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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A rejected
B controversial
C after-care
D self-care
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 positive social skills
C emotional self-efficacy
D public speaking
Question #4
A usually well-adjusted and not unhappy about their social lives.
B in need of intervention to prevent long-term adjustment problems.
C rejected by peers throughout childhood and adolescence.
D those who blend hostile, disruptive behavior with positive, prosocial acts.
Question #5
A Popular-prosocial
B Controversial
C Rejected-withdrawn
D Rejected-aggressive
Question #6
A think about thinking.
B redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable.
C opt for distraction when faced with outcomes beyond their control, such as receiving a bad grade.
D appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty, and decide what to do about it.
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 industry.
B role confusion.
C shame.
D inferiority
Question #9
A Most gifted children show an evenly high ability across academic subjects.
B The vast majority of gifted children have IQ scores of 150 or higher.
C Many gifted children are socially isolated.
D Most gifted children have high self-esteem.
Question #10
A autism.
B learning disabilities.
C mild mental retardation.
D emotional problems.
Question #11
A the “least restrictive” environments
B fully inclusive classrooms
C multigrade classrooms
D segregated environments
Question #12
A emotional intelligence
B the size of the cerebral cortex
C self-discipline
D SES
Question #13
A intrapersonal
B interpersonal
C bodily-kinesthetic
D general
Question #14
A phonics
B whole-language
C pragmatic
D metacognitive
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 center on just one aspect of a problem, rather than focus on several aspects at once.
B think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction.
C order items along a quantitative dimension.
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 follow-up research showed little weight-loss maintenance.
C parents tended to undermine their children’s progress.
D the more weight parents lost, the more their children lost.
Question #18
A tuberculosis
B asthma
C diabetes
D heart disease
Question #19
A at a healthy weight.
B obese.
C underweight.
D overweight.
Question #20
A malnutrition that persists into the school years rarely leads to permanent physical or mental damage.
B eating an evening meal with parents leads to a diet lower in fast foods and soft drinks.
C school-age children often become picky eaters, but mild nutritional deficits rarely affect growth or cognitive functioning.
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 explain strategies for controlling feelings
C react boldly when angry or frustrated
D rarely express emotion
Question #22
A Providing social supports to families
B Involvement with Child Protective Services
C The use of anti-aggression medication
D The use of anti-depressants
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 exercise firm, reasonable control over their children.
D are emotionally detached and depressed, with little time and energy for children.
Question #24
A are emotionally detached and depressed.
B tend to react with hostility when frustrated.
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 simply lack confidence in their ability to influence their child’s behavior.
C combine low acceptance and involvement with little control and general indifference to issues of autonomy.
D exert control, yell, command, criticize, and threaten their children.
Question #26
A androgynous
B traditionally masculine
C traditionally feminine
D abnormal
Question #27
A creates short-term increases in aggression, but does not have long-term negative consequences.
B helps children learn the consequences of misbehavior.
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 time to cool off.
B time to discuss alternative punishments.
C to use induction.
D to use positive discipline.
Question #29
A promotes permanent compliance.
B teaches children to act kindly.
C increases from age 5 upward.
D models aggression.
Question #30
A cooperative
B associative
C nonsocial
D parallel
Question #31
A prosocial
B dishonest
C assertive
D self-interested
Question #32
A Sal, whose parents rarely express positive emotions
B Cara, whose parents punish her when she loses control of her emotions
C Louisa, who experiences negative emotion intensely
D Sean, whose parents explain strategies for controlling feelings
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 thinking about thought.
B using a repetitive communication style.
C using scripts to tell stories.
D using deliberate mental activities that improve recall.
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 step-by-step instructions from an adult or older child.
C realistic props.
D to have a firm understanding of conservation.
Question #37
A inability to mentally go through a series of steps and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point.
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 failure to distinguish others’ symbolic viewpoints from one’s own.
Question #38
A egocentrism.
B conservation.
C animistic thinking.
D dual representation.
Question #39
A control of the legs and torso improves.
B their bodies become more streamlined.
C control of the hands and fingers improves.
D their center of gravity shifts downward.
Question #40
A boys; girls
B shy children; outgoing children
C girls; boys
D underactive children; overactive children
Question #41
A is safer in terms of childhood illnesses and injuries.
B has a high preschool immunization rate.
C has a high childhood injury death rate.
D has a low childhood injury death rate.
Question #42
A the importance and safety of timely immunizations
B how to administer oral rehydration therapy
C the link between mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines and autism
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 there is a link between U.S. vaccines and autism.
D childhood diseases have been virtually eradicated in the United States.
Question #44
A has eradicated most childhood diseases in the United States.
B can prevent most developmental impairments and deaths due to diarrhea.
C depresses the body’s immune system, making children far more susceptible to disease.
D is not cost-effective.
Question #45
A oral rehydration therapy
B rubella
C diarrhea
D tuberculosis
Question #46
A obesity.
B higher achievement scores.
C taller stature.
D attention difficulties.
Question #47
A respond well to bribes.
B tend to imitate people they admire.
C typically eat more than adults do.
D show a preference for unhealthy foods.
Question #48
A plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way.
B contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination.
C aids in balance and control of body movement.
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 support social and emotional development.
D contribute to spatial skills.
Question #50
A is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.
B maintains alertness and consciousness.
C aids in balance and control of body movement.
D plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way.
