Child Psych Test Practice (6-10)

A group of preteens are talking about how cool it would be to cut class and rob the local convenience store. Such socialization into delinquency is called: experience-sampling. deviancy training. storm and stress. gang orientation.

deviancy training.

. According to the identity statuses framework, a teen experiencing Erikson's role confusion would be labeled: diffused. foreclosed. identity achieved. in moratorium.

diffused

This occurs when a young person is unable to decide between different identities. Identity achievement Moratorium Ruminative moratorium Identity foreclosure

Ruminative moratorium

What causes the increase in adolescent boys' muscle mass? Testosterone Spermarche Estrogen The adrenal androgens

Testosterone

Pick the first sign of puberty in girls. Underarm hair The growth spurt Changes in hip shape Menarche

The growth spurt

Which physical capacity begins to decline the earliest in human beings? The heart The muscles The skeleton The lungs

The lungs

Theorists who chart how memory, concentration, and one's ability to plan one's actions develop are using: an information processing perspective. a Piagetian perspective. operant conditioning. classical conditioning.

an information processing perspective.

Sternberg argued that IQ tests only measure _____ intelligence. creative analytic successful practical

analytic

_____ are likely to enter puberty with the LEAST amount of adult guidance. Middle-class children Girls Boys Impoverished children

boys

Makayla is in the gifted program at her school. This means she: has a special ability. ranked in the top third in their school. scored well on achievement tests. Makayla is in the gifted program at her school. This means she: has a special ability. ranked in the top third in their school. scored well on achievement tests. has an IQ of at least 130.

has an IQ of at least 130.

In _____ parents tend to get more agitated when their children leave the nest. United States Mexico Scandinavia Portugal

portugal

The physical transition from childhood to adulthood is often celebrated in traditional cultures by a: naming ritual. puberty rite. circumcision. coming-of-age party.

puberty rite.

Shame, or the feeling of being personally humiliated, makes one want to: withdraw from others. feel terrible about what one has done. behave in a more caring way. connect with others.

withdraw from others.

Over _____ million children are raised by their grandparents alone. 3 2 5 1

1

Roughly 1 in _____ of those between 25 and 34 without a college education were unemployed in 2013. 7 10 2 3

10

_____ U.S. adults earn a college degree within six years of starting college at a four-year institution. Two in three One in two Three in five Two in five

2 in 5

About 1 in _____ married couples in the United States met each other on-line. 5 2 3 4

3

Of adolescents who engage in sexual intercourse outside of a committed relationship, _____ percent reported that their partner was someone that they knew well. 75 25 50 90

75

An adult who is fully able to connect and reach out in love is MOST like: Erikson's intimacy-achieved adolescent. Ainsworth's securely attached infant. Marcia's identity-achieved adult. Phinney's ethnically content child.

Ainsworth's securely attached infant.

1. James is 9 years old. Which stage of development is he currently in, according to Piaget? Sensorimotor Preoperations Formal operations Concrete operations

Concrete operations

Which neurotransmitter has been implicated in ADHD? Epinephrine Serotonin Norepinephrine Dopamine

Dopamine

. _____ is the distorted feelings that one's own actions are at the center of everyone else's consciousness. Storm and stress Conventional morality Personal fable Egocentrism

Egocentrism

What form of child maltreatment may be the MOST common? Emotional abuse Sexual abuse Neglect Physical abuse

Emotional abuse

What causes adolescent girls' breasts to grow and hips to widen? The adrenal androgens The gonads Testosterone Estrogen

Estrogen

Which of the following environmental factors is NOT tied to an earlier onset of puberty? Obesity Absence of a father Family size Family stress

Family size

The command center that produces the physical changes of puberty is the: HPG axis frontal lobes. amygdala. adrenal androgens.

HPG axis

This age group should never be spanked. Middle schoolers Preschoolers Infants Children in elementary school

Infants

Pick the statement that Howard Gardner might make. The three types of intelligences are analytic, creative, and practical. Standard intelligence tests are not accurate. Let's get rid of them. Let's thoroughly test IQ. Let's focus on measuring a child's unique talents and gifts.

Let's focus on measuring a child's unique talents and gifts.

Which statement about school is FALSE? Beginning in the elementary grades, school requires a lot of memorization. Many children eventually develop an aversion to school. Many children eventually find school uninteresting. Many children hate going to kindergarten.

Many children hate going to kindergarten

Which of the following is NOT a teaching tip described by the text? Foster autonomy by providing students with choices. Develop a secure attachment with each student. Praise students for their brilliance. Avoid using IQ scores to predict performance.

Praise students for their brilliance.

Nine-year-old Nanette realizes that she is not a scholar, but she is a star athlete, which is the life domain she really cares about. Nanette MOST likely has: no self-esteem. low self-esteem. moderate self-esteem. high self-esteem.

high self-esteem.

Compared to European American girls, African American girls are _____ the media messages that stress being thin. equally vulnerable to unaware of more vulnerable to less vulnerable to

less vulnerable to

Jessica has just entered sixth grade. In eleventh grade, Jessica will probably be _____ with her physical appearance. more satisfied less concerned equally concerned more dissatisfied

more dissatisfied

People who feel sympathy rather than empathy for others are _____ likely to help those in need because _____. less; empathy permits one to really feel another's pain less; sympathy is not a strong enough emotion more; empathy can cause anxiety and the desire to run away more; sympathy prevents people from thinking about their own problems

more; empathy can cause anxiety and the desire to run away

Eleven-year-old Sarah loves to tattle on her older sister. Last week, Sarah told her sister's boyfriend that her sister had kissed another boy. Sarah showed _____ aggression. hostile instrumental relational reactive

relational

For contemporary U.S. parents, the MOST popular discipline strategy is: corporal punishment. removal of privileges. sending the child to his or her room. spanking.

removal of privileges.

Ovaries are to estrogen as testes are to: the hippocampus. the adrenal glands. testosterone. sperm.

testosterone