laura is the nanny of jackson, a six-month-old infant, whose single mother is depressed.
you can tell laura that
1) a)therapy is unlikely to alleviate parental depression.
b)antidepressant medication is unlikely to help jacksons mother.
c)jacksons mother will probably need long-term treatment.
d)a warm relationship with her can safeguard jacksons development.
2) five-year-old charlotte is asked to memorize a list of words. charlotte will probably
a)organize well, with strong memory benefits.
b)organize inconsistently, but still receive moderate memory benefits.
c)switch from organization to elaboration strategies with successful memory benefits.
d)organize inconsistently, with little or no memory benefits.
3) which of the following teenagers is at highest risk for peer pressure and drug abuse?
a)hayden, who has adopted his parents values without question
b)danica, who entrusts her fate to luck but has a sense of hopelessness about the future
c)deon, who is actively exploring various belief systems but has not yet settled on one
that fits
d)makenna, who has committed to a particular religious faith after considering several
alternatives
4) according to piaget, infants very first schemes are
a)disorganized bits of information.
b)based on internal representations of experience.
c)sensorimotor action patterns.
d)deliberate and creative.
5) during the second month of pregnancy, the
a)embryo reacts to light.
b)embryo kicks and bends its arms.
c)heart begins to pump blood.
d)heart develops separate chambers.
6) the number of american teenage births is lower than it was 50 years ago because
a)one-third of adolescent pregnancies end in abortion.
b)of more effective sex education programs in public schools.
c)convenient contraceptive services are more readily available.
d)more girls give up their infants for adoption.
7) kegan was given a test that indicates the extent to which his raw score deviates from
the typical performance of same-age individuals. kegans score is known as a(n)
a)normal distribution.
b)intelligence quotient.
c)screening quotient.
d)standardization sample.
8) in the united states,
a)a significant portion of government spending is devoted to improving quality of child
care.
b)the childrens defense fund is the most vigorous special interest group devoted to the
well-being of children.
c)the convention on the rights of the child engages in research, public education, and
legal action on behalf of children.
d)unicef is the most vigorous special interest group devoted to the well-being of
american children.
the relationship between heredity and the environment is
9) a)a one-way street.
b)strongest for intelligence.
c)best measured using heritability estimates.
d)bidirectional.
10) most children with sex chromosome disorders
a)suffer from mental retardation.
b)have verbal difficulties.
c)have trouble with spatial relations.
d)have very specific intellectual problems.
11) in the united states today, ______ percent of married couples bear children.
a)50
b)60
c)70
d)80
12) epidural analgesia
a)numbs the entire lower half of the body.
b)limits pain reduction to the pelvic region.
c)strengthens uterine contractions.
d)reduces the chances of cesarean delivery.
13) carrie, age 8, has high social self-esteem. of the following statements, which most
likely applies to carrie?
a)she is perceived to be a bit snobbish by her classmates.
b)she outperforms the majority of her classmates in schoolwork.
c)she tends to be well-liked by her classmates.
d)she often gets other classmates into trouble.
14) compared with u.s. children, asian children
a)score lower in self-esteem.
b)have lower academic achievement.
c)rely more on social comparisons to promote their self-esteem.
d)are reserved in their praise of others.
15) milos neurotransmitters are not present in appropriate balances. he has begun to
experience seizures and loss of motor control. milo may suffer from
a)epilepsy.
b)cerebral palsy.
c)muscular dystrophy.
d)autism.
16) expressions of ______ are less common than those of ________.
a)anger; fear
b)anger; sadness
c)sadness; anger
d)happiness; sadness
17) eight-year-old rachael, a canadian child, is likely to
a)say that telling the truth is always good.
b)say that telling a lie is always bad.
c)favor lying to support the group at the expense of the individual.
d)favor lying to support the individual at the expense of the group.
18) _________ is vital for successful peer relationships and overall emotional health.
a)individualism
b)emotional competence
c)collectivism
d)mental representation
19) which identity status is associated with a dogmatic, inflexible cognitive style?
a)diffusion
b)foreclosure
c)achievement
d)moratorium