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C Rejected-withdrawn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