Child and Adolescent Development Practice Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children and adolescents from conception through late adolescence. Emphasizing theoretical perspectives and research findings, it investigates how biological factors and environmental influences such as family, peers, school, and culture interact to shape developmental outcomes. Students will examine key developmental milestones, risk and resilience factors, and the implications for supporting healthy growth and addressing challenges faced by children and adolescents in diverse contexts.
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Human Development A Cultural Approach 1st Edition by Jeffrey J. Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
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Q1) When participants are provided with specific responses to choose from on a questionnaire,what type of format is being used?
A)open-ended question format
B)closed-question format
C)stream of consciousness format
D)multiple choice format
Answer: B
Q2) Once a researcher writes a manuscript describing the methods used,the results of the statistical analyses,and the interpretation of the results,the researcher typically
A)submits the manuscript for publication in a scientific journal
B)posts the manuscript on his or her website
C)sends the manuscript to other researchers
D)files the manuscript away so that no one else can duplicate the study
Answer: A
Q3) Describe two ways that Homo Sapiens was different from earlier Homo species.
Answer: Homo Sapiens have smaller and lighter bones,smaller jaws and teeth and a much bigger brain.
Q4) What are the components of SES?
Answer: education level,income and occupational status
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) Depending on the drug,what percentage of multiple births results from using fertility drugs?
A)1-2%
B)10-25%
C)40-55%
D)60-75%
Answer: B
Q2) Why would some couples seek genetic counseling before attempting a pregnancy?
A)They believe that they might be carriers for a genetic disorder.
B)They live in a high-risk area.
C)They want to have a high-IQ baby.
D)They want a particular characteristic in their offspring.
Answer: A
Q3) According to the text,what is the most common teratogen worldwide?
A)malnutrition
B)tobacco
C)alcohol
D)infectious disease
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) What percentage of infants are currently breast fed in the United States and Canada?
A)10%
B)40%
C)70%
D)99%
Answer: C
Q2) When neonates fall asleep,they almost always enter ____ instantly.
A)Stage I
B)EKG sleep
C)non-EFP
D)REM sleep
Answer: D
Q3) ____ is defined as the number of weeks since conception.
A)Birth weight
B)Gestational age
C)Pregnancy timeline
D)Small-for-date
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) An infant who has been breast-feeding may use mostly _____ and a slight degree of _____ when learning to suck from the nipple on a bottle.
A)assimilation; accommodation
B)accommodation; assimilation
C)accommodation; encoding
D)encoding; assimilation
Q2) Cognitive development in this stage involves changing from reflex behavior to intentional action and the attainment of object permanence.
A)sensorimotor
B)pre-operations
C)concrete operations
D)formal operations
Q3) What game is commonly played with babies that can be connected to object permanence and why?
Q4) ____ are emotions that require social learning.
A)Primary emotions
B)Secondary emotions
C)Reflexive emotions
D)Basic emotions
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) Ainsworth concluded that the quality of attachment was based mainly on how ____ the mother was.
A)demanding and responsive
B)caring and tempered
C)emotionally mature and intelligent
D)sensitive and responsive
Q2) Give an example of how toddlers are weaned in traditional cultures if the gradual approach does not work.
Q3) Guided participation refers to ____.
A)the degree of assistance provided to children in the zone of proximal development
B)the teaching interaction between two people as they participate in a culturally valued activity
C)the difference between skills or tasks that a child can accomplish alone and those they are capable of performing if guided by an adult or a more competent peer
D)the ability to take word symbols of language and combine them in a variety of infinite ways
Q4) How is Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development different from Piaget's theory?
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) What proportion of 3-year-old American children receive less than the recommended amount of calcium?
A)1/3
B)1/4
C)2/3
D)1/2
Q2) Wealthier parents have children who weigh more and are taller because ____.
A)they can pay maids to feed their children
B)have access to more nutritional foods
C)allow their children to eat at fast-food restaurants
D)wealthier parents are generally genetically much taller
Q3) What expression of aggression involves yelling,calling others names,or teasing?
A)instrumental aggression
B)hostile aggression
C)physical aggression
D)verbal aggression
Q4) Seena tells you that her preschooler is attending a Montessori program; you pick up your niece from her preschool and wonder if it might also be enrolled in this same type of program.Your sister tells you that your niece's school is not a Montessori school.What are two differences you would notice?
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) At age 7,Felix is a much better soccer player than he was at age 4.Not only is he a fast runner but he can dribble the soccer ball down the field by alternating right-foot,left-foot kicks.He can also fake out defenders by pretending to kick the ball with his right foot but actually using his left foot.Felix's improvement in soccer illustrates growth in which of the following areas?
A)balance
B)agility
C)reaction time
D)strength
Q2) What can be said regarding the relationship between genetics and obesity?
A)Genetics provides only a risk for overweight and obesity,not a definite destiny.
B)Genetics is destiny.If an individual has the FTO gene,he or she will become obese.
C)There really is no genetic relationship,only environment.
D)Eating sweets and carbs changes chromosome so that the individual's offspring will have difficulties with obesity.
Q3) What were some of the reasons mentioned in this video why some children are better at certain sports than others?
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) To whom are adolescents most likely to show the self that they know does not represent what they are actually thinking and feeling?
A)friends
B)dates
C)parents
D)teachers
Q2) Research on resilience has shown that
A)bouncing back from adversity requires a high level of achievement and extraordinary abilities.
B)high intelligence characterizes many individuals who are considered resilient.
C)as a group,girls are more resilient than boys.
D)parenting has no influence on resilience.
Q3) Which of the following best describes pubertal timing?
A)The average age of menarche is much later today than it was in earlier generations.
B)Menarche takes place as late as age 15 in some developing countries,due to lack of proper nutrition and medical care.
C)The timing of puberty has no effect on adolescent boys.
D)The effects of early maturation are generally positive for girls.
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) Current research has discovered that when rating a person's behavior,if the behavior violates stereotypical gender expectations this may create a ____.
A)"inconsistency effect"
B)"boomerang effect"
C)"gender-halo effect"
D)"gender-compensation effect"
Q2) Moving from adolescence,most individuals experience a slight increase in self-esteem as they enter into emerging adulthood.Which of the following is a social factor that boosts self-esteem?
A)the ending of puberty
B)developing career goals
C)an established self-concept
D)the ending of secondary school
Q3) Osgood and others have found that there is a relationship between risk behavior such as crime and dangerous driving and ____.
A)structured socialization
B)friendliness
C)social investment
D)unstructured socializing
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Chapter 10: Young Adulthood
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Q1) What percentage of young adults living in India intend to choose their own mates?
A)over 20%
B)nearly 40%
C)60%
D)over 80%
Q2) Aerobic exercise is best described as exercise that ____.
A)feels good and has a calming effect that occurs within 30 seconds
B)triggers a fight or flight response within one minute
C)is conducted with a group of people to rhythmic music
D)triggers a substantial elevation in heart rate for at least 30 minutes
Q3) Your friend,who is 29 years old,has steadily gained weight since graduating from high school.What would be the best advice you could give her with regard to losing weight?
A)Due to increased BMR,she will need to do very little to lose weight.She just needs to stop overeating.
B)Due to increased BMR,she will need to begin exercising and/or eating more.
C)Due to decreased BMR,she will need to eat less.
D)Due to decreased BMR,she will need to begin exercising and/or eating less.
Q4) Describe one obvious and one less obvious physical change of emerging adulthood.
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Chapter 11: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) You notice that you are very quick to respond to the changing conditions in a new video game that you just bought.In fact,you are better at responding and adapting to the scenery and demands of the game than your friends who bought and started playing the game two weeks ago.What type of intelligence are you tapping into?
A)verbal intelligence
B)performance intelligence
C)fluid intelligence
D)crystallized intelligence
Q2) In regards to cognitive processing in mid-adulthood,automaticity makes problem-solving fast and efficient,and ____ do not have to sort consciously through every alternative but are very quick to problem-solve.
A)novices
B)beginners
C)experts
D)greenhorns
Q3) Describe the cultural beliefs regarding sexuality for Indians during mid-life.
Q4) What are two risk factors for osteoporosis?
Q5) Discuss two variables that influence the timing of menopause.
Q6) Discuss two ways that a person could achieve a sense of generativity.
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Chapter 12: Late Adulthood
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Q1) Your 94-year-old great-grandmother is having difficulty with bathing,dressing,food preparation and eating,housekeeping,and paying bills.Your family is considering getting some professional nursing care for her.During the interview with the nursing care provider,the nurse asks what your great-grandmother's major concerns are.What would you tell the nurse?
A)activities of daily living
B)self-care activities
C)grooming behavior
D)adult activities
Q2) What percentage of older adults aged 75 and older develops macular degeneration?
A)10%
B)15%
C)20%
D)25%
Q3) Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are two of the main characteristics of what disease?
A)Hodgkins disease
B)Lou Gehrig's disease
C)Hunington's disease
D)Alzheimer's disease
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Chapter 13: Death and Afterlife Beliefs
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Q1) In what religion is eating and drinking forbidden in the same room as the deceased body as this would "mock the deceased,who is no longer able to enjoy these pleasures"?
A)Judaism
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Catholicism
Q2) For developed countries,which of the following have an equal percentage in terms of locations where deaths occur?
A)home and work
B)work and hospitals
C)hospitals and home
D)nursing homes and homes
Q3) Your uncle died of a very aggressive,unexpected cancer at a young age.Your young cousins who are aged 8 and 10 years ____.
A)will be especially at risk for depression
B)are likely to forget their father
C)are at risk for schizophrenia
D)are likely to never marry or to have poor romantic relationships
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