During a qualitative study, a researcher interviewed a cross-section of children from
single-parent households about parent-child relationships based on varied parenting
styles. During the interviews, the researcher saw bruises on one of the six-year-olds and
learned (during the interview with the child) that he was being abused at home. What
should the researcher do?
a. Ask the child’s permission to report the abuse.
b. Research ethics require confidentiality. The researcher should not report the abuse.
c. Talk to the child’s parent and warn the parent about the evidence.
d. Report the abuse and act in the child’s best interests.
Katrina has been identified as learning disabled. She struggles in the same areas as most
children with learning challenges. Based on facts about common learning disabilities,
what areas pose difficulties for Katrina?
a. mathematics and science
b. reading and mathematics
c. mathematics and spatial reasoning
d. writing and mathematics
Sara is describing what she and her friend like to do. As she speaks, she considers
whether to say “She and I” or to say “Her and me” in her sentence. What aspect of
language is she demonstrating?
a. pragmatics
b. metalinguistic awareness
c. semantics
d. syntagmatic associations
Which action demonstrates emotional referencing?
a. A baby heard a dog bark and began to wave and scream.
b. A baby was hungry and began to cry for food.
c. A baby saw a book and reached for it with one hand.
d. A baby saw Father’s smile and crawled to him laughing.
What types of programs reduce the risk of teen pregnancy without increasing the
likelihood that adolescents will engage in sexual activity?
a. abstinence-only education programs
b. programs that supply condoms through schools
c. comprehensive sex education programs
d. programs that incorporate virginity pledges
Noelle is a 12-year old who knows that she is expected to drop off her cell phone at the
school office as soon as she enters school in the morning. Based on Freud’s beliefs,
which element of personality drives Noelle’s desire to hide her cell phone in her
backpack rather than dropping it off at the school office?
a. ego
b. id
c. superego
d. psychosocial conflict
Which of the following children is probably struggling with ADHD?
a. Jackson’s stomach growled and he thought about lunch, but didn’t say anything to
anyone.
b. Gabby wanted to talk to her friend instead of listening to the teacher’s instructions for
the next activity.
c. Hansen was distrcted by voices in the hall and his broken pencil and didn’t hear the
teacher’s instructions.
d. Stephanie doodled on her paper as she listened to the teacher give directions for the
next activity.
During the middle years, the myelination in the prefrontal cortex promotes:
a. concrete information processing.
b. decreased lateralization of the two brain hemispheres.
c. uninhibited, spontaneous behaviors.
d. better planning and goal setting.
During early childhood, children develop fine motor skills in sequential order. Which of
the following children is probably oldest (based on fine motor skill development)?
a. Shonda can unbutton her jacket and turn pages one at a time.
b. Marco can hold a pencil like an adult and copy a circle.
c. Falicia can cut fairly accurately with scissors and skrew together threaded things.
d. Davarko is able to tie his sneakers and zip his jacket.
At age 7, Raphael is able to communicate in two languages, as well as maintain his
sense of identity as he moves between two cultures on a daily basis. We would say
Raphael is:
a. an example of additive bilingualism.
b. bilingual and bicultural.
c. monolingual and bicultural.
d. an example of subtractive bilingualism.
Which of the following responses uses principles of the positive behavior support
strategy?
a. Return the truck to Gorge. Say, “I would like to take a turn.” Then play with the other
trucks until it’s your turn.
b. You cannot take Gorge’s truck from him. Follow the rules and you will be allowed to
play with Gorge and his new truck.
c. You did wrong to take the truck away from Gorge when he was playing. Put down the
truck. Sit in your seat and wait five minutes.
d. Don”t take the truck away from Gorge. He is smaller than you. Sit and wait for Gorge
to put it down.