The Beginning
___Refers to inborn traits that one inherits. ___ refers to environmental influences, such as diet, parenting, and educational experiences.
What are nature and nurture?
Lisa had a normal weight at birth but then went through a period of malnourishment. Thankfully, this did not impact her brain. This is an example of:
A. Stunting B. Wasting C. Head sparing D. Neglect
What is:
C. Head sparingSatisfying a child's basic needs with care, consistency, and continuity reflects this:
A. trust versus mistrust B. autonomy versus shame and doubt C. the social learning theory D. Freud's first stage
What is:
A. trust versus mistrust
Sarah is 4 years old and eats dark green and orange vegetables regularly. She can be expected to:
A. gain fat. B. gain muscle. C. lose muscle. D. gain bone mass.What is:
D. gain bone mass
This is the name for the ability to control when and how emotions are expressed:
A. social cognition B. emotional regulation C. Immaturity D. antisocial behaviorWhat is:
B. emotional regulation
When a sperm and an ovum fuse, a one-celled _____ is formed.
A. zygote
b. reproductive cell
c. gamete
d. monozygote
What is a zygote?
These are the nerve cells of the central nervous system that are found mostly in the brain.
What are neurons?
A child who seeks contact when distressed would be considered as having this type of attachment:
A. secure B. insecure avoidant C. insecure resistant D. insecure disorganized
What is:
A. secure
The ability to postpone or deny the immediate response to an idea of behavior is called:
A. impulse control B. emotion regulation C. preservation D. lateralization
What is:
A. impulse control
When 4-year-old Mary fell over while riding her tricycle, 3-year-old Johnny helped her get back up. This is an example of _____ behavior, which means that Johnny feels _____ for Mary.
A. prosocial; empathy B. antisocial; antipathy C. prosocial; antipathy D. antisocial; empathy
What is:
A. prosocial; empathy
In an experiment, this variable is manipulated to determine its effect on the outcome.
What is the independent variable?
This is the realization that objects still exist even if they can no longer be seen, touched, or heard.
What is object permanence?
This is true in regards to separation anxiety:
A. demonstrates that an infant is beginning to express emotions. B. indicates the presence of secure attachment. C. forces independence. D. demonstrates a working model.
What is:
B. indicates the presence of secure attachment
Jacob is 3 years old and believes that his toys are alive and that they enjoy playing with him. He is demonstrating:
A. symbolic thought B. preoperational intelligence C. animism D. imaginary audience
What is:
C. animism
When Johnny hit Joey over the head with a toy truck for no apparent reason, he was demonstrating this type of aggression.
What is bullying?
The correct order for human growth before birth is:
A. embryonic period, germinal period, zygotic period.B. Embryonic period, germinal period, fetal period. C. Germinal period, embryonic period, fetal period. D. Fetal period, germinal period, embryonic period.
What is:
C. Germinal period, embryonic period, fetal periodHenry is 16 months old. He points at the refrigerator and says, "Juice?" What form of speech is he using?
A. Overgeneralization B. Undergeneralization C. Naming explosion D. Holophrase
What is:
D. holophrase
When 12-month-old Nicholas looked at his mother to see her expression as a stranger entered the room, he was demonstrating:
A. stranger wariness B. secure attachment C. social referencing D. fear
What is:
C. social referencing
This statement does NOT describe a characteristic of a mentor:
A. they present challenges B. they offer assistance C. they encourage motivation D. they give direction
What is:
D. they give direction
Spanking is NOT the most effective form of discipline because it:
A. increases the risk of long-term aggression. B. teaches that physical violence is a solution to anger. C. only temporarily increases obedience. D. all of the above
What is:
D. all of the above
King Henry VIII of England had his wife beheaded because she failed to produce any male heirs to the throne. This is the reason why his wife should not have been blamed.
What is only a male can contribute the Y chromosome containing the male development genes?
You believe that children are prewired to learn any language. This is the language theory that influenced your thinking:
A. Skinner's B. Chomsky's C. Social-pragmatic D. Vygotsky's
What is:
B. Chomsky's
Sally takes her 20-month-old son to the park. After playing for five minutes he runs back to mom, touches her, and then runs off again. The son's behavior would be called:
A. synchrony B. proximity-seeking C. contact-maintaining D. insecure attachment
What is:
C. contact-maintaining
Juan is 4 years old and attends a federally funded intervention program for low-income children in the United States. This is the name of that program.
What is Head Start?
Intentional harm to or avoidable endangerment of anyone under the age of 18 is called:
A. child maltreatment B. psychological control C. corporal punishment D. neglect
What is:
A. child maltreatment