1) noelle is an african-american teenager who has explored and adopted the values from
her own culture, as well as from the dominant caucasian-american culture. noelle has
formed a ________ identity.
a)weak
b)diffused
c)foreclosed
d)bicultural
a researcher studying the effects of a certain pain reliever on children with chronic pain
gave one group of children the pain medication and gave a placebo (or sugar pill) to
another group of children. this violates which of the following childrens research rights?
2) a)privacy
b)beneficial treatments
c)informed consent
d)knowledge of results
3) which of the following statements is true about the breech position?
a)cesarean delivery is never justified when the baby is in the breech position.
b)the breech position decreases the chance of oxygen deprivation.
c)certain breech babies fare just as well with vaginal delivery as with a cesarean.
d)babies in the breech position are turned facing toward the mothers back rather than
facing outward.
4) secretions of __________ are related to cognitive performance.
a)the frontal lobes
b)particular neurotransmitters
c)the corpus callosum
d)growth hormone
5) around age _____, childrens writing shows some distinctive features of print, such as
separate forms arranged in a line on the page.
a)18 months
b)2
c)3
d)4
6) in incomplete dominance,
a)both alleles are expressed in the phenotype.
b)children have a 25 percent chance of being carriers.
c)children have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the disorder.
d)one allele is expressed in the phenotype.
7) which of the following is true about the consequences of child maltreatment?
a)while maltreated children show serious learning problems, they typically have few
peer difficulties.
b)repeated abuse is associated with central nervous system damage, including abnormal
eeg brain-wave activity.
c)maltreated children typically exhibit low anxiety and abnormally high self-esteem.
d)most parents who were maltreated as children grow up to be child abusers.
8) a diffused adolescent would most likely say that she
a)shares the political perspective of her parents because it works for them.
b)is currently considering several different political perspectives.
c)does not really care about politics and is not interested in exploring alternative
viewpoints.
d)has considered various viewpoints and has decided to commit to a particular political
party.
9) dr. thayers research shows that college students make impressive strides in cognition.
she focuses on cognitive development beyond piagets formal operational stage. dr.
thayer studies
a)preoperational thought.
b)postformal thought.
c)globalization.
d)postoperational thought.
10) three-year-old billy caught five colds during his first year in preschool. he also
experiences repeated otitis media. if billy is like other children with frequent otitis
media, he may have trouble
a)attending to others speech.
b)falling and staying asleep.
c)mastering large motor skills, such as running and climbing.
d)identifying the letters of the alphabet.
11) baby jane has begun to develop a sense of trust. she expects that her mother will
respond when signaled. but jane does not protest when separated from her mother. in
which of bowlbys phases does jane best fit?
a)preattachment
b)attachment in the making
c)clear-cut attachment
d)formation of a reciprocal relationship
12) the years from 2 to 6 are often called the _______ years.
a)play
b)growth
c)beginning
d)me
13) baby manny discovered how to use a stick to get toys that were out of reach.
according to piaget, mannys behavior would best be described as a ________ circular
reaction.
a)tertiary
b)secondary
c)primary
d)reflexive
14) newborn uli displays a stronger rooting reflex in response to an adults finger
touching her cheek than to her own hand touching her cheek. this finding demonstrates
that uli has the beginnings of
a)self-awareness.
b)effortful control.
c)an internal working model.
d)emotional self-regulation.
15) of the following, which is true in the united states?
a)under the childrens health insurance program (chip), every uninsured child receives
free medical examinations.
b)because of low insurance-reimbursement rates, many doctors refuse to take public-aid
patients.
c)federal law requires that health checkups occur three times during the first year of
life.
d)affordable health care is available to all parents of young children.
16) research on sex differences in temperament shows that
a)girls are more daring than boys, and they have a large advantage in effortful control.
b)boys are more anxious and timid than girls, and they are slightly more impulsive.
c)girls advantage in effortful control contributes to better school performance.
d)boys are more active than girls, but they also tend to be more anxious and timid.
17) the most common nutritional problem of adolescence is ______ deficiency.
a)riboflavin
b)magnesium
c)iron
d)calcium
18) behaviorist dr. wechsler probably believes that language is acquired through
a)a language acquisition device.
b)social interactions.
c)heredity.
d)operant conditioning.
19) which of the following infants is most likely to refuse to cross the deep side of the
visual cliff?
a)abbie, who has 3 days of crawling experience
b)bart, who has 4 weeks of crawling experience
c)crystal, who has 2 months of crawling experience
d)din, who has 4 months of crawling experience