1) ________ is the least developed of the newborn babys senses.
a)hearing
b)taste
c)vision
d)touch
2) the case of david reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a circumcision
accident, demonstrates
a)the impact of genetic sex and prenatal hormones on a persons sense of self as male or
female.
b)that gender stereotyping can have devastating effects on self-esteem.
c)the stronger role of the environment over heredity in determining ones gender
identity.
d)that gender reassignment surgery changes a persons sexual identity.
3) warmth and responsiveness, competence and power, and consistency between
assertions and behavior are all
a)characteristics of a model that increase a childs willingness to imitate the models
behavior.
b)characteristics of emotional development that are necessary for moral behavior to
occur.
c)important characteristics of inductive discipline.
d)characteristics of a prosocial child who has learned empathy-based guilt.
4) observations of imprinting led to which of the following major concepts in child
development?
a)behavior modification
b)observational learning
c)the critical period
d)the chronosystem
5) dr. grief studies the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing
childs cognitive processing and behavior patterns. dr. grief would most likely consider
herself to be a(n)
a)behaviorist.
b)developmental cognitive neuroscientist.
c)evolutionary developmental psychologist.
d)information-processing researcher.
6) emotional self-regulation requires
a)adult instruction on when to use it.
b)goodness of fit.
c)social referencing.
d)effortful control.
compared to infants of mothers who are not depressed, infants of depressed mothers
7) a)have patterned sleepwake cycles.
b)are less attentive to their surroundings.
c)have depleted cortisol levels.
d)cry less often.
8) ________ child rearing predicts the poorest school performance in adolescence.
a)authoritarian
b)authoritative
c)permissive
d)uninvolved
fragile x syndrome
9) a)is an example of polygenic inheritance.
b)occurs when there is a sudden but permanent change in a segment of dna.
c)is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation.
d)occurs more often in females than males because the disorder is x-linked.
10) felicity and samantha are identical twins. they are
a)probably both right-handed.
b)more likely than ordinary siblings to differ in handedness.
c)probably both left-handed.
d)less likely than fraternal twins to differ in handedness.
freuds theory was the first to stress the influence of ________ on development.
11) a)observational learning
b)rewards and punishment
c)cultural norms
d)the early parentchild relationship
12) in the strange situation, juan uses his mother as a secure base. when she leaves the
room, juan cries for a few minutes. when she returns, juan seeks contact with her and
then begins to explore toys once again. juan is displaying characteristics of
___________ attachment.
a)avoidant
b)secure
c)disorganized/disoriented
d)resistant
13) longitudinal research reveals that
a)most infant tests accurately predict later intelligence and academic performance.
b)the majority of children show substantial fluctuations in iq between toddlerhood and
adolescence.
c)infant tests are somewhat better at making long-term predictions for moderate to
high-scoring babies.
d)the majority of children perform the same or slightly worse on iq tests as they age.
14) african-american young women
a)make up the largest group of never-married parents.
b)postpone childbirth more than women in other u.s. ethnic groups.
c)postpone marriage less than women in other u.s. ethnic groups.
d)are less likely than caucasian young women to raise a child in a single-parent
household.
15) wanda is concerned that her son, max, will be in pain during his circumcision. you
can tell wanda that
a)newborn males do not experience much pain during circumcision.
b)offering a nipple that delivers a sugar solution reduces discomfort during
circumcision.
c)local anesthetics cannot be used during newborn circumcisions because they elevate
the heart rate.
d)local anesthetics can actually cause increased pain during minor procedures like
circumcision.