Question 1

Match the following:
-Factors that predict school dropout

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 2

According to Kohlberg's theory, which would have the strongest influence on moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronological age 
B)  Cognitive development 
C)  Social development 
D)  Physical development 
A)  Chronological age 
B)  Cognitive development 
C)  Social development 
D)  Physical development

Question 3

Hindu Indian children and adults are more likely to show which orientation when making moral judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caring. 
B)  Justice. 
C)  Those who live in urban areas show a justice perspective, while those who live in rural areas show a caring perspective. 
D)  It varies depending upon the sex of the individual. 
A)  Caring. 
B)  Justice. 
C)  Those who live in urban areas show a justice perspective, while those who live in rural areas show a caring perspective. 
D)  It varies depending upon the sex of the individual.

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE regarding gender and cognitive abilities during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females score higher on overall intelligence measures. 
B)  Males score higher on overall intelligence measures. 
C)  Males are somewhat superior in visual-spatial ability. 
D)  Females are somewhat superior in mathematical ability. 
A)  Females score higher on overall intelligence measures. 
B)  Males score higher on overall intelligence measures. 
C)  Males are somewhat superior in visual-spatial ability. 
D)  Females are somewhat superior in mathematical ability.

Question 5

European American teenagers are

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to be employed than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
B)  more likely to work in fast-food restaurants than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
C)  less likely to work in retail sales than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
D)  twice as likely to be employed than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
A)  less likely to be employed than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
B)  more likely to work in fast-food restaurants than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
C)  less likely to work in retail sales than teenagers from other ethnic groups. 
D)  twice as likely to be employed than teenagers from other ethnic groups.

Question 6

In the United States, early verbal tendencies in girls

Accepted Answer

A)  are discouraged. 
B)  are reinforced. 
C)  occur more often in lower socioeconomic families. 
D)  are random and unpredictable. 
A)  are discouraged. 
B)  are reinforced. 
C)  occur more often in lower socioeconomic families. 
D)  are random and unpredictable.

Question 7

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2013)

Accepted Answer

A)  women receive more degrees in education and psychology. 
B)  men receive more degrees in education and psychology. 
C)  women receive more degrees in computer science and physics. 
D)  men and women are equally divided in the various degree categories. 
A)  women receive more degrees in education and psychology. 
B)  men receive more degrees in education and psychology. 
C)  women receive more degrees in computer science and physics. 
D)  men and women are equally divided in the various degree categories.

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE regarding formal operational thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept was proposed by Vygotsky. 
B)  Most people reach this stage by age 7 or 8. 
C)  Some people never reach this stage. 
D)  It is a type of thinking only used in academic settings. 
A)  The concept was proposed by Vygotsky. 
B)  Most people reach this stage by age 7 or 8. 
C)  Some people never reach this stage. 
D)  It is a type of thinking only used in academic settings.

Question 9

Which of the following accurately represents ethnic and racial minority dropout rates in the United States from the highest to lowest percentage rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  European American, Latin American, African American 
B)  African American, European American, Latin American 
C)  Latin American, Native Americans, African American 
D)  African American, Latin American, European American 
A)  European American, Latin American, African American 
B)  African American, European American, Latin American 
C)  Latin American, Native Americans, African American 
D)  African American, Latin American, European American

Question 10

According to Kohlberg, making moral decisions about someone else's actions require that we

Accepted Answer

A)  think about any potential punishments the individual might experience. 
B)  internalize the set of societal standards taught to us by our parents. 
C)  view the situation from the perspective of the other person. 
D)  have no prior experience with the moral situation so as to view it purely. 
A)  think about any potential punishments the individual might experience. 
B)  internalize the set of societal standards taught to us by our parents. 
C)  view the situation from the perspective of the other person. 
D)  have no prior experience with the moral situation so as to view it purely.

Question 11

Match the following:
-Metaphor

Accepted Answer

A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols 
A)  first-year college students who display formal operational thought 
B)  proposes that females have a "caring" orientation 
C)  according to Holland, they gravitate toward roles involving leadership and planning 
D)  imagining how an object looks rotated in space 
E)  the fourth stage in Piaget's theory
F) truancy and reading below grade level
G) boys tend to outperform girls
H) moral decisions based upon accepted standards
I) number of listed occupational titles
J) the principle that actions have mutual effects
K) "Everyone cares what I am thinking."
L) people look to themselves to set moral standards
M) girls tend to outperform boys
N) developing a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of the value of money
O) the belief that one can handle a situation
P) often accompanied by a decrease in grades and self-esteem
Q) "He is not playing with a full deck."
R) an ideal vision of society
S) "No one else has ever gone through this."
T) sophisticated use of symbols

Question 12

Cross-cultural studies in moral reasoning in children and adolescents reveal that

Accepted Answer

A)  children progress through Kohlberg's stages in various orders depending upon their culture. 
B)  regardless of culture, all children eventually reach stage 5. 
C)  level of moral thinking varies based upon cultural values. 
D)  morality is entirely innate and genetic, not learned. 
A)  children progress through Kohlberg's stages in various orders depending upon their culture. 
B)  regardless of culture, all children eventually reach stage 5. 
C)  level of moral thinking varies based upon cultural values. 
D)  morality is entirely innate and genetic, not learned.

Question 13

Which of the following are benefits of adolescent employment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A recognition that schoolwork is not terribly important 
B)  The ability to buy whatever one wants when receiving a paycheck 
C)  Acquiring positive work habits and values 
D)  Something constructive to do to get away from one's family 
A)  A recognition that schoolwork is not terribly important 
B)  The ability to buy whatever one wants when receiving a paycheck 
C)  Acquiring positive work habits and values 
D)  Something constructive to do to get away from one's family

Question 14

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a stage 5 reason for stealing the drug might be that it is the right thing to do, even though it is illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following has been shown to effectively lower dropout rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being enrolled in preschool to start one's education 
B)  Larger class size 
C)  Positive school climate 
D)  Being Latin American 
A)  Being enrolled in preschool to start one's education 
B)  Larger class size 
C)  Positive school climate 
D)  Being Latin American

Question 16

The Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists how many occupations?

Accepted Answer

A)  More than 2,500 
B)  More than 10,000 
C)  More than 20,000 
D)  More than 35,000 
A)  More than 2,500 
B)  More than 10,000 
C)  More than 20,000 
D)  More than 35,000

Question 17

In all likelihood, gender differences in mathematical ability are

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of brain physiology. 
B)  entirely fictitious. 
C)  the result of different expectations regarding female and male math performance. 
D)  further proof of a genetic difference between females and males. 
A)  the result of brain physiology. 
B)  entirely fictitious. 
C)  the result of different expectations regarding female and male math performance. 
D)  further proof of a genetic difference between females and males.

Question 18

Most intervention programs to reduce school dropout rates are introduced in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Are individuals who reason at higher moral levels more likely to act in moral ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, there seems to be a positive relationship between these variables. 
B)  No, there is no relationship between these variables. 
C)  No, those who reason at stage 5 are likely to act based upon stage 3 and 4 principles. 
D)  Yes for women, but no for men. 
A)  Yes, there seems to be a positive relationship between these variables. 
B)  No, there is no relationship between these variables. 
C)  No, those who reason at stage 5 are likely to act based upon stage 3 and 4 principles. 
D)  Yes for women, but no for men.

Question 20

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hanging by a thread. 
B)  Baa Baa Black Sheep. Have you any wool? 
C)  Running like greased lightning. 
D)  Making a good impression. 
A)  Hanging by a thread. 
B)  Baa Baa Black Sheep. Have you any wool? 
C)  Running like greased lightning. 
D)  Making a good impression.

Match the following: -Factors that predict school dropout

According to Kohlberg's theory, which would have the strongest influence on moral development?

Hindu Indian children and adults are more likely to show which orientation when making moral judgments?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding gender and cognitive abilities during adolescence?

European American teenagers are

In the United States, early verbal tendencies in girls

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2013)

Which of the following is TRUE regarding formal operational thought?

Which of the following accurately represents ethnic and racial minority dropout rates in the United States from the highest to lowest percentage rates?

According to Kohlberg, making moral decisions about someone else's actions require that we

Match the following: -Metaphor

Cross-cultural studies in moral reasoning in children and adolescents reveal that

Which of the following are benefits of adolescent employment?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a stage 5 reason for stealing the drug might be that it is the right thing to do, even though it is illegal.

Which of the following has been shown to effectively lower dropout rates?

The Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists how many occupations?

In all likelihood, gender differences in mathematical ability are

Most intervention programs to reduce school dropout rates are introduced in early childhood.

Are individuals who reason at higher moral levels more likely to act in moral ways?

Which of the following is a metaphor?

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Match the following: -Factors that predict school dropout

According to Kohlberg's theory, which would have the strongest influence on moral development?

Hindu Indian children and adults are more likely to show which orientation when making moral judgments?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding gender and cognitive abilities during adolescence?

European American teenagers are

In the United States, early verbal tendencies in girls

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2013)

Which of the following is TRUE regarding formal operational thought?

Which of the following accurately represents ethnic and racial minority dropout rates in the United States from the highest to lowest percentage rates?

According to Kohlberg, making moral decisions about someone else's actions require that we

Match the following: -Metaphor

Cross-cultural studies in moral reasoning in children and adolescents reveal that

Which of the following are benefits of adolescent employment?

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, a stage 5 reason for stealing the drug might be that it is the right thing to do, even though it is illegal.

Which of the following has been shown to effectively lower dropout rates?

The Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists how many occupations?

In all likelihood, gender differences in mathematical ability are

Most intervention programs to reduce school dropout rates are introduced in early childhood.

Are individuals who reason at higher moral levels more likely to act in moral ways?

Which of the following is a metaphor?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Conception

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Physical Development

Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle Childhood: Social, Emotional Development, and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Physical Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

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