Natasha, a bilingual child, and Sandra, a monolingual child, are being compared on both verbal and ...

Natasha, a bilingual child, and Sandra, a monolingual child, are being compared on both verbal and nonverbal problem-solving performance. Which of the following statements regarding Natasha and Sandra is most accurate?
 
  a. Natasha is likely to be better at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems than Sandra will.
  b. Natasha is likely to be better at solving verbal, but not nonverbal, problems than Sandra will.
  c. Natasha is likely to be better at solving nonverbal, but not verbal, problems than Sandra will.
  d. Natasha and Sandra will be equally successful at solving both verbal and nonverbal problems.

Question 2

Justine is an African American child who prefers to watch African American characters on television. This tendency is positively related to her
 
  a. acts of aggression. c. self-esteem.
  b. civil disobedience. d. social withdrawal.

Question 3

In general, bilingual children, compared to monolingual children, show
 
  a. inferior performance on problem-solving tasks.
  b. similar performance on problem-solving tasks.
  c. superior performance on verbal problem-solving tasks but inferior performance on nonverbal problem-solving tasks.
  d. superior performance on problem-solving tasks.

Question 4

Sandy has achieved gender constancy. She is most likely to watch
 
  a. female rather than male characters on television
  b. male and female characters equally as often.
  c. male rather than female characters on television.
  d. adult and children characters equally as often.

Question 5

Brewster is four years old, and Alan is seven years old. Both children are being tested on a memory task. Which of the following statements is true?
 
  a. Alan and Brewster are equally likely to use verbal strategies for remembering.
  b. Brewster is more likely than Alan to use verbal strategies for remembering.
  c. Alan is more likely than Brewster to use verbal strategies for remembering.
  d. Both Alan and Brewster are unlikely to use verbal strategies for remembering.

Question 6

Jacques has achieved gender constancy. He is most likely to watch
 
  a. female rather than male characters on television.
  b. adults rather than children on television.
  c. male rather than female characters on television.
  d. children rather than adults on television.

Question 7

Four-year-old James and seven-year-old Timothy were both asked to remember a series of items that they saw in pictures. Which of the following statements regarding James and Timothy is most accurate?
 
  a. James and Timothy are equally likely to use verbal strategies to remember the items.
  b. Neither James nor Timothy will use verbal strategies to remember the items.
  c. James is more likely to use verbal strategies to remember the items.
  d. Timothy is more likely to use verbal strategies to remember the items.