Developmental Psychology Questions
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A deficiency in __________ is experienced by the majority of children under age 5 in developing countries; this deficiency leads to fatigue, irritability, and difficulty sustaining attention.
__________ is the most common nutritional deficiency for children in the United States.
Your 5-year-old son has not been eating a balanced diet lately even though you provide well-balanced meals for him. You tell him that if he eats all of his vegetables, you will let him have dessert. Although many parents in the United States bribe their children in this manner, what is the likely result?
What percentage of children under age 5 worldwide experience a protein deficiency?
Emma is having a tea party with her stuffed animals and dolls and pretends that they love the tea and cookies she prepared. Emma's belief that her stuffed animals and dolls are alive and hold human qualities is an example of __________.
Olivia is beginning to show a definite preference for using her left hand. She is most likely in which developmental stage?
Sienna is kicking a soccer ball around the backyard. This is an example of Sienna's __________.
Janet characterizes herself as an authoritative parent. Her son Josh wants to eat a banana split for dinner. Given her parenting style, how would Janet most likely respond to Josh's request?
In a longitudinal study, Proctor et al. (2003) found that children who watched at least 3 hours of television a day __________.
During the __________ stage of Piaget's theory, children become capable of using mental operations, which allow them to organize and manipulate information mentally instead of relying on physical and sensory associations.
Which of the following best describes sensory changes during middle childhood?
Ashton is shown two round balls of clay that are equal in size. He watches as the experimenter rolls one ball into a long sausage shape and asks which of the shapes has more clay. If Ashton is in Piaget's preoperational stage, he will reply, __________.
Why are rates of asthma in developed countries higher now than in the past?
What is the most common cause of injury in middle childhood?
Your sister has an 8-year-old who seems to be losing his teeth at a rapid pace. This is her first child and she is concerned. You would tell her that from ages 6 to 12 years, children __________.
One highly important finding that attests to the importance of environmental influences on intelligence is that the median IQ score in Western countries __________ in the course of the 20th century.
__________ describes the process in which children learn new words and then begin to form a mental map of interconnected sets of word categories.
Five decades of research, including more than 300 studies, has led to a consensus that watching violence on TV __________.
Your nephew has always had a difficult personality. He is now in early childhood and is very aggressive. Your sister is concerned and asks you for your thoughts. You tell her that __________.
Children ages __________ are especially vulnerable to the effects of TV violence.