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_____ differences are biological and _____ differences are culturally prescribed.


A) Gender;sex
B) Sex;gender
C) Sibling;parental
D) Parental;sibling

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

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Two-year-old Avia repeatedly exclaims "Me do it!" when her mother tries to help her.Although this behavior is frustrating,her mother understands that doing things independently will develop Avia's sense of:


A) initiative.
B) trust.
C) integrity.
D) emotional regulation.

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

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Immaturity of the _____ makes young children impulsive.


A) amygdala
B) cerebellum
C) prefrontal cortex
D) orbital cortex

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

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Play can be divided into two kinds: ____ play,when a child is alone,and ____ play,which occurs with playmates.


A) onlooker;parallel
B) parallel;cooperative
C) parallel;prosocial
D) pretend;social

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

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_____ is the most common and most frequently fatal form of child maltreatment.

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Young children play best with parents.

A) True
B) False

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One criticism of Diana Baumrind's classification of parenting styles is that she:


A) overlooked the fact that most authoritative parents are lax in discipline.
B) did not realize that many permissive parents love their children.
C) considered children's temperamental differences.
D) focused more on parental attitudes than on the daily interactions between parent and child.

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

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Punishment that physically hurts the body,such as slapping and spanking,is called "______."

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Child neglect in the United States is _____ times more common than overt abuse.


A) 3
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12

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

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The average American adult is likely to praise a boy for crying instead of showing anger when he is upset.

A) True
B) False

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Five-year-old Trent accidentally breaks his superhero figure and begins to cry.Upon seeing this,5-year-old Allison approaches Trent,offers him her doll,and pats him on the back.Allison is displaying _____.

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Induction is generally considered to be an effective strategy for helping children internalize standards.

A) True
B) False

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Prior to 1960,misconceptions about both the frequency of child maltreatment and its perpetrators masked the real problems of child maltreatment.

A) True
B) False

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In the United States,the leading cause of childhood death is _____.

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In dealing with childhood accidents,public health workers prefer to use the term _____ rather than accident prevention.

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____ is the understanding of other people's feelings and concerns.


A) Prosocial behavior
B) Introspection
C) Empathy
D) Effortful control

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

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Baumrind's parenting styles have been criticized for being too complex.

A) True
B) False

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In which country is physical punishment of a child illegal?


A) United States
B) Canada
C) France
D) Finland

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

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While experiencing Freud's _____ complex,a girl experiences an unconscious desire to replace her mother and win her father's romantic love.

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Many developmentalists are concerned that modern children spend too little time:


A) playing alone.
B) engaging in parallel play.
C) imitating adults.
D) engaged in active play.

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

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