Chapter 11: Problem 10
The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the: A. hypothalamus. B. corpus callosum. C. prefrontal cortex. D. occipital lobe.
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Males have been found to differ slightly from females in three welldocumented areas of mental abilities. Which of the following is not one of these? A. verbal ability B. mathematical ability C. intelligence D. visual-spatial abilities
If a child's primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is to avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral deyelopment? A. conventional B. postconventional C. preconventional D. unconventional
The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a: A. head-to-foot direction. B. center-outward direction. C. foot-to-head direction. D. body-appendages direction.
Which of the following is not one of the criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development? A. Piaget may have underestimated the cognitive skills of children in some areas. B. Piaget may have underestimated the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development. C. The theory does not clearly address the issue of individual differences in development. D. Evidence for the theory is based on children's answers to questions.
Developmental norms: A. can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones. B. indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone and still be considered "normal." C. indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones. D. involve both a and b.
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