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
