Thalidomide, a prescription drug prescribed for morning sickness in the 1960s, was associated with
a. reduced birth weight.
b. premature births. c. miscarriages.
d. gross deformities in baby's limbs.
Question 2How does the knowledge of genderrole standards influence a child's behavior?
a. It influences how much they love their parents.
b. It influences their food preferences and tastes.
c. It influences their preferences for certain toys and games.
d. It influences whether they will go to preschool.
Question 3In the process of achieving , one must integrate the private sense of self with the public self.
a. autonomy
b. personal identity c. self efficacy
d. goal abundances
Question 4Reducing high levels of caffeine intake during pregnancy has been found
a. to be related to better health of the baby.
b. not to be related to better health of the baby.
c. not to reduce the risks of drinking high amounts of caffeine early on during pregnancy. d. to increase health risks of the unborn child.
Question 5What are gender-role standards?
a. Cultural expectations about appropriate behavior for boys and girls, men and women
b. Knowing that gender is stable, i.e. girls become women, boys become men
c. Wanting to do the things that members of your sex are expected to do
d. Wanting to grow up to be like your same-sex parent
Question 6The term private self refers to
a. a sense of being the originator of one's thoughts.
b. the expectations others have for one's behavior.
c. the roles one plays.
d. the self as it is known by family and friends.
Question 7A newborn infant shows symptoms of irritability, high-pitched cry, muscle spasms, fever, sleep disturbance, and feeding problems. What is one likely diagnosis?
a. The mother is a cigarette smoker.
b. The mother is a cocaine addict.
c. The mother is an alcoholic.
d. The mother is a diabetic.
Question 8Terms such as boy, girl, mommy, daddy, aunt, and uncle are examples of
a. sex-role stereotypes.
b. gender bias.
c. sex-role standards. d. gender labels.
Question 9The term public self refers to
a. a sense of being the originator of one's thoughts.
b. feeling the same from one moment to the next.
c. recognizing the boundaries between oneself and others.
d. the expectations others have for one's role performance.