Lifespan and Human Development w/o names

Who among the following is most likely to be rejected by peers on the basis of gender roles?

a little boy playing with a doll

When women experience stress, they are more likely to engage in:

an aggressive behavior

Which of the following characterizes a person suffering from anorexia nervosa?

an intense fear of gaining weight that does not decrease with weight loss

A recent study of college students from low SES backgrounds and high SES backgrounds conducted by VanKim and Laska showed that college students from low SES backgrounds ... than their higher SES counterparts.

ate more fast food and fewer fruits and vegetables

One of the explanations for the gender difference in the identification of learning disabilities is that:

boys have a greater biological vulnerability for learning disabilities

According to studies, which of the following is one of the most common sexual problems of older men?

premature ejaculation

Recent research has indicated which of the following regarding babies and morality?

preverbal babies as young as four months show signs of morality

Social cognitive theory provides several important principles to help us understand moral behavior of children. Which one of the following is not one of those principles?

punishment will always increase modeling of moral behavior

Which of the following is not true about soothing babies?

research shows that fathers are more likely than mothers to use soothing techniques to reduce an infant's crying

Over the past week, Walter has been trying to learn to tie his shoelaces. Initially, his mother held his hands and worked his fingers through the process. Now that Walter is better at it, she only guides him verbally. Which of the following is this an example of?

scaffolding

According to a recent international comparison of 33 developed countries conducted by the OECD, which of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage of obese adults?

the United States

A study of young children living in low-income families found that ... when predicting the vocabulary development of children.

the amount of maternal talk was less important than maternal literacy skills

Fourteen year old Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed to end uncontrollable seizures. His right hemisphere gradually began to reorganize and take over functions that normally occur in the brain's left hemisphere. This case study is cited in the chapter in order to demonstrate that:

the brain is both flexible and resilient

Seven year old Matthew's mother passed away recently. He has started asking his father about his mother's whereabouts. Which of the following is the best strategy of dealing with Matthew's questions?

the father should be honest about his mother's death

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:

the parents have difficulty providing an intellectually stimulation environment for their children

Many of today's children grow up receiving praise for mediocre or even poor performance. What could be a possible consequence of this practice?

they may have difficulty handling competition and criticism

According to the cross sectional study by Ursula Staudinger, ... showed up for the first time on the most important list for those who were 85 to 105 years old.

thinking about life

Which of the following statements is not true regarding the death scenario in the US today?

today, death occurs most often among adolescents

Almost half of all deaths from 15 to 24 years of age are due to ..., with the majority of them involving ....

unintentional injuries; motor vehicle accidents

According toe the 2009 Kaiser Family Foundation survey, which of the following groups uses media for the longest time during a day?

11 to 14 year olds

A study by Shan and others found that the volume of the brain was ... in older adults than younger adults.

15 percent less

In recent research, psychological professionals were found to over-diagnose ADHD approximately ... percent of the time, and regardless of the symptoms boys were diagnosed twice as often as girls.

20

Which of the following is linked to the poor performance of American children in math and science as compared to Asian children?

American parents were more likely to believe that their children's math achievement was due to innate ability

Which of the following is true of decision making and aging?

older adults' decision making skills are more likely to be unaffected by age related decreases in memory

Which of the following statements is true about adopted children?

Children who are adopted early in life are more likely to have positive outcomes than those adopted later in life.

Which of the following is the conclusion of the study conducted by Costa and McCrae on approximately 1,000 college educated men and women aged 20 to 96?

considerable stability occurs in the five personality factors

While talking to his grandmother on the phone, five year old Danny suddenly exclaims "Oh, look at that pretty bird!" When his grandmother asks him to describe the bird, Danny says 'Out there, out there! Right there, Grandma!" He finally gets frustrated and hangs up. This is an example of:

egocentrism

Which of the following statements about joint attention is not true?

emerging forms of joint attention occur at about four to five months

Infant nighttime waking problems have consistently been linked to

excessive parental involvement in sleep-related interactions with their infant

While watching a football game, Martin jumped up to cheer and dropped baby Theresa to the floor. if she later has trouble with higher order thinking, planning, problem solving, or voluntary movement it would indicate that her ... lobe was damaged.

frontal

Which of the following statements is not true?

growing up in poverty has no influence on brain development

About ... college men admit to forcing sexual activity.

half of

Your elderly aunt Marie was recently admitted to a nursing home where there is a "residents' advisory board," consisting of the people who live in the home. They consult with the staff on changes that affect their lives and hep plan the monthly activities. Based on a research by Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer, you would expect her to be:

happier than she was when she did not have any input into decisions affecting her life

According to research by Baltes and his colleagues, which of the following statements about wisdom is true?

high levels of wisdom are rare

Research linking corporal punishment and child behavior has been associated with all of the following except:

higher levels of moral internalization

Identify a true statement about the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation.

in the NCLB era, gifted students were often neglected in an effort to raise the achievement level of students who were not doing well

Which of the following statements about life review is not true?

life reviews avoid reflecting on regrets