Question 1

Researchers have found that two distinct responses to difficult or challenging circumstances are

Accepted Answer

A) mastery orientation or a helpful orientation. 
B) mastery motivation or a helpless orientation. 
C) challenging orientation or a failure orientation. 
D) None of these. 
A) mastery orientation or a helpful orientation. 
B) mastery motivation or a helpless orientation. 
C) challenging orientation or a failure orientation. 
D) None of these.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of children with a learning disability?

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A) have normal intelligence or above 
B) have difficulties in at least one academic area 
C) have difficulty that is not attributed to any other diagnosed problem 
D) they all have low IQ scores 
A) have normal intelligence or above 
B) have difficulties in at least one academic area 
C) have difficulty that is not attributed to any other diagnosed problem 
D) they all have low IQ scores

Question 3

Which is not a principle of the Reggio Emilia approach?

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A) Children are encouraged to learn by investigating topics that interest them. 
B) Children use a wide range of media and materials. 
C) Children explore topics in groups rather than individually. 
D) Parents are encouraged to help out, but parent participation is not required. 
A) Children are encouraged to learn by investigating topics that interest them. 
B) Children use a wide range of media and materials. 
C) Children explore topics in groups rather than individually. 
D) Parents are encouraged to help out, but parent participation is not required.

Question 4

Which is not a positive influence of television on children's development?

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A) motivating educational programming 
B) increasing information about the world that is beyond the immediate environment 
C) models of prosocial behaviour 
D) presenting unrealistic views of the world 
A) motivating educational programming 
B) increasing information about the world that is beyond the immediate environment 
C) models of prosocial behaviour 
D) presenting unrealistic views of the world

Question 5

The ___________________________ approach is an educational program for young children that was developed in northern Italy.

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A) Piagetian 
B) Eriksonian 
C) Reggio Emilia 
D) Casa de Bambino 
A) Piagetian 
B) Eriksonian 
C) Reggio Emilia 
D) Casa de Bambino

Question 6

When creative children were studied,what was the outcome of television viewing and creativity?

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A) The children were extremely creative because they watched creativity on television all the time. 
B) Television is negatively related to children's creativity. 
C) The children go from point A of creativity to point B of creativity in leaps and bounds when watching television. 
D) None of these. 
A) The children were extremely creative because they watched creativity on television all the time. 
B) Television is negatively related to children's creativity. 
C) The children go from point A of creativity to point B of creativity in leaps and bounds when watching television. 
D) None of these.

Question 7

Schools in low-income areas are more likely to encourage ______________,while schools in higher-income areas are more likely to work with children to improve ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) thinking skills; rote learning 
B) school attendance; physical checkups 
C) rote learning; thinking skills 
D) thinking skills; physical checkups 
A) thinking skills; rote learning 
B) school attendance; physical checkups 
C) rote learning; thinking skills 
D) thinking skills; physical checkups

Question 8

_________ orientation involves being concerned with the achievement outcome; winning is what matters,and happiness is thought to result from winning.

Accepted Answer

A) Mastery orientation 
B) Performance orientation 
C) Self-efficacy orientation 
D) None of these. 
A) Mastery orientation 
B) Performance orientation 
C) Self-efficacy orientation 
D) None of these.

Question 9

As Anita steps to the free-throw line with the national women's collegiate basketball championship on the line,a lot of thoughts begin to run through her mind.Which thought best illustrates the concept of mastery motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) "Just remember to aim at the back of the rim, since that strategy worked on the last shot." 
B) "I hope that my mom and dad are watching on television." 
C) "I am going to miss, because I am a terrible foul shooter." 
D) "When this shot goes in, people are going to love me." 
A) "Just remember to aim at the back of the rim, since that strategy worked on the last shot." 
B) "I hope that my mom and dad are watching on television." 
C) "I am going to miss, because I am a terrible foul shooter." 
D) "When this shot goes in, people are going to love me."

Question 10

A philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities and are allowed to move from one activity to another as they desire is called the ___________ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) Reggio Emilia 
B) Montessori 
C) open education 
D) traditional curriculum 
A) Reggio Emilia 
B) Montessori 
C) open education 
D) traditional curriculum

Question 11

What has been the biggest change in the study of culture?

Accepted Answer

A) parental involvement 
B) technological revolution 
C) arguing more with parents 
D) disrespect for elders 
A) parental involvement 
B) technological revolution 
C) arguing more with parents 
D) disrespect for elders

Question 12

The writing of a child with a learning disability would most likely be all of the following,except

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A) slow handwriting style. 
B) virtually illegible. 
C) numerous spelling errors. 
D) All of these. 
A) slow handwriting style. 
B) virtually illegible. 
C) numerous spelling errors. 
D) All of these.

Question 13

The fact that Montel,like many others,has both high personal standards concerning achievement and is highly competitive illustrates the point that achievement

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A) is more important in males. 
B) is typically affected by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. 
C) is a fairly useless psychological construct. 
D) varies dramatically by age. 
A) is more important in males. 
B) is typically affected by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. 
C) is a fairly useless psychological construct. 
D) varies dramatically by age.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is not a good strategy for improving relationships among ethnically diverse students?

Accepted Answer

A) Turn the class into a jigsaw classroom. 
B) Use technology to foster cooperation with students from around the world. 
C) Encourage students to have positive personal contact with diverse other students. 
D) Decrease the perspective taking and support negative thinking. 
A) Turn the class into a jigsaw classroom. 
B) Use technology to foster cooperation with students from around the world. 
C) Encourage students to have positive personal contact with diverse other students. 
D) Decrease the perspective taking and support negative thinking.

Question 15

Joey is watching television,text messaging,and listening to his iPod.This activity is called

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A) multitexting. 
B) multimessaging. 
C) multitasking. 
D) multimedia. 
A) multitexting. 
B) multimessaging. 
C) multitasking. 
D) multimedia.

Question 16

Why is there a shift toward extrinsic motivation as children move to higher grade levels?

Accepted Answer

A) School grading practices reinforce external motivation. 
B) As students age, they lock into the increasing emphasis on grades and their internal motivation drops. 
C) Both answers are correct. 
D) Neither answer is correct. 
A) School grading practices reinforce external motivation. 
B) As students age, they lock into the increasing emphasis on grades and their internal motivation drops. 
C) Both answers are correct. 
D) Neither answer is correct.

Question 17

ADHD shows up more in

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A) boys than girls. 
B) girls than boys. 
C) high-school children. 
D) preschoolers. 
A) boys than girls. 
B) girls than boys. 
C) high-school children. 
D) preschoolers.

Question 18

What example below is beneficial for improving interethnic relations?

Accepted Answer

A) sharing one's worries, successes, and failures 
B) thinking of people as individuals rather than as a homogeneous cultural group 
C) Both of these answers are correct. 
D) Neither of these answers is correct. 
A) sharing one's worries, successes, and failures 
B) thinking of people as individuals rather than as a homogeneous cultural group 
C) Both of these answers are correct. 
D) Neither of these answers is correct.

Question 19

When studying farming,an elementary school teacher has students prepare reports on different farm animals,read labels on cereal boxes and identify substances that may have been grown on a farm,and take a field trip to a local grocery store to identify farm-related food items.This curriculum is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) back-to-the-basics. 
B) promoting readiness" 
C) constructivist. 
D) remedial. 
A) back-to-the-basics. 
B) promoting readiness" 
C) constructivist. 
D) remedial.

Question 20

While at a dinner party,you overhear a conversation in which a mother is describing her hyperactive son.She says that the drug treatment they have him on is

Accepted Answer

A) aspirin. 
B) Prozac. 
C) Ritalin. 
D) Valium. 
A) aspirin. 
B) Prozac. 
C) Ritalin. 
D) Valium.

Researchers have found that two distinct responses to difficult or challenging circumstances are

Which of the following is not a characteristic of children with a learning disability?

Which is not a principle of the Reggio Emilia approach?

Which is not a positive influence of television on children's development?

The ___________________________ approach is an educational program for young children that was developed in northern Italy.

When creative children were studied,what was the outcome of television viewing and creativity?

Schools in low-income areas are more likely to encourage ,while schools in higher-income areas are more likely to work with children to improve _____.

_________ orientation involves being concerned with the achievement outcome; winning is what matters,and happiness is thought to result from winning.

As Anita steps to the free-throw line with the national women's collegiate basketball championship on the line,a lot of thoughts begin to run through her mind.Which thought best illustrates the concept of mastery motivation?

A philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities and are allowed to move from one activity to another as they desire is called the ___________ approach.

What has been the biggest change in the study of culture?

The writing of a child with a learning disability would most likely be all of the following,except

The fact that Montel,like many others,has both high personal standards concerning achievement and is highly competitive illustrates the point that achievement

Which of the following statements is not a good strategy for improving relationships among ethnically diverse students?

Joey is watching television,text messaging,and listening to his iPod.This activity is called

Why is there a shift toward extrinsic motivation as children move to higher grade levels?

ADHD shows up more in

What example below is beneficial for improving interethnic relations?

While at a dinner party,you overhear a conversation in which a mother is describing her hyperactive son.She says that the drug treatment they have him on is

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Filters

Exam 16: Schools and Technology

Researchers have found that two distinct responses to difficult or challenging circumstances are

Which of the following is not a characteristic of children with a learning disability?

Which is not a principle of the Reggio Emilia approach?

Which is not a positive influence of television on children's development?

The ___________________________ approach is an educational program for young children that was developed in northern Italy.

When creative children were studied,what was the outcome of television viewing and creativity?

Schools in low-income areas are more likely to encourage ______________,while schools in higher-income areas are more likely to work with children to improve ___________________.

_________ orientation involves being concerned with the achievement outcome; winning is what matters,and happiness is thought to result from winning.

As Anita steps to the free-throw line with the national women's collegiate basketball championship on the line,a lot of thoughts begin to run through her mind.Which thought best illustrates the concept of mastery motivation?

A philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities and are allowed to move from one activity to another as they desire is called the ___________ approach.

What has been the biggest change in the study of culture?

The writing of a child with a learning disability would most likely be all of the following,except

The fact that Montel,like many others,has both high personal standards concerning achievement and is highly competitive illustrates the point that achievement

Which of the following statements is not a good strategy for improving relationships among ethnically diverse students?

Joey is watching television,text messaging,and listening to his iPod.This activity is called

Why is there a shift toward extrinsic motivation as children move to higher grade levels?

ADHD shows up more in

What example below is beneficial for improving interethnic relations?

While at a dinner party,you overhear a conversation in which a mother is describing her hyperactive son.She says that the drug treatment they have him on is

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Filters

Schools in low-income areas are more likely to encourage ,while schools in higher-income areas are more likely to work with children to improve _____.