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Most stage-based theories of development focus primarily on:
a. The continuity of development
b. The discontinuity of development
c. Persistence of inherent personality characteristics
d. The influence of context on development - ANSWER b.
The common practice of using "time-outs" with young children is a direct application of:
a. Operant conditioning
b. Classical conditioning
c. Separation-individuation
d. Maturational reinforcement - ANSWER a.
Good communication among families, schools, and PCP's is an example of which ecological
concept?
a. Microsystem
b. Mesosystem
c. Exosystem
d. Macrosystem - ANSWER b.
Which of the following findings would most likely be associated with asymmetric IUGR?
a. Weight, length, and head circumference ranging from 3rd to 5th percentile
b. Heavy maternal smoking throughout pregnancy
c. Weight at 3rd percentile and length at 25th percentile
d. Gestational diabetes - ANSWER c.
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,Early reflexive responses that are NOT released to survival include all but:
a. Babinski
b. Moro
c. Swimming
d. Rooting - ANSWER c.
The most likely weight of a 1-year-old child whose weight at birth was 6 pounds would be
a. 19-20 pounds
b. 13-14 pounds
c. 25-25 pounds
d. Impossible to estimate - ANSWER a.
One of the major psychosocial tasks of infancy is:
a. Development of secure attachment
b. Separation-individuation
c. Symbiosis
d. Regulation - ANSWER a.
Which developmental theory best explains the multi-factorial etiology of failure to thrive?
a. Organismic-maturational theory
b. Social learning theory
c. Transactional theory
d. Psychoanalytic theory - ANSWER c.
Most healthy infants are able to reach, grasp, and hold on to a rattler other small toy by about:
a. 2 months
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,b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 10 months - ANSWER b.
The pincer grasp is a fine mother skill that involves the ability to pick up a small object such as a
raisin or piece of cereal with the thumb and forefinger and that usually is mastered around:
a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 16 months - ANSWER c.
You would be concerned about the language development of a child who:
a. Repeats simple phrases at 32 months
b. Stutters when excited or tired at the age of 7 years
c. Has a vocabulary of 10 words at 12 months
d. Pronounces words that are not understandable at 24 months - ANSWER b.
The most common temperamental profile is:
a. Easy
b. Difficult
c. Slow-to-warm-up
d. Intermediate - ANSWER a.
The underlying emotion of an insecurely attached (avoidant) relationship is:
a. Ambivalence
b. Deprivation
c. Anger
d. Conditional love - ANSWER c.
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, The stage of cognitive development that Piaget described as characteristic of the way
preschoolers think is:
a. Preoperational stage
b. Mental combinations stage
c. Tertiary circular function stage
d. Sensorimotor stage - ANSWER a.
A preschool boy whose parents have separated and are beginning divorce procedures:
a. May think that he caused the divorce by misbehaving
b. Should not be told of the impending divorce until the parents are sure of their decision
c. Is likely to experience gender identity confusion
d. Should be able to make a decision about which parent he prefers living with -
ANSWER a.
Which behavior would you expect to decrease during the preschool years?
a. Rough-and-tumble play
b. Instrumental aggression
c. Hostile aggression
d. Cooperative play - ANSWER b.
A preschool child who says that the sky is blue because it is his favorite color is illustrating the
concept of:
a. Symbolic thinking
b. Egocentrism
c. Centration
d. Imaginary audience - ANSWER b.
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Most stage-based theories of development focus primarily on:
a. The continuity of development
b. The discontinuity of development
c. Persistence of inherent personality characteristics
d. The influence of context on development - ANSWER b.
The common practice of using "time-outs" with young children is a direct application of:
a. Operant conditioning
b. Classical conditioning
c. Separation-individuation
d. Maturational reinforcement - ANSWER a.
Good communication among families, schools, and PCP's is an example of which ecological
concept?
a. Microsystem
b. Mesosystem
c. Exosystem
d. Macrosystem - ANSWER b.
Which of the following findings would most likely be associated with asymmetric IUGR?
a. Weight, length, and head circumference ranging from 3rd to 5th percentile
b. Heavy maternal smoking throughout pregnancy
c. Weight at 3rd percentile and length at 25th percentile
d. Gestational diabetes - ANSWER c.
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,Early reflexive responses that are NOT released to survival include all but:
a. Babinski
b. Moro
c. Swimming
d. Rooting - ANSWER c.
The most likely weight of a 1-year-old child whose weight at birth was 6 pounds would be
a. 19-20 pounds
b. 13-14 pounds
c. 25-25 pounds
d. Impossible to estimate - ANSWER a.
One of the major psychosocial tasks of infancy is:
a. Development of secure attachment
b. Separation-individuation
c. Symbiosis
d. Regulation - ANSWER a.
Which developmental theory best explains the multi-factorial etiology of failure to thrive?
a. Organismic-maturational theory
b. Social learning theory
c. Transactional theory
d. Psychoanalytic theory - ANSWER c.
Most healthy infants are able to reach, grasp, and hold on to a rattler other small toy by about:
a. 2 months
2
,b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 10 months - ANSWER b.
The pincer grasp is a fine mother skill that involves the ability to pick up a small object such as a
raisin or piece of cereal with the thumb and forefinger and that usually is mastered around:
a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 16 months - ANSWER c.
You would be concerned about the language development of a child who:
a. Repeats simple phrases at 32 months
b. Stutters when excited or tired at the age of 7 years
c. Has a vocabulary of 10 words at 12 months
d. Pronounces words that are not understandable at 24 months - ANSWER b.
The most common temperamental profile is:
a. Easy
b. Difficult
c. Slow-to-warm-up
d. Intermediate - ANSWER a.
The underlying emotion of an insecurely attached (avoidant) relationship is:
a. Ambivalence
b. Deprivation
c. Anger
d. Conditional love - ANSWER c.
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, The stage of cognitive development that Piaget described as characteristic of the way
preschoolers think is:
a. Preoperational stage
b. Mental combinations stage
c. Tertiary circular function stage
d. Sensorimotor stage - ANSWER a.
A preschool boy whose parents have separated and are beginning divorce procedures:
a. May think that he caused the divorce by misbehaving
b. Should not be told of the impending divorce until the parents are sure of their decision
c. Is likely to experience gender identity confusion
d. Should be able to make a decision about which parent he prefers living with -
ANSWER a.
Which behavior would you expect to decrease during the preschool years?
a. Rough-and-tumble play
b. Instrumental aggression
c. Hostile aggression
d. Cooperative play - ANSWER b.
A preschool child who says that the sky is blue because it is his favorite color is illustrating the
concept of:
a. Symbolic thinking
b. Egocentrism
c. Centration
d. Imaginary audience - ANSWER b.
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