marcus, a cooperative, attentive child, receives more patient and sensitive interactions
from his parents than they give to erica, his distractible, inattentive sister. this is an
example of a(n) ____________ geneticenvironmental correlation.
1) a)passive
b)evocative
c)active
d)dynamic
2) the overwhelming majority of young people in traditional, non-western countries
a)experience a prolonged emerging adulthood.
b)enter marriage late.
c)enter lifelong work late.
d)have no emerging adulthood.
3) charles received few positive and many negative votes on peer acceptance
self-reports from the children in his class. how would charles be classified?
a)popular
b)rejected
c)controversial
d)neglected
4) _________ constitutes one-sixth of the caloric intake of the average american age 2
and older.
a)palm oil
b)saturated fat
c)fructose
d)fiber
5) the hormonal changes that underlie puberty occur gradually and are under way by
age
a)6 or 7.
b)8 or 9.
c)10 or 11.
d)12 or 13.
6) lightening occurs when the
a)amniotic sac is ruptured.
b)mucus plug is released from the cervix.
c)fetuss head drops low into the uterus.
d)first uterine contractions take place.
7) marcus, a self-confident preschooler, is about to enter elementary school. based on
research, marcuss parents can expect his self-esteem to ________ over the next few
years.
a)decline
b)increase
c)remain at the same level
d)fluctuate drastically
8) research on the stability of attachment indicates that
a)insecurely attached babies more often maintain their attachment status than secure
babies.
b)attachment generally moves toward security in low-ses families with many daily
stressors.
c)quality of attachment is most stable for low-ses babies experiencing unfavorable
family conditions.
d)the disorganized/disoriented attachment pattern is as stable as attachment security.
9) when do boys start to outperform girls in mathematics?
a)from preschool age
b)by the age of 7 or 8
c)by early adolescence
d)by late adolescence
10) professor diaz is conducting a study to determine whether a childs
information-processing speed is related to her iq. he is conducting a
a)functional assessment.
b)factor analysis.
c)componential analysis.
d)dynamic assessment.
11) which of the following children, when placed in front of a mirror, is the most likely
to respond to the appearance of a red dot on his or her nose by touching or rubbing his
or her nose?
a)reggie, a 10-month-old boy
b)benita, a 22-month-old girl
c)alan, a 14-month-old boy
d)swoosi, an 18-month-old girl
12) shelby and sharon are 4 years old and are best friends. they probably
a)count on each others emotional support.
b)have similar values and attitudes.
c)feel lasting trust and caring for each other.
d)have fun playing together.
13) kangaroo skin-to-skin contact
a)is not commonly used in developing nations where hospitalization is not always
possible.
b)fosters improved oxygenation of the babys body, temperature regulation, and infant
survival.
c)is rarely used in western nations where preterm infants are placed in hospital intensive
care units.
d)provides babies with touch stimulation but neglects the other sensory modalities.