Question 1

Compared to normal-weight children, obese children

Accepted Answer

A)  are less responsive to internal hunger cues. 
B)  are less responsive to external stimuli associated with food. 
C)  eat much slower. 
D)  tend to chew more thoroughly. 
A)  are less responsive to internal hunger cues. 
B)  are less responsive to external stimuli associated with food. 
C)  eat much slower. 
D)  tend to chew more thoroughly.

Question 2

Sex differences in gross-motor development

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A)  are non-existent. 
B)  are not present until adolescence. 
C)  decrease during middle childhood. 
D)  are present as early as the preschool years. 
A)  are non-existent. 
B)  are not present until adolescence. 
C)  decrease during middle childhood. 
D)  are present as early as the preschool years.

Question 3

__________ affects about 25 percent of infants and children worldwide and interferes with many central nervous system processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marasmus 
B)  Kwashiorkor 
C)  Iron-deficiency anemia 
D)  Food insecurity 
A)  Marasmus 
B)  Kwashiorkor 
C)  Iron-deficiency anemia 
D)  Food insecurity

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about obesity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obese children and adolescents report fewer emotional and school difficulties than their normal-weight peers. 
B)  Overweight individuals are less likely than their normal-weight agemates to receive financial aid for college. 
C)  Childhood obesity is fairly easy to treat with strict diet and exercise. 
D)  The most effective interventions are individually based and focus on weight loss. 
A)  Obese children and adolescents report fewer emotional and school difficulties than their normal-weight peers. 
B)  Overweight individuals are less likely than their normal-weight agemates to receive financial aid for college. 
C)  Childhood obesity is fairly easy to treat with strict diet and exercise. 
D)  The most effective interventions are individually based and focus on weight loss.

Question 5

During infancy and childhood, the

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A)  upper body grows faster than the lower body. 
B)  hands and feet continue to grow ahead of the arms and legs. 
C)  arms and legs continue to grow ahead of the hands and feet. 
D)  head grows at a much faster rate than any other body part. 
A)  upper body grows faster than the lower body. 
B)  hands and feet continue to grow ahead of the arms and legs. 
C)  arms and legs continue to grow ahead of the hands and feet. 
D)  head grows at a much faster rate than any other body part.

Question 6

The Yardleys have a teenage son and a teenage daughter. How can they improve the likelihood that their teens will make healthy food choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serve two, rather than three, meals per day because teens consume less in the morning. 
B)  Make sure that they only eat fast food one or two days a week. 
C)  Frequently schedule and serve family meals. 
D)  Enroll them in a health and nutrition class and encourage competitive sports participation. 
A)  Serve two, rather than three, meals per day because teens consume less in the morning. 
B)  Make sure that they only eat fast food one or two days a week. 
C)  Frequently schedule and serve family meals. 
D)  Enroll them in a health and nutrition class and encourage competitive sports participation.

Question 7

In research on ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths, awareness of a same-sex physical attraction occurred, on average, between ages

Accepted Answer

A)  8 and 10 for boys. 
B)  11 and 12 for girls. 
C)  14 and 15 for girls. 
D)  14 and 15 for boys. 
A)  8 and 10 for boys. 
B)  11 and 12 for girls. 
C)  14 and 15 for girls. 
D)  14 and 15 for boys.

Question 8

In developing countries, widespread __________, resulting from unsafe water and contaminated foods, leads to growth stunting and nearly 3 million childhood deaths each year.

Accepted Answer

A)  malaria 
B)  diarrhea 
C)  influenza 
D)  measles 
A)  malaria 
B)  diarrhea 
C)  influenza 
D)  measles

Question 9

Benita is 14 months old. Her diet should include

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A)  only breast milk. 
B)  breast milk and some protein. 
C)  all of the basic food groups. 
D)  formula and several servings of cereal. 
A)  only breast milk. 
B)  breast milk and some protein. 
C)  all of the basic food groups. 
D)  formula and several servings of cereal.

Question 10

Baby Andrea's head and chest are growing at a greater rate than her trunk and legs. This is an example of the

Accepted Answer

A)  velocity curve. 
B)  proximodistal trend. 
C)  distance curve. 
D)  cephalocaudal trend. 
A)  velocity curve. 
B)  proximodistal trend. 
C)  distance curve. 
D)  cephalocaudal trend.

Question 11

Yesica is much taller than the worldwide average height for children her age. Yesica probably lives in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  cold, Arctic area. 
B)  undeveloped region. 
C)  developed country. 
D)  poor nation. 
A)  cold, Arctic area. 
B)  undeveloped region. 
C)  developed country. 
D)  poor nation.

Question 12

Eighteen-year-old Emily identifies as bisexual. Which of the following will probably be true when Emily is 28?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emily will be gender-deviant in dress or behavior. 
B)  Emily will identify as bisexual. 
C)  Emily will identify as lesbian. 
D)  Emily will report far more same-sex than other-sex attractions than she did at age 18. 
A)  Emily will be gender-deviant in dress or behavior. 
B)  Emily will identify as bisexual. 
C)  Emily will identify as lesbian. 
D)  Emily will report far more same-sex than other-sex attractions than she did at age 18.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about preschoolers and nutrition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preschoolers have very predictable appetites. 
B)  Preschoolers' wariness of new foods is adaptive. 
C)  Parents should worry if their preschooler's diet varies in amount eaten from meal to meal. 
D)  Preschoolers left to their own devices will naturally consume a balanced diet. 
A)  Preschoolers have very predictable appetites. 
B)  Preschoolers' wariness of new foods is adaptive. 
C)  Parents should worry if their preschooler's diet varies in amount eaten from meal to meal. 
D)  Preschoolers left to their own devices will naturally consume a balanced diet.

Question 14

Setting the voting age at 18 and the drinking age at 21 are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescent initiation ceremonies. 
B)  legal adult status in non-Western societies. 
C)  rites of passage. 
D)  partial adult status in Western society. 
A)  adolescent initiation ceremonies. 
B)  legal adult status in non-Western societies. 
C)  rites of passage. 
D)  partial adult status in Western society.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true regarding the results of a survey about the Internet as a "sex educator"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Media exposure to sexual content causes adolescents to engage in risky sexual activity. 
B)  The Internet is the best source for accurate medical information about sexual activity. 
C)  Youths who were involved in delinquent activities had more encounters with Internet pornography. 
D)  Nearly 90 percent of 10- to 17-year-olds said they viewed online pornographic websites while surfing the Internet in the past 12 months. 
A)  Media exposure to sexual content causes adolescents to engage in risky sexual activity. 
B)  The Internet is the best source for accurate medical information about sexual activity. 
C)  Youths who were involved in delinquent activities had more encounters with Internet pornography. 
D)  Nearly 90 percent of 10- to 17-year-olds said they viewed online pornographic websites while surfing the Internet in the past 12 months.

Question 16

Seven-year-old Moses, who has experienced extreme emotional deprivation, has decreased GH secretion, very short stature, immature skeletal age, and serious adjustment problems. Moses may be suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  growth faltering. 
B)  psychosocial dwarfism. 
C)  iron-deficiency anemia. 
D)  food insecurity. 
A)  growth faltering. 
B)  psychosocial dwarfism. 
C)  iron-deficiency anemia. 
D)  food insecurity.

Question 17

Research on adolescent moodiness shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  a major contributor to adolescent moodiness is change in sleep schedules. 
B)  negative moods decrease steadily from childhood to adolescence. 
C)  the relationship between higher sex hormones and greater moodiness is strong. 
D)  frequent reports of negative moods tend to occur when adolescents are socializing. 
A)  a major contributor to adolescent moodiness is change in sleep schedules. 
B)  negative moods decrease steadily from childhood to adolescence. 
C)  the relationship between higher sex hormones and greater moodiness is strong. 
D)  frequent reports of negative moods tend to occur when adolescents are socializing.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls tend to have their first intercourse earlier than boys. 
B)  During the past decade, adolescents have swung slightly back to more conservative sexual beliefs. 
C)  Compared with a generation ago, fewer people approve of sexual intercourse before marriage. 
D)  Rates of extramarital sex among U.S. young people have recently risen. 
A)  Girls tend to have their first intercourse earlier than boys. 
B)  During the past decade, adolescents have swung slightly back to more conservative sexual beliefs. 
C)  Compared with a generation ago, fewer people approve of sexual intercourse before marriage. 
D)  Rates of extramarital sex among U.S. young people have recently risen.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about the role of heredity in physical growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  When diet and health are adequate, heredity has little effect on height and rate of growth. 
B)  Even if negative environmental influences are not severe, children show little catch-up growth once conditions improve. 
C)  Twin studies reveal that genetic makeup has little effect on body weight. 
D)  Genes influence growth by controlling the body's production of and sensitivity to hormones. 
A)  When diet and health are adequate, heredity has little effect on height and rate of growth. 
B)  Even if negative environmental influences are not severe, children show little catch-up growth once conditions improve. 
C)  Twin studies reveal that genetic makeup has little effect on body weight. 
D)  Genes influence growth by controlling the body's production of and sensitivity to hormones.

Question 20

Teenagers do not perform as well as adults on tasks requiring self-restraint, planning, and future orientation because

Accepted Answer

A)  the prefrontal cognitive-control network still requires fine-tuning. 
B)  adolescent brains are less plastic than adult brains. 
C)  brain lateralization is not complete until the mid- to late 20s. 
D)  production of synapses and myelination of the corpus callosum do not peak until early adulthood. 
A)  the prefrontal cognitive-control network still requires fine-tuning. 
B)  adolescent brains are less plastic than adult brains. 
C)  brain lateralization is not complete until the mid- to late 20s. 
D)  production of synapses and myelination of the corpus callosum do not peak until early adulthood.

Compared to normal-weight children, obese children

Sex differences in gross-motor development

__________ affects about 25 percent of infants and children worldwide and interferes with many central nervous system processes.

Which of the following statements is true about obesity?

During infancy and childhood, the

The Yardleys have a teenage son and a teenage daughter. How can they improve the likelihood that their teens will make healthy food choices?

In research on ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths, awareness of a same-sex physical attraction occurred, on average, between ages

In developing countries, widespread __________, resulting from unsafe water and contaminated foods, leads to growth stunting and nearly 3 million childhood deaths each year.

Benita is 14 months old. Her diet should include

Baby Andrea's head and chest are growing at a greater rate than her trunk and legs. This is an example of the

Yesica is much taller than the worldwide average height for children her age. Yesica probably lives in a(n)

Eighteen-year-old Emily identifies as bisexual. Which of the following will probably be true when Emily is 28?

Which of the following statements is true about preschoolers and nutrition?

Setting the voting age at 18 and the drinking age at 21 are examples of

Which of the following statements is true regarding the results of a survey about the Internet as a "sex educator"?

Seven-year-old Moses, who has experienced extreme emotional deprivation, has decreased GH secretion, very short stature, immature skeletal age, and serious adjustment problems. Moses may be suffering from

Research on adolescent moodiness shows that

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior?

Which of the following statements is true about the role of heredity in physical growth?

Teenagers do not perform as well as adults on tasks requiring self-restraint, planning, and future orientation because

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

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Exam 5: Physical Growth

Compared to normal-weight children, obese children

Sex differences in gross-motor development

__________ affects about 25 percent of infants and children worldwide and interferes with many central nervous system processes.

Which of the following statements is true about obesity?

During infancy and childhood, the

The Yardleys have a teenage son and a teenage daughter. How can they improve the likelihood that their teens will make healthy food choices?

In research on ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths, awareness of a same-sex physical attraction occurred, on average, between ages

In developing countries, widespread __________, resulting from unsafe water and contaminated foods, leads to growth stunting and nearly 3 million childhood deaths each year.

Benita is 14 months old. Her diet should include

Baby Andrea's head and chest are growing at a greater rate than her trunk and legs. This is an example of the

Yesica is much taller than the worldwide average height for children her age. Yesica probably lives in a(n)

Eighteen-year-old Emily identifies as bisexual. Which of the following will probably be true when Emily is 28?

Which of the following statements is true about preschoolers and nutrition?

Setting the voting age at 18 and the drinking age at 21 are examples of

Which of the following statements is true regarding the results of a survey about the Internet as a "sex educator"?

Seven-year-old Moses, who has experienced extreme emotional deprivation, has decreased GH secretion, very short stature, immature skeletal age, and serious adjustment problems. Moses may be suffering from

Research on adolescent moodiness shows that

Which of the following statements is true about adolescent sexual attitudes and behavior?

Which of the following statements is true about the role of heredity in physical growth?

Teenagers do not perform as well as adults on tasks requiring self-restraint, planning, and future orientation because

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

Filters