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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Boys are more likely than girls to provide both practical and relational support.
B There are no significant differences in prosocial behavior between girls and boys.
C Boys are more likely to provide practical support (e.g., find solutions to problems), whereas girls are more likely to provide relational support (e.g., giving advice, listening to problems).
D Girls are more likely to provide practical support, whereas boys are more likely to provide relational support.
Question #2
A Self-concept; self-esteem
B Self-concept; self-efficacy
C Self-efficacy; self-esteem
D Self-esteem; self-concept
Question #3
A Girls are more likely than boys to engage in physical, verbal, and relational aggression.
B Boys are more likely than girls to engage in physical aggression. Girls are more likely than boys to engage in verbal and relational aggression.
C There are no significant differences in aggression between boys and girls.
D Boys are more likely than girls to engage in physical, verbal, and relational aggression.
Question #4
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #6
A They have increased capacity for genuine empathy compared with younger children.
B Children are better able to self-regulate their own emotions, such as having increased ability to suppress or conceal negative emotions.
C There is increased understanding that more than one emotion can be experienced in a given situation.
D All of the options are correct.
Question #7
A Victims of bullies are more likely to be depressed and attempt suicide in middle school than children who are not bullied.
B Victims of bullies do not tend to suffer from physical symptoms (e.g., headaches, stomach problems) as a consequence of being bullied.
C Girls are more likely than boys to be bullied in middle school.
D Anxious and socially withdrawn children are less likely to be bullied than other children.
Question #8
A Average
B Rejected
C Neglected
D Popular
Question #9
A Until about age 12, same-sex peer groups are preferred over mixed-sex peer groups.
B The amount of time spent in peer relationships tends to increase.
C Peer interaction is less closely supervised than in early childhood.
D All of the options are correct
Question #10
A Self-esteem
B Self-regulation
C Self-efficacy
D Self-concept
Question #11
A Initiative vs. Guilt
B Trust vs. Mistrust
C Autonomy vs. Shame
D Industry vs. Inferiority
Question #12
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #13
A All scores fall in the middle of the possible range of scores.
B Most scores fall within the extremes and very few scores fall in the middle of the possible range of scores.
C All scores appear at the extremes of the possible range of scores.
D Most scores fall within the middle range of possible scores and few scores appear at the extremes.
Question #14
A are less likely to view a joke as an intentional insult
B are less likely to retaliate in response to ambiguous cues
C All of the options are correct.
D are more likely to view an accidental bump as an intentional shove, challenge, or threat
Question #15
A her IQ is higher than average
B her IQ is lower than average
C her IQ cannot be determined
D her IQ is average
Question #16
A believe that talent alone creates success without effort
B believe that basic qualities (e.g., intelligence, skill) cannot be changed.
C spend time documenting intelligence instead of developing it.
D believe that basic qualities (e.g., intelligence, skill) can be developed through dedication and hard work
Question #17
A Elaborating on the material
B All of the options are correct.
C Using mental imagery
D Elaborating on the material
Question #18
A egocentrism
B transitivity
C animism
D conservation
Question #19
A have better cognitive flexibility
B have better grammar
C perform better on tests of cognitive control
D All of the options are correct.
Question #20
A Sally will likely perform as well as she would have had she not told about the gender difference.
B Sally will likely perform as well as a man on the test.
C Sally will rise to the occasion and perform better than she would have had she not been told about the gender difference.
D Sally will likely perform worse than she would have had she not been told about the gender difference
Question #21
A seriation
B abstract thinking
C classification
D conservation
Question #22
A Stern’s IQ
B Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
C Binet’s mental age
D Wechsler’s scales
Question #23
A a 52 year old
B An 18 year old
C a 30 year old
D a 7 year old
Question #24
A Verbatim memory traces are more accurate than gist memory traces .
B Children increasingly use verbatim memory traces as they age.
C Children increasingly use gist memory traces as they age.
D Children are never able to use either verbatim or gist memory traces.
Question #25
A verbal (linguistic)
B interpesonal
C spatial
D intrapersonal
Question #26
A Psychoanalytic theory (Freudian)
B Social cognitive theory
C Gender segregation theory
D Social role theory
Question #27
A authoritarian
B authoritative
C neglectful
D indulgent (permissive)
Question #28
A Industry vs. Inferiority
B Autonomy vs. Shame
C Initiative vs. Guilt
D Trust vs. Mistrust
Question #29
A authoritarian
B neglectful
C indulgent (permissive)
D authoritative
Question #30
A All of the options are correct.
B higher levels of childhood antisocial behavior
C lower levels of aggression
D more positive mental health outcomes (e.g., higher self-esteem)
Question #31
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #32
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #33
A that they do not understand the problem and cannot answer it.
B that breaking 12 cups accidentally is worse.
C that breaking 1 cup intentionally is worse.
D sometimes that breaking 12 cups accidentally is worse and sometimes answer that breaking 1 cup intentionally is worse
Question #34
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A Play satisfies our basic exploratory drives.
B Play helps to advance cognitive development.
C Play can help children master anxieties and resolve conflict.
D All of the options are correct.
Question #37
A reasoning with the child and explaining what they did wrong and how to correct it in the future
B the use of time outs
C loss of privileges
D All of the options are correct.
Question #38
A animism
B egocentrism
C conservation
D centration
Question #39
A theory of mind
B centration
C animism
D abstract thinking
Question #40
A theory of mind
B animism
C conservation
D egocentrism
Question #41
A object permanence
B egocentrism
C animism
D conservation
Question #42
A Show no differences in the quality or quantity of their memory reports
B tend to provide less detailed, complete, and consistent reports
C are less susceptible to suggestion (i.e., they are less likely to incorporate wrong information they are exposed to into their own memory reports)
D are less likely to forget information over time
Question #43
A temporal lobe
B motor cortex
C visual cortex
D prefrontal cortex
Question #44
A All of the options are correct.
B Focused and sustained attention improves during this time.
C Children in this age group tend to pay more attention to stimuli that standout and are salient even when that information is not relevant.
D Younger children tend to be less efficient at planning attention and are less systematic in their decision- making than older children.
Question #45
A Historically, left handed and right handed people have been treated similarly. That is, there are no significant differences in discrimination based on handedness.
B Handedness is not influenced by genetics.
C Lefthanders are more likely to show superior math and spatial skills compared with right handers.
D All of the options are correct.
Question #46
A phonology
B pragmatics
C syntax
D morphology
Question #47
A Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
B Autism Spectrum Disorders
C Down’s Syndrome
D Dyslexia
Question #48
A assimilation
B modeling
C accommodation
D scaffolding
Question #49
A only very young children are able to do
B the child can accomplish on their own without assistance.
C are too difficult for the child to master alone, but can be accomplished with assistance.
D the child will not be able to accomplish even with assistance.
Question #50
A corn
B french fries
C peas
D broccoli