1) which of the following children is the most likely to lack immunizations?
a)sam from the united states
b)kristen from canada
c)nigel from great britain
d)elsa from sweden
2) by age 6, children have a vocabulary of about ______ words.
a)1,000
b)5,000
c)10,000
d)50,000
3) in families with several children,
a)parents tend to look for similarities between siblings.
b)parents often regard siblings as less distinct than other observers do.
c)both identical and fraternal twins tend to become increasingly similar in personality
with age.
d)parents tendency to emphasize each childs unique qualities affects their child-rearing
practices.
4) which of the following types of parentchild play is most strongly linked to social
competence in the child?
a)parent-directed play
b)motherson play
c)motherdaughter play
d)fatherdaughter play
5) mel wonders when he will be able to find out the sex of his baby. you tell him that he
should be able to detect the sex with ultrasound as early as the _____ week of
pregnancy.
a)ninth
b)twelfth
c)fifteenth
d)eighteenth
6) twelve-year-old alicia hears the following: a spoon is something that can be used to
stir. suppose something is not a spoon. can it be used to stir? alicia will
a)say that she needs to see the object in question.
b)be able to reason correctly after hearing the statement.
c)say no.
d)say only if it is a fork.
7) erikson described early childhood as a period of
a)doubt-filled industry.
b)vigorous unfolding.
c)trusting simplicity.
d)autonomous initiative.
8) newborn babies
a)are not particularly sensitive to touch.
b)are not particularly sensitive to pain.
c)can distinguish the shapes and textures of small objects.
d)are especially sensitive to touch around the torso.
9) research on gender typing demonstrates that teachers
a)tend to negotiate with boys who misbehave, coming up with a joint plan to improve
behavior.
b)use more disapproval and controlling discipline with girls than with boys.
c)give girls more encouragement than boys to participate in adult-structured activities.
d)seem to expect girls to misbehave more often than boys.
10) which of the following is more likely to be found in shy, inhibited children than in
highly sociable, uninhibited children?
a)a higher heart rate from the first few weeks of life
b)lower levels of amygdala activity in response to novel stimuli
c)lower levels of saliva concentration of cortisol
d)a drop in blood pressure in response to novelty
11) when baby rico whimpers and whines, his mother responds by ignoring him and
refusing to pick him up. this decreases ricos whining. the mothers behavior is an
example of
a)habituation.
b)a reinforcer.
c)recovery.
d)punishment.
12) in ms. adkins classroom, children participate in a wide range of challenging
activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. as
children appropriate the knowledge and strategies generated through working together,
they become competent, contributing members of their classroom. ms. adkins has a
________ classroom.
a)social-constructivist
b)traditional
c)constructivist
d)piagetian-based
13) in her research, dr. rosenblum explores why shy children develop differently from
their outgoing agemates. dr. rosenblum most likely emphasizes ________ in her
research.
a)the role of distinct contexts
b)the naturenurture controversy
c)the concept of stage
d)continuous development
14) nianzu quickly applies learning and memory strategies to new situations and
engages in self-regulation and metacognitive monitoring of her own learning. according
to sternberg, nianzu excels in ________ intelligence.
a)analytical
b)creative
c)practical
d)experiential
15) compared to yucatec mayan preschoolers, western preschoolers are
a)less sophisticated with make-believe play.
b)more able to sit quietly for long periods.
c)more autonomous.
d)less competent at self-care.