedule of vaccinations in
the first two years continue to receive the immunizations they need until school entry.
d)disease outbreaks of whooping cough and rubella have not occurred in the united
states since the development of vaccines for these diseases.
3) which of the following is supported by research on child abuse?
a)a single abusive personality type is a common thread among abusers
b)most parents who were abused as children become child abusers.
c)fathers engage in neglect more often than mothers.
d)maternal and paternal rates of physical abuse are fairly similar.
4) which of the following statements is true about radiation exposure during pregnancy?
a)low-level radiation from medical x-rays is safe.
b)when mothers are exposed to radiation during pregnancy, the risk of miscarriage
increases.
c)the effects of radiation exposure are immediate and apparent.
d)radiation exposure affects physical development, but not cognitive or emotional
development.
5) each country that outranks the united states in infant survival provides its citizens
with
a)government-sponsored health-care benefits.
b)stronger crime prevention and family planning programs.
c)more up-to-date health-care technology.
d)higher numbers of well-trained medical professionals.
6) research demonstrates that make-believe play is
a)less frequent and rich in collectivist cultures than in individualistic cultures.
b)a major means through which children extend their cognitive and social skills.
c)usually initiated by toddlers rather than their parents or older siblings.
d)discovered by toddlers independently, once they are capable of representational
schemes.
7) unlike her two sisters, when teresa gives birth, she does not choose rooming in.
teresa should know that
a)her ability to bond with the baby will be compromised as a result of this decision.
b)her baby will suffer emotionally as a result of this decision.
c)her competence as a caregiver will be compromised as a result of this decision.
d)there is no evidence that her parenting ability or her babys emotional well-being will
be affected.
8) peer sociability is
a)not present in the first two years.
b)promoted by warm parental relationships.
c)extremely delayed in only children.
d)delayed in children who spend time in child care.
9) after a field trip to the museum, leslie asks her son, what was the first thing we did?
why werent the trains moving? i thought that the pink airplane was really big. what did
you think? leslie is using a(n) ________ style to elicit her sons autobiographical
memory.
a)deliberative
b)repetitive
c)reconstructive
d)elaborative
10) according to freud, the ________ is the conscious, rational part of personality.
a)id
b)ego
c)superego
d)superid
11) parentteacher contact is more frequent in
a)small towns.
b)large cities.
c)low-ses schools.
d)small schools.
the cause of colic is
12) a)central nervous system damage.
b)unknown.
c)unpleasant stimuli.
d)gas.
13) which of the following is true about the correlational design?
a)researchers gather information on individuals, generally in natural life circumstances,
and make no effort to alter their experiences.
b)unlike the experimental design, it permits inferences of cause and effect.
c)researchers use an evenhanded procedure to assign people to two or more treatment
conditions.
d)in an experiment, the events and behaviors of interest are divided into independent
and dependent variables.
14) mild, patient tactics are sufficient to prompt conscience development in ________
children.
a)all
b)fearless
c)impulsive
d)anxious
15) after putting on a halloween mask and looking at their reflection in a mirror, young
preschoolers often are wary. this is because they have a fragile understanding of
a)the appearancereality distinction.
b)centration.
c)hierarchical categorization.
d)class inclusion.
16) parent-child relations can be better understood if we keep in mind that
a)both parents and teenagers are undergoing a major life transition.
b)parents are undergoing a major life transition, but teenagers are not.
c)teenagers are undergoing a major life transition, but parents are not.
d)teenagers are often moody and irrational.