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Question 31

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The earlier onset of puberty in girls is most linked to:

A) the absence of a father in the household.
B) stress.
C) environmental toxins.
D) diet.

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

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Question 32

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Kira is a young adolescent who is just beginning to socialize with her peers outside of school.Kira is MOST likely to:

A) attend mixed-gender get-togethers at friends' houses.
B) hang out with her female friends in public places.
C) hang out with mixed-sex cliques in public places.
D) begin spending most of her free time in private with a boyfriend.

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

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Question 33

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On her first day as a student teacher,Emily observes that,in her class of 11-year-old sixth graders,on average:

Canadian teenagers are subjected to _____ restrictions as are incarcerated felons.

Statistically,who is at their physical peak?

Newborns:

Which metaphor BEST describes cognitive development?

Newborns can mimic the facial expressions of adults.

Children all over the world pass and fail the false-belief task at about the same age.

Who is MOST known for describing the stages of psychosocial development?

Use the following to answer questions : Scenario I The scenario is based on and presents results consistent with the following study: Kim,I.K. ,& Spelke,E.S.(1992) .Infants' sensitivity to effects of gravity on visual object motion.Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance,18(2) ,385-393. Kim and Spelke (1992) investigated the extent to which infants have expectancies of gravitational effects on visual object motion.Infants of 3 and 5 months of age repeatedly watched a video of a ball accelerating as it rolled down an incline until they spent little time actively looking at it.Subsequently,two types of test trials were conducted in randomized order.Type A test trials consisted of a ball slowing down as it rolled up an incline.Type B test trials consisted of a ball slowing down as it rolled down an incline.During all trials,the amount of time looking at each visual display was recorded.Fabricated data consistent with the major finding of this study are presented in Figure 11.1. Figure 11.1 Note that "Age 5" and "Age 3" in the legend refer to months of age. -(Scenario I) Based on the data shown in Figure 11.1,which group(s) of infants,if any,appear(s) to possess a concept of gravity?

Infants are able to mimic the facial expressions of adults:

Susanna can expect that her normal newborn daughter will be able to:

When presented with two identical balls of clay,children in the _____ stage say that the two balls still contain the same amount of clay,even when one is rolled out into a snake or flattened into a pancake.

Attachment is defined as a(n) _____ bond that forms between newborns and their primary caregivers.

What is the CORRECT order of the stages of prenatal development?

Harry Harlow found that the social and cognitive deficits exhibited by monkeys raised in isolation for their first 6 months of life:

Research on Kohlberg's theory of moral development:

According to Piaget,the sensorimotor stage begins at _____ and ends at about age _____.

Ricky will not pull Amber's hair,even though he wants to do so,because he is afraid that Amber will get him into trouble for doing this.According to Kohlberg,Ricky probably is in the _____ stage of moral development.