Question 1

Research shows that kindergarteners' and first graders' engagement in peer conversation and games during recess

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A)  resulted in an increase of incidents of children being excluded. 
B)  predicted gains in academic achievement. 
C)  led to an increase in prosocial behaviors. 
D)  led to increased incidence of disruptive classroom behaviors. 
A)  resulted in an increase of incidents of children being excluded. 
B)  predicted gains in academic achievement. 
C)  led to an increase in prosocial behaviors. 
D)  led to increased incidence of disruptive classroom behaviors. B

Question 2

A decrease in competition and increased harmony are two positive outcomes of

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A)  traditional classrooms. 
B)  homogeneous grouping arrangements. 
C)  multigrade classrooms. 
D)  mainstreaming. 
A)  traditional classrooms. 
B)  homogeneous grouping arrangements. 
C)  multigrade classrooms. 
D)  mainstreaming. C

Question 3

Observations from the Mayan culture indicate that

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A)  children who spend little time in pretend play are socially delayed. 
B)  sociodramatic play is not a critical component of social development in most societies. 
C)  sociodramatic play is only critical for social development in nonindustrialized cultures. 
D)  sociodramatic play may be less crucial in cultures where children participate in adult activities from an early age. 
A)  children who spend little time in pretend play are socially delayed. 
B)  sociodramatic play is not a critical component of social development in most societies. 
C)  sociodramatic play is only critical for social development in nonindustrialized cultures. 
D)  sociodramatic play may be less crucial in cultures where children participate in adult activities from an early age. D

Question 4

Describe the relationship between television violence and aggression.

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Reviewers of thousands of studies-using

Question 5

Which of the following children is most likely to engage in more extended peer exchanges and display more socially competent behavior during the preschool years?

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A)  Ariel, who was raised in a warm, supportive environment 
B)  Eric, who was raised in an authoritarian environment 
C)  Sebastian, who was raised in a permissive environment 
D)  Melody, who was adopted from a Romanian orphanage 
A)  Ariel, who was raised in a warm, supportive environment 
B)  Eric, who was raised in an authoritarian environment 
C)  Sebastian, who was raised in a permissive environment 
D)  Melody, who was adopted from a Romanian orphanage

Question 6

Maddox has mild mental retardation and receives all of his special education services in a regular classroom. Maddox is experiencing

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A)  mainstreaming. 
B)  full inclusion. 
C)  transitional learning. 
D)  an overly restrictive environment. 
A)  mainstreaming. 
B)  full inclusion. 
C)  transitional learning. 
D)  an overly restrictive environment.

Question 7

How are peer relationships in mid-adolescence different from those of middle childhood?

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A)  The amount of peer interaction declines as adolescents become moodier and more independent. 
B)  Peer interactions decrease, and adolescents spend more time with parents, siblings, and extended-family members. 
C)  Adolescents spend more time with peers than with any other social partners. 
D)  Peer relationships become increasingly competitive and hostile. 
A)  The amount of peer interaction declines as adolescents become moodier and more independent. 
B)  Peer interactions decrease, and adolescents spend more time with parents, siblings, and extended-family members. 
C)  Adolescents spend more time with peers than with any other social partners. 
D)  Peer relationships become increasingly competitive and hostile.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent job commitments?

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A)  The responsibility required for after-school jobs often translates into a student taking greater responsibility for household chores and schoolwork. 
B)  Students who have part-time jobs are more likely to finish high school and attend college. 
C)  The more hours students work, the poorer their school attendance, the lower their grades, and the more likely they are to drop out. 
D)  The more hours students work, the greater their school attendance, the higher their grades, and the less likely they are to drop out. 
A)  The responsibility required for after-school jobs often translates into a student taking greater responsibility for household chores and schoolwork. 
B)  Students who have part-time jobs are more likely to finish high school and attend college. 
C)  The more hours students work, the poorer their school attendance, the lower their grades, and the more likely they are to drop out. 
D)  The more hours students work, the greater their school attendance, the higher their grades, and the less likely they are to drop out.

Question 9

An increasing number of studies show that playing violent video games

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A)  is like watching violent TV and increases hostility and aggression. 
B)  fosters selective attention and spatial abilities. 
C)  teaches children about the negative consequences of hostility and aggression. 
D)  is less harmful to children than watching violent TV. 
A)  is like watching violent TV and increases hostility and aggression. 
B)  fosters selective attention and spatial abilities. 
C)  teaches children about the negative consequences of hostility and aggression. 
D)  is less harmful to children than watching violent TV.

Question 10

Kadin attends a school that includes multiage classrooms, teaching materials specially designed to promote exploration and discovery, long time periods for individual and small-group learning in child-chosen activities, and equal emphasis on academic and social development. Kadin attends a

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A)  private preschool. 
B)  Head Start program. 
C)  Montessori preschool. 
D)  boarding school. 
A)  private preschool. 
B)  Head Start program. 
C)  Montessori preschool. 
D)  boarding school.

Question 11

In Mr. Yi's classroom, students participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. Mr. Yi most likely teaches in a __________ classroom.

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A)  philosophical 
B)  traditional 
C)  social-constructivist 
D)  Montessori 
A)  philosophical 
B)  traditional 
C)  social-constructivist 
D)  Montessori

Question 12

Which of the following children probably watches the most TV?

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A)  Bonita, who comes from a low-SES family 
B)  Brynn, whose parents only watch the news 
C)  Brandi, who comes from a small family 
D)  Brenda, who comes from a high-SES family 
A)  Bonita, who comes from a low-SES family 
B)  Brynn, whose parents only watch the news 
C)  Brandi, who comes from a small family 
D)  Brenda, who comes from a high-SES family

Question 13

One treatment recommendation for adolescent drug abuse is to

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A)  place the adolescent in a residential treatment facility as soon as drug use is suspected. 
B)  start treatment gradually, through support group sessions that focus on reducing drug taking. 
C)  implement legal procedures, such as arrest and jail time, to deter further drug use. 
D)  utilize a "wait and see" approach, as most adolescent drug use is experimental and usually fades over time. 
A)  place the adolescent in a residential treatment facility as soon as drug use is suspected. 
B)  start treatment gradually, through support group sessions that focus on reducing drug taking. 
C)  implement legal procedures, such as arrest and jail time, to deter further drug use. 
D)  utilize a "wait and see" approach, as most adolescent drug use is experimental and usually fades over time.

Question 14

The U.S. No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2001, resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  greater attention to student-chosen areas of study. 
B)  a move toward enhanced constructivist classrooms. 
C)  a "back to basics" movement in which classrooms returned to traditional instruction. 
D)  a wider focus to foster development beyond academic instruction. 
A)  greater attention to student-chosen areas of study. 
B)  a move toward enhanced constructivist classrooms. 
C)  a "back to basics" movement in which classrooms returned to traditional instruction. 
D)  a wider focus to foster development beyond academic instruction.

Question 15

Kareem is a high risk taker, engages in unprotected sex, and claims that he will "do anything on a dare." Kareem is most likely a member of which of the following groups?

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A)  nonconformists 
B)  jocks 
C)  partyers 
D)  normals 
A)  nonconformists 
B)  jocks 
C)  partyers 
D)  normals

Question 16

Research shows that adolescents feel greatest pressure to conform to

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A)  engaging in antisocial acts. 
B)  having sex. 
C)  participating in social activities. 
D)  using alcohol or drugs. 
A)  engaging in antisocial acts. 
B)  having sex. 
C)  participating in social activities. 
D)  using alcohol or drugs.

Question 17

Parents with __________ are more likely to engage in practices that heighten TV viewing, including eating family meals in front of the set and failing to limit children's TV access.

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A)  higher incomes 
B)  limited education 
C)  more than one child 
D)  authoritative child-rearing styles 
A)  higher incomes 
B)  limited education 
C)  more than one child 
D)  authoritative child-rearing styles

Question 18

The main difference between a clique and a crowd is that

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A)  clique membership is based on reputation and stereotype. 
B)  a crowd is a more loosely organized group. 
C)  crowd membership predicts academic and social competence. 
D)  crowd membership is more important to girls than to boys. 
A)  clique membership is based on reputation and stereotype. 
B)  a crowd is a more loosely organized group. 
C)  crowd membership predicts academic and social competence. 
D)  crowd membership is more important to girls than to boys.

Question 19

Which of the following poses a major challenge to implementing a national apprenticeship program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research does not indicate any long-term benefits associated with apprenticeship programs. 
B)  Only low-SES youths would have access to such a program. 
C)  Low-SES youths may become concentrated in the lowest-skilled apprenticeship placements. 
D)  The cost of apprenticeship programs far outweighs the benefits. 
A)  Research does not indicate any long-term benefits associated with apprenticeship programs. 
B)  Only low-SES youths would have access to such a program. 
C)  Low-SES youths may become concentrated in the lowest-skilled apprenticeship placements. 
D)  The cost of apprenticeship programs far outweighs the benefits.

Question 20

Today, _____ percent of U.S. schools no longer provide recess to students as young as second grade.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  7 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  2 
B)  7 
C)  15 
D)  20

Research shows that kindergarteners' and first graders' engagement in peer conversation and games during recess

A decrease in competition and increased harmony are two positive outcomes of

Observations from the Mayan culture indicate that

Describe the relationship between television violence and aggression.

Which of the following children is most likely to engage in more extended peer exchanges and display more socially competent behavior during the preschool years?

Maddox has mild mental retardation and receives all of his special education services in a regular classroom. Maddox is experiencing

How are peer relationships in mid-adolescence different from those of middle childhood?

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent job commitments?

An increasing number of studies show that playing violent video games

Kadin attends a school that includes multiage classrooms, teaching materials specially designed to promote exploration and discovery, long time periods for individual and small-group learning in child-chosen activities, and equal emphasis on academic and social development. Kadin attends a

In Mr. Yi's classroom, students participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. Mr. Yi most likely teaches in a __________ classroom.

Which of the following children probably watches the most TV?

One treatment recommendation for adolescent drug abuse is to

The U.S. No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2001, resulted in

Kareem is a high risk taker, engages in unprotected sex, and claims that he will "do anything on a dare." Kareem is most likely a member of which of the following groups?

Research shows that adolescents feel greatest pressure to conform to

Parents with __________ are more likely to engage in practices that heighten TV viewing, including eating family meals in front of the set and failing to limit children's TV access.

The main difference between a clique and a crowd is that

Which of the following poses a major challenge to implementing a national apprenticeship program?

Today, _____ percent of U.S. schools no longer provide recess to students as young as second grade.

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Exam 15: Peers, Media, and Schooling

Research shows that kindergarteners' and first graders' engagement in peer conversation and games during recess

A decrease in competition and increased harmony are two positive outcomes of

Observations from the Mayan culture indicate that

Describe the relationship between television violence and aggression.

Which of the following children is most likely to engage in more extended peer exchanges and display more socially competent behavior during the preschool years?

Maddox has mild mental retardation and receives all of his special education services in a regular classroom. Maddox is experiencing

How are peer relationships in mid-adolescence different from those of middle childhood?

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent job commitments?

An increasing number of studies show that playing violent video games

Kadin attends a school that includes multiage classrooms, teaching materials specially designed to promote exploration and discovery, long time periods for individual and small-group learning in child-chosen activities, and equal emphasis on academic and social development. Kadin attends a

In Mr. Yi's classroom, students participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers, with whom they jointly construct understandings. Mr. Yi most likely teaches in a __________ classroom.

Which of the following children probably watches the most TV?

One treatment recommendation for adolescent drug abuse is to

The U.S. No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in 2001, resulted in

Kareem is a high risk taker, engages in unprotected sex, and claims that he will "do anything on a dare." Kareem is most likely a member of which of the following groups?

Research shows that adolescents feel greatest pressure to conform to

Parents with __________ are more likely to engage in practices that heighten TV viewing, including eating family meals in front of the set and failing to limit children's TV access.

The main difference between a clique and a crowd is that

Which of the following poses a major challenge to implementing a national apprenticeship program?

Today, _____ percent of U.S. schools no longer provide recess to students as young as second grade.

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

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