1) mikkah is 8 years old and experiences nocturnal enuresis. his parents have decided
against any type of treatment, feeling that he will outgrow it. his parents should know
that
a)treatment in middle childhood has immediate positive psychological consequences.
b)enuresis is not something that can be outgrown.
c)doing nothing is, in fact, the most effective treatment for enuresis.
d)without medical intervention, he runs a high risk of having this problem reoccur
throughout his life.
2) which of the characteristics of close friendships can trigger anxiety and depression?
a)loyalty
b)trustworthiness
c)corumination
d)faithfulness
3) according to eriksons theory, a healthy outcome during infancy is dependent on the
a)quantity of food offered.
b)amount of oral stimulation provided.
c)quality of caregiving.
d)availability of self-soothing.
4) _________ is a persons set of beliefs about mental activities.
a)rote memorization
b)conceptual organization
c)elaboration
d)theory of mind
5) with age, preschoolers conflicts center less on _______ and more on ________.
a)ideas; toys
b)attitudes; resources
c)differences of opinion; toys
d)resources; differences of opinion
6) to maximize the accuracy of childrens testimony,
a)children should be interviewed repeatedly and carefully coached.
b)interviewers should use a confrontational style of questioning.
c)very young children should be questioned using anatomically correct dolls.
d)children should be prepared ahead of time, so they know what to expect.
7) during the final months of pregnancy, the fetus
a)gains more than 5 pounds and grows 7 inches.
b)spends the majority of the day awake.
c)assumes a right-side-up position.
d)gains less than 2 pounds and grows less than 3 inches.
8) mounting evidence indicates that _______ determines whether attachment security is
linked to later development.
a)child temperament
b)heredity
c)continuity of caregiving
d)family size
in piagets theory, during _________, toddlers use their current schemes to interpret the
external world.
9) a)equilibrium
b)assimilation
c)accommodation
d)organization
10) for the left-handed 10 percent of the population, language is
a)always housed in the right hemisphere.
b)always housed in the left hemisphere.
c)most often housed in the right hemisphere.
d)most often shared between the hemispheres.
11) niche-picking helps us understand why ____________ pairs report similar stressful
life events influenced by personal decisions and actions more often than other pairs.
a)same-sex fraternal twin
b)other-sex fraternal twin
c)identical twin
d)adopted sibling
12) three-year-old sara says, i have three dolls. i have brown hair. i made a tall tower.
this demonstrates that sara is beginning to develop
a)self-esteem.
b)a self-concept.
c)a gender identity.
d)gender typing.
13) boys have an edge over girls in
a)handwriting.
b)drawing.
c)skipping.
d)throwing.
14) trents parents are divorced and he resides with his mother. trents father sees him
only occasionally. his fathers parenting style is likely to be
a)uninvolved, but loving.
b)harsh, but consistent.
c)authoritative and warm.
d)permissive and indulgent.
15) jonathan, age 10, was born underweight because his mother smoked during
pregnancy. jonathan is at risk for
a)obesity.
b)anorexia.
c)bulimia.
d)a fast basal metabolism.
16) unlike piaget, vygotsky
a)emphasized childrens capacity to shape their own development.
b)viewed cognitive development as a socially mediated process.
c)believed that children undergo certain stagewise changes.
d)focused on discontinuous change.
17) at which of kohlbergs levels is morality externally controlled?
a)preconventional
b)conventional
c)postconventional
d)autonomous
18) early and frequent dating is associated with
a)mature behavior.
b)high academic achievement.
c)drug use and delinquency.
d)intimacy.