practice quizes

this is the area at the uppermost front of the brain

frontal lobe

long term research on adolescents with eating disorders show that most will

grow out of the disorders

if a child is being bullied, the child's best defense is to

have a strong sense of self-efficacy

George feels that everyone is out to get hime. George has

hostile attributional bias

children who live in single-parent mother-headed families are often:

impoverished

all are examples of blended families except for children living:

in traditional two-parent families

the WISC if given

individually by a psychologist

Tawanda uses induction when disciplining her child. After witnessing her daughter teasing a playmate, she says:

"think of how terrible that child feels being teased"

middle childhood refers to boys and girls aged

7 to 12

dopamine is the neurotransmitter that has been implicated in

ADHD

who is likely to reach puberty at the earliest age

Kayyah, a 9-year-old African American girl

what encourages teenage eating disorders

adhering to the thin ideal, having low self-efficacy and self-esteem, and having internalizing tendencies

Christina, an early maturing girl, will be most likely to experience

an interest in older friends

Sternberg's successful intelligence includes a combination of ? abilities

analytic, creative, and practice

the top-ranking health disorder among US children today, affecting 1 in 10 children, is:

attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Rafael's parents provide plenty of rules demand total obedience, and are not very affectionate. Rafael's parents have a ? parenting style

authoritarian

James is 9 years old. Which stage of development is he currently in, according to Piaget?

concrete operations

which statement about school is false

many children hate going to kindergaten

the main index that researchers use to measure the secular trend in puberty is when

menarche occurs

Jessica has just entered sixth grade. In eleventh grade, Jessica will probably be ? with her physical appearance

more dissatisfied

when asked to explain why Josie is her best friend, shareese answers, " because she makes me laugh and is nice to me." These girl are most likely ? children, because they describe their friendship in terms of ? qualities

older; internal

less than ? US families are considered to be traditional, nuclear families

on-half of

having well-developed fine-motor skills can predict which of the following

performance on both school-related memory tests and speed-oriented cognitive tests

since she does not have a pen, paper, or GPS in her car, Deedra memorizes her friend's phone directions by repeating the turns and street names in her mind over and over. Deedra is using a learning strategy called

rehearsal

teens want more information about ? in sex education classes

relationships

children who rebound from serious early life traumas and construct a successful adult life are:

resilient

rhashan, a 3 year old, is continually testing his abilities in the wider world. Josh, a second grader, is learning that he has to work for what he wats. Pick Erikson's psychosocial stages for each boy.

rhashan= initiative; josh= initiative

Samantha can observe her own actions and abilities from an outside frame of reference and can feflect on her feelings. Samantha is showing

self-awareness

what programs one's first sexual feelings

the adrenal addrogens

which of the following statements is not one of the criticisms made regarding Baurmrind's parenting styles framework

the framework applies only to US poor children

because of the developing cerebral cortex and frontal lobe, humans are not cognitively adults until their:

twenties

Pamela is a 14-year-old-girl. statistically, her first sexual experience will most likely occur:

within a steady relationship

when asked why Jorge likes his friend victor, he replies, "because we Bothe love playing with swords." these boys re probably ? children because they describe their friendships in terms of ? qualities

younger; external