Homosexual men, compared to heterosexual men, usually have:

1. Research shows that children who ______________ develop an idea of social norms, assisting in development of cognitive and social skills. • Participate in make-believe play • Attend religious services often • Draw or build with blocks • Participate in longer periods of outside playtime

2. Eating habits change as children grow older. Which is an example of a common change that takes place in the transition to early childhood? • They require healthier foods than adults. • They have an increase in appetite, specifically salty/sweet foods. • Eating habits become predictable with children wanting more and more of the same foods. • Eating habits become unpredictable and children become picky eaters.

3. Homosexual men, compared to heterosexual men, usually have: • More older brothers and tend to be one of the youngest in the family • More younger brothers and tend to be one of the oldest • Very few siblings and tend to have older parents

4. Which of these factors lead to early menarche in girls? • Warm family environment • Happily married parents • Family discord • Close bonds to siblings

5. Behavior becomes more gender typed when preschoolers play with: • Same-sex peers • Opposite-sex peers • Toys alone • No one

6. Today, it is believed that development during adolescence is: • Socially determined. • Influenced by several forces including biological and psychological forces. • Stagelike and universal • Influenced by psychological forces only.

7. __________, according to Vygotsky, helps children guide their behavior during difficult tasks. • Zone of Proximal Development • Parents • Toys • Private Speech

8. 8. Myelination of the ____________ in adolescence helps the individual to plan ahead and assume consequences while myelination of the ____________ helps to maintain attention. • Frontal lobe; cerebellum • Reticular formation; frontal lobe • Frontal lobe; reticular formation • Hippocampus; reticular formation

9. What is psychosocial dwarfism? • a growth hormone deficiency referring to abnormally short height in childhood, causing psychosocial issues with peers • another name for psychogenic dwarfism • a stress dwarfism, caused by extreme emotional deprivation or stress • B and C • None of the above

10. Prosocial behavior relates to the act of ______________ and can be influenced by _________________. • Giving, helping, and sharing; adults or parents • Giving, helping, and sharing; peers of the child • Giving, helping, and sharing; teachers and community leaders • A and B • All of the above

11. Preschoolers who are not securely attached to their mothers have a better understanding of emotions. • True • False

12. Moral awareness plays a role in emergence of conscience. What is moral awareness? • Sense of self and other’s thoughts • Sense of good versus bad • Awareness of empathy for others • All of the above

13. Which of the following is a primary sexual characteristic? • Pubic hair • Gonads • Genitals • Breasts

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