1) when young children with psychosocial dwarfism are removed from their
emotionally inadequate environments,
a)their dwarfism is permanent, even with immediate treatment.
b)they rarely exhibit catch-up growth.
c)they must be given high levels of iron to prevent anemia.
d)their gh levels quickly return to normal and they grow rapidly.
2) sigmund freuds psychosexual theory
a)was developed through careful observations of his own children.
b)emphasizes that how parents manage their childs fears is crucial for healthy sexual
development.
c)emphasizes five parts of the personality that become integrated during a sequence of
three stages.
d)was developed through having emotionally troubled adults talk freely about painful
events of their childhoods.
3) as early as 3 months, infants prefer and more easily discriminate among
a)male adults than boys.
b)female faces than male faces.
c)members of other races than members of their own race.
d)unfamiliar faces than familiar faces.
4) when studying for her spelling test, matilda repeats the proper spelling to herself
multiple times. what memory strategy is she using?
a)organization
b)rehearsal
c)elaboration
d)chunking
5) among social interactionists, disagreement continues over whether or not children
a)have the necessary social skills to make sense of language.
b)progress through distinct stages of language development.
c)are equipped with specialized language structures.
d)should acquire a second language before formal schooling begins.
6) of the 10 million annual deaths of children under age 5 worldwide, ___ percent are
due to infectious disease.
a)10
b)25
c)70
d)98
7) the ________ child-rearing style is most effective in supporting cognitive and social
development in adolescence.
a)authoritarian
b)permissive
c)authoritative
d)controlling
8) libby is good at playing the flute and likes the pleasure music gives to others. as a
result, she thinks she might want to be a musician. she is likely in the ________ phase
of vocational development.
a)capability
b)tentative
c)realistic
d)fantasy
9) computer programming projects in the classroom promote
a)problem solving and metacognition.
b)use of memory strategies.
c)stronger math and engineering skills.
d)reduced aggression and bullying.
on the dna ladder, adenine always appears
10) a)alone.
b)with thymine.
c)with cytosine.
d)with guanine.
11) which of the following statements is true about child care in the united states?
a)most child-care centers require that caregivers have special training in child
development.
b)child-care centers are nationally regulated and funded to ensure their quality.
c)in studies of quality, about 20 to 25 percent of child-care centers offer substandard
care.
d)child-care standards are set by the individual states and vary widely.
12) when portraying an emotion they do not feel, children of all ages find it easier to act
_______ than _______.
a)sad; pleased
b)pleased; angry
c)disgusted; pleased
d)angry; pleased
13) directly observable characteristics are affected by an individuals lifelong history of
experiences and also by the individuals
a)karotype.
b)phenotype.
c)gamete.
d)genotype.
14) which of the following motor skills do infants usually skip in the kenyan and
jamaican cultures as compared to western nations?
a)crawling
b)rolling from side to back
c)sitting alone
d)pulling to a stand
15) during the adolescent years, self-esteem generally
a)rises.
b)declines.
c)fluctuates a great deal.
d)remains stable.
16) who is most likely to be referred for remedial reading instruction?
a)rachel, who is 6 years old
b)betsy, who is 8 years old
c)eric, who is 10 years old
d)allison, who is 12 years old
17) which of the following is true about integration in american schools?
a)school integration has increased since the 1980s.
b)when minority students attend ethnically mixed schools, they usually do so with
white students.
c)hispanic children are less segregated than african-american children.
d)the racial divide in american education is gradually lessening.
18) describe the development of fear, noting the concepts of stranger anxiety and secure
base.
19) describe an effective sex education program. what key elements should be
included?
20) you have been asked to give a talk on preventing adolescent suicide at a local high
school. using research from the text as a guide, what will you say in your lecture?
21) explain why adolescence is extended in industrialized nations, including the three
phases of adolescence.
22) describe the deficiencies children must overcome to acquire selective, adaptable
attentional strategies.
23) describe mildred partens sequence of peer sociability, including follow-up research
on the different types of play.
24)
compare and contrast the terms critical period and sensitive period, and discuss how
observations of imprinting led to the development of these concepts.
25) two types of systematic observation used in child development research are
naturalistic and structured observation. explain the benefits and limitations of each.
26)
summarize research on the academic achievement and adjustment of immigrant youths in
the united states.
27)
define and provide an example of niche-picking.