Chapter 8. Early Childhood: Biosocial Development

As they approach middle adulthood, people who experienced maltreatment as children are about _____ percent LESS likely to be employed than are people who did NOT experience maltreatment. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. 20 15 10 25

15

By age _____, the average child in an industrialized nation weighs between 40 and 50 pounds and is at least 42 inches tall. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. 6 7 5 8

6

Which of these statements is consistent with the notion of injury control? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Appropriate controls can minimize harm. Accidents are random events. Fate determines the frequency and consequences of accidents. Injuries are caused by careless parenting or accident-prone children.

Appropriate controls can minimize harm.

Which fraction BEST represents the proportion of child maltreatment cases that reflect child neglect rather than child abuse? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. ½ 2/3 3/4 9/10

Correct: 3/4

_____ prevention begins after an injury, limiting the damage it caused. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Tertiary Secondary Primary Loss

Tertiary

Which is an example of primary prevention of child maltreatment? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. building better roads to decrease family isolation in rural areas home visits by a social worker emergency medical treatment stiffer sentences for the perpetrators of child maltreatment

building better roads to decrease family isolation in rural areas

In 2010, which was the MOST common fatal disease for 1- to 4-year-old children in the United States? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. polio diabetes cancer influenza

cancer

If Ruta does not eat her vegetables, her mother spanks her and does not let her eat her next meal. This is MOST specifically an example of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. substantiated maltreatment. child abuse. child neglect. child maltreatment.

child abuse.

Gardner is a left-handed adult. It is most likely that he has a thicker than normal: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. corpus callosum. limbic system. hypothalamus. amygdala.

corpus callosum.

When it comes to foods that are likely to be allergens, the experts: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. suggest ignoring allergies. suggest ignoring allergies. disagree; some suggest total avoidance and others early exposure. disagree; some suggest total avoidance and others early exposure. suggest early exposure suggest total avoidance.

disagree; some suggest total avoidance and others early exposure.

Four-year-old Jessica is experiencing both brain growth and body growth. This development is BEST seen as reflecting the role of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. maturation. nature. nurture. epigenetics.

epigenetics.

A goal of permanency planning in cases of substantiated child maltreatment is to: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. keep the biological family intact. find a long-term living situation. provide abusive parents a fair opportunity to reform. clear the backlog of cases pending before family-law courts.

find a long-term living situation.

Which term is MOST nearly opposite to perseveration? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. self-control emotional regulation intelligence impulsiveness

impulsiveness

Two-year-old Ali is quite clumsy, falls down frequently, and often bumps into stationary objects. Ali MOST likely: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. has a neuromuscular disorder. is a normal 2-year-old whose gross motor skills will improve dramatically during early childhood. has an underdeveloped right hemisphere of the brain. is suffering from an iron deficiency.

is a normal 2-year-old whose gross motor skills will improve dramatically during early childhood.

The body mass index (BMI), or the ratio of weight to height: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. is lower at age 3 than at any other age in the first five years. peaks at age 5. is generally high at age 6. is lower at ages 5 and 6 than at any other age in the first five years.

is lower at ages 5 and 6 than at any other age in the first five years.

The tendency to stick to one thought or action is known as: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. preservation. perseveration. processing. impulsiveness.

perseveration.

Among young children exposed to a fire alarm, cortisol increases were _____ related to the number of details they remembered about the event two weeks later. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. positively not perfectly negatively

positively

Family income is _____ correlated with servings of fruits and vegetables each week and _____ correlated with visits to fast-food restaurants each week. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. positively; positively positively; negatively negatively; negatively negatively; positively

positively; negatively

A city invests in sidewalks for every street. This is an example of _____ prevention. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. tertiary primary loss secondary

primary

By keeping her family on the sidewalk, Karen is using _____ prevention to keep her family safe.

primary

Legislation that tightens restrictions on the purchase and use of dangerous firearms is an example of _____ prevention. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. tertiary unitary primary secondary

primary

Using sidewalks is an example of _____ prevention. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. tertiary loss primary secondary

primary

Which is an example of tertiary prevention of child maltreatment? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. home visits by a social worker decreasing family isolation reducing teenage pregnancy rates removing an abused child from the home

removing an abused child from the home

Outside the school that Mary's children attend, there are speed bumps in the road and a sign stating the 15-mph speed limit and the fine associated with speeding. This is an example of _____ prevention. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.

secondary

Some developmentalists worry that extensive urbanization produces a lack of sufficient _____ in which to practice gross motor skills. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. school experience space parental supervision instruction

space

A family is investigated for child maltreatment after a report by a neighbor. They are found to have been abusive and neglectful of their two children. The children are subsequently removed from the home and placed in foster care. This is a case of _____ maltreatment. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. reported substantiated neglected suspected

substantiated

The doctors at Kendell's hospital work very hard to maintain efficient emergency room procedures as part of _____ prevention. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. tertiary secondary primary basic

tertiary

Low-income children generally have _____ diets than those of wealthier families. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. worse more diverse the same better

worse