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Question #1
Parten's play study revealed what types of play? The child watches other children play, but may still talk and ask questions.
A.
Onlooker play
B.
Parallel play
C.
Cooperative play
Question #2
Parten's play study revealed what types of play? Involves social interaction in a group with a sense of group identity and organized activity.
A.
Cooperative play
B.
Parallel play
C.
Associative play
Question #3
Parten's play study revealed what types of play? The child plays separately from others, but with similar toys or in a manner that mimics their play.
A.
Associative play
B.
Parallel play
C.
Onlooker play
Question #4
Parten's play study revealed what types of play? Involves social interaction with little or no organization.
A.
Onlooker play
B.
Cooperative play
C.
Associative play
Question #5
What are the different parenting styles? This parent is low in nurturance, but high in demands. Children are expected to obey commands.
A.
Authoritative
B.
Authoritarian
C.
Neglectful
Question #6
What are the different parenting styles? This parent is low in nurturance, and low in demands. Children are on their own to raise themselves.
A.
Authoritative
B.
Permissive or Laissez-faire
C.
Neglectful
Question #7
What are the different parenting styles? This parent is high in nurturance, and high in demands. Children are given opportunities to make decisions.
A.
Permissive or Laissez-faire
B.
Authoritative
C.
Authoritarian
Question #8
What are the different parenting styles? This parent is high in nurtarance, and low in demands. Children are permitted to what they wish.
A.
Authoritarian
B.
Neglectful
C.
Permissive or Laissez-faire
Question #9
Micah is a 3-week-old newborn. A test of habituation reveals that he prefers listening to his mother's language over any other language. What is the BEST explanation for this? Micah:
A.
recognizes the rhythm, sound, and cadence of his mother's language.
B.
understands the words in his mother's language.
C.
is designed to specifically learn his mother's language.
D.
comprehends his mother's language.
Question #10
Erika is a 4-month-old infant whose mother uses a high-pitched voice, simple words or phrases, and lots of repetition when she speaks. Erika delights in her mother's use of:
A.
babbling.
B.
a dual-language approach.
C.
child-directed speech.
D.
sign language.
Question #11
Transient exuberance is the:
A.
rapid growth of axons during the first few years of life.
B.
friendliness that infants display prior to the onset of stranger wariness.
C.
high energy that toddlers experience following a nap.
D.
rapid growth of dendrites during the first few years of life.
Question #12
The brain develops extremely quickly in the first few years, but not all of this growth is permanent. Rapid and temporary dendrite growth is called:
A.
cortex multiplication.
B.
pruning.
C.
transient exuberance.
D.
dendritic proliferation.
Question #13
The language acquisition device (LAD) was proposed by Chomsky to explain:
A.
the systematic differences among languages.
B.
the difference between surface structure and deep structure.
C.
children's ability to derive the rules of grammar quickly and effectively.
D.
children's vocabulary spurts.
Question #14
The last part of the brain to mature is/are the:
A.
axons.
B.
prefrontal cortex.
C.
dendrites.
D.
synapses.
Question #15
The limbic system is a cluster of brain areas located in the:
A.
forebrain.
B.
hypothalamus.
C.
cerebellum.
D.
amygdala.
Question #16
Lee and Rosa want to enhance their synchrony with their 6-month-old daughter. They can BEST do this by:
A.
watching her imitate their mouth movements and smiles.
B.
imitating her vocal and facial expressions.
C.
including her in their conversations.
D.
listening to her vocalizations.
Question #17
Which statement would a developmentalist NOT agree with regarding attachment and caregiving?
A.
Attachment to one or several familiar caregivers is essential.
B.
Infant day care by people other than the parents is harmful to attachment formation.
C.
Frequent changes and instability in caregiving are problematic.
D.
Babies benefit from a strong relationship with their parents.
Question #18
Evolutionary theory stresses two needs:
A.
familial and social.
B.
survival and reproduction.
C.
food and socialization.
D.
food and shelter.
Question #19
Which country has the highest rates of infant father care?
A.
Norway
B.
France
C.
Japan
D.
the United States
Question #20
According to Erikson, the first crisis of life is:
A.
controlling bodily functions.
B.
learning pain and pleasure.
C.
obtaining oral gratification.
D.
learning trust or mistrust.
Question #21
Contemporary researchers believe that there are three dimensions of temperament, each of which affects later personality development and school performance:
A.
easy, slow-to-warm-up, unclassified.
B.
secure, insecure, disorganized.
C.
effortful control, negative mood, exuberance.
D.
easy, secure, difficult.
Question #22
The Western value of independence is clearly exhibited in:
A.
Freud's oral stage.
B.
Erikson's stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt.
C.
Bandura's social-learning theory.
D.
Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
Question #23
Baby Chang participated in a research study in which the researcher restrained Chang's arms for two minutes. Which emotion did Chang likely experience?
A.
shame
B.
fear
C.
sadness
D.
anger
Question #24
The part of the brain where planning, language, and advanced thought occur is the:
A.
hippocampus.
B.
hypothalamus.
C.
amygdala.
D.
cortex.
Question #25
Which type of injury prevention begins after an injury and is done to limit the damage caused by the injury?
A.
quaternary
B.
primary
C.
tertiary
D.
secondary
Question #26
The characteristic of preoperational thought in which a young child thinks that nothing changes is called:
A.
animism.
B.
conservation.
C.
static reasoning.
D.
centration.
Question #27
Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem understanding that the 20-year-old woman who sometimes stays with him is both a student and a babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's thinking has moved beyond:
A.
conservation.
B.
centration.
C.
object permanence.
D.
overregularization.
Question #28
An example of a gross motor skill is:
A.
picking up a bug.
B.
hopping on one foot.
C.
dialing a phone.
D.
painting a picture.
Question #29
The amygdala is a brain structure that registers:
A.
body temperature.
B.
emotions.
C.
speech perception.
D.
memories.
Question #30
Gross motor skills such as riding a tricycle are acquired:
A.
through practice only.
B.
through brain maturation and practice.
C.
due to brain maturation only.
D.
only if the parents teach the skills.
Question #31
According to Erikson, children have _____, and thus believe that they can achieve any goal.
A.
a weak self-concept
B.
a sense of self-doubt
C.
an unrealistic self-concept
D.
strong feelings of guilt
Question #32
In order to be substantiated child maltreatment, _____ must be verified by the authorities.
A.
abandonment
B.
multiple incidences
C.
sexual abuse
D.
abuse or neglect
Question #33
Which scenario is an example of antisocial behavior?
A.
Hank watches while other children jump rope.
B.
Mark intentionally knocks over Simon's blocks.
C.
Jamie offers to share his toys with Jill.
D.
Claire helps her mom rake leaves in the yard.
Question #34
Which illustrates tertiary prevention for child maltreatment?
A.
offering free parenting classes to high-risk populations
B.
providing psychotherapy to a someone who has been abused
C.
building Boys and Girls Clubs in low-income neighborhoods
D.
identifying a parent in a stressful situation and providing resources to assist him or her
Question #35
Developmentalists who focus on children's thinking about gender roles as opposed to the children's observable behaviors are _____ theorists.
A.
cognitive
B.
behavioral
C.
sociocultural
D.
psychoanalytic
Question #36
Brandon and Rodney are both building with construction bricks. They are sitting apart, each with his own set of bricks. They are engaged in _____ play.
A.
solitary
B.
cooperative
C.
onlooker
D.
parallel
Question #37
What is one of the functions peers provide in active play?
A.
criticism
B.
reluctant cooperation
C.
a quiet environment
D.
competition
Question #38
An angry 5-year-old girl might stop herself from hitting another child because she has developed:
A.
emotional regulation.
B.
social referencing.
C.
identification.
D.
self-esteem.
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