Question 1

The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to identify children who would not do well in school 
B)  to provide a reason to discriminate against children from African descent 
C)  to give the French government a means of selecting especially talented children for placement in state-funded educational programs for the gifted 
D)  to study how physical health and intelligence were related 
A)  to identify children who would not do well in school 
B)  to provide a reason to discriminate against children from African descent 
C)  to give the French government a means of selecting especially talented children for placement in state-funded educational programs for the gifted 
D)  to study how physical health and intelligence were related

Question 2

The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to identify children who would not do well in school 
B)  to provide a reason to discriminate against children from African descent 
C)  to give the French government a means of selecting especially talented children for placement in state-funded educational programs for the gifted 
D)  to study how physical health and intelligence were related 
A)  to identify children who would not do well in school 
B)  to provide a reason to discriminate against children from African descent 
C)  to give the French government a means of selecting especially talented children for placement in state-funded educational programs for the gifted 
D)  to study how physical health and intelligence were related

Question 3

What is the number one cause of death in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  pneumonia or influenza 
B)  accidents 
C)  birth defects 
D)  cancer 
A)  pneumonia or influenza 
B)  accidents 
C)  birth defects 
D)  cancer

Question 4

If you were to look at a boy and a girl of average size in two different age groups, age 8 and age 10, who would you expect to be taller in each age group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 8-year-old girl would be taller than the 8-year-old boy, but the 10-year-old boy would be taller than the 10-year-old girl. 
B)  The 8-year-old boy would be taller than the 8-year-old girl, but the 10-year-old girl would be taller than the 10-year-old boy. 
C)  The boys would be taller than the girls at both 8 and 10 years of age. 
D)  The girls would be taller than the boys at both 8 and 10 years of age. 
A)  The 8-year-old girl would be taller than the 8-year-old boy, but the 10-year-old boy would be taller than the 10-year-old girl. 
B)  The 8-year-old boy would be taller than the 8-year-old girl, but the 10-year-old girl would be taller than the 10-year-old boy. 
C)  The boys would be taller than the girls at both 8 and 10 years of age. 
D)  The girls would be taller than the boys at both 8 and 10 years of age.

Question 5

Suppose you conducted a study of pairs of identical twins, one of whom was diagnosed with ADHD. Now you examine whether or not the other twins in each pair also have ADHD. In comparison to pairs of unrelated children, you would expect that the other twin in your study would be _______ likely to also be diagnosed with ADHD.

Accepted Answer

A)  much less 
B)  somewhat less 
C)  equally 
D)  more 
A)  much less 
B)  somewhat less 
C)  equally 
D)  more

Question 6

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the whole-language viewpoint about literacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children must learn to read correctly before they can learn to speak correctly. 
B)  Children must learn to read short sentences before they can learn to read long sentences. 
C)  Children can only learn to read when they are "ready" from a biological point of view. 
D)  Early language skills like listening form the basis for later language skills like reading. 
A)  Children must learn to read correctly before they can learn to speak correctly. 
B)  Children must learn to read short sentences before they can learn to read long sentences. 
C)  Children can only learn to read when they are "ready" from a biological point of view. 
D)  Early language skills like listening form the basis for later language skills like reading.

Question 7

3 Which of the following children would you expect to grow the least during a 6-month period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renee, who is an 8-month-old girl 
B)  Rex, who is an 8-month old boy 
C)  Sara, who is a 2-year old girl 
D)  Babette, who is a 7-year-old girl 
A)  Renee, who is an 8-month-old girl 
B)  Rex, who is an 8-month old boy 
C)  Sara, who is a 2-year old girl 
D)  Babette, who is a 7-year-old girl

Question 8

Whole-language theorists focus on the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  metacognition 
B)  emergent literacy 
C)  logical inference 
D)  cooperative learning 
A)  metacognition 
B)  emergent literacy 
C)  logical inference 
D)  cooperative learning

Question 9

Generalizing from data presented in the text, which of the following children would have the greatest chance of suffering from asthma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linnea, a middle-class white girl who lives in northern Minnesota 
B)  Rollin, a poor African American boy who lives in St. Louis, Missouri 
C)  Jose, a Hispanic middle-class Hispanic boy who lives in rural California 
D)  Jeff, a poor white boy who lives on a farm in New York state 
A)  Linnea, a middle-class white girl who lives in northern Minnesota 
B)  Rollin, a poor African American boy who lives in St. Louis, Missouri 
C)  Jose, a Hispanic middle-class Hispanic boy who lives in rural California 
D)  Jeff, a poor white boy who lives on a farm in New York state

Question 10

The leading cause of death in childhood is asthma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Generalizing from conclusions drawn in the text, if you were to advise a new elementary school teacher about how she would spend her time, you would suggest that she try to ________ her time spent on classroom management and __________ her time spent on teaching and learning activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  maximize; maximize 
B)  minimize; minimize 
C)  maximize; minimize 
D)  minimize; maximize 
A)  maximize; maximize 
B)  minimize; minimize 
C)  maximize; minimize 
D)  minimize; maximize

Question 12

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Accepted Answer

A)  race and skin color 
B)  ethnicity and first language learned 
C)  how long the family has lived in the U. S. 
D)  family emphasis on education and success 
A)  race and skin color 
B)  ethnicity and first language learned 
C)  how long the family has lived in the U. S. 
D)  family emphasis on education and success

Question 13

Higher level cognitive functions, such as attention, emotion, language, and memory, are thought to be associated most closely to activity in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the myelin surrounding axons 
B)  the cell axons themselves, but not the cell bodies 
C)  the gray matter of the brain 
D)  the white matter in the left cerebral hemisphere 
A)  the myelin surrounding axons 
B)  the cell axons themselves, but not the cell bodies 
C)  the gray matter of the brain 
D)  the white matter in the left cerebral hemisphere

Question 14

Lynn tells the teacher, "I don't care if I learn anything; I just want to get an A." According to research conducted by Carol Dweck, you should conclude that Lynn has what type of motivation:

Accepted Answer

A)  learning motivation 
B)  performance motivation 
C)  social motivation 
D)  anti-learning motivation 
A)  learning motivation 
B)  performance motivation 
C)  social motivation 
D)  anti-learning motivation

Question 15

Suppose that a friend tells you that he is concerned about "gender bias" in his daughter's classroom. Which of the following is the best description of what is typically meant by this term:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys and girls are treated too much the same, and real gender differences are being ignored. 
B)  Too many of the teachers are of one gender (in grade school, usually there are more women teachers). 
C)  School policies encourage too much segregation based on gender, with groups usually divided into "girls" and "boys." 
D)  Boys and girls are treated differently, oftentimes with different expectations placed on boys compare to girls. 
A)  Boys and girls are treated too much the same, and real gender differences are being ignored. 
B)  Too many of the teachers are of one gender (in grade school, usually there are more women teachers). 
C)  School policies encourage too much segregation based on gender, with groups usually divided into "girls" and "boys." 
D)  Boys and girls are treated differently, oftentimes with different expectations placed on boys compare to girls.

Question 16

One goal for constructing an intelligence test is to write the test such that if a person took it multiple times, that person's score would always be the same. This goal represents the concept of test:

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability 
B)  bias 
C)  potential 
D)  deviation IQ 
A)  reliability 
B)  bias 
C)  potential 
D)  deviation IQ

Question 17

Suppose that Lucy is 6 years old and she is answers the same number of questions on an intelligence test as the average 8-year-old. Her mental age would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  6 years 
B)  7 years 
C)  8 years 
D)  none of the above, since there is not enough information given to determine it 
A)  6 years 
B)  7 years 
C)  8 years 
D)  none of the above, since there is not enough information given to determine it

Question 18

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Accepted Answer

A)  race and skin color 
B)  ethnicity and first language learned 
C)  how long the family has lived in the U. S. 
D)  family emphasis on education and success 
A)  race and skin color 
B)  ethnicity and first language learned 
C)  how long the family has lived in the U. S. 
D)  family emphasis on education and success

Question 19

Piaget believed that schools should be highly structured and children should be encouraged to advance as quickly as possible through the stages of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is the primary goal of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  to train teachers to deal with children who have mental retardation and behavioral disorders 
B)  to fund special schools that provide education to children with disabilities 
C)  to raise the public's awareness of the unfairness being done to individuals with disabilities 
D)  to provide all children with a free and appropriate education 
A)  to train teachers to deal with children who have mental retardation and behavioral disorders 
B)  to fund special schools that provide education to children with disabilities 
C)  to raise the public's awareness of the unfairness being done to individuals with disabilities 
D)  to provide all children with a free and appropriate education

The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

What is the number one cause of death in middle childhood?

If you were to look at a boy and a girl of average size in two different age groups, age 8 and age 10, who would you expect to be taller in each age group?

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the whole-language viewpoint about literacy?

3 Which of the following children would you expect to grow the least during a 6-month period of time?

Whole-language theorists focus on the concept of:

Generalizing from data presented in the text, which of the following children would have the greatest chance of suffering from asthma?

The leading cause of death in childhood is asthma.

Generalizing from conclusions drawn in the text, if you were to advise a new elementary school teacher about how she would spend her time, you would suggest that she try to her time spent on classroom management and __ her time spent on teaching and learning activities.

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Higher level cognitive functions, such as attention, emotion, language, and memory, are thought to be associated most closely to activity in:

Lynn tells the teacher, "I don't care if I learn anything; I just want to get an A." According to research conducted by Carol Dweck, you should conclude that Lynn has what type of motivation:

Suppose that a friend tells you that he is concerned about "gender bias" in his daughter's classroom. Which of the following is the best description of what is typically meant by this term:

One goal for constructing an intelligence test is to write the test such that if a person took it multiple times, that person's score would always be the same. This goal represents the concept of test:

Suppose that Lucy is 6 years old and she is answers the same number of questions on an intelligence test as the average 8-year-old. Her mental age would be:

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Piaget believed that schools should be highly structured and children should be encouraged to advance as quickly as possible through the stages of cognitive development.

Which of the following is the primary goal of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)?

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The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

The original purpose for developing the first intelligence tests in the early part of the twentieth century was:

What is the number one cause of death in middle childhood?

If you were to look at a boy and a girl of average size in two different age groups, age 8 and age 10, who would you expect to be taller in each age group?

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the whole-language viewpoint about literacy?

3 Which of the following children would you expect to grow the least during a 6-month period of time?

Whole-language theorists focus on the concept of:

Generalizing from data presented in the text, which of the following children would have the greatest chance of suffering from asthma?

The leading cause of death in childhood is asthma.

Generalizing from conclusions drawn in the text, if you were to advise a new elementary school teacher about how she would spend her time, you would suggest that she try to ________ her time spent on classroom management and __________ her time spent on teaching and learning activities.

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Higher level cognitive functions, such as attention, emotion, language, and memory, are thought to be associated most closely to activity in:

Lynn tells the teacher, "I don't care if I learn anything; I just want to get an A." According to research conducted by Carol Dweck, you should conclude that Lynn has what type of motivation:

Suppose that a friend tells you that he is concerned about "gender bias" in his daughter's classroom. Which of the following is the best description of what is typically meant by this term:

One goal for constructing an intelligence test is to write the test such that if a person took it multiple times, that person's score would always be the same. This goal represents the concept of test:

Suppose that Lucy is 6 years old and she is answers the same number of questions on an intelligence test as the average 8-year-old. Her mental age would be:

The text discusses research about Southeast Asian immigrant families. The results of this study suggest that which of the following factors is important in determining children's IQs?

Piaget believed that schools should be highly structured and children should be encouraged to advance as quickly as possible through the stages of cognitive development.

Which of the following is the primary goal of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA)?

Understanding Human Development

Heredity and Environment

Prenatal Development and Childbirth

Infancy and Toddlerhood: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Infancy and Toddlerhood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Early Childhood: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Early Childhood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Middle Childhood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Young Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Young Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Older Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Older Adulthood: Personality and Sociocultural Development

Death and Dying

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Generalizing from conclusions drawn in the text, if you were to advise a new elementary school teacher about how she would spend her time, you would suggest that she try to her time spent on classroom management and __ her time spent on teaching and learning activities.