1) which of the following is true about child sexual abuse?
a)children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers.
b)sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls.
c)most cases begin in middle childhood and are not reported until adulthood.
d)typically, the abuser is a nonrelative whom the child does not know very well.
2) the development of a personally meaningful, religious identity
a)is usually resolved by the late teens or early twenties.
b)is not resolved until middle adulthood or later.
c)usually begins during early childhood and is complete by adolescence.
d)coincides with increased participation in religious activities during adolescence.
3) twins, jake and molly, age 15, are both athletic. which of the following is probably
true?
a)jakes gains in gross-motor performance are slow and gradual.
b)molly is experiencing a dramatic spurt in strength, speed, and endurance.
c)by mid-adolescence, jake will run faster and throw farther than molly.
d)by late-adolescence, molly will jump farther than jake.
4) when describing themselves, older school-age children are _____ likely than younger
children to _________________.
a)less; include both positive and negative personality traits
b)more; describe themselves in extreme ways
c)less; describe themselves in comparison to peers
d)far less; describe themselves in all-or-nothing ways
5) enhanced ________ sensitivity helps explain why young adolescents are so
self-conscious and sensitive to others opinions.
a)gray matter
b)oxytocin
c)insulin
d)estrogen
6) children who get along well with agemates tend to
a)request an explanation when they do not understand a peers behavior.
b)attend selectively to social cues.
c)hover around peers activities.
d)barge into play groups without asking.
7) zahara, age 3 months, is painfully thin. her mother is too malnourished to produce
enough breast milk and the supply of formula is inadequate for bottle-feeding. zahara is
probably in danger of dying from
a)marasmus.
b)growth faltering.
c)kwashiorkor.
d)nonorganic failure to thrive.
which of the following statements is supported by research on newborn odor preferences?
8) a)most newborns cannot distinguish between the smell of their mothers breast and that
of an unfamiliar lactating woman.
b)bottle-fed newborns orient more to the smell of formula milk than to unfamiliar human
milk.
c)even without postnatal exposure, the odor of human milk is attractive to newborns.
d)only breastfed babies prefer the smell of a lactating mothers breast to formula.
9) ________ percent of u.s. school-age children suffer from nocturnal enuresis, which
refers to ________.
a)twenty; nightmares
b)ten; bedwetting during the night
c)five; a brief period when breathing stops temporarily
d)ten; fear of the dark
10) around age 8 to 10, childrens cognitive maps
a)show scale.
b)include map symbols.
c)show landmarks along an organized route of travel.
d)are accurately arranged and labeled.
11) dizygotic twins
a)have the same genetic makeup.
b)result from a zygote that separates into two clusters.
c)are the most common type of multiple birth.
d)are more alike than ordinary siblings.