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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e

Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Physical Development And Health in Early Childhood

True/False


1	Boys at age 3 tend to be a little taller and heavier than girls.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	To avoid permanent damage, thumb-sucking should be stopped before the deciduous teeth come in.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Preschoolers typically eat less in proportion to their size than infants do.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Enuresis runs in families.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Five-year-old boys tend to be better than 5-year-old girls at catching a ball
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Handedness usually develops by age 3.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	According to Rhoda Kellogg, adults should encourage children to draw more recognizable pictures.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	By early childhood, the lungs are fully developed.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Children's death rates from major illnesses have decreased in recent years.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Children are more likely to be injured in day care centers than at home.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Children in high quality day care programs tend to be healthier than those not in day care.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	Children in the United States are less likely to be poor than in other major industrialized countries.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Homelessness is closely related to low birth weight.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	There is no treatment for lead poisoning.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Most cases of maltreatment of children involve physical abuse.
		A)	True
		B)	False


16	Most child abusers have psychotic or malicious personalities.
		A)	True
		B)	False


17	A abusive mother is likely to be impulsive or apathetic.
		A)	True
		B)	False


18	Low-income urban neighborhoods have almost uniformly high rates of child abuse.
		A)	True
		B)	False


19	Cultural approval of spanking as punishment may be related to the incidence of child abuse.
		A)	True
		B)	False


20	Children who are sexually abused are likely to be sexually maladjusted as adults.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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