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1) surveys of u.s. parents indicate that ________ percent of preschoolers experience no
limits on tv or computer use at home.
a)2 to 5
b)5 to 10
c)10 to 15
d)20 to 30
2) from third to sixth grade,
a)boys identification with their feminine personality traits increases.
b)girls identification with their feminine personality traits increases.
c)girls identification with their masculine personality traits declines.
d)boys identification with their masculine personality traits increases.
3) which of the following is supported by research on peer sociability during the
preschool years?
a)all types of play coexist during early childhood.
b)nonsocial activity increases with age.
c)by kindergarten age, children rarely engage in nonsocial activity.
d)from ages 3 to 6 years, the frequency of solitary play decreases.
4) higher pubertal hormone levels are _______ moodiness.
a)strongly linked to greater
b)strongly linked to lesser
c)modestly linked to greater
d)the primary cause of
5) at first, baby marcia wakes up from her nap when she hears the noise of the
dishwasher. after several weeks, marcia sleeps through the noise of the dishwasher. this
is an example of
a)imitation.
b)recovery.
c)reinforcement.
d)habituation.
6) when moses says, my ball is a circle, his father relies, yes, your basketball is round,
just like a circle. mosess fathers response is an example of
a)fast mapping.
b)a recast.
c)an overregularization.
d)an expansion.
7) baby alfredo looks more intensely at a checkerboard with large black and white
squares rather than one with smaller gray and white squares. alfredo is demonstrating
a)contrast sensitivity.
b)sensitivity to pictorial depth cues.
c)proprioception.
d)sensitivity to the visual cliff.
8) today, the issue of whether to have children is a
a)biological given.
b)compelling social expectation.
c)matter of true individual choice.
d)matter of legacy.
9) during middle childhood, ________ is the defining feature of friendship.
a)trust
b)selectivity
c)power
d)conflict
10) which of the following parents is most likely to mention cognitive traits when asked
for their idea of an intelligent first grader?
a)boupha, a cambodian immigrant to the united states
b)lupe, a mexican-american
c)chi, a vietnamese immigrant to the united states
d)cindy, a caucasian-american
11) seal is getting ready to start first grade. during the school years, his parents can
expect him to add about ________ inches in height and ________ pounds in weight
each year.
a)1 to 2; 3
b)2 to 3; 5
c)3 to 4; 10
d)4 to 5; 15
12) according to piaget, young childrens thinking often is illogical because they are not
capable of
a)magical thinking.
b)animistic thinking.
c)mental actions that obey logical rules.
d)centration.
13) how does gender stereotyping change during adolescence for girls?
a)gender intensification decreases among girls.
b)gender intensification is stronger for girls.
c)girls feel more free to experiment with other-gender activities.
d)gender stereotyping inteferes with girls involvement in mixed-sex cliques.
