1) babies in john bowlbys _______ phase display separation anxiety.
a)preattachment
b)attachment in the making
c)clear-cut attachment
d)formation of a reciprocal relationship
2) twins jillian and wesley, 11 months old, play near each other with similar materials.
however they do not try to direct each others activities. they are engaged in __________
play.
a)parallel
b)cooperative
c)associative
d)nonsocial
3) at age 6, shelby probably
a)can print her first and last names legibly.
b)will learn to write lowercase letters before uppercase letters.
c)can learn to write in cursive as easily as printing.
d)cannot yet integrate two-dimensional shapes into her drawings.
4) according to ____________, preschoolers discover many word meanings by
observing how words are used in the structure of sentences.
a)fast mapping
b)semantic bootstrapping
c)mutual exclusivity
d)syntactic bootstrapping
5) induced labors are justified when
a)continuing the pregnancy threatens the well-being of the mother or baby.
b)the baby has not arrived by its due date.
c)the doctor determines that it is a convenient time to deliver the baby.
d)the mother and father want the baby to arrive on a particular date.
travis is born three days after his due date and weighs five pounds. travis is a(n) ________
infant.
6) a)preterm
b)small-for-date
c)average-weight
d)anoxic
7) childrens language comprehension
a)usually develops behind production.
b)requires both recall and recognition.
c)requires only recall, not recognition.
d)develops ahead of production.
8) during early childhood,
a)preschoolers show declines in sustained attention.
b)the number of synapses in the prefrontal cortex is nearly double the adult value.
c)energy metabolism in the cerebral cortex is at an all-time low.
d)synaptic pruning decreases.
9) research on attachment in at-risk infants reveals that
a)preterm birth predicts insecure attachment, regardless of maternal characteristics or
other caregiving experiences.
b)at-risk infants whose parents have adequate time and patience to care for them fare
quite well in attachment security.
c)infants with special needs rarely display secure attachment to any caregiver.
d)mothers experience of traumatic events is highly predictive of
disorganized/disoriented attachment in preterm infants.
10) which of the following is true about the relationship between attachment security
and infant child care?
a)in the united states, the rate of insecurity is equal among child-care and
non-child-care infants.
b)infants who experience daily separations from their employed parents are at risk for
developmental problems.
c)the relationship between child care and emotional well-being depends on both family
and child-care experiences.
d)all investigations report that babies in child care differ in attachment quality from
those cared for solely by parents.
11) which of the following accurately characterizes the three-phase sequence that many
gay and lesbian adolescents and adults move through in coming out to themselves and
others?
a)feeling different, confusion, self-acceptance
b)confusion, feeling accepted, announcement
c)feeling different, self-acceptance, integration
d)feeling rejected, confusion, self-acceptance
12) brandon solves the hypothetical problem: marie is taller than gina, and gina is taller
than anna. who is the tallest? brandon is probably ____ years old.
a)5
b)7
c)9
d)11
13) adolescents who describe their parents as authoritative tend to be members of
________ crowds.
a)popular
b)jock
c)nerd
d)druggie
14) caffeine use during pregnancy
a)can result in low birth weight.
b)is only safe during the first trimester.
c)can result in gross fetal abnormalities.
d)is linked to respiratory distress in childbirth.
15) eleven-year-old elin is in line at the drinking fountain. when a boy pushes her from
behind, elin is most likely to respond
a)by crying.
b)using verbal strategies.
c)using physical aggression.
d)by sulking.
16) miguel spent a year volunteering in a homeless shelter. at the end of the year,
miguel is likely to
a)attribute homelessness to personal or individual factors.
b)become overwhelmed by social injustices.
c)become desensitized to social injustices.
d)redefine his own identity to include a responsibility to combat the misfortunes of
others.
which of the following individuals is the most likely to spend the greatest amount of time
in rem sleep?
17) a)trevor, a preterm baby
b)alice, a five-year-old
c)henry, a full-term infant
d)erica, a 13-year-old
18) children experience a somewhat higher rate of illness during
a)toddlerhood.
b)the preschool years.
c)the first two years of elementary school.
d)the last two years before the onset of adolescence.
19) effortful control
a)requires adult instruction and modeling.
b)is regarded as a major dimension of temperament.
c)plays a limited role in mental and social development.
d)is an ability that is present at birth.