Fathers of daughters with anorexia nervosa tend to be
A)overprotective and controlling.
B)sensitive to adolescent autonomy.
C)highly indulgent.
D)emotionally distant.
By age 4 to 5,
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 sharply, reaching an adultlike level.
Which of the following statements about pattern perception is true?
A)Newborns prefer to look at plain rather than patterned stimuli.
B)As they get older, infants prefer less complex patterns.
C)Because of their poor vision, very young babies cannot resolve the small features in
complex patterns.
D)If babies are sensitive to the contrast in two or more patterns, they prefer the one with
less contrast.
Goodness of fit is
A)only effective with sociable, securely attached children.
B)rarely successful with difficult children.
C)only effective with infants and toddlers.
D)at the heart of infant-caregiver attachment.
__________ percent of infants’ total caloric intake is devoted to growth.
A)Ten
B)Fifteen
C)Twenty-five
D)Forty
Steven and Stephanie have equal skill levels in math, science, and language arts. Which of
the following is probably true?
A)Stephanie has higher math self-esteem.
B)Steven has higher language-arts self-esteem.
C)They have equal academic self-esteem.
D)Steven has higher math and science self-esteem.
__________ is/are vital in managing emotion in early childhood.
A)Social interaction
B)Self-conscious emotions
C)Phobias
D)Effortful control
Lightening occurs when the
A)amniotic sac is ruptured.
B)plug of mucus is released from the cervix.
C)fetus’s head drops low into the uterus.
D)first uterine contractions take place.
Daniella loves to listen to and tell stories but rarely draws pictures. Daniella displays
__________ advanced central conceptual structures in __________.
A)less; storytelling
B)no; storytelling
C)more; storytelling
D)more; drawing
The cerebral cortex
A)contains the greatest number of neurons and synapses in the brain.
B)is the first part of the brain to stop growing.
C)is less sensitive to environmental influences than other parts of the brain.
D)fully develops during the third trimester of pregnancy.
Eight-year-old Daniel focuses on several aspects of a problem and relates them, rather
than centering on just one. Daniel is capable of
A)decentration.
B)conservation.
C)reversibility.
D)seriation.
Boys typically respond to spermarche with
A)fear.
B)mixed feelings.
C)depression.
D)joy.
Imparting health information to school-age children is difficult because they
A)are far more concerned about schoolwork, friends, and play.
B)have time perspectives that relate past, present, and future.
C)are typically rebellious and ignore the suggestions of authority figures.
D)are skeptical of advertising, which makes a huge effort to promote healthy living.
Michael comes from a high-SES American family. He finished high school and, at age 19,
is about to start college. Which of the following describes how Michael will probably
experience emerging adulthood?
A)a time of flourishing in which he solidifies his beliefs and values and forges lasting
friendships
B)a period of instability marked by academic failure and low self-esteem
C)a lack of direction accompanied by loneliness, depression, and poor academic
performance
D)a form of culture shock that will spark increasingly irrational and inflexible ways of
thinking
Androgynous children and adults
A)are less adaptable than those with traditional gender identities.
B)score low on both “masculine” and “feminine” personality characteristics.
C)are less able to show “feminine” sensitivity than “masculine” individuals.
D)have higher self-esteem than “feminine” individuals.
Seven-year-old Lucia learns much from cultural tools that support __________, such as
following directions when playing games with her friends and when she helps her mother
cook from recipes.
A)scaffolding
B)planning
C)metacognition
D)recognition
In developing countries,
A)vaccines weaken the immune system and children’s susceptibility to disease.
B)most childhood deaths due to diarrhea can be prevented with oral rehydration therapy
(ORT).
C)most children receive government-funded immunizations.
D)widespread diarrhea leads to growth stunting but rarely to death.