Question 1

In a significant number of countries, spanking is illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term for physical discipline is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term for physical discipline is _____....

Question 3

Achievement tests measure knowledge of school subjects, while _____ tests measure academic potential.

Accepted Answer

intelligen

Question 4

If a school nurse believes that a first-grader is being abused, what does the law require the nurse to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Invite the parents in to discuss the situation. 
B)  Inform the principal and the child's teacher. 
C)  Send home a brochure giving information about parenting classes. 
D)  Report any suspicions to child protective services. 
A)  Invite the parents in to discuss the situation. 
B)  Inform the principal and the child's teacher. 
C)  Send home a brochure giving information about parenting classes. 
D)  Report any suspicions to child protective services.

Question 5

Paula's IQ is 114, yet, in the seventh grade, Paula reads at a third-grade level. Paula is MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectually disabled. 
B)  badly taught. 
C)  dyslexic. 
D)  unmotivated. 
A)  intellectually disabled. 
B)  badly taught. 
C)  dyslexic. 
D)  unmotivated.

Question 6

What phrase BEST describes the academic fate of economically disadvantaged children?

Accepted Answer

A)  behind at the "school starting gate," going to the worst schools 
B)  behind at the "school starting gate," slowly catching up over time 
C)  equal at the "school starting gate," falling behind over time 
D)  equal at the "school starting gate," staying steady over time 
A)  behind at the "school starting gate," going to the worst schools 
B)  behind at the "school starting gate," slowly catching up over time 
C)  equal at the "school starting gate," falling behind over time 
D)  equal at the "school starting gate," staying steady over time

Question 7

Offer a list of child-rearing principles that a developmental psychologist might give as parenting advice.

Accepted Answer

Overall, it's best to be authoritative,

Question 8

According to the text, which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child has no influence on the risk of being abused. 
B)  The child's temperament can influence the risk of being abused. 
C)  Children usually invite abuse. 
D)  The child's temperament is the main force predicting abuse. 
A)  The child has no influence on the risk of being abused. 
B)  The child's temperament can influence the risk of being abused. 
C)  Children usually invite abuse. 
D)  The child's temperament is the main force predicting abuse.

Question 9

Which is NOT a take-home message from the text's parenting-styles discussion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents vary their styles from child to child. 
B)  Parenting styles vary, depending on the environment. 
C)  Understand the parents' situation and thinking before judging their childrearing. 
D)  Never make judgments about parents' child-rearing styles. 
A)  Parents vary their styles from child to child. 
B)  Parenting styles vary, depending on the environment. 
C)  Understand the parents' situation and thinking before judging their childrearing. 
D)  Never make judgments about parents' child-rearing styles.

Question 10

Being raised in a community that fosters upward mobility will be most helpful for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brenda, who is 9 years old and African American 
B)  Abigail, who is 4 years old and African American 
C)  Stephanie, who is 14 years old and Caucasian 
D)  Michael, who is 10 years old and Latino 
A)  Brenda, who is 9 years old and African American 
B)  Abigail, who is 4 years old and African American 
C)  Stephanie, who is 14 years old and Caucasian 
D)  Michael, who is 10 years old and Latino

Question 11

Which of the following is a tip for teachers described in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  fostering student autonomy by providing children with choices 
B)  praising children for brilliance in order to boost their self-esteem 
C)  developing an insecure attachment with each child 
D)  relying on intelligence test scores for all children 
A)  fostering student autonomy by providing children with choices 
B)  praising children for brilliance in order to boost their self-esteem 
C)  developing an insecure attachment with each child 
D)  relying on intelligence test scores for all children

Question 12

The Belsky Intelligence Test for Students (BITS) is valid. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It accurately measures the real-world abilities it is supposed to test. 
B)  It can be given to students, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or place of residence. 
C)  It has been given for many years. 
D)  When it is given more than once, students get nearly the same score each time. 
A)  It accurately measures the real-world abilities it is supposed to test. 
B)  It can be given to students, regardless of ethnicity, gender, or place of residence. 
C)  It has been given for many years. 
D)  When it is given more than once, students get nearly the same score each time.

Question 13

Based on the text, what is the BEST advice to give a father who is considering leaving his spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Stay together, as divorcing is always a bad option." 
B)  "Consider staying together, but only if you can keep from fighting a lot." 
C)  "Let the children decide on which parent gets custody; after all, it's their choice." 
D)  "Split visitation, as that's always best for the children." 
A)  "Stay together, as divorcing is always a bad option." 
B)  "Consider staying together, but only if you can keep from fighting a lot." 
C)  "Let the children decide on which parent gets custody; after all, it's their choice." 
D)  "Split visitation, as that's always best for the children."

Question 14

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a good indicator of innate "genetic" ability for:

Accepted Answer

A)  every elementary school child. 
B)  upper-middle-class children. 
C)  girls, not boys. 
D)  every preschool child. 
A)  every elementary school child. 
B)  upper-middle-class children. 
C)  girls, not boys. 
D)  every preschool child.

Question 15

The newest legal U.S. and European trend in divorce is to pay more attention to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  father's needs, by encouraging joint custody. 
B)  mother's needs, by encouraging joint custody. 
C)  father's needs, by giving the father full custody. 
D)  mother's needs, by limiting the father's visitation rights. 
A)  father's needs, by encouraging joint custody. 
B)  mother's needs, by encouraging joint custody. 
C)  father's needs, by giving the father full custody. 
D)  mother's needs, by limiting the father's visitation rights.

Question 16

Which baby is MOST vulnerable to maltreatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hank, who has an easy temperament 
B)  Minh, who lives with her grandmother 
C)  Jaime, who has five brothers and sisters 
D)  Cala, who was premature and cries a lot 
A)  Hank, who has an easy temperament 
B)  Minh, who lives with her grandmother 
C)  Jaime, who has five brothers and sisters 
D)  Cala, who was premature and cries a lot

Question 17

Dorek is failing in school, and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests. When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), his intelligence quotient (IQ) score is 110. Dorek is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an underachiever. 
B)  having a specific learning disorder. 
C)  dyslexic. 
D)  intellectually disabled. 
A)  an underachiever. 
B)  having a specific learning disorder. 
C)  dyslexic. 
D)  intellectually disabled.

Question 18

Stacey lives in a neighborhood where she and her neighbors have a resident cookout once a month and most of the children play soccer together. This neighborhood has _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  working models 
B)  acculturation effects 
C)  resilient neighborhoods 
D)  collective efficacy 
A)  working models 
B)  acculturation effects 
C)  resilient neighborhoods 
D)  collective efficacy

Question 19

Approximately two out of every _____ one-parent households are classified as low-income.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine 
A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  seven 
D)  nine

Question 20

Which child is MOST likely to be resilient?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eloise, whose parents abandoned her, but who has close, caring relationships with relatives 
B)  Francois, who frequently gets into fights, and has alienated the class 
C)  Gemma, who has lived through a series of tragedies within a short time 
D)  Hasad, who has trouble managing his emotions, and frequently changes schools 
A)  Eloise, whose parents abandoned her, but who has close, caring relationships with relatives 
B)  Francois, who frequently gets into fights, and has alienated the class 
C)  Gemma, who has lived through a series of tragedies within a short time 
D)  Hasad, who has trouble managing his emotions, and frequently changes schools

In a significant number of countries, spanking is illegal.

The term for physical discipline is _____.

Achievement tests measure knowledge of school subjects, while _____ tests measure academic potential.

If a school nurse believes that a first-grader is being abused, what does the law require the nurse to do?

Paula's IQ is 114, yet, in the seventh grade, Paula reads at a third-grade level. Paula is MOST likely:

What phrase BEST describes the academic fate of economically disadvantaged children?

Offer a list of child-rearing principles that a developmental psychologist might give as parenting advice.

According to the text, which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Which is NOT a take-home message from the text's parenting-styles discussion?

Being raised in a community that fosters upward mobility will be most helpful for which of the following?

Which of the following is a tip for teachers described in the text?

The Belsky Intelligence Test for Students (BITS) is valid. What does this mean?

Based on the text, what is the BEST advice to give a father who is considering leaving his spouse?

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a good indicator of innate "genetic" ability for:

The newest legal U.S. and European trend in divorce is to pay more attention to the:

Which baby is MOST vulnerable to maltreatment?

Dorek is failing in school, and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests. When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), his intelligence quotient (IQ) score is 110. Dorek is classified as:

Stacey lives in a neighborhood where she and her neighbors have a resident cookout once a month and most of the children play soccer together. This neighborhood has _____.

Approximately two out of every _____ one-parent households are classified as low-income.

Which child is MOST likely to be resilient?

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In a significant number of countries, spanking is illegal.

The term for physical discipline is _____.

Achievement tests measure knowledge of school subjects, while _____ tests measure academic potential.

If a school nurse believes that a first-grader is being abused, what does the law require the nurse to do?

Paula's IQ is 114, yet, in the seventh grade, Paula reads at a third-grade level. Paula is MOST likely:

What phrase BEST describes the academic fate of economically disadvantaged children?

Offer a list of child-rearing principles that a developmental psychologist might give as parenting advice.

According to the text, which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Which is NOT a take-home message from the text's parenting-styles discussion?

Being raised in a community that fosters upward mobility will be most helpful for which of the following?

Which of the following is a tip for teachers described in the text?

The Belsky Intelligence Test for Students (BITS) is valid. What does this mean?

Based on the text, what is the BEST advice to give a father who is considering leaving his spouse?

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a good indicator of innate "genetic" ability for:

The newest legal U.S. and European trend in divorce is to pay more attention to the:

Which baby is MOST vulnerable to maltreatment?

Dorek is failing in school, and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests. When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), his intelligence quotient (IQ) score is 110. Dorek is classified as:

Stacey lives in a neighborhood where she and her neighbors have a resident cookout once a month and most of the children play soccer together. This neighborhood has _____.

Approximately two out of every _____ one-parent households are classified as low-income.

Which child is MOST likely to be resilient?

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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