Question 1

The consensus among psychologists that both heredity and environment influence intelligence reflects the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  nature-nurture issue 
B)  evolutionary psychology perspective 
C)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
D)  theory of social cognition 
A)  nature-nurture issue 
B)  evolutionary psychology perspective 
C)  Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
D)  theory of social cognition A

Question 2

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest. He can also discern that if stick A is longer then B and B is longer than C, then A is longer then C. This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  seriation 
B)  transitivity 
C)  transduction 
D)  classification 
A)  seriation 
B)  transitivity 
C)  transduction 
D)  classification B

Question 3

A child is presented with two identical balls of clay. The experimenter rolls one ball into a long, thin shape; the other remains in its original ball. The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long, thin piece of clay. If the child answers the problem correctly, but cannot use abstract reasoning yet, the child MOST likely is in which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensorimotor stage 
B)  Preoperational stage 
C)  Formal operational stage 
D)  Concrete operational stage 
A)  Sensorimotor stage 
B)  Preoperational stage 
C)  Formal operational stage 
D)  Concrete operational stage D

Question 4

What causes the autism spectrum disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improper family socialization 
B)  A brain dysfunction with abnormalities in brain structure and neurotransmitters 
C)  Damage to the prefrontal cortex of the brain 
D)  Childhood immunizations 
A)  Improper family socialization 
B)  A brain dysfunction with abnormalities in brain structure and neurotransmitters 
C)  Damage to the prefrontal cortex of the brain 
D)  Childhood immunizations

Question 5

Which of the following is a strategy for improving children's memory skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid repetition of the same instructional information. 
B)  Embed memory-relevant language when instructing children. 
C)  Motivate children to remember material by memorizing it. 
D)  Discourage children from engaging in mental imagery. 
A)  Avoid repetition of the same instructional information. 
B)  Embed memory-relevant language when instructing children. 
C)  Motivate children to remember material by memorizing it. 
D)  Discourage children from engaging in mental imagery.

Question 6

Because of the difficulties in creating culture-fair tests, Robert Sternberg concludes that there are only _____ tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-reduced 
B)  culture-free 
C)  culture-biased 
D)  culture-neutral 
A)  culture-reduced 
B)  culture-free 
C)  culture-biased 
D)  culture-neutral

Question 7

During elementary school years, head circumference and waist circumference:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in relation to body height. 
B)  decrease in relation to body weight. 
C)  increase in relation to body weight. 
D)  decrease in relation to body height. 
A)  increase in relation to body height. 
B)  decrease in relation to body weight. 
C)  increase in relation to body weight. 
D)  decrease in relation to body height.

Question 8

A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs _____ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

Accepted Answer

A)  in adulthood 
B)  in infancy 
C)  three years later 
D)  two years earlier 
A)  in adulthood 
B)  in infancy 
C)  three years later 
D)  two years earlier

Question 9

Alberta is a school teacher who introduces children to reading by teaching them a rhyme that goes, "A for apple, A says ah; B for ball, B says buh," and so on. This exemplifies the _____ approach to reading instruction.

Accepted Answer

A)  whole-language 
B)  phonics 
C)  information-processing 
D)  analytic 
A)  whole-language 
B)  phonics 
C)  information-processing 
D)  analytic

Question 10

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

Accepted Answer

A)  75 
B)  130 
C)  250 
D)  330 
A)  75 
B)  130 
C)  250 
D)  330

Question 11

Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardiovascular disease 
B)  Cancer 
C)  Motor vehicle accidents 
D)  Drowning 
A)  Cardiovascular disease 
B)  Cancer 
C)  Motor vehicle accidents 
D)  Drowning

Question 12

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural intelligence 
B)  Practical intelligence 
C)  Spatial intelligence 
D)  Verbal intelligence 
A)  Cultural intelligence 
B)  Practical intelligence 
C)  Spatial intelligence 
D)  Verbal intelligence

Question 13

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intrapersonal 
B)  Analytical 
C)  Practical 
D)  Creative 
A)  Intrapersonal 
B)  Analytical 
C)  Practical 
D)  Creative

Question 14

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sound that each alphabet stands for. What approach is she using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whole-language 
B)  Phonics 
C)  Balanced-instruction 
D)  Morphological 
A)  Whole-language 
B)  Phonics 
C)  Balanced-instruction 
D)  Morphological

Question 15

Which of the following has been found to be better at improving the behavior of children with ADHD in most cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  A combination of stimulant medication and sedatives 
B)  Primarily stimulant medication 
C)  Primarily behavior management 
D)  A combination of stimulant medication and behavior management 
A)  A combination of stimulant medication and sedatives 
B)  Primarily stimulant medication 
C)  Primarily behavior management 
D)  A combination of stimulant medication and behavior management

Question 16

Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is 9. Sally's IQ is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  75 
B)  100 
C)  108 
D)  133 
A)  75 
B)  100 
C)  108 
D)  133

Question 17

Mental age (MA) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the age that an individual mentally identifies himself at. 
B)  the age at which an individual attains cognitive maturity. 
C)  an individual's level of mental development relative to others. 
D)  an individual's age at the time of peak cortical thickness. 
A)  the age that an individual mentally identifies himself at. 
B)  the age at which an individual attains cognitive maturity. 
C)  an individual's level of mental development relative to others. 
D)  an individual's age at the time of peak cortical thickness.

Question 18

What is bilingual education? What are the positive aspects of bilingual education?

Accepted Answer

Bilingual education teaches academic sub

Question 19

With regard to the cognitive development theory, Piaget proposed that the concrete operational stage lasts from approximately _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 to 5 
B)  5 to 7 
C)  7 to 11 
D)  10 to 13 
A)  3 to 5 
B)  5 to 7 
C)  7 to 11 
D)  10 to 13

Question 20

Sadie has a learning disability and is being educated in the least restrictive environment possible. This means that Sadie:

Accepted Answer

A)  is given great freedom and few rules. 
B)  is placed in as regular a classroom as possible. 
C)  has significant input into developing her educational goals. 
D)  spends part of her time in a regular classroom and part of her time in a special education classroom. 
A)  is given great freedom and few rules. 
B)  is placed in as regular a classroom as possible. 
C)  has significant input into developing her educational goals. 
D)  spends part of her time in a regular classroom and part of her time in a special education classroom.

The consensus among psychologists that both heredity and environment influence intelligence reflects the _____.

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest. He can also discern that if stick A is longer then B and B is longer than C, then A is longer then C. This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

What causes the autism spectrum disorders?

Which of the following is a strategy for improving children's memory skills?

Because of the difficulties in creating culture-fair tests, Robert Sternberg concludes that there are only _____ tests.

During elementary school years, head circumference and waist circumference:

A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs _____ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

Alberta is a school teacher who introduces children to reading by teaching them a rhyme that goes, "A for apple, A says ah; B for ball, B says buh," and so on. This exemplifies the _____ approach to reading instruction.

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sound that each alphabet stands for. What approach is she using?

Which of the following has been found to be better at improving the behavior of children with ADHD in most cases?

Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is 9. Sally's IQ is _____.

Mental age (MA) is:

What is bilingual education? What are the positive aspects of bilingual education?

With regard to the cognitive development theory, Piaget proposed that the concrete operational stage lasts from approximately _____ years of age.

Sadie has a learning disability and is being educated in the least restrictive environment possible. This means that Sadie:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

The consensus among psychologists that both heredity and environment influence intelligence reflects the _____.

Byron can take sticks of different lengths and put them all in order from shortest to longest. He can also discern that if stick A is longer then B and B is longer than C, then A is longer then C. This ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions is _____.

What causes the autism spectrum disorders?

Which of the following is a strategy for improving children's memory skills?

Because of the difficulties in creating culture-fair tests, Robert Sternberg concludes that there are only _____ tests.

During elementary school years, head circumference and waist circumference:

A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs _____ in children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.

Alberta is a school teacher who introduces children to reading by teaching them a rhyme that goes, "A for apple, A says ah; B for ball, B says buh," and so on. This exemplifies the _____ approach to reading instruction.

One in every _____ children in the United States develops cancer before the age of 19.

Which of the following is the second leading cause of death in U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified in Robert J. Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is a type of intelligence identified by Howard Gardner?

Louise is teaching her son to read by telling him the sound that each alphabet stands for. What approach is she using?

Which of the following has been found to be better at improving the behavior of children with ADHD in most cases?

Sally's mental age is 12, but her chronological age is 9. Sally's IQ is _____.

Mental age (MA) is:

What is bilingual education? What are the positive aspects of bilingual education?

With regard to the cognitive development theory, Piaget proposed that the concrete operational stage lasts from approximately _____ years of age.

Sadie has a learning disability and is being educated in the least restrictive environment possible. This means that Sadie:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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