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for health problems when they live in homes in which a parent smokes A. Children are at risk for health problems when they live in homes in which a parent smokes A young child might be heard saying "The tree pushed the leaf off and it fell down." The child's belief that the tree is capable of action is referred to as: A. Egocentrism C. Animism When adults are working with young children, they often provide a lot of hints, assistance, instructions, and other support to help the children succeed. As the children indicate that they can do more for themselves, the adults begin to withdraw the support. This shows the adults' involvement in the children's: A. Zone of proximal development A. Zone of proximal development When four-year-old Jared plays, he often talks to himself. This form of self-talk is used for self-regulation. Developmentalists call this: A. Mindstream D. Private speech _____________ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or other aspect of the environment. A. Salient D. Sustained ______________ refers to an umbrella-like concept that consist of a number of higher level processes connected to the prefrontal correct that play a role in managing thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control. A. Executive attention B. Executive function Developmentally appropriate practices at the kindergarten level are likely to be: A. Child-centered A. Child-centered Two current controversies in early childhood education involve: A. Curriculum and universal preschool education in the US A. Curriculum and universal preschool education in the US According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial stage that characterizes early childhood is: A. Initiative versus guilt A. Initiative versus guilt The children of ______ parents are better at soothing themselves when they get upset, more effective in regulating their negative affect, focus their attention better, and have fewer behavior problems than the children of emotion-dismissing parents. A. Emotion-coaching A. Emotion-coaching Feelings of anxiety and guilt are central to the account of moral development provided by ________ theory. A. Vygotsky's sociocultural cognitive D. Freud's psychoanalytic According to Jean Piaget, parent-child relations are less likely to advance moral reasoning than peer relations because: A. Parents are inconsistent in delivery the consequences for broken rules C. Parents take an authoritative approach to handling down the rules Sets of expectations that prescribe how females and males should think, act, and feel are known as gender: A. Roles A. Roles According to Freud, preschool boys develop a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent in a process called the: A. Oedipus complex A. Oedipus complex A parent who encourages his/her children to be independent but still places limits and controls on their actions is a(n): A. Authoritarian parent A. Authoritarian parent The public and many professionals use the term child abuse to refer to both abuse and neglect, developmentalists increasingly use the term: A. Child neglect A. Child neglect Firstborn and only children are alike in that both are _______ than later-born children: A. More anxious D. More achievement-oriented Which of the following is true of children in divorced families? A. A majority of children in divorces families have a harder time adjusting than those from non-divorced families A. A majority of children in divorces families have a harder time adjusting than those from non-divorced families Advances in the ______ of the brain are linked to children's ________. A. Parietal lobe; shaper color and peripheral vison C. Prefrontal cortex; improved attention, reasoning, and cognitive control ______ are characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells. A. Blood and bone cancers A. Blood and bone cancers The number of children diagnosed and treated for ADHD has _______ in recent decades. A. Increased marginally B. Increased substantially ___________ is a relatively mild autism spectrum disorder in which the child has relatively good verbal language, milder nonverbal language problems, and a restricted range of interests and relationships. A. Asperger's syndrome A. Asperger's syndrome ________ develop(s) more rapidly during early childhood, and ________ develop(s) more rapidly during middle and late childhood. A. Long-term memory; short-term memory B. Short-term memory; long-term memory Which of the following is NOT an effective memory strategy? A. Encourage elaboration, or more extensive processing C. Encourage memorization rather than understanding of information A person's mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would indicate that person's: A. Emotional quotient B. Intelligence quotient Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development- such as the Abecedarian Intervention program- have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants, it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that: A. The parents have difficulty providing an intellectual stimulating environment for their children A. The parents have difficulty providing an intellectual stimulating environment for their children Studies support the conclusion that gifted people tend to be: A. Less mature than others, have fewer emotional problems than others. and grow up in positive family climate B. More mature than others, have fewer emotional problems than others. and grow up in positive family climate Organic intellectual disability is caused by: A. A genetic disorder or brain damage C. An impoverished intellectual environment In terms of _______ behavior, taking another's perspective improves children's likelihood of understanding and sympathizing with others when they are distressed or in need A. Aggressive D. Prosocial Many of today's children grow up receiving praise for mediocre or even poor performance. What could be a possible consequences of this practice? A. They tend to undervalue the rewards that aggression can bring D. They may have difficulty handling competition and criticism The increased capacity of self-regulation that is seen in the middle and late childhood is linked to developmental advances in the: A. Brain's hypothalamus C. Brain's prefrontal cortex Lawrence Kohlberg studied moral development by: A. Identifying the personality type related to high and low self-esteem in children B. Presenting children with a series of stories in which characters face moral dilemmas In contrast with Kohlberg's theory, Gilligan argues for a(n) _________ perspective that is moral and views people in terms of their connectedness with others; and emphasizes interpersonal communication, relationships with others, and concern for others A. Justice B. Care Individuals who ________ have the moral personality, identity, character, and set of virtues that reflect moral excellence and commitment. A. Have a moral character C. Are characterized as moral exemplars Which of the following is TRUE of differences in the helping behavior of males and females? A. Females are helpful
irrespective of the situation B. Males are more helpful when the context is masculine in nature ______ children give out reinforcement, listen carefully, maintain open lines of communication with peers, are happy, control their negative emotions, act like themselves, show enthusiasm and concern for others, and are self-confident without being conceited. A. Rejected D. Popular Which of the following is true of friendship? A. Like adult friendship, children's friendships are characterized by dissimilarity B. Throughout childhood, friends are more similar than dissimilar in terms of age, sex, race, and many other factors ________ is characterized by self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts A. Ego support B. Intimacy in friendships For most people, puberty: A. Is the same as adolescence B. Ends long before adolescence does Who amongst the following is most likely to be dissatisfied with body image as pubertal change proceeds? A. A girl in early adolescence A. A girl in early adolescence Daughters of teenage mothers are: A. Unlikely to become
pregnant during adolescence D. At increased risk for teenage childbearing A national study of US adolescence revealed that physical activity: A. Increased until 13 years of age but then declined through 18 years of age A. Increased until 13 years of age but then declined through 18 years of age In which of the following groups is death through homicide especially common in adolescence? A. African-American males A. African-American males Anorexia nervosa is a(n) A. Eating disorder that involves a binge and purge sequence on a regular basis D. Eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation Identify the similarity between those diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and those suffering from bulimia nervosa? A. They are unconcerned about their weight
C. They have a distorted body image In Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the _______ stage is proposed to be the fourth and final stage. A. Concrete operational D. Formal operational The ______ is the part of adolescent egocentrism involving a sense of uniqueness and invincibility A. Personal fable A. Personal fable When students make the transition to middle or junior high school, they experience the _________ phenomenon, moving from being the oldest, biggest, and most powerful students in the elementary school to being the youngest, smallest, and least powerful students in the middle or junior high school. A. Big-brther B. Top-Dog _________ refers to a self-centered and self-concerned approach towards others A. Egocentrism B. Narcissism Which of the following is Erikson's fifth developmental stage? A. Identity versus identity confusion A. Identity versus identity confusion Most adolescents from ethnic minority groups develop a _______ identity A. Bicultural A. Bicultural Which of the following statements about religion and adolescents has research shown to be true? A. There has been a resurgence of religious interest among adolescents D. Adolescent girls are more religious than adolescent boys As opposed to the trend in young children, teenagers typically prefer to have: A. A large group of friends, some of whom are especially intimate D. A smaller number of friendships that are more intense and intimate _________ are small groups that range from 2 or about 12 individuals and average about 5 or 6 individuals. A. Cliques A. Cliques Which of the following is the last stage of development of romantic relationships in adolescence? A. Consolidating dyadic romantic bonds A. Consolidating dyadic romantic bonds Which of the following is mainly driving the increased media use by adolescents? A. Newspapers C. Cell phones Which of the following is the third-leading cause of death in 10-19 year olds today in the United States? A. Homicide B. Suicide The four problems that affect most adolescents are drug abuse, sexual problems, school-related problems, and: A. Career choice dilemmas B. Juvenile delinquency The inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective is known as _______. A. Animism C. Egocentrism Recommended textbook solutionsA Concise Introduction to Logic13th EditionLori Watson, Patrick J. Hurley 1,967 solutions A Concise Introduction to Logic12th EditionPatrick J. Hurley 1,933 solutions Myers' Psychology for AP2nd EditionDavid G Myers 900 solutions Myers' Psychology for the AP Course3rd EditionC. Nathan DeWall, David G Myers 955 solutions Sets with similar termsPsychology Final150 terms ekmarquis PSY 301 Ch 840 terms carlie_reichel lifespan chapter 1061 terms megan_treiber8 Human development Exam 2195 terms jfreyy Sets found in the same folderPSY252 Final162 terms hchoelzer Human Development Chapter 11 quiz10 terms deecruzy Life-Span300 terms Alexandria_Goldstein chapter 11 & 1215 terms jess_morris18 Other sets by this creatorPopulation Exam 346 terms kaytlin_causey Adult Health III Exam II53 terms kaytlin_causey Populations Exam II96 terms kaytlin_causey Populations Exam I38 terms kaytlin_causey Verified questionsPSYCHOLOGY Using a graphic organizer, compare the Stanford-Binet test to the Wechsler scales with similarities and differences. Verified answer
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