1) brad is a teen who has experimented minimally with alcohol. brad is likely to
a)be a healthy, curious young person.
b)become an addict in adulthood.
c)be less sociable than his peers who do not experiment.
d)choose not to drink alcohol in college.
2) research on pragmatics shows that by age 2, most children
a)adjust their speech to fit the age, sex, and social status of their listeners.
b)take turns in face-to-face interactions.
c)are able to maintain a topic over long periods of time.
d)adapt their language to social expectations.
3) sheldon, age 1, will most likely display a ________ smile for a friendly stranger.
a)brief, fleeting
b)broad, cheek-raised
c)reserved, muted
d)mouth-open
4) the placenta is delivered during
a)the first stage of labor.
b)the second stage of labor.
c)crowning.
d)the third stage of labor.
5) which of the following statements is supported by research on emotional
development?
a)infants, children, and adults use diverse responses to express a particular emotion.
b)the emotional expressions of blind infants are exaggerated compared to infants with
normal vision.
c)babies on the visual cliff generally display a fearful facial expression, but do not show
other signs of fear.
d)wide cultural differences exist in the facial expressions that people associate with
different emotions.
korean toddlers develop object-sorting skills later than their english-speaking counterparts
because
6) a)they are less likely to be given opportunities to physically manipulate objects.
b)english-speaking children develop language skills sooner than korean-speaking children.
c)the english language is less complex than the korean language.
d)the korean language often omits object names from sentences.
7) lourdes is capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning. when faced with a problem,
which of the following will she do first?
a)develop a general theory of all possible variables that might affect the outcome.
b)deduce specific hypotheses about what might happen in a situation.
c)test her hypotheses in an orderly fashion to see which ones work in the real world.
d)examine the most obvious predictions about a situation.
8) harvey, age 3, can probably
a)gallop and skip with one foot.
b)copy some numbers and simple words.
c)zip and unzip large zippers.
d)ride a bicycle with training wheels.
9) in terms of growth norms, which of the following children is most likely to be the
shortest?
a)shane from australia
b)sayuri from asia
c)daryl from canada
d)alice from the united states
10) research on child care demonstrates that
a)when caregiverchild ratios are generous and caregivers are educated about child
development, children develop more favorably.
b)the rate of insecurity is equivalent among infants in child care and those who stay at
home with their mothers.
c)motherchild interaction is not affected by the quality of child care or the time spent in
child care.
d)even children in high-quality child care have higher rates of insecurity than those who
are informally cared for by friends, relatives, or babysitters.
11) which of the following adolescents is the most likely to have parents with a
permissive attitude about sex?
a)iryana, an iranian
b)kirsten, a canadian
c)madison, an american
d)fau, a papua new guinean
12) which of the following statements is true about sex differences?
a)rates of miscarriage are higher for girls, while rates of birth defects are higher for
boys.
b)rates of miscarriage, mental retardation, and birth defects are all higher for girls.
c)worldwide, about 106 girls are born for every 100 boys.
d)rates of miscarriage, mental retardation, and birth defects are all higher for boys.
13) psychological distress resulting from conflict between the minority and host culture
is called
a)cognitive dissonance.
b)a culture war.
c)acculturative stress.
d)xenophobia.
14) the most widely used potent teratogen is prescribed
a)as a sedative.
b)to treat severe acne.
c)to prevent miscarriages.
d)to treat depression.
15) which of the following statements is supported by research on child care?
a)even high-quality early intervention does not enhance the development of
economically disadvantaged children.
b)preschoolers exposed to substandard child care, particularly for long hours, display
more behavior problems.
c)psychological well-being improves when children experience several child-care
settings.
d)the emotional problems of temperamentally difficult preschoolers improve
dramatically in child care.
16) throughout adolescence, what is the single most consistent predictor of a teenagers
mental health?
a)academic achievement
b)peer group affiliation
c)ses
d)parent-child relationship
17) sexual attitudes in the u.s. are
a)extremely liberal.
b)fairly open.
c)relatively restricted.
d)highly restricted.