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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A self-care
B rejected
C controversial
D after-care
Question #2
A take on extra household chores after
B blame themselves for
C escape into undesirable peer activities after
D provide emotional support to their mothers after
Question #3
A personal defense
B positive social skills
C emotional self-efficacy
D public speaking
Question #4
A rejected by peers throughout childhood and adolescence.
B usually well-adjusted and not unhappy about their social lives.
C in need of intervention to prevent long-term adjustment problems.
D those who blend hostile, disruptive behavior with positive, prosocial acts.
Question #5
A Rejected-aggressive
B Rejected-withdrawn
C Popular-prosocial
D Controversial
Question #6
A opt for distraction when faced with outcomes beyond their control, such as receiving a bad grade.
B appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty, and decide what to do about it.
C redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable.
D think about thinking.
Question #7
A Perceived physical appearance correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than any other self-esteem factor.
B From fourth grade on, self-esteem drops for the majority of young people.
C Throughout middle childhood, girls’ self-esteem tends to be higher than boys’.
D Children’s self-evaluations become increasingly vague and overlapping with age.
Question #8
A inferiority
B role confusion.
C industry.
D shame.
Question #9
A Most gifted children show an evenly high ability across academic subjects.
B Most gifted children have high self-esteem.
C Many gifted children are socially isolated.
D The vast majority of gifted children have IQ scores of 150 or higher.
Question #10
A autism.
B mild mental retardation.
C emotional problems.
D learning disabilities.
Question #11
A fully inclusive classrooms
B multigrade classrooms
C the “least restrictive” environments
D segregated environments
Question #12
A SES
B emotional intelligence
C self-discipline
D the size of the cerebral cortex
Question #13
A bodily-kinesthetic
B interpersonal
C general
D intrapersonal
Question #14
A whole-language
B phonics
C metacognitive
D pragmatic
Question #15
A not usually a lifelong disorder.
B most often caused by a highly stressful home life.
C highly heritable and is also associated with environmental factors.
D most commonly treated using behavior modification techniques.
Question #16
A order items along a quantitative dimension.
B center on just one aspect of a problem, rather than focus on several aspects at once.
C think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction.
D focus on relations between a general category and two specific categories at the same time.
Question #17
A adults maintained their weight loss more effectively than children.
B the more weight parents lost, the more their children lost.
C follow-up research showed little weight-loss maintenance.
D parents tended to undermine their children’s progress.
Question #18
A tuberculosis
B heart disease
C asthma
D diabetes
Question #19
A at a healthy weight.
B underweight.
C overweight.
D obese.
Question #20
A malnutrition that persists into the school years rarely leads to permanent physical or mental damage.
B the percentage of children who eat dinner with their families increases slightly between ages 9 and 14.
C eating an evening meal with parents leads to a diet lower in fast foods and soft drinks.
D school-age children often become picky eaters, but mild nutritional deficits rarely affect growth or cognitive functioning.
Question #21
A rarely express emotion
B explain strategies for controlling feelings
C react boldly when angry or frustrated
D label children’s feelings as overemotional
Question #22
A The use of anti-depressants
B Providing social supports to families
C The use of anti-aggression medication
D Involvement with Child Protective Services
Question #23
A exercise firm, reasonable control over their children.
B insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.
C are emotionally detached and depressed, with little time and energy for children.
D lack confidence in their ability to influence their child’s behavior.
Question #24
A tend to react with hostility when frustrated.
B typically have an upbeat mood and are cooperative.
C tend to be overly demanding and dependent on adults.
D are emotionally detached and depressed.
Question #25
A exert control, yell, command, criticize, and threaten their children.
B insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.
C combine low acceptance and involvement with little control and general indifference to issues of autonomy.
D simply lack confidence in their ability to influence their child’s behavior.
Question #26
A traditionally feminine
B abnormal
C traditionally masculine
D androgynous
Question #27
A helps children learn the consequences of misbehavior.
B creates short-term increases in aggression, but does not have long-term negative consequences.
C increases the likelihood of hostile thoughts and emotions.
D only has a negative effect on children who are already highly aggressive.
Question #28
A to use positive discipline.
B to use induction.
C time to discuss alternative punishments.
D time to cool off.
Question #29
A promotes permanent compliance.
B increases from age 5 upward.
C teaches children to act kindly.
D models aggression.
Question #30
A associative
B nonsocial
C parallel
D cooperative
Question #31
A dishonest
B self-interested
C prosocial
D assertive
Question #32
A Sal, whose parents rarely express positive emotions
B Sean, whose parents explain strategies for controlling feelings
C Cara, whose parents punish her when she loses control of her emotions
D Louisa, who experiences negative emotion intensely
Question #33
A allow children to represent their unconscious wishes and desires symbolically.
B show caregivers the things that are important to children.
C create a small social organization of children who try out culturally meaningful roles and skills.
D allow children to escape from the demands of their lives into a fantasy world.
Question #34
A using a repetitive communication style.
B using scripts to tell stories.
C using deliberate mental activities that improve recall.
D thinking about thought.
Question #35
A are not as self-sufficient.
B more often spontaneously do tasks beyond those assigned.
C engage in more sophisticated make-believe play.
D are less competent at self-care.
Question #36
A some guidance from an adult or more experienced peer.
B realistic props.
C step-by-step instructions from an adult or older child.
D to have a firm understanding of conservation.
Question #37
A idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes.
B inability to mentally go through a series of steps and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point.
C failure to distinguish others’ symbolic viewpoints from one’s own.
D belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions.
Question #38
A animistic thinking.
B egocentrism.
C dual representation.
D conservation.
Question #39
A their center of gravity shifts downward.
B control of the hands and fingers improves.
C their bodies become more streamlined.
D control of the legs and torso improves.
Question #40
A girls; boys
B shy children; outgoing children
C boys; girls
D underactive children; overactive children
Question #41
A has a high childhood injury death rate.
B is safer in terms of childhood illnesses and injuries.
C has a high preschool immunization rate.
D has a low childhood injury death rate.
Question #42
A the importance and safety of timely immunizations
B the link between mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines and autism
C the importance of administering zinc supplements in infancy
D how to administer oral rehydration therapy
Question #43
A childhood diseases have been virtually eradicated in the United States.
B immunizations are not readily available in all parts of the country.
C many U.S. children do not have access to the health care they need.
D there is a link between U.S. vaccines and autism.
Question #44
A has eradicated most childhood diseases in the United States.
B is not cost-effective.
C depresses the body’s immune system, making children far more susceptible to disease.
D can prevent most developmental impairments and deaths due to diarrhea.
Question #45
A rubella
B tuberculosis
C oral rehydration therapy
D diarrhea
Question #46
A taller stature.
B attention difficulties.
C obesity.
D higher achievement scores.
Question #47
A typically eat more than adults do.
B tend to imitate people they admire.
C show a preference for unhealthy foods.
D respond well to bribes.
Question #48
A contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination.
B plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way.
C aids in balance and control of body movement.
D supports smooth coordination of movements on both sides of the body.
Question #49
A contribute to artistic ability.
B contribute to spatial skills.
C support social and emotional development.
D support motor coordination and thinking.
Question #50
A plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way.
B maintains alertness and consciousness.
C aids in balance and control of body movement.
D is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.
