Question 1

Using medication in conjunction with behavioral therapy demonstrates the importance of:

Accepted Answer

A) understanding how biology and environment work together. 
B) timing in the treatment of at-risk children. 
C) developing secure attachment. 
D) recognizing multiple causation of problematic
behavior. 
A) understanding how biology and environment work together. 
B) timing in the treatment of at-risk children. 
C) developing secure attachment. 
D) recognizing multiple causation of problematic
behavior.

Question 2

Sensitive periods occur in which of the following domains of development?

Accepted Answer

A) physical 
B) physical and cognitive 
C) physical, cognitive, and intellectual 
D) physical, cognitive, intellectual, and social 
E) physical, cognitive, intellectual, social, and
emotional 
A) physical 
B) physical and cognitive 
C) physical, cognitive, and intellectual 
D) physical, cognitive, intellectual, and social 
E) physical, cognitive, intellectual, social, and
emotional

Question 3

Children actively contribute to their own development through all of the following actions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) eliciting reactions from other people. 
B) complying with cultural norms. 
C) interpreting their experiences. 
D) physically interacting with their environment. 
A) eliciting reactions from other people. 
B) complying with cultural norms. 
C) interpreting their experiences. 
D) physically interacting with their environment.

Question 4

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances:

Accepted Answer

A) play a relatively small role in differences in
development between poor and wealthy children. 
B) play a relatively large role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
C) are entirely irrelevant to differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
D) are of similar magnitude to that of countries in which the degree of income inequality is small. 
A) play a relatively small role in differences in
development between poor and wealthy children. 
B) play a relatively large role in differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
C) are entirely irrelevant to differences in development between poor and wealthy children. 
D) are of similar magnitude to that of countries in which the degree of income inequality is small.

Question 5

Which of the following historical changes has influenced children's development to differ now versus in the past?

Accepted Answer

A) health care 
B) rates of divorce 
C) access to media 
D) health care, rates of divorce, and access to media 
A) health care 
B) rates of divorce 
C) access to media 
D) health care, rates of divorce, and access to media

Question 6

Describe what you believe are the three most important pieces of information learned in this course that will influence your parenting if you choose to have children. Be specific and provide examples where necessary.

Accepted Answer

The three most important pieces of infor

Question 7

Which area of development shows the highest degree of continuity?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) intellectual 
C) social 
D) personality 
A) emotional 
B) intellectual 
C) social 
D) personality

Question 8

Imagine you meet a new teacher in a coffee shop. You tell her that you just completed a course in child development and she asks you what you learned that could help her in her new job as a teacher. Describe three things you learned in this course that you would tell her. Be specific and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Imagine you meet a new teacher in...

Question 9

Which theory especially helps children master counterintuitive ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's theory 
B) information-processing theory 
C) core-knowledge theory 
D) sociocultural theory 
A) Piaget's theory 
B) information-processing theory 
C) core-knowledge theory 
D) sociocultural theory

Question 10

Project Head Start and other experimental preschool programs are based on:

Accepted Answer

A) the discontinuous nature of cognitive development. 
B) the knowledge that biological factors play a role in development. 
C) the need for parents to be involved in children's
schooling. 
D) the importance of addressing problems with
cognitive development at an early age. 
A) the discontinuous nature of cognitive development. 
B) the knowledge that biological factors play a role in development. 
C) the need for parents to be involved in children's
schooling. 
D) the importance of addressing problems with
cognitive development at an early age.

Question 11

Child development research can best contribute to the policy question of children's testifying in court cases by:

Accepted Answer

A) offering guidance on child-friendly courtrooms. 
B) helping to establish at what age children's testimony is most accurate. 
C) providing prosecutors with effective coaching techniques. 
D) demonstrating that children of any age are incapable of accurate recollections. 
A) offering guidance on child-friendly courtrooms. 
B) helping to establish at what age children's testimony is most accurate. 
C) providing prosecutors with effective coaching techniques. 
D) demonstrating that children of any age are incapable of accurate recollections.

Question 12

Kyle, age 7, is growing up in Somewhereville, USA.
Which is part of Kyle's impersonal social context?

Accepted Answer

A) his family 
B) his neighbors 
C) his teachers 
D) technology 
A) his family 
B) his neighbors 
C) his teachers 
D) technology

Question 13

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of:

Accepted Answer

A) early experience. 
B) nurture on nature. 
C) individuals' active interpretations of their experiences. 
D) timing on the interaction between nature and nurture. 
A) early experience. 
B) nurture on nature. 
C) individuals' active interpretations of their experiences. 
D) timing on the interaction between nature and nurture.

Question 14

Which of the following patterns is true of the association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement?

Accepted Answer

A) It is consistent across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. 
B) It is stronger for low-income families than for affluent families. 
C) It is stronger for Euro-American families than for African-American families. 
D) It is stronger for families of girls than for families of boys. 
A) It is consistent across socioeconomic and ethnic groups. 
B) It is stronger for low-income families than for affluent families. 
C) It is stronger for Euro-American families than for African-American families. 
D) It is stronger for families of girls than for families of boys.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is an example of a behavioral change mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals generalize from one instance to another. 
B) Synapses that are not needed are reduced. 
C) Children who are athletic seek out athletic activities. 
D) Parents use social scaffolding to help children learn. 
A) Individuals generalize from one instance to another. 
B) Synapses that are not needed are reduced. 
C) Children who are athletic seek out athletic activities. 
D) Parents use social scaffolding to help children learn.

Question 16

Which of the following terms is an example of a biological change mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) synaptic pruning 
D) children's informal theories 
A) conditioning 
B) habituation 
C) synaptic pruning 
D) children's informal theories

Question 17

Which of the following sentences is an example of the contribution of metacognition to development?

Accepted Answer

A) Children change their memory strategies as they realize which strategies will work in which situations. 
B) Children habituate to stimuli with repeated exposure to them. 
C) Children who are well-liked by their peers tend to do better academically than do other children. 
D) Children learn more from individuals with whom they have a positive relationship than from others. 
A) Children change their memory strategies as they realize which strategies will work in which situations. 
B) Children habituate to stimuli with repeated exposure to them. 
C) Children who are well-liked by their peers tend to do better academically than do other children. 
D) Children learn more from individuals with whom they have a positive relationship than from others.

Question 18

Which of the following behaviors is an example of children's active interpretation of their experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) informal theories of living things 
B) loss of the stepping reflex 
C) elicitation of harsh discipline by difficult toddlers 
D) All of these are examples of children's active interpretation of their experiences. 
A) informal theories of living things 
B) loss of the stepping reflex 
C) elicitation of harsh discipline by difficult toddlers 
D) All of these are examples of children's active interpretation of their experiences.

Question 19

Societal values are unlikely to have an impact on which of the following phases?

Accepted Answer

A) development of parent-child attachment 
B) development of motor skills 
C) development of cognitive skills 
D) Societal values are likely to have an impact on any of the listed phases. 
E) Societal values are unlikely to have an impact on
any of the listed phases. 
A) development of parent-child attachment 
B) development of motor skills 
C) development of cognitive skills 
D) Societal values are likely to have an impact on any of the listed phases. 
E) Societal values are unlikely to have an impact on
any of the listed phases.

Question 20

The famous experiment is an example of the behavioral change mechanism called conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) Little Albert 
B) Little Mo 
C) Little Joe 
D) Little Sue 
A) Little Albert 
B) Little Mo 
C) Little Joe 
D) Little Sue

Using medication in conjunction with behavioral therapy demonstrates the importance of:

Sensitive periods occur in which of the following domains of development?

Children actively contribute to their own development through all of the following actions EXCEPT:

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances:

Which of the following historical changes has influenced children's development to differ now versus in the past?

Describe what you believe are the three most important pieces of information learned in this course that will influence your parenting if you choose to have children. Be specific and provide examples where necessary.

Which area of development shows the highest degree of continuity?

Which theory especially helps children master counterintuitive ideas?

Project Head Start and other experimental preschool programs are based on:

Child development research can best contribute to the policy question of children's testifying in court cases by:

Kyle, age 7, is growing up in Somewhereville, USA. Which is part of Kyle's impersonal social context?

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of:

Which of the following patterns is true of the association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement?

Which of the following statements is an example of a behavioral change mechanism?

Which of the following terms is an example of a biological change mechanism?

Which of the following sentences is an example of the contribution of metacognition to development?

Which of the following behaviors is an example of children's active interpretation of their experiences?

Societal values are unlikely to have an impact on which of the following phases?

The famous experiment is an example of the behavioral change mechanism called conditioning.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

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Exam 16: Conclusions

Using medication in conjunction with behavioral therapy demonstrates the importance of:

Sensitive periods occur in which of the following domains of development?

Children actively contribute to their own development through all of the following actions EXCEPT:

In countries in which the degree of income inequality is large, differences in economic circumstances:

Which of the following historical changes has influenced children's development to differ now versus in the past?

Describe what you believe are the three most important pieces of information learned in this course that will influence your parenting if you choose to have children. Be specific and provide examples where necessary.

Which area of development shows the highest degree of continuity?

Which theory especially helps children master counterintuitive ideas?

Project Head Start and other experimental preschool programs are based on:

Child development research can best contribute to the policy question of children's testifying in court cases by:

Kyle, age 7, is growing up in Somewhereville, USA. Which is part of Kyle's impersonal social context?

Aggressive children's hostile attributional bias is an example of the influence of:

Which of the following patterns is true of the association between parental involvement in school and academic achievement?

Which of the following statements is an example of a behavioral change mechanism?

Which of the following terms is an example of a biological change mechanism?

Which of the following sentences is an example of the contribution of metacognition to development?

Which of the following behaviors is an example of children's active interpretation of their experiences?

Societal values are unlikely to have an impact on which of the following phases?

The famous experiment is an example of the behavioral change mechanism called conditioning.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Filters