Question 1

To determine if a parent is at high risk of abusing a child,a health-care worker should consider all of these questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Is there a problem in the attachment relationship? 
B) Does this parent have unrealistic expectations,such as believing a 1-year-old should always be "good"? 
C) Does this parent have a hostile attributional bias,believing her child is purposely being "bad" when she runs around? 
D) Does this parent have a permissive childrearing style? 
A) Is there a problem in the attachment relationship? 
B) Does this parent have unrealistic expectations,such as believing a 1-year-old should always be "good"? 
C) Does this parent have a hostile attributional bias,believing her child is purposely being "bad" when she runs around? 
D) Does this parent have a permissive childrearing style?

Question 2

Rates of child maltreatment are easy to assess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Researchers typically find the highest child maltreatment rates:

Accepted Answer

A) when asking teachers and school principals. 
B) if they ask adults to report on their own childhoods. 
C) when surveying police reports of abuse. 
D) in China and other collectivist societies. 
A) when asking teachers and school principals. 
B) if they ask adults to report on their own childhoods. 
C) when surveying police reports of abuse. 
D) in China and other collectivist societies.

Question 4

According to Spearman's "g," the intelligence quotient (IQ)test taps into a general intelligence that is apparent in all situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text,which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Accepted Answer

A) The child has no influence on the risk of being abused. 
B) The child's temperament can influence the risk of being abused. 
C) Children usually invite abuse. 
D) The child's temperament is the main force predicting abuse. 
A) The child has no influence on the risk of being abused. 
B) The child's temperament can influence the risk of being abused. 
C) Children usually invite abuse. 
D) The child's temperament is the main force predicting abuse.

Question 6

Ms.Ramrod believes that the intelligence quotient (IQ)test is a good measure of her fourth graders genetically determined intellectual capacities.The school principal should advise caution,especially for:

Accepted Answer

A) Delphinia,whose family owns the local bank. 
B) Eduardo,whose great-grandparents moved to the United States from Spain. 
C) Farrah,who lives with her mother,a professor at the local community college. 
D) Carlos,whose mother is living below the poverty line. 
A) Delphinia,whose family owns the local bank. 
B) Eduardo,whose great-grandparents moved to the United States from Spain. 
C) Farrah,who lives with her mother,a professor at the local community college. 
D) Carlos,whose mother is living below the poverty line.

Question 7

Heather is being raised by a single mother.Heather's odds of living in poverty are roughly _____ times greater than for Hillary,who is growing up in a married two-parent family.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 4 
D) 10 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 4 
D) 10

Question 8

Which mother is NOT at higher risk of abusing her child?

Accepted Answer

A) Adrienne,who is incredibly stressed out by her baby's crying 
B) Betty,who insists that her daughter be out of diapers by her first birthday 
C) Cam,who is living in poverty and feels isolated from other people 
D) Ashanti,who is raising her family on a farm 
A) Adrienne,who is incredibly stressed out by her baby's crying 
B) Betty,who insists that her daughter be out of diapers by her first birthday 
C) Cam,who is living in poverty and feels isolated from other people 
D) Ashanti,who is raising her family on a farm

Question 9

Learning tasks that are inherently extrinsic (such as courses one "has" to take to graduate)can be made more intrinsic if instructors relate the material to students' _____.

Accepted Answer

basic inte

Question 10

"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalyst 
B) behaviorist 
C) behavioral-genetics researcher 
D) Eriksonian 
A) psychoanalyst 
B) behaviorist 
C) behavioral-genetics researcher 
D) Eriksonian

Question 11

Howard Gardner believes that humans have eight or possibly nine distinct forms of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Teachers in high-risk schools that "beat the odds" and provide a good education:

Accepted Answer

A) strictly follow the state-mandated curriculum. 
B) encourage competition by posting student grades. 
C) believe that every student can succeed. 
D) offer extensive drills to their classes. 
A) strictly follow the state-mandated curriculum. 
B) encourage competition by posting student grades. 
C) believe that every student can succeed. 
D) offer extensive drills to their classes.

Question 13

In general,children do BEST when:

Accepted Answer

A) parents adopt a single discipline style. 
B) parents have consistent rules. 
C) dads leave the disciplining to moms. 
D) moms leave the disciplining to dads. 
A) parents adopt a single discipline style. 
B) parents have consistent rules. 
C) dads leave the disciplining to moms. 
D) moms leave the disciplining to dads.

Question 14

The _____ refer to a transformation in U.S.public school education that provide uniform learning standards and focus on creativity and problem solving rather than on rote memorization.

Accepted Answer

Common Cor

Question 15

(1)Summarize the "g" concept and the ideas of Sternberg and Gardner; (2)offer a short critique of the latter two theories;and,finally, (3)explain which concept of intelligence is MOST appealing to you,and why.

Accepted Answer

(1)Proponents of "g" believe that the st

Question 16

The Common Core State Standards do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) spell out universal benchmarks for student success. 
B) emphasize problem solving rather than rote learning. 
C) provide materials carefully geared to students' current abilities and knowledge. 
D) assess student knowledge through regular multiple-choice tests. 
A) spell out universal benchmarks for student success. 
B) emphasize problem solving rather than rote learning. 
C) provide materials carefully geared to students' current abilities and knowledge. 
D) assess student knowledge through regular multiple-choice tests.

Question 17

Paula's IQ is 114.Yet,in the seventh grade,Paula reads on a third-grade level.Paula is MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

A) intellectually disabled. 
B) badly taught. 
C) dyslexic. 
D) unmotivated. 
A) intellectually disabled. 
B) badly taught. 
C) dyslexic. 
D) unmotivated.

Question 18

_____ is an example of corporal punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) Spanking 
B) Time out 
C) Detention 
D) Withdrawal of love 
A) Spanking 
B) Time out 
C) Detention 
D) Withdrawal of love

Question 19

All are disasters for intrinsic motivation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) micromanaging students' work. 
B) setting rigid time limits and giving classes no choice over assignments. 
C) providing busy work,irrelevant to students' lives. 
D) giving students challenging assignments. 
A) micromanaging students' work. 
B) setting rigid time limits and giving classes no choice over assignments. 
C) providing busy work,irrelevant to students' lives. 
D) giving students challenging assignments.

Question 20

Infants who _____ are at high risk for child abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) sleep with their parents 
B) refuse new foods 
C) cry excessively and have medical problems 
D) attend day care 
A) sleep with their parents 
B) refuse new foods 
C) cry excessively and have medical problems 
D) attend day care

To determine if a parent is at high risk of abusing a child,a health-care worker should consider all of these questions EXCEPT:

Rates of child maltreatment are easy to assess.

Researchers typically find the highest child maltreatment rates:

According to Spearman's "g," the intelligence quotient (IQ)test taps into a general intelligence that is apparent in all situations.

According to the text,which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Ms.Ramrod believes that the intelligence quotient (IQ)test is a good measure of her fourth graders genetically determined intellectual capacities.The school principal should advise caution,especially for:

Heather is being raised by a single mother.Heather's odds of living in poverty are roughly _____ times greater than for Hillary,who is growing up in a married two-parent family.

Which mother is NOT at higher risk of abusing her child?

Learning tasks that are inherently extrinsic (such as courses one "has" to take to graduate)can be made more intrinsic if instructors relate the material to students' _____.

"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n)_____.

Howard Gardner believes that humans have eight or possibly nine distinct forms of intelligence.

Teachers in high-risk schools that "beat the odds" and provide a good education:

In general,children do BEST when:

The _____ refer to a transformation in U.S.public school education that provide uniform learning standards and focus on creativity and problem solving rather than on rote memorization.

(1)Summarize the "g" concept and the ideas of Sternberg and Gardner; (2)offer a short critique of the latter two theories;and,finally, (3)explain which concept of intelligence is MOST appealing to you,and why.

The Common Core State Standards do all of the following EXCEPT:

Paula's IQ is 114.Yet,in the seventh grade,Paula reads on a third-grade level.Paula is MOST likely:

_____ is an example of corporal punishment.

All are disasters for intrinsic motivation EXCEPT:

Infants who _____ are at high risk for child abuse.

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Exam 7: Settings for Development Home and School

To determine if a parent is at high risk of abusing a child,a health-care worker should consider all of these questions EXCEPT:

Rates of child maltreatment are easy to assess.

Researchers typically find the highest child maltreatment rates:

According to Spearman's "g," the intelligence quotient (IQ)test taps into a general intelligence that is apparent in all situations.

According to the text,which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Ms.Ramrod believes that the intelligence quotient (IQ)test is a good measure of her fourth graders genetically determined intellectual capacities.The school principal should advise caution,especially for:

Heather is being raised by a single mother.Heather's odds of living in poverty are roughly _____ times greater than for Hillary,who is growing up in a married two-parent family.

Which mother is NOT at higher risk of abusing her child?

Learning tasks that are inherently extrinsic (such as courses one "has" to take to graduate)can be made more intrinsic if instructors relate the material to students' _____.

"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n)_____.

Howard Gardner believes that humans have eight or possibly nine distinct forms of intelligence.

Teachers in high-risk schools that "beat the odds" and provide a good education:

In general,children do BEST when:

The _____ refer to a transformation in U.S.public school education that provide uniform learning standards and focus on creativity and problem solving rather than on rote memorization.

(1)Summarize the "g" concept and the ideas of Sternberg and Gardner; (2)offer a short critique of the latter two theories;and,finally, (3)explain which concept of intelligence is MOST appealing to you,and why.

The Common Core State Standards do all of the following EXCEPT:

Paula's IQ is 114.Yet,in the seventh grade,Paula reads on a third-grade level.Paula is MOST likely:

_____ is an example of corporal punishment.

All are disasters for intrinsic motivation EXCEPT:

Infants who _____ are at high risk for child abuse.

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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