1) between 6 and 12 years of age, hyrum demonstrates quicker, more accurate
movements. this means that hyrum has improved
a)agility.
b)flexibility.
c)nimbleness.
d)pliability.
2) which of the following is the most common psychological problem of the teenage
years?
a)anorexia nervosa
b)drug abuse
c)depression
d)social anxiety
3) research shows that although the morality of males and females taps the orientations
of both justice and care, females do tend to stress
a)empathic perspective taking.
b)justice.
c)justice and care equally.
d)rights.
4) in hong kong,
a)doctors are hesitant to label a child with adhd.
b)children are diagnosed with adhd at less than half the rate in the united states.
c)children are diagnosed with adhd at more than twice the rate in the united states.
d)girls are more likely than boys to be diagnosed with adhd.
5) miguel is bilingual. he sometimes speaks sentences in english that contain one or
more spanish words without violating the grammar of either language. miguel engages
in
a)topic-focused style.
b)classic form.
c)topic-associating style.
d)code switching.
6) on average, the growth spurt of puberty is underway for girls shortly after age ___
and for boys around age ____.
a)8; 10
b)9; 11
c)10; 12
d)10; 13
7) research shows that compared to girls, boys
a)tend to corumniate among their friends.
b)focus on competition and conflict when talking with friends.
c)form friendships that are more intimate.
d)have fewer friends.
8) which of the following is true about romantic ties in emerging adulthood?
a)nearly 60 percent of emerging adults have had more than two sexual partners in the
past year.
b)until the mid-20s, few romantic relationships last longer than six months.
c)with age, emerging adults romantic ties last longer and involve greater trust.
d)the majority of emerging adults have more than one sexual partner over the course of
a year.
9) the ngoni of malawi believe that when children ______________, they are mature
enough for intensive skill training.
a)shed their first teeth
b)reach puberty
c)finish school
d)reach the age of 10
10) which of the following statements is true about illegal drug use during pregnancy?
a)motor development is rapid in children who are prenatally exposed to illegal drugs.
b)children who are prenatally exposed to illegal drugs can have long-term difficulties.
c)the difficulties of prenatally exposed children disappear once the drugs are out of their
systems.
d)the effects of illegal drugs on the developing organism are consistent.
11) which of the following is true about inclusion?
a)all students benefit academically from inclusion, but not all benefit socially.
b)all students benefit socially from inclusion, but not all benefit academically.
c)achievement gains depend on the severity of the disability and the support services
available.
d)students with mental retardation can interact adeptly in conversations and games with
their classmates and, therefore, are rarely rejected socially.
12) javiers father works together with him in a coordinated, fluid way. each focuses on
the same aspect of a problem. javiers father prefers a(n) ______________ style of
communication.
a)collaborative
b)hierarchical
c)abstract
d)authoritarian
13) kohlberg and piaget both believed that moral understanding
a)continues to evolve over the course of the lifespan.
b)could be reached by adhering closely to parental and cultural directives.
c)was gained by actively grappling with moral issues and perspective taking.
d)could lead to close-mindedness and intolerance if it was not grounded in a religious
faith.
14) the designers of the bayley-iii included items that tap
a)parental warmth toward the child.
b)such cognitive skills as habituation and categorization.
c)provision of appropriate play materials.
d)opportunities for variety in daily stimulation.
15) troy, age 3, understands that his father goes to work in the morning and picks troy
up from his babysitters house after naptime. troy seeks his fathers comfort during times
of stress. these examples show that troy has developed
a)effortful control.
b)an internal working model.
c)interactional synchrony.
d)a categorical self.
16) the world health organization recommends breastfeeding until age ___, with solid
foods added at ____.
a)3 months; 4 months
b)6 months; 6 months
c)1 year; 4 months
d)2 years; 6 months
17) in middle childhood, childrens anxieties are directed toward the realities of the
wider world, such as a fear of
a)the dark.
b)supernatural beings.
c)thunder and lightning.
d)war and disaster.
18) howard gardner proposes at least ________ independent intelligences.
a)two
b)four
c)six
d)eight
19) in response to the heinz dilemma, seth explains, if heinz doesnt do everything he
can to save his wifes life, hes valuing something more than the value of life. people
have a mutual duty to save one another from dying. seth is in which of kohlbergs
stages?
a)instrumental purpose orientation
b)social-order-maintaining orientation
c)social contract orientation
d)universal ethical principle orientation