1) wendi, a dental hygiene student, is visiting a second grade classroom to teach 26
children proper brushing techniques. based on u.s. averages, how many students can she
expect to see with some tooth decay?
a)4
b)9
c)13
d)20
2) which of the following individuals is the most likely to score high in impulsivity,
according to research on smoking?
a)daniel, who has a dd genetic makeup and a mother who smoked during pregnancy
b)reba, who has a dd genetic makeup and a nonsmoking mother
c)john, who has a dd genetic makeup and a mother who smoked prior to becoming
pregnant
d)samantha, who has a db genetic makeup and a mother who smoked during pregnancy
3) _________ preference assesses infants _______.
a)familiarity; recent memory
b)novelty; remote memory
c)novelty; recent memory
d)familiarity; reflexes
4) which of the following statements is supported by research on babbling and deaf
infants?
a)deaf infants not exposed to sign language will stop babbling entirely.
b)deaf infants do not babble or coo unless they are exposed to sign language.
c)deaf infants start babbling much earlier than hearing infants.
d)deaf infants start babbling much later than hearing infants.
5) the ultimate responsibility for the ethical integrity of research with children lies with
the
a)investigator.
b)institutional review board.
c)child.
d)childs parents.
6) which of the following activities peaks between ages 18 and 24?
a)drug taking
b)religious service attendance
c)political activism
d)community involvement
7) in trying to solve the pendulum problem, formal operational adolescents usually
a)fail to notice variables not suggested by the concrete materials of the task.
b)think of many possible hypotheses.
c)have difficulty separating out the effects of variables.
d)are totally stumped; the problem is not solved until adulthood.
8) research on television violence indicates that violent tv
a)strengthens hostility in highly aggressive children.
b)does not spark hostile thoughts and behavior in nonaggressive children.
c)does not cause difficulties in parent and peer relations.
d)makes viewers less willing to tolerate violence in others.
9) in the united states, child-care settings providing the very worst care tend to
a)serve middle-ses families.
b)serve low-ses families.
c)be publicly subsidized, nonprofit centers.
d)be in family homes.
10) which of the following uses of punishment is the most effective?
a)mr. allen tells his son that he is using punishment as a last resort.
b)mrs. vello allows her children to act inappropriately from time to time but scolds
them at other times.
c)mr. reilly uses punishment in public because his daughter is very embarrassed by
being scolded around others.
d)mrs. seldon, a warm parent, uses mild punishment consistently and provides reasons
for the punishment.
11) four-year-old jack is a snack helper. he counts five children at his table and then
retrieves five milk cartons. jack is displaying an understanding of
a)ordinality.
b)functionality.
c)estimation.
d)cardinality.
12) shannon is in early adolescence. shannon is between the ages of
a)10 and 12.
b)11 and14.
c)14 and 16.
d)16 and 18.
structured interviews are limited because they
13) a)are less efficient than clinical interviews.
b)do not yield the same depth of information as clinical interviews.
c)are more time consuming to carry out compared to clinical interviews.
d)are overly flexible and sometimes confusing.
14) monica provides her fetus with stimulation specially designed to enhance later
mental development. monica should know that
a)playing classical music is likely to have a long-lasting impact on cognitive
development.
b)reading aloud is likely to have a long-lasting impact on cognitive development.
c)later experiences can override the impact of fetal stimulation.
d)prolonged exposure to sounds is just as harmless to fetal inner-ear structure as they
are to the mature ear.
15) mr. ryan and two to four of his pupils form a cooperative learning group and take
turns leading dialogues on the content of a text passage. mr. ryan is using
a)an open classroom.
b)culturally responsive instruction.
c)reciprocal teaching.
d)peer tutoring.
16) mr. conwells son is expressing an exaggerated sense of personal uniqueness. what
would be the best way for mr. conwell to handle this situation?
a)acknowledge his sons unique qualities, but also look for moments to point out that he,
too, felt similarly as a teenager
b)be sensitive but firm in telling his son that he is not really unique at all; that human
beings are all much more similar than different
c)cater to his sons sense of self until about the age of 18 when his son should be ready
to hear a more balanced perspective
d)completely ignore his sons sense of self; most adolescents resolve these issues on
their own
17) research on kohlbergs stage sequence indicates that by early adulthood, stage ____
is the typical response; few people move beyond it.
a)2
b)3
c)4
d)5
18) which of the following statements is true about research on memory impairments in
infants of diabetic mothers?
a)prenatal iron depletion interferes with the cerebral cortex, causing long-term learning
and academic problems in children of diabetic mothers.
b)damage to the hippocampus is not linked to long-term learning and academic
problems in children of diabetic mothers.
c)diabetes-linked prenatal brain damage is linked to short-term memory impairments
that can often be reversed with medication.
d)as a result of iron depletion in critical brain areas, a diabetic pregnancy places the
fetus at risk for lasting memory deficits.