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A Rejected-withdrawn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