In infants who gain weight quickly, the stepping reflex
A)is sustained throughout childhood.
B)appears at around 3 months.
C)reveals the health of the leg muscles.
D)disappears at around 2 months.
About 60 percent of U.S. boys and 37 percent of U.S. girls __________ between ages 5
and 18.
A)attend physical education classes during a typical school week
B)play with other-sex peers during and after school hours
C)participate in organized sports outside of school hours at some time
D)engage in at least moderate-intensity physical activity for 60 minutes per day
Research indicates that __________ relationship exists between stressful life experiences
and psychological disturbance in childhood.
A)a very strong
B)only a modest
C)a very weak
D)no
Research on Kohlberg’s stage sequence indicates that few people ever move beyond Stage
4, the __________ orientation.
A)universal ethical principle
B)instrumental purpose
C)social-order-maintaining
D)social contract
In the Strange Situation, Kimani seeks closeness to her mother and fails to explore. When
her mother leaves, Kimani is distressed. When she returns, Kimani hits her. Kimani is
displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.
A)insecure-avoidant
B)secure
C)disorganized/disoriented
D)insecure-resistant
Which of the following statements about intelligence tests is true?
A)Individually administered intelligence tests are primarily used for instructional planning
and for identifying children who require more extensive evaluation.
B)Both group-administered and individually administered tests can be given by teachers
with minimal training.
C)With individually administered tests, the examiner not only considers the child’s answers
but also observes the child’s behavior.
D)Group-administered tests include observations of the child’s behavior, such as attention
to and interest in the tasks.
One way of understanding perceptual development is to think of it as a built-in tendency to
seek
A)risk.
B)novelty.
C)order.
D)change.
The fact that children __________ provides evidence that Freud’s account of conscience
development is inaccurate.
A)whose parents frequently use threats or physical force tend to feel little guilt following
transgressions
B)whose parents frequently use threats or physical force tend to feel overwhelming guilt
when they violate standards
C)who feel little guilt frequently have loving and nurturing parents
D)who grow up in abusive households tend to violate standards infrequently
Compared with adult mothers, adolescent mothers
A)know more about child development.
B)perceive their infants as more difficult.
C)have low expectations for their infants.
D)less often engage in child abuse.
Preschoolers’ first attempts to print often involve
A)two- to three-letter words, such as “hi” and “mom.”
B)a pretend grocery list.
C)a parent’s or sibling’s name.
D)their name.
Sharon’s 46-year-old husband suffered a traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident.
What information about brain plasticity can you provide to Sharon?
A)Brain plasticity is restricted to early childhood, when the brain is forming many new
synapses.
B)At older ages, specialized brain structures are in place, and after injury they cannot
reorganize.
C)Adults with brain injuries rarely show deficits in spatial skills, even if language
development is impaired.
D)Though far more limited than in early childhood, reorganization in the brain can occur
in adulthood.
Adolescents whose parents engage in __________ achieve especially well.
A)mastery-oriented behavior
B)authoritarian parenting
C)strict oversight
D)joint decision making
The relationship of social support to positive pregnancy outcomes and subsequent child
development is __________ for __________ women.
A)strongest; affluent
B)moderate; minority
C)particularly strong; low-income
D)strongest; middle-income