George was happy he did so well on his math test after doingpoorly on the last one. He knew he had the ability, but just didn’tstudy last time. This time he felt confident in his ability and hispractice of the material. When it comes to math George hasdeveloped a:

	a.	Social comparison.
	b.	Mastery-oriented attribution.
	c.	Learned helplessness attribution.
	d.	Gender stereotyped expectation.

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Question 7

By middle childhood, children who hold flexible beliefs aboutwhat boys and girls can do:

	a.	Are more likely to be androgynous.
	b.	Are more likely to notice instances of genderdiscrimination.
	c.	Get more encouragement from teachers to participate ingender-typed activities.
	d.	Show more in-group favoritism.

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Question 8

One factor that can reduce performance on intelligence tests isa child’s anxiety about being negatively judged based on apreconceived expectation of performance for his or her race,culture, or gender, also known as:

	a.	Stereotype threat.
	b.	Knowledge threat.
	c.	Judgment threat.
	d.	Nature threat.

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Question 9

The most common psychological problem experienced by adolescentsis:

	a.	Suicidal ideation.
	b.	Anxiety.
	c.	Eating disorders.
	d.	Depression.

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Question 10

Sternberg identified three types of intelligence that worktogether in various ways, depending on the task at hand. Hedescribe these three types as:

	a.	Logical, spatial, and kinesthetic.
	b.	Mathematical, linguistic, and common sense.
	c.	Analytical, creative, and linguistic.
	d.	Analytical, creative, and practical.

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Question 11

A contributor to obesity in early childhood is:

	a.	Heredity.
	b.	Lack of knowledge about proper nutrition.
	c.	Family stress.
	d.	All of the above.

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Question 12

Research has identified some advantages and disadvantages ofbeing an only child. Overall, only children report:

	a.	Higher self-esteem as compared to children with siblings.
	b.	Higher self-rated personality traits.
	c.	Better ability to negotiate conflict with peers.
	d.	All of the above.

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Question 13

The families of chronically delinquent youth are more oftencharacterized as:

	a.	Low in warmth.
	b.	High in conflict.
	c.	Use harsh and inconsistent discipline with low monitoring.
	d.	All of the above.

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Question 14

Effective sex education programs have been shown to delay theage of initiation of sex, and to reduce the frequency of sex andthe number of sexual partners. Berk (2014) lists effective elementsfor sex education programs. Which of the following is NOTconsidered an effective element of sex education:

	a.	Parents should avoid or delay talking with their children aboutsex.
	b.	Role-playing techniques for handling potential sexualsituations, such as pressure from a date.
	c.	Clear, accurate messages based on an adolescent’s culture andexperience.
	d.	Specific and accurate information about contraceptives.

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Question 15

Adolescents who are actively involved in a religious communitytend to _______________ their peers who are not involved inreligious activities.

	a.	Score higher in empathy and prosocial behavior as comparedto.
	b.	To show no significant differences from.
	c.	Score lower in empathy and prosocial behavior as comparedto.
	d.	Report a more fragile sense of moral identity as comparedto.

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Question 16

Although no one was nearby, Eric tells his mother that she isembarrassing him when she asks about his homework on the way to thecar. He checks his hair in the mirror when he gets in the car andworries that someone will see that his hair is out of place. Ericis concerned with:

	a.	His mother’s inappropriate behavior.
	b.	An imaginary audience.
	c.	A personal fable.
	d.	Idealism.

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Question 17

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the industrialized countrywith the highest divorce rate is:

	a.	The United Kingdom.
	b.	The United States.
	c.	Sweden.
	d.	Canada.

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Question 18

Olivia is preparing for a Friday test of vocabulary words. OnWednesday, Olivia checks her progress on learning the vocabularywords. She is pleased with how well she has learned some of them,but is having a harder time with others. She decides to look someup on the Internet to get additional help in understanding them.She checks her progress again on Thursday. Olivia is using theprocess of ____________ to help her reach her goal.

	a.	Cognitive mapping.
	b.	Cognitive self-regulation.
	c.	Whole language approach.
	d.	Phonics approach.

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Question 19

Which of the following about children from divorced parents isNOT accurate?

	a.	Children of high conflict families tend to transition better toa single parent home following divorce.
	b.	Children of low conflict families tend transition better to asingle parent home following divorce.
	c.	Children adjust better when parents are able to coparentcooperatively following divorce.
	d.	Children adjust better when they have frequent and warm contactwith the noncustodial parent.

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Question 20

As they are developing identities, many adolescents fromimmigrant cultures experience a clash, or ______________ due toconflicting pressures between family values and the hostculture.

	a.	Identity domains.
	b.	Acculturation stress.
	c.	Cultural bias.
	d.	Identity status.