Question 1

1. Which of the following statements regarding sibling relationships is correct?
2. When the parent-child relationship is conflictual, sibling conflict is less likely.
3. The child's behavior with siblings is independent of the behavior patterns established with parents.
4. Competition and fight among siblings is virtually nonexistent in developing countries.
5. Children are more apt to squabble with same-sex siblings.

1 points  

Question 2

1. Terence began playing guitar three months ago. He now plans to be a big-time rock star. Terence:
2. is demonstrating the invincibility fable.
3. is utilizing an imaginary audience.
4. has a personal fable.
5. is in the concrete operational stage.

1 points  

Question 3

1. Hypothetical thought is a mental ability usally developed in adolescence.
2.  True
3.  False

1 points  

Question 4

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of adolescent thinking?
2. argumentativeness
3. idealism
4. self-consciousness
5. All of the above are characteristic of adolescent thought.

1 points  

Question 5

1. The changes of puberty are initiated by a part of the brain called the hypothalamus.
2.  True
3.  False

1 points  

Question 6

1. Increased vocabulary, using similes and metaphors depends on a level of cognitive development that is typically attained during middle childhood.
2.  True
3.  False

1 points  

Question 7

1. In what order does the growth spurt typically occur during puberty?
2. weight, height, muscle
3. weight, muscle, height
4. height, weight, muscle
5. muscle, height, weight

1 points  

Question 8

1. Learning disabilities are frequently caused by a lack of effort on the child's part.
2.  True
3.  False

1 points  

Question 9

1. In middle childhood, evidence of children's joy with language includes their:
2. metaphors.
3. jokes.
4. secret languages.
5. all of the above.

1 points  

Question 10

1. Describe the stage of Erik Erikson's Psychosocial theory which is known as the Identity versus Identity Confusion.Provide an example that shows you understand when this stage takes place and how it might present itself.
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Question 11

1. A 16-year-old boy who drinks heavily and drives dangerously fast is demonstrating:
2. the personal fable.
3. deductive reasoning.
4. self-awareness.
5. the personal audience fable.

1 points  

Question 12

1. Risks of teen pregnancy include which of the following?
2. Teen mothers are more likely to live in poverty
3. Teen mothers may drop out of school
4. Babies of teen mothers are more likely to be premature or dangerously small.
5. All of the above

1 points  

Question 13

1. Because schoolchildren judge their own talents and limitations more realistically than preschoolers:
2. they should decide which reading and math groups they wish to join.
3. their self-confidence may suffer as they compare themselves with others.
4. following a failure, they are less pessimistic about future failure.
5. they are less likely to concede that they're not good at something.

1 points  

Question 14

1. As a result of brain development, 10-year-old Brian is better than his 6-year-old brother at:
2. sitting still.
3. running.
4. emotional regulation.
5. all of the above

1 points  

Question 15

1. Brain development in middle childhood indicates that there is a loss in the density of gray matter. This process reflects
2. the myelination of neural connections.
3. the decrease in axons or nerve fibers.
4. the thinning of the temporal and frontal lobes.
5. the pruning of unused dendrites.

1 points  

Question 16

1. Although the test you are now taking measures many things, it is supposed to be a test of:
2. achievement.
3. aptitude.
4. intelligence.
5. general knowledge.

1 points  

Question 17

1. Eight-year-old Lucas is shown a ball of brown clay, which is then rolled out into a large, flat disk. He is asked whether the disk contains the same amount of clay. "It's the same amount," Lucas says, "because I could just make it into a ball again." In Piaget's terminology, Lucas understands the principle of 
2. reversibility
3. seriation.
4. décalage
5. classification

1 points  

Question 18

1. The time it takes for someone to respond to a particular stimulus is:
2. reaction time.
3. response time.
4. reflex time.
5. about 2 seconds.

1 points  

Question 19

1. According to the text, the best way to get overweight children to lose weight is for them to:
2. diet by cutting out sweets, fats, and dairy products.
3. diet strenuously while increasing physical exercise.
4. monitor eating and activity patterns and make excercise a family activity.
5. join a weight-control group.

1 points  

Question 20

1. Some teenagers seem able to skate, play basketball, or dance for hours without rest. This increased endurance is best explained by:
2. increased hormone output.
3. increases in muscle tissue.
4. better digestive processes.
5. growth of the heart and lungs.

1 points  

Question 21

1. Who may find puberty most difficult?
2. Eric, who is an on-time maturer.
3. Trisha, who is a late maturer.
4. Hans, who is an early maturer.
5. Katie, who is an early maturer.

1 points  

Question 22

1. When you look at the rate of growth for children from ages 7 to 11, you see that:
2. children grow more slowly than they did in early childhood.
3. children grow faster than they did in early childhood.
4. the rate is about the same from ages 2 to 12.
5. children have a tremendous growth spurt during the school years.

1 points  

Question 23

1. Information-processing theory likens many aspects of human thinking to that of:
2. animals.
3. companies.
4. computers.
5. athletic teams.

1 points  

Question 24

1. Piaget called cognitive development between the ages of 7 and 11 ______ thought.
2. concrete operational
3. egocentric
4. preoperational
5. symbiotic

1 points  

Question 25

1. John, age 17, seems to have no real concern for his future. He is somewhat rebellious to his parents and behaves angrily when they try to talk to him about going to school or getting a job. Which identity status is John most likely in?
2. Identity achievement
3. Foreclosure
4. Identity diffusion
5. Moratorium

1 points  

Question 26

1. Psychosocial development during adolescence is often seen as a quest to answer the question:
2. “What am I going to do with my life?”
3. “Will I ever find someone to love?”
4. “Who am I?”
5. “Why don't my parents understand me?”

1 points  

Question 27

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the major issues that is resolved in forming an identity?
2. Choice of an occupation
3. Adoption of values to live by
4. Development of a satisfying sexual identity
5. Condition of physical health

1 points  

Question 28

1. _____ is (are) the leading cause of death among school-age U.S. children.
2. AIDS
3. Type 1 diabetes
4. Accidents
5. Genetic disorders

1 points  

Question 29

1. A 16-year-old girl who thinks everyone notices the pimple on her face is experiencing
2. the personal fable.
3. deductive reasoning.
4. self-awareness.
5. the imaginary audience.

1 points  

Question 30

1. If you are able to realize that you are better at recognizing the right answer on a multiple choice exam than you are at writing down the answer without cues, you are engaging in:
2. selective attention
3. deductive reasoning
4. inference activities
5. metamemory

1 points  

Question 31

1. Howard Gardner believes that:
2. there are twelve distinct intelligences.
3. everyone is equal in all types of intelligence.
4. IQ tests are the best way to measure intelligence.
5. musical ability is a type of intelligence.

1 points  

Question 32

1. Children generally look for friends that
2. are like them in age, sex, and interests
3. can help them climb socially
4. their parents approve of
5. are unique from them

1 points  

Question 33

1. According to the film Teens: What Makes Them Tick in contrast to adults, adolescents make decisions from which part of the brain?
2. Hypothalamus
3. Frontal Cortex
4. Amygdala
5. None of the Above

1 points  

Question 34

1. The first hormones to begin the process of puberty are triggered in the child's:
2. adrenal glands.
3. brain.
4. gonads.
5. penis or uterus.

1 points  

Question 35

1. Carmella knows that a given amount of spaghetti remains the same whether the spaghetti is in long strands or broken into short pieces. This awareness on Carmella's part shows that she has acquired the ability of 
2. conservation.
3. centration.
4. compensation.
5. categorization.

1 points  

Question 36

1. With concrete operational thought, children can:
2. think logically about specific, tangible things.
3. think logically about tangible things and abstract ideas.
4. consistently solve complex problems through deductive reasoning.
5. none of the above

1 points  

Question 37

1. Piaget has described various stages of cognitive development through his Cognitive Theory.  Choose either Middle Childhood (Concrete Operational Thought) orAdolescence (Formal Operational Thought) and describe:
2. 1. Describe what growth or limitations occur during the stage of your choice.  2. Give an example that shows you understand how this stage of thinking differs from earlier or later stages of Cognitive Development.
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Question 38

1. According to the film Teens: What Makes Them Tick, parents of adolescents should:
2. According to the film Teens: What Makes Them Tick, parents of adolescents should:
3. A.   not change strategies from earlier years.
4. B.   increase rules and limitations on adolescents.
5. listen more, ask questions, and enforce important value based 
6. not change strategies from earlier years.
7. increase rules and limitations on adolescents.
8. listen more, ask questions, and enforce important value based rules.
9. not justify their rules and decisions to their adolescent.

1 points  

Question 39

1. Carla is usually good because she is afraid that she will be punished if she isn’t. Carla is in which level of Kohlberg’s view of moral development?
2. conventional
3. preconventional
4. premoral
5. postconventional

1 points  

Question 40

1. The prefrontal cortex helps you plan, make judgments, and use problem-solving strategies.
2.  True