1) which of the following is most likely to be among a childs first categories?
a)waterbirds
b)landbirds
c)flying creatures
d)birds
a heritability estimate of .3 for activity level would indicate that differences in __________
could explain ____ percent of the variation in activity level.
2) a)the environment; 30
b)heredity; 70
c)heredity; 30
d)the environment; 3
3) who is most likely to affect childrens athletic attitudes and capabilities?
a)peers
b)parents
c)coaches
d)teachers
4) the weight of the brain increases by ____ percent during middle childhood and
adolescence.
a)5
b)10
c)15
d)20
5) ________ are examples of self-conscious emotions.
a)anger and guilt
b)happiness and pride
c)shame and embarrassment
d)envy and sadness
6) interventions with rejected children aim to help them attribute their peer difficulties
to ________ causes.
a)external, unchangeable
b)external, changeable
c)internal, changeable
d)internal, unchangeable
baby faith sucks, grasps, and looks in much the same way, no matter what experiences she
encounters. faith is probably in substage ____ of piagets sensorimotor period.
7) a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4
8) fifteen-year-old anna is attracted to her best friend, eva, and her boyfriend, emory.
which of the following is the most likely to be true?
a)anna is gender-deviant in dress.
b)eva and emory are gender-deviant in behavior.
c)anna identifies as heterosexual.
d)annas bisexuality is a transient state: she will eventually identify as either straight or
lesbian.
9) children whose parents postpone intensive toilet training until the beginning or
middle of the third year are generally trained
a)within 2 to 3 weeks.
b)within 4 months.
c)within 6 months.
d)by age 4.
10) the most common treatment for adhd is
a)prescription stimulant medication.
b)family intervention.
c)operant conditioning.
d)therapy.
11) jordas parents are immigrants. as children, they suffered from long periods of food
deprivation. as a result, they pressure jorda to eat. this practice could contribute to
a)disrupting jordas appetite control centers in the brain.
b)jorda becoming overweight.
c)jorda attaching great value to treats.
d)jorda becoming malnourished.
12) kalis face, hands, and feet began to swell in the second half of her pregnancy. kalis
doctor began to monitor her blood pressure. the doctor was probably concerned about
a)toxoplasmosis.
b)maternal diabetes.
c)rh incompatibility.
d)preeclampsia.
13) jades mom told her they were going outside in the rain and needed a bumbershoot.
jade had never heard the word bumbershoot before, but she knew the word umbrella.
jade tries to figure out what the new word means, and eventually she decides that a
bumbershoot must be an umbrella. jade must abandon her ______________ to reach
this conclusion.
a)cardinality principle
b)shape bias
c)overregularization principle
d)mutual exclusivity bias
14) during the fetal period,
a)teratogens rarely have any impact.
b)teratogens are most likely to cause serious defects.
c)the ears can be strongly affected by teratogens.
d)teratogenic damage usually causes miscarriage.
15) parents who tell their children not to read in dim light for fear of ruining their eyes
are
a)voicing well-founded concerns.
b)repeating unfounded old wives tales.
c)unnecessarily scaring their children.
d)actually putting the children at further risk for myopia.
16) describe how living in a family with siblings might have an influence on a childs
temperament.
17)
discuss direct and indirect influences on family functioning, and provide an example of
each.
18) describe strategies that adults can use to help toddlers develop compliance and
self-control.
19) explain how young people find lasting intimate relationships. how does partner
similarity contribute to long-term relationships?
20) list several strategies for supporting early language learning, noting the
consequences of each.
21) what is kangaroo care? when and how is it used? what are its benefits?
22)
discuss the use of epidural analgesia to control pain during labor, noting the pros and cons
of its use.