1) in a study comparing mood swings, those between the ages of ______ most often
shifted from cheerful to sad and back again.
a)9 and 11
b)12 and 16
c)17 and 19
d)20 and 25
2) which of the following recent theoretical perspectives can best explain why easton
never crawled on his hands and knees before he learned how to walk?
a)ecological systems theory
b)sociocultural theory
c)evolutionary developmental psychology
d)dynamic systems perspective
3) veronique can think abstractly about things she cannot perceive concretely. she is in
piagets ________ stage.
a)concrete operational
b)formal operational
c)emerging adulthood
d)hypothetical reasoning
4) by the school years, low-ses children in the united states are, on the average,
a)no different in size than their middle-ses agemates.
b)less likely than middle-ses children to have dietary deficiencies.
c)much more likely to be overweight than middle-ses children.
d)about to 1 inch shorter than their economically advantaged counterparts.
5) _________ vary/varies substantially among cultures.
a)feelings of uncertainty and self-doubt
b)the length of adolescence
c)the biological changes of adolescence
d)the social expectations that accompany adolescence
6) which of the following is an activity associated with experience-expectant brain
growth?
a)coloring a picture
b)playing peekaboo
c)learning to ride a bike
d)playing the piano
7) according to social learning theorists,
a)morality has a unique course of development.
b)reinforcement for good behavior is enough for children to acquire moral responses.
c)moral behavior is acquired just like any other set of responses: through reinforcement
and modeling.
d)positive reinforcement for a childs character decreases a behaviors frequency.
8) according to the concept of geneticenvironmental correlation,
a)the environments to which we are exposed determine which genes are expressed in
our phenotypes.
b)our genes influence the environments to which we are exposed.
c)heredity restricts the development of some behaviors to just one or a few outcomes.
d)our genes influence how we respond to the environment.
9) according to vygotsky, children master activities and think in ways that have
meaning in their culture through
a)the physical world acting on the child.
b)independent interaction with the physical environment.
c)the biological unfolding of genetic structures.
d)joint activities with more mature members of their society.
10) the average number of children per couple in north america today is
a)3.1.
b)2.7.
c)2.2.
d)1.8.
11) children __________ are _____ likely to hold racial and ethnic prejudices.
a)who believe that personality traits are changeable; more
b)with average to low-self esteem; more
c)who say their own ethnicity makes them feel especially good; less
d)with very high self-esteem; more
arthur wakes frequently to check to see if his sleeping infant, sam, is breathing. arthur can
reduce the risk of sids by
12) a)wrapping sam in very warm clothing and blankets.
b)placing sam to sleep on his stomach.
c)placing sam to sleep on his back.
d)providing sam with soft bedding and taking away his pacifier.
13) baby franklin practiced his dropping and throwing schemes, and eventually
developed an understanding of height. this achievement is an example of
a)organization.
b)accommodation.
c)equilibrium.
d)assimilation.