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C Rejected-withdrawn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