Child psychology NEMCC final Questions With Complete
Solutions
__________ is linked to delayed initiation of sexual activity and
to reduced teenage pregnancy. Correct Answer school
involvement
__________ is/are vital in managing emotion in early childhood.
Correct Answer effortful control
__________is a failure to meet a child's need for food, clothing,
education, and supervision Correct Answer Neglect
A child who does not understand that other people may see the
world differently than they do would be characterized as
Correct Answer egocentric
A person in Piaget's formal operational stage Correct Answer
can come up with general logical rules through internal
reflection.
About 60 percent of U.S. boys and 37 percent of U.S. girls
__________ between ages 5 and 18. Correct Answer
participate in organized sports outside of school hours at some
time
According to Bettye Caldwell and her colleagues, the HOME
testing tool is a better predictor of young children's later IQ
scores than: Correct Answer all of the above
,According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of adolescence
is identity versus Correct Answer role confusion
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle
childhood is Correct Answer industry versus inferiority
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the
preschool years is Correct Answer initiative versus guilt
According to Piaget, pretend play begins when a child is ______
old. Correct Answer 2 years
According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive
development last from about age ______ to age ______.
Correct Answer 2; 7
Adolescents begin to narrow their options in the __________
period of vocational development. Correct Answer realistic
Adolescents whose parents engage in __________ achieve
especially well. Correct Answer joint decision making
After age 8, girls begin __________ at a faster rate than boys
Correct Answer accumulating fat
Alicia, a fourth grader, regularly looks after herself for two to
three hours after she gets home from school and before her
mother gets home from work. Alicia is a(n) Correct Answer
self-care child
, Anna Freud viewed the teenage years as Correct Answer a
turbulent period resulting from increased sex drive.
As Milee transitions from middle childhood to adolescence, she
will likely add several new components of self-evaluation and
building self-esteem, such as: Correct Answer close
friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence.
As Sunni plays, she says: "Where's the cup? I want the cup. Oh,
there it is. Now, I need the spoon." Sunni is engaging in what
researchers now call __________ speech. Correct Answer
private
As teenagers become certain that others are observing and
thinking about them, they develop a feeling that they are special
and unique. This aspect of adolescent thought is called Correct
Answer personal fable
Between ages 2 and 6, the child's brain: Correct Answer has
reached 90 percent of its adult weight
Between ages of 6 and 12 Correct Answer all 20 primary
teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones
Brooke has been experiencing a period of rapid pubertal change.
Brooke is in which phase of adolescence? Correct Answer
early adolescence
By age 9, the sex difference in the growth trend Correct
Answer reverses
Solutions
__________ is linked to delayed initiation of sexual activity and
to reduced teenage pregnancy. Correct Answer school
involvement
__________ is/are vital in managing emotion in early childhood.
Correct Answer effortful control
__________is a failure to meet a child's need for food, clothing,
education, and supervision Correct Answer Neglect
A child who does not understand that other people may see the
world differently than they do would be characterized as
Correct Answer egocentric
A person in Piaget's formal operational stage Correct Answer
can come up with general logical rules through internal
reflection.
About 60 percent of U.S. boys and 37 percent of U.S. girls
__________ between ages 5 and 18. Correct Answer
participate in organized sports outside of school hours at some
time
According to Bettye Caldwell and her colleagues, the HOME
testing tool is a better predictor of young children's later IQ
scores than: Correct Answer all of the above
,According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of adolescence
is identity versus Correct Answer role confusion
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle
childhood is Correct Answer industry versus inferiority
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the
preschool years is Correct Answer initiative versus guilt
According to Piaget, pretend play begins when a child is ______
old. Correct Answer 2 years
According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive
development last from about age ______ to age ______.
Correct Answer 2; 7
Adolescents begin to narrow their options in the __________
period of vocational development. Correct Answer realistic
Adolescents whose parents engage in __________ achieve
especially well. Correct Answer joint decision making
After age 8, girls begin __________ at a faster rate than boys
Correct Answer accumulating fat
Alicia, a fourth grader, regularly looks after herself for two to
three hours after she gets home from school and before her
mother gets home from work. Alicia is a(n) Correct Answer
self-care child
, Anna Freud viewed the teenage years as Correct Answer a
turbulent period resulting from increased sex drive.
As Milee transitions from middle childhood to adolescence, she
will likely add several new components of self-evaluation and
building self-esteem, such as: Correct Answer close
friendship, romantic appeal, and job competence.
As Sunni plays, she says: "Where's the cup? I want the cup. Oh,
there it is. Now, I need the spoon." Sunni is engaging in what
researchers now call __________ speech. Correct Answer
private
As teenagers become certain that others are observing and
thinking about them, they develop a feeling that they are special
and unique. This aspect of adolescent thought is called Correct
Answer personal fable
Between ages 2 and 6, the child's brain: Correct Answer has
reached 90 percent of its adult weight
Between ages of 6 and 12 Correct Answer all 20 primary
teeth are lost and replaced by permanent ones
Brooke has been experiencing a period of rapid pubertal change.
Brooke is in which phase of adolescence? Correct Answer
early adolescence
By age 9, the sex difference in the growth trend Correct
Answer reverses
