__________ can act as teachers who enhance the person’s career-related skills or serve as
guides who acquaint the person with the values and customs of the work setting.
A) Bosses
B) Parents
C) Mentors
D) Human resource directors
Dropout rates remain elevated among low-SES ethnic minority youths, especially
__________ and __________ teenagers.
A)African-American; Hispanic
B)African-American; Native-American
C)Native-American; Asian-American
D)Hispanic; Native-American
Which of the following statements about adolescent delinquency is true?
A)Early-onset delinquency is far more likely to lead to a life-course pattern of aggression
and criminality.
B)Late-onset delinquency is far more likely to lead to a life-course pattern of aggression
and criminality.
C)Early relational aggression is not linked to adolescent conduct problems.
D)The longer antisocial young people spend in prison, the less likely they are to sustain a
life of crime.
Most studies __________ Gilligan’s claim that Kohlberg’s approach underestimates the
moral maturity of females.
A)support
B)do not support
C)are inconclusive about
D)have failed to test
Growth norms
A)should be applied universally.
B)are not applicable to ethnic minorities.
C)must be applied cautiously.
D)consider height but not weight.
Which of the following are self-conscious emotions?
A)guilt, shame, and pride
B)shame, doubt, and fear
C)embarrassment, pride, and sadness
D)envy, happiness, and disgust
Which of the following disciplinary statements is the most likely to promote prosocial
behavior?
A)”Pushing your sister is not okay.”
B)”Your sister is crying because you pushed her and she fell down.”
C)”You should be ashamed of yourself. Good girls do not push.”
D)”Only bad girls push their sisters.”
Reaching is largely controlled by
A)hand-eye coordination.
B)gross-motor development.
C)vision and hearing.
D)our sense of movement and location in space.
Which of the following statements about sex chromosomes is true?
A)The Y chromosome is large and long, and the X chromosome carries most of the genetic
material.
B)Both boys and girls are born with several pairs of X and Y chromosomes.
C)When gametes form in females, the X and Y chromosomes separate into different cells.
D)The sex of a new organism is determined by whether an X-bearing or a Y-bearing sperm
fertilizes the ovum.
Follow-ups reveal that __________-maturing __________, especially, are at risk for
lasting difficulties.
A)early; boys
B)late; boys
C)late; girls
D)early; girls
The Head Start REDI (Research-based Developmentally Informed) program yields higher
year-end language, literacy, and social development scores than typical Head Start
classrooms because
A)children who enroll in REDI programs are higher-SES.
B)parents who enroll their children in REDI programs are more involved.
C)it reduces the pressure typical Head Start classrooms put on children to learn.
D)of its powerful impact on teaching quality.
In some hospitals, health professionals use the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
(NBAS) to
A)offer parents an early intelligence test score for their newborn.
B)measure the newborn’s physical condition at 1 minute and 5 minutes after birth.
C)demonstrate to parents the capacities of their newborn infant.
D)teach new mothers how to bond with their babies.
A body mass index (BMI) above the 95th percentile for a child’s age and sex is considered
A)underweight.
B)normal.
C)overweight.
D)obese.
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; angry
D)angry; pleased