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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A after-care
B self-care
C controversial
D rejected
Question #2
A escape into undesirable peer activities after
B take on extra household chores after
C blame themselves for
D provide emotional support to their mothers after
Question #3
A personal defense
B emotional self-efficacy
C positive social skills
D public speaking
Question #4
A those who blend hostile, disruptive behavior with positive, prosocial acts.
B rejected by peers throughout childhood and adolescence.
C in need of intervention to prevent long-term adjustment problems.
D usually well-adjusted and not unhappy about their social lives.
Question #5
A Popular-prosocial
B Rejected-withdrawn
C Rejected-aggressive
D Controversial
Question #6
A redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable.
B appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty, and decide what to do about it.
C think about thinking.
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 shame.
B role confusion.
C inferiority
D industry.
Question #9
A Most gifted children have high self-esteem.
B Many gifted children are socially isolated.
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 autism.
B mild mental retardation.
C learning disabilities.
D emotional problems.
Question #11
A segregated environments
B fully inclusive classrooms
C multigrade classrooms
D the “least restrictive” environments
Question #12
A emotional intelligence
B SES
C the size of the cerebral cortex
D self-discipline
Question #13
A intrapersonal
B interpersonal
C bodily-kinesthetic
D general
Question #14
A whole-language
B pragmatic
C phonics
D metacognitive
Question #15
A most commonly treated using behavior modification techniques.
B most often caused by a highly stressful home life.
C highly heritable and is also associated with environmental factors.
D not usually a lifelong disorder.
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 adults maintained their weight loss more effectively than children.
B the more weight parents lost, the more their children lost.
C parents tended to undermine their children’s progress.
D follow-up research showed little weight-loss maintenance.
Question #18
A diabetes
B heart disease
C tuberculosis
D asthma
Question #19
A obese.
B overweight.
C underweight.
D at a healthy weight.
Question #20
A the percentage of children who eat dinner with their families increases slightly between ages 9 and 14.
B school-age children often become picky eaters, but mild nutritional deficits rarely affect growth or cognitive functioning.
C malnutrition that persists into the school years rarely leads to permanent physical or mental damage.
D eating an evening meal with parents leads to a diet lower in fast foods and soft drinks.
Question #21
A rarely express emotion
B react boldly when angry or frustrated
C label children’s feelings as overemotional
D explain strategies for controlling feelings
Question #22
A The use of anti-aggression medication
B The use of anti-depressants
C Providing social supports to families
D Involvement with Child Protective Services
Question #23
A insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.
B exercise firm, reasonable control over their children.
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 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 combine low acceptance and involvement with little control and general indifference to issues of autonomy.
B simply lack confidence in their ability to influence their child’s behavior.
C insist on mature behavior and give reasons for their expectations.
D exert control, yell, command, criticize, and threaten their children.
Question #26
A androgynous
B traditionally feminine
C traditionally masculine
D abnormal
Question #27
A creates short-term increases in aggression, but does not have long-term negative consequences.
B only has a negative effect on children who are already highly aggressive.
C helps children learn the consequences of misbehavior.
D increases the likelihood of hostile thoughts and emotions.
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 increases from age 5 upward.
B teaches children to act kindly.
C models aggression.
D promotes permanent compliance.
Question #30
A associative
B parallel
C cooperative
D nonsocial
Question #31
A dishonest
B self-interested
C prosocial
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 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 using deliberate mental activities that improve recall.
B using scripts to tell stories.
C using a repetitive communication style.
D thinking about thought.
Question #35
A more often spontaneously do tasks beyond those assigned.
B engage in more sophisticated make-believe play.
C are less competent at self-care.
D are not as self-sufficient.
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 idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes.
B belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions.
C failure to distinguish others’ symbolic viewpoints from one’s own.
D inability to mentally go through a series of steps and then reverse direction, returning to the starting point.
Question #38
A conservation.
B dual representation.
C animistic thinking.
D egocentrism.
Question #39
A their bodies become more streamlined.
B their center of gravity shifts downward.
C control of the hands and fingers improves.
D control of the legs and torso improves.
Question #40
A boys; girls
B shy children; outgoing children
C underactive children; overactive children
D girls; boys
Question #41
A has a low childhood injury death rate.
B has a high childhood injury death rate.
C has a high preschool immunization rate.
D is safer in terms of childhood illnesses and injuries.
Question #42
A the importance and safety of timely immunizations
B the importance of administering zinc supplements in infancy
C the link between mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines and autism
D how to administer oral rehydration therapy
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 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 diarrhea
B tuberculosis
C oral rehydration therapy
D rubella
Question #46
A obesity.
B higher achievement scores.
C taller stature.
D attention difficulties.
Question #47
A show a preference for unhealthy foods.
B respond well to bribes.
C tend to imitate people they admire.
D typically eat more than adults do.
Question #48
A aids in balance and control of body movement.
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 contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination.
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 is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.
B maintains alertness and consciousness.
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.
