Question 1

Physical attractiveness

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A)  tends to be more important for the popularity of girls than for boys. 
B)  decreases the popularity of girls. 
C)  is related to increased social anxiety in children. 
D)  is unrelated to popularity. 
A)  tends to be more important for the popularity of girls than for boys. 
B)  decreases the popularity of girls. 
C)  is related to increased social anxiety in children. 
D)  is unrelated to popularity. A

Question 2

Which of the following has been found to be important in increasing achievement in mathematics and reading in the early primary grades?

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A)  Class size 
B)  School size 
C)  Ratio of boy to girl students 
D)  Number of computers in the school 
A)  Class size 
B)  School size 
C)  Ratio of boy to girl students 
D)  Number of computers in the school A

Question 3

"I failed this project, so I will probably fail at school" is an example of

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A)  minimizing. 
B)  neurotransmitter failure. 
C)  a cognitive distortion. 
D)  hormonal imbalance 
A)  minimizing. 
B)  neurotransmitter failure. 
C)  a cognitive distortion. 
D)  hormonal imbalance C

Question 4

How many "best" friends might the typical 9-year-old have?

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A)  Four 
B)  Three 
C)  Two 
D)  One 
A)  Four 
B)  Three 
C)  Two 
D)  One

Question 5

Wendy Goldberg and colleagues' meta-analysis (2008) of studies conducted on the effects of maternal employment revealed that

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A)  among lower-income families, maternal employment benefited child achievement. 
B)  there has been a burst of research into the effects of stay-at-home fathers. 
C)  maternal employment among higher SES families led to greater child achievement and lower levels of misbehavior, especially among boys. 
D)  child performance on achievement tests, intelligence tests, and grades varied considerably depending upon whether mothers worked outside the home or were full-time homemakers. 
A)  among lower-income families, maternal employment benefited child achievement. 
B)  there has been a burst of research into the effects of stay-at-home fathers. 
C)  maternal employment among higher SES families led to greater child achievement and lower levels of misbehavior, especially among boys. 
D)  child performance on achievement tests, intelligence tests, and grades varied considerably depending upon whether mothers worked outside the home or were full-time homemakers.

Question 6

Ms. Wythe, a fourth-grade teacher, asks her students lots of questions and provides plenty of practice with learning tasks. What might you guess about the performance of her students?

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A)  The practice will bore most of them. 
B)  The underprepared students will do well, but the better prepared ones will not. 
C)  The students would perform better if she allowed them to do more work independently. 
D)  Her students probably learn more than those who have teachers who do not do such things. 
A)  The practice will bore most of them. 
B)  The underprepared students will do well, but the better prepared ones will not. 
C)  The students would perform better if she allowed them to do more work independently. 
D)  Her students probably learn more than those who have teachers who do not do such things.

Question 7

There is evidence that depressed children and adults underutilize the neurotransmitter

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A)  norepinephrine. 
B)  serotonin. 
C)  testosterone. 
D)  adrenaline. 
A)  norepinephrine. 
B)  serotonin. 
C)  testosterone. 
D)  adrenaline.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about schools?

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A)  Their socialization influence is generally negative. 
B)  They foster competition, which is always negative. 
C)  They tend to circumvent the authority of parents. 
D)  They exert a powerful influence on many aspects of development. 
A)  Their socialization influence is generally negative. 
B)  They foster competition, which is always negative. 
C)  They tend to circumvent the authority of parents. 
D)  They exert a powerful influence on many aspects of development.

Question 9

Parental bickering or severe fighting in front of the children is linked in research studies to

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A)  no behavior problems in children. 
B)  the same kinds of problems that children experience when their parents get separated or divorced. 
C)  behavior problems in girls, but not in boys. 
D)  a decrease in child biological "alarm reactions." 
A)  no behavior problems in children. 
B)  the same kinds of problems that children experience when their parents get separated or divorced. 
C)  behavior problems in girls, but not in boys. 
D)  a decrease in child biological "alarm reactions."

Question 10

Which of the following take on increasing importance in middle childhood?

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A)  Parents 
B)  Peers 
C)  Schools 
D)  Siblings 
A)  Parents 
B)  Peers 
C)  Schools 
D)  Siblings

Question 11

What happens to parent-child relationships during middle childhood?

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In middle childhood, control begins to b

Question 12

Separation anxiety disorder

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A)  is a mild form of generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  is the same as school phobia. 
C)  is characterized by persistent and excessive separation anxiety that interferes with activities. 
D)  affects approximately 25% of children and young adolescents. 
A)  is a mild form of generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  is the same as school phobia. 
C)  is characterized by persistent and excessive separation anxiety that interferes with activities. 
D)  affects approximately 25% of children and young adolescents.

Question 13

In terms of maternal employment and delinquent behavior,

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A)  the more a mother works, the greater the degree of delinquent behavior exhibited by her children. 
B)  working mothers have more delinquent sons, but not more delinquent daughters. 
C)  the effects appear to be related to the degree of parental supervision in general, but not maternal employment specifically. 
D)  the effects can be offset by authoritarian parenting by both parents. 
A)  the more a mother works, the greater the degree of delinquent behavior exhibited by her children. 
B)  working mothers have more delinquent sons, but not more delinquent daughters. 
C)  the effects appear to be related to the degree of parental supervision in general, but not maternal employment specifically. 
D)  the effects can be offset by authoritarian parenting by both parents.

Question 14

Younger children might have higher levels of self-esteem than older children because

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A)  their self-esteem comes from parents, who always provide positive feedback. 
B)  they only base their self-esteem on their physical appearance. 
C)  their initial self-concepts may be unrealistic due to their egocentrism. 
D)  their self-esteem is based solely upon the opinions of their friends, not their parents. 
A)  their self-esteem comes from parents, who always provide positive feedback. 
B)  they only base their self-esteem on their physical appearance. 
C)  their initial self-concepts may be unrealistic due to their egocentrism. 
D)  their self-esteem is based solely upon the opinions of their friends, not their parents.

Question 15

Maternal employment in the United States

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A)  increased dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s, but has declined since that time. 
B)  is rare in the United States, but common in other countries. 
C)  has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. 
D)  has had a negative impact on children's psychological functioning. 
A)  increased dramatically in the 1970s and 1980s, but has declined since that time. 
B)  is rare in the United States, but common in other countries. 
C)  has increased dramatically in the past 50 years. 
D)  has had a negative impact on children's psychological functioning.

Question 16

Which of the following may place a child at risk for academic failure in school?

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A)  Adequate healthcare 
B)  Reasonable nutrition 
C)  Regular support from parents 
D)  Lack of adequate stimulation 
A)  Adequate healthcare 
B)  Reasonable nutrition 
C)  Regular support from parents 
D)  Lack of adequate stimulation

Question 17

What is known about the long-term effects of divorce on children?

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A)  Anger toward the parent they perceive as responsible for the breakup persists. 
B)  Children typically bounce back quickly and show few long-term effects. 
C)  The younger the child, the more readily he/she will bounce back from the effects of divorce. 
D)  A vast majority - over 90% - of children from divorced families eventually experience their own divorce in adulthood. 
A)  Anger toward the parent they perceive as responsible for the breakup persists. 
B)  Children typically bounce back quickly and show few long-term effects. 
C)  The younger the child, the more readily he/she will bounce back from the effects of divorce. 
D)  A vast majority - over 90% - of children from divorced families eventually experience their own divorce in adulthood.

Question 18

Match the following:
-Industry vs. inferiority

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A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development 
A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development

Question 19

Research examining the incidence of sexism in the classroom indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  there is evidence to support the stereotype that girls talk more in school than do boys. 
B)  teachers give more active teaching attention to girls in math and science to encourage female interest in these subjects. 
C)  teachers accept calling out in class by girls more so than boys. 
D)  teachers were generally unaware they were treating girls and boys differently until they saw themselves on video. 
A)  there is evidence to support the stereotype that girls talk more in school than do boys. 
B)  teachers give more active teaching attention to girls in math and science to encourage female interest in these subjects. 
C)  teachers accept calling out in class by girls more so than boys. 
D)  teachers were generally unaware they were treating girls and boys differently until they saw themselves on video.

Question 20

For identical twins, the concordance rate for depression is approximately in females according to a Norwegian study.

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A)  75% 
B)  60% 
C)  49% 
D)  25% 
A)  75% 
B)  60% 
C)  49% 
D)  25%

Physical attractiveness

Which of the following has been found to be important in increasing achievement in mathematics and reading in the early primary grades?

"I failed this project, so I will probably fail at school" is an example of

How many "best" friends might the typical 9-year-old have?

Wendy Goldberg and colleagues' meta-analysis (2008) of studies conducted on the effects of maternal employment revealed that

Ms. Wythe, a fourth-grade teacher, asks her students lots of questions and provides plenty of practice with learning tasks. What might you guess about the performance of her students?

There is evidence that depressed children and adults underutilize the neurotransmitter

Which of the following is true about schools?

Parental bickering or severe fighting in front of the children is linked in research studies to

Which of the following take on increasing importance in middle childhood?

What happens to parent-child relationships during middle childhood?

Separation anxiety disorder

In terms of maternal employment and delinquent behavior,

Younger children might have higher levels of self-esteem than older children because

Maternal employment in the United States

Which of the following may place a child at risk for academic failure in school?

What is known about the long-term effects of divorce on children?

Match the following: -Industry vs. inferiority

Research examining the incidence of sexism in the classroom indicates that

For identical twins, the concordance rate for depression is approximately in females according to a Norwegian study.

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Physical attractiveness

Which of the following has been found to be important in increasing achievement in mathematics and reading in the early primary grades?

"I failed this project, so I will probably fail at school" is an example of

How many "best" friends might the typical 9-year-old have?

Wendy Goldberg and colleagues' meta-analysis (2008) of studies conducted on the effects of maternal employment revealed that

Ms. Wythe, a fourth-grade teacher, asks her students lots of questions and provides plenty of practice with learning tasks. What might you guess about the performance of her students?

There is evidence that depressed children and adults underutilize the neurotransmitter

Which of the following is true about schools?

Parental bickering or severe fighting in front of the children is linked in research studies to

Which of the following take on increasing importance in middle childhood?

What happens to parent-child relationships during middle childhood?

Separation anxiety disorder

In terms of maternal employment and delinquent behavior,

Younger children might have higher levels of self-esteem than older children because

Maternal employment in the United States

Which of the following may place a child at risk for academic failure in school?

What is known about the long-term effects of divorce on children?

Match the following: -Industry vs. inferiority

Research examining the incidence of sexism in the classroom indicates that

For identical twins, the concordance rate for depression is approximately in females according to a Norwegian study.

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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