1) nikki and alex are divorcing. the court grants both of them an equal say in important
decisions about their childrens upbringing. this arrangement is known as
a)coparenting.
b)shared custody.
c)custodial mediation.
d)joint custody.
2) which of the following children is most likely to have myopia?
a)travis, who lives in a high-ses household
b)devin, whose parents have good eyesight
c)chen, who weighed 8 pounds at birth
d)hallie, whose lives in a low-ses household
which of the following is true about emerging adulthood?
3) a)it is a period of development that spans ages 16 to 22 years.
b)it is a period of development unique to underdeveloped nations.
c)although emerging adults have moved beyond adolescence, they have not yet fully
assumed adult roles.
d)it is mostly limited to young people in developing nations.
4) according to b. f. skinner, the frequency of a behavior can be increased by following
it with a wide variety of
a)punishments.
b)negative stimuli.
c)stimulusresponse associations.
d)reinforcers.
5) in one study, more active fetuses during the third trimester became 1-year-olds who
__________ than those who were less active prenatally.
a)could better handle frustration
b)less readily interacted with unfamiliar adults
c)were more fearful
d)less readily interacted with toys
6) which of the following resources are shown to faciliate resilience in adolescents?
a)working a full-time job
b)early dating
c)affiliation with a religious organization
d)other-sex friendships
7) jalesas parents exercise general oversight of her activities, while letting jalesa take
charge of moment-by-moment decision making. jalesa and her parents are engaging in
a)supervisory parenting.
b)authoritarian parenting.
c)mediation.
d)coregulation.
8) compared with adult mothers, adolescent mothers
a)deliver healthier babies.
b)know less about child development.
c)have low expectations for their infants.
d)less often engage in child abuse.
9) when her friend, reagan, loses her favorite toy, 4-year-old nahla puts her arm around
reagan and offers to give reagan a cookie from her lunch. nahlas emotional response to
reagans loss exhibits
a)sympathy.
b)effortful control .
c)emotional self-regulation.
d)empathy.
10) which of the following is most likely to be one of baby rajs first words?
a)table
b)box
c)red
d)kitty
11) high-stakes testing prompts teachers to spend more class time
a)on research projects.
b)administering rote exercises that resemble test items.
c)explaining the importance of doing well on tests.
d)developing students writing skills.
12) the american academy of pediatrics issued a controversial warning that parentinfant
bedsharing may increase the risk of
a)excessive dependency.
b)sids.
c)suffocation.
d)adjustment problems.
13) meredith likes well-structured tasks, values material possessions, and is concerned
about her social status. meredith demonstrates personality traits associated with a(n)
________ person.
a)enterprising
b)realistic
c)conventional
d)antisocial
14) _________ is related to obesity.
a)breastfeeding
b)reduced sleep
c)a fast metabolism
d)vegetarianism
15) childrens peer acceptance self-reports reveal that controversial children receive
a)a high number of positive and negative votes.
b)a high number of negative votes.
c)few positive or negative votes.
d)no extreme scores.
16) which of the following statements is true about reflexes and the development of
motor skills?
a)the stepping reflex appears only when the newborns body is in upright position.
b)certain reflexes drop out early, but the motor functions involved are renewed later.
c)parents should deliberately exercise newborn stepping reflexes to encourage early
walking.
d)the tonic neck reflex may prepare the baby for voluntary walking.
17) leilani thinks that she wants to be an actress or a ballerina when she grows up. her
brother reilly wants to be a football player or a motorcycle racer. leilani and reilly are
currently in the ________ period of vocational development.
a)fantasy
b)tentative
c)realistic
d)decisive
18) inductive discipline
a)promotes only momentary compliance, not lasting changes in behavior.
b)teaches children to expect rewards for good behavior.
c)helps children see how their actions affect others.
d)often leads to high levels of self-blame among children.