1.

Ken is a successful landscape designer who can visualize a backyard plan and then create it. Ken shows a high degree of  

bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.

spatial intelligence.

interpersonal intelligence.

intrapersonal intelligence.

 2.

According to your text, research on adult thinking and behavior has found that

specific child-rearing practices of parents have great influence.

how parents feel about their children has great influence.

development is predictable when all children are treated the same.

all of the answers are true.

 3.

Maturation refers to

natural changes prescribed by genes.

environmental factors that influence development.

the natural growth of emotions.

sexual changes during adolescence.

 4.

Most dentists in the United States are male while the majority of nurses are female. These differences show how different cultures define

sex.

gender roles.

sexism.

social strata.

 5.

Understanding accepted standards of behavior when you enter a new classroom demonstrates the process of

adopting group norms.

peer review.

social stratification.

emotional intelligence.

 6.

Charmagne, who is normally reserved and well-dressed, begins to adopt the new relaxed attitude of her co-workers at her new high-tech job. Charmagne is demonstrating  

prosocial behavior.

peer review.

conformity.

emotional intelligence.

 7.

The idea that distinct cultural or ethnic groups exist within the larger society is called

assimilation.

pluralism.

accommodation.

institutionalism.

 8.

Choose the combination that best represents racial groups.

Blacks, Native-Americans, Pacific-Islanders

Jews, Catholics, Muslims

Blacks, Catholics, Hispanics

Germans, Canadians, Mexicans

 9.

Heinz is a recent immigrant from Germany. Which of the following will NOT contribute to his feeling of being American?

Learning English

Socializing beyond his native ethnic group

Learning about American culture

Avoiding other Germans