Mariposa is lying in her crib, and is making elongated single vowel sounds, like "ahhhhhhh" and "oooooooh.". If she has only recently begun to make these sounds, how old would you guess that Mariposa is?
a. two weeks
b. two months
c. six months
d. eight months
b
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Studies of children’s temperaments from 3 months of age to 13 years old found that girls, compared to boys, were rated _______.
a. higher in effortful control b. as better able to regulate their attention c. both of the above d. neither of the above
The tendency to underperform on standardized tests due to perceptions that you come from a group that has fared poorly on such tests is called _____
Fill in the blank with correct word
Sigmund Freud believed that many psychological problems resulted from:
a. feelings and emotions repressed during childhood. b. organic disturbances, such as brain tumors. c. poor social interactions. d. failure to "find oneself" during adolescence.
Which of the following statements is true of the discipline?
a. Child development is the scientific study of the patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence. b. Child development is a specialized branch of psychology; therefore only psychologists are trained and can conduct research in this area. c. Child development spans the period of prenatal development through old age. d. Child development focuses only on questions of practical importance to psychologists.