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According to Spearman's g, the intelligence quotient (IQ) test taps into a general intelligence that is apparent in all situations.

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Which is NOT a vital situation that requires "superior parenting"?


A) A baby is temperamentally at risk.
B) The child has biological problems.
C) A baby is premature.
D) The child gets high scores on intelligence tests.

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Which of the following questions is relevant in determining a person's parenting style?


A) What is this child's temperament?
B) Has the child experienced parental divorce?
C) What is the family's SES?
D) Is this child growing up in a two-parent family?

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Which kinds of intelligences would be measured on a test devised by Howard Gardner?


A) interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, and kinesthetic
B) vocabulary, creativity, practical, and success-orientation
C) social skills, creativity, practical, and analytic
D) spiritual, social, artistic, and historical

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Which of the following is a special characteristic of communities that foster upward mobility?


A) There is less income inequality in the community
B) There is less poverty in the community
C) There are high-ranked schools in the community
D) The community has more two-parent than single-parent families

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Discuss characteristics of successful schools.

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Successful schools are incredibly nurtur...

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Incredibly sensitive parenting is vital when children are biologically at risk.

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Cedro and Margaret have clear rules and expectations. When a child breaks a rule, they listen to their son's or daughter's side of the story before deciding on a consequence. According to Baumrind's parenting-style framework, Cedro and Margaret have a(n) _____ parenting style.


A) permissive
B) authoritarian
C) authoritative
D) neglecting

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If a test measures what it is supposed to measure, the test is labeled _____.

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An authoritarian parenting style tends to work best in Chinese American families.

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Clara is in her local school's gifted program. Which is NOT a reasonable assumption about Clara?


A) This child has an intelligence quotient (IQ) of 130 or above.
B) Clara took the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WAIS) or a similar test.
C) This child is intellectually ahead of her classmates in the regular classes.
D) Clara has superb social skills.

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Alicia is being raised in a blended family. This means that Alicia's parents:


A) adopted children.
B) divorced and remarried, so Alicia has step-siblings.
C) are a gay couple.
D) are multiracial.

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Which U.S. child is most likely to live in poverty?


A) Alicia, whose parents are gay
B) Andrew, who is being raised by a single mother
C) Audrea, who has a stepdad
D) Asli, whose parents had her relatively late in their lives

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Spanking is _____ widely accepted today than in the past.

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William expects instant obedience from his children when he tells them to do something, such as to clean up their rooms. Richard is typically willing to negotiate with his children regarding household chores. In terms of Diana Baumrind's parenting styles, William is _____, and Richard is _____.


A) militaristic; child-centered
B) a disciplinarian; permissive
C) authoritarian; authoritative
D) authoritative; permissive

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Which student is LEAST likely to find this class intrinsically rewarding?


A) Sam, who is planning a career as a teacher or developmentalist
B) Sara, who adores the teacher
C) Socha, who loves learning about human development
D) Sven, who has been promised a cash reward for receiving an A on these tests

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Sternberg believes that intelligence tests can _____ students.

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The term for any act that endangers children's emotional or physical well-being is _____.


A) child maltreatment
B) rejection
C) corporal punishment
D) parental mistreatment

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"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n) _____.


A) psychoanalyst
B) behaviorist
C) behavioral-genetics researcher
D) Eriksonian

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Psychologist Judith Harris argues that human behavior primarily is shaped by:


A) parents.
B) genetics.
C) peer groups.
D) siblings.

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