1) after high school, tom entered college while his brother jay went to work. which of
the following is true?
a)jay will probably settle on a self-definition before tom.
b)jay is unlikely to reach identity achievement.
c)tom is at greater risk for identity diffusion than jay.
d)tom and jay are unlikely to differ in their paths to identity.
2) which of the following children is most likely to be receiving abusive or neglectful
care?
a)dante, whose attachment is disorganized/disoriented
b)sonya, whose attachment is secure
c)anthony, whose attachment is avoidant
d)riley, whose attachment is resistant
3) one challenge that germanys apprenticeship program still faces is
a)preventing low-ses youths from being concentrated in the lowest-skilled
apprenticeship placements.
b)lack of participation due to minimal public awareness about the program.
c)enrollment numbers that are too high to ensure quality apprenticeships for each
student.
d)low enrollments due to increased interest in college preparatory programs.
4) which of the following statements is true about families in industrialized nations
today?
a)there are fewer never-married parents.
b)there are more births per family unit.
c)families have become more diverse.
d)fewer mothers are entering the labor force.
5) as they work to reconcile personal rights and community obligations, adolescents
increasingly consider the overlap between
a)preconventional morality and racial prejudice.
b)moral education and role confusion.
c)identity development and matters of personal choice.
d)moral imperatives and social conventions.
according to jean piagets cognitive-developmental theory,
6) a)development must be understood in relation to each childs culture.
b)childrens sense of self-efficacy guides their responses in particular situations.
c)children actively construct knowledge as they interact with their world.
d)childrens learning depends on reinforcers, such as rewards from adults.
7) gifted children fare well
a)when they enter highly selective high schools.
b)in programs that emphasize problem solving, critical thinking, and creativity.
c)in programs that keep them with their agemates, but not in programs that advance
them to higher grades.
d)in programs that advance them to higher grades, but not in programs that pull them
out of their regular classrooms for special instruction.
8) __________ is/are the leading killer of u.s. teenagers.
a)firearms
b)automobile accidents
c)suicide
d)sports-related injuries
9) androgynous children and adults
a)are less adaptable than those with traditional gender identities.
b)score low on both masculine and feminine personality characteristics.
c)are less able to show feminine sensitivity than masculine individuals.
d)have higher self-esteem than feminine individuals.
10) which of the following is an example of behavior modification?
a)letting children with acute burn injuries play a virtual reality game while nurses
engage in the painful process of changing their bandages
b)modeling quiet reading for children to teach them to sit quietly while they read
c)talking with children about fears in an attempt to uncover the underlying cause of
thumb sucking
d)taking away a treasured toy for an increased amount of time each time a child bites
his or her nails
11) the more a pregnant woman seeks information by reading or accessing websites, the
a) more confident she tends to feel about parenting.
b) less anxious she tends to feel about parenting.
c) less likely she will ask questions to medical professionals.
d) more likely she will be dissatisfied with her parenting experience.
12) garrett, 2 months, is an enthusiastic eater who nurses vigorously and gains weight
quickly. garretts mom, christine, is concerned that garrett might be at risk of being
permanently overweight. you can advise christine that
a)most chubby babies will continue to gain weight during toddlerhood and the preschool
years.
b)there is no evidence that rapid weight gain in infancy is related to later obesity.
c)she should start supplementing garretts diet with cereal.
d)breastfeeding for the first six months is associated with a leaner body build through early
childhood.
13) in bronfenbrenners ecological systems theory, the _____________ includes
interactions between the child and the immediate environment.
a)microsystem
b)mesosystem
c)exosystem
d)macrosystem