1) the overall rate of psychological disturbance ________ from childhood to
adolescence, when it is about _____ percent.
a)rises slightly; 15
b)rises sharply; 35
c)stays about the same; 10
d)decreases slightly; 5
2) the _____ have a long period of sensitivity to teratogens.
a)hands and feet
b)palate and mouth
c)arms and legs
d)brain and eyes
3) an important criticism of the psychoanalytic theory of attachment is that it
a)underemphasizes the importance of the motherinfant bond.
b)overemphasizes the role of the quality of the parentchild relationship.
c)ignores the internal representation of the attachment figure.
d)overemphasizes the importance of feeding in attachment.
denyse and david are both actors and have enrolled their children in acting classes. this is
an example of a(n) ____________ geneticenvironmental correlation.
4) a)passive
b)evocative
c)active
d)dynamic
5) cristina feels that she is a fairly objective person, but she also knows there are times
when her opinions are completely biased and fail to take into account factual evidence.
in all likelihood, cristina
a)has difficulty solving abstract problems.
b)tends to be more fair-minded rather than self-serving.
c)is generally disliked by her peers for being selfish.
d)is still a concrete thinker.
6) when making decisions, adolescents are likely to emphasize _____________ over
_______________
a)short-term goals; long-term goals.
b)logic; irrationality.
c)metaevaluation.
d)source monitoring.
7) ahmed, age 2, gives his favorite stuffed toy to his little brother when his brother falls
down and starts to cry. ahmed is displaying
a)an internal working model.
b)empathy.
c)a categorical self.
d)social referencing.
8) five-year-old delaney watches a lot of violent television programming and also
spends hours playing violent video games. delaney probably
a)underestimates the violence and danger in society.
b)overestimates the violence and danger in society.
c)is less willing to tolerate violence in others.
d)has few hostile thoughts and behaviors.
9) which girl is the most at risk for an eating problem?
a)angela, who reached puberty late
b)bea, who grew up in a home with no weight concerns
c)caity, who reached puberty early
d)desiree, whose friends are overweight
10) which of the following statements is true about rh factor incompatibility?
a)the damage caused by rh incompatibility can be avoided if the mother receives a
blood transfusion during delivery.
b)rh-positive blood is dominant and rh-negative blood is recessive, so the chances are
good that a baby will be rh-positive.
c)rh-positive babies are routinely given a vaccine at birth to prevent the buildup of
harmful rh antibodies.
d)the harmful effects of rh incompatibility can be prevented if the newborn is
immediately placed on a diet low in phenylalanine.
11) in a study conducted in india, the most morally mature individuals
a)were those who had access to a moral curriculum in high school.
b)reached stage 5 or 6 during the transition to high school. .
c)were females who grew up in large extended-family households. .
d)explained that a moral solution should not be the burden of a single individual.