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Boys are ____ than girls to play electronic games and prefer games that involve ____.


A) more likely; fighting and sports
B) more likely; adventure and learning
C) less likely; fighting and sports
D) less likely; adventure and learning

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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What is the term that describes many Asian cultures' belief that children are expected to respect,obey,and revere their parents throughout life?


A) amae
B) filial piety
C) parental honorarium
D) familial superiority

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What deficiency is experienced by the majority of children under age 5 in developing countries and leads to fatigue,irritability,and difficulty sustaining attention?


A) iron
B) calcium
C) phosphorus
D) beta-carotene

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Emma is having a tea party with her stuffed animals and dolls,and pretends that they love the tea and cookies she prepared.Emma's belief that her stuffed animals and dolls are alive and hold human qualities is an example of ____.


A) conservation
B) egocentrism
C) classification
D) animism

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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According to Piaget,children from the ages of 2 to 7 are in the ____ stage of cognitive development.


A) sensorimotor
B) preoperational
C) concrete operations
D) formal operations

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Sam buys a hollow,plastic rock where he plans to hide his spare key.He puts it near several other rocks by the door and calls to his two children,a 3-year-old and a 6 ½-year-old.He said he was gardening and found something under the rock and asks them to guess.One says a worm and the other says some ants.Then,he lifts it up and shows them that it's hollow and actually contained the house key.Then he asks where a robber,who has not been shown what is under the plastic rock,would look for the key to the house.How do you think each child would answer? Explain.

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The younger child would incorrectly say ...

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When boys insist on doing things that are "boy's things" and avoid doing things that "girls do," what is happening?


A) gender socialization
B) gender constancy
C) gender roles
D) self-socialization

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Created in 1965,what is the largest early intervention program in the United States?


A) Project Head Start
B) Montessori Schools
C) early intervention programs
D) Challenger Program

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Whiting and Edwards (1988) studied children ages 2 to 10 in 12 different places around the world.Around what age were most children expected to stop breast-feeding,have less bodily contact with their mothers,have basic manners,and be toilet trained?


A) age 3
B) age 4
C) age 5
D) age 6

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Having received a new bike for his birthday,Grant tells his mother that the bike needs to come inside the house at night because it might get lonely in the garage by itself.Grant's rationale for why his bike needs to come inside the house is best explained by Piaget's concept of ____.


A) egocentrism
B) centration
C) animism
D) reversibility

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In terms of praise as a parenting strategy,how frequently is it employed by parents in non-Western cultures?


A) about the same as Western cultures
B) much more than Western cultures
C) rarely
D) never

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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What term did Piaget use to describe cognitive procedures that followed certain logical rules?


A) operations
B) constructions
C) scaffolds
D) stages

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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What types of programs are focused intensively on cognitive development and are directed at young children who are at risk for later school problems because they come from low-income families?


A) financial stability educational programs
B) Montessori schools
C) early intervention programs
D) low-income education

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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What is defined as the degree to which parents set down rules and expectations for behavior and require their children to comply with them?


A) parental demandingness
B) parental strictness
C) parenting styles
D) discipline strategies

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Jimmy is immature,lacks self-control,and has trouble getting along with other children his age and his teacher.What is likely the dominant parenting style in his home?


A) authoritative
B) authoritarian
C) permissive
D) disengaged

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Pneumonia,malaria,and measles are common causes of death for children in ____.


A) developing nations
B) developed nations
C) collective cultures
D) individualistic cultures

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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At what age do children begin to pay more attention to popular music and start to recognize and prefer the latest "hit songs" of the day?


A) 4 years old
B) 6 years old
C) 8 years old
D) 10 years old

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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By 4 years of age,it is estimated that children use correct grammar in what percentage of their statements?


A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 70%
D) 90%

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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What parenting style is associated with boys who are more often aggressive and unruly and girls who are more often anxious and unhappy?


A) authoritative
B) authoritarian
C) permissive
D) disengaged

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Phrases like "please," "thank you," and "bye-bye" are examples of ____.


A) the pragmatic quality of language
B) the morphemic quality of language
C) the grammatical quality of language
D) how prosody varies within language

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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