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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A understand that there are other reasons that their parents divorced that have nothing to do with them
B also blame themselves
C are at a time in their development when they do not really care that their parents divorce
D are so successful at adapting to changes that is has little effect upon them
Question #2
A controversial; high in self-esteem; low social skills
B popular; high in self-esteem; high in social skills
C neglected; low in self-esteem; high in social skills
D rejected-withdrawn; low in self-esteem; low in social skills
Question #3
A rises; declines; rises
B rises; peaks; declines
C declines; plateaus; rises
D declines; rises; declines
Question #4
A Since he is “nerdish” he probably has very few, if any, friends.
B He is probably very popular since students really respect intelligence regardless of how good his social skills are.
C Since other students are jealous of his intelligence, he is probably not very popular.
D Intelligence enhances popularity in middle school for those with good social skills, so he probably is quite popular.
Question #5
A controversial
B rejected
C neglected
D popular
Question #6
A popular
B rejected
C controversial
D neglected
Question #7
A social knowledge
B social construct
C social with-it-ness
D social status
Question #8
A Her friend probably showed interest in a boy that your daughter likes.
B Her friend betrayed her trust.
C Her friend probably told her that she is moving to a new school.
D They probably just have different interests now.
Question #9
A Barbara, who is friends with Salima’s older brother and lives in the same neighborhood
B Heidi, who is in Salima’s class, plays on her soccer team, and attends the church
C Gary, who was in Salima’s first grade class, invited her to his birthday party, and does poorly in school.
D Tom, who attends Salima’s church but is in a different class and plays youth football
Question #10
A The biological father probably told the children to draw pictures of the family with him omitted to purposefully hurt his feelings.
B Not to worry. This picture was probably drawn before he was part of the family
C This is typical. There is quite a bit of disruption when a divorce occurs and children typically resent their stepfathers.
D You have no idea why his stepchild did this. The stepchild was probably confused.
Question #11
A mitigating forces
B the Cold War phenomenon
C escalation effect
D coercive cycle
Question #12
A incomplete dominance problems
B existential problems
C internalizing problems
D externalizing problems
Question #13
A low; positive
B high; negative
C low; negative
D high; positive
Question #14
A “I’m good at spelling but there are three kids in my class who are better than me.”
B “I’m really good at math.”
C “I’m a fast runner and I like soccer.”
D “Johnny pushed me and then took my toy truck”
Question #15
A social rejection
B social relations
C social template
D social comparison
Question #16
A I wish that I could play soccer all day long!
B I really love playing soccer, but I have a little difficulty shooting
C I like my soccer ball.
D My soccer team is 4 and 1for the season.
Question #17
A He reacts angrily and throws the gift down and runs to his room.
B He laughs and yells out, “You are kidding, right?”
C He begins to cry in disappointment, which makes your parents feel horrible.
D He conceals his true feelings of disappointment because he does not want to hurt his grandparents’ feelings.
Question #18
A He would probably not express much in the way of emotions, as children in middle childhood are not very emotionally mature or responsive.
B He would be enormously happy that he made it. He worked hard to get to the next round.
C He would be enormously sad that his study partner did not make it to the next round and would not be able to find any joy in making it himself.
D He would have mixed emotions. He would be happy that he made it, but also sad that his study partner did not.
Question #19
A agitation and feelings of being tense
B depression and anxiety
C unhappiness and emotional instability
D contentment and emotional stability
Question #20
A rare; increased substantially
B universal; grown exponentially
C frequent; declined substantially
D unusual; disappeared
Question #21
A “If you want your son to be bilingual it is recommended that you wait until he is at least 14 to teach the second language. The brain is further developed at a later age.”
B “It is generally not recommended to teach bilingualism as it is too much for the child to handle. Their brains are just not ready for it.”
C “Most of the research for bilingualism is positive. Sometimes children have difficulty with syntax; however, it is better to learn a second language sooner than later.”
D “If you teach your child both English and Spanish his teacher will become frustrated and take it out on his grades. It is generally not recommended.”
Question #22
A detrimental; interferes
B stifling; does not interfere
C favorable; does not interfere
D unfavorable; interferes
Question #23
A sight words–based reading
B a whole-language approach to reading
C phonics-based reading
D literacy-based rating
Question #24
A logical–mathematical intelligence
B practical intelligence
C analytical intelligence
D creative intelligence
Question #25
A bodily–kinesthetic intelligence
B spatial intelligence
C intrapersonal intelligence
D musical intelligence
Question #26
A linguistic and logical–mathematical
B spatial and naturalistic
C interpersonal and intrapersonal
D musical and bodily–kinesthetic
Question #27
A environment
B genetics
C neurological development
D evolution
Question #28
A reaction range
B standard deviation
C heritability ratio
D variance from the mean
Question #29
A the less correlated their IQ scores are
B the greater the likelihood that there will be children with very low IQ scores in the family
C the greater the diversity in subskills on an intelligence test
D the higher the correlation in their IQ scores
Question #30
A camelback; double hill
B variance from the mean; absolute value
C inverted-U; inverted-V
D normal distribution; bell
Question #31
A families help them remember
B knowledge base gets larger
C brains get bigger
D strategies become more elaborate and purposeful
Question #32
A rehearsal
B elaboration
C organization
D repetition
Question #33
A It is very common in the United States for physicians to misdiagnose ADHD.
B That the neighbor is correct, there must be something else going on too. Medication is not the treatment of choice in the United States.
C That the neighbor is correct, the treatment of choice in the United States is relaxation therapy.
D It is very common in the United States to treat ADHD with medication. About 90% of children with ADHD receive medication.
Question #34
A are slightly smaller and grow more slowly
B have a larger corpus collosum
C have neurofibulary tangling and plaques
D have a right hemisphere that is noticeably larger than the left hemisphere
Question #35
A Since his wife does not have ADHD the baby probably will not either.
B He does not need to worry, ADHD skips a generation.
C He should worry, almost all children have ADHD today.
D He is probably correct to worry, there is a genetic link for ADHD and boys are more likely to have it.
Question #36
A attention deficit disorder (ADD)
B attention hypertensive disorder (AHD)
C attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
D attention displacement disorder (ADD)
Question #37
A motivation and diligence
B attention and memory
C decentering and critical processing
D visual scanning and search routines
Question #38
A parallelism
B transitive inference
C conservation
D seriation
Question #39
A animism
B reversibility
C egocentrism
D decentering
Question #40
A “they are both the same”
B “the ball”
C “the long one”
D “I can’t tell”
Question #41
A Gross motor skills continue to develop for quite a while, he should be patient.
B His son is probably not going to be athletic. He is too clumsy.
C Perhaps your brother should enroll his son in gymnastics to help him improve his coordination.
D His son’s chance of being a great baseball player are doomed. Your nephew’s fine motor skills seem to be abnormal.
Question #42
A Obese children, not overweight children, are the happiest children in most cultures.
B Overweight children are at risk for a variety of emotional and behavior problems.
C Not only are they the happiest, they have the most friends.
D Although overweight children tend to be happier compared to their peers, this is only true in adolescence, not earlier in childhood.
Question #43
A White American families
B high income families
C first-generation families
D ethnic minority groups
Question #44
A underweight; emaciated
B emaciated; underweight
C obese; overweight
D overweight; obese
Question #45
A developed countries; hunting, farming, and gathering
B developing countries; hunting, farming, and gathering
C developed countries; reading, writing, and using computers
D developing countries; reading, writing, and using computers
Question #46
A gender schemas
B gender constancy
C gender identity
D gender roles
Question #47
A a biological construct
B gender socialization
C a sex schema
D sexual-social identity
Question #48
A as it turns out, very aggressive children during early childhood perform at superior levels in school
B she should be concerned, but there is nothing that she can do
C she should not be concerned; most children in early childhood go through this phase and will eventually stop being aggressive
D she should be concerned; aggressive behavior in early childhood is a predictor of aggression in adolescence and adulthood
Question #49
A relational aggression
B verbal aggression
C hostile aggression
D instrumental aggression
Question #50
A Instrumental aggression; hostile aggression
B Relational aggression; physical aggression
C Hostile aggression; instrumental aggression
D Physical aggression; relational aggression
Question #51
A rough and tumble, high activity, and aggressive play
B quiet play, role playing, fantasy, and cooperative play
C competitive play in which there are clear “winners”
D watching television and engaging in aggressive acting
Question #52
A watching television and acting out the roles they are watching
B quiet play with many individuals cooperatively playing
C rough and tumble, high activity, and aggressive play
D very introspective play with considerable role playing
Question #53
A less likely they would be aggressive and antisocial in adolescence
B the more likely they would be depressed and psychologically damaged as adults
C greater the likelihood that they would be aggressive and antisocial in adolescence
D the less likely that these children would graduate from high school
Question #54
A Authoritative parenting style
B Corporal punishment
C Psychological control
D An insecure attachment
Question #55
A is an emphasis of love, closeness, and mutual obligation within the Latino family
B is common in Asian cultures where children are expected to respect, obey, and revere their parents throughout life
C parents show a hands-off approach that is characteristic of low demandingness and low responsiveness
D is a cultural mandate that requires all parents to express high responsiveness and high demandingness to their children
Question #56
A exponential or quadrupling relationship
B one-way or unilateral relationship
C reciprocal or bidirectional relationship
D hypothetical or theoretical relationship
Question #57
A authoritarian
B authoritative
C permissive
D disengaged
Question #58
A high demandingness and low responsiveness.
B high demandingness and high responsiveness.
C low demandingness and low responsiveness.
D low demandingness and high responsiveness.
Question #59
A permissive
B authoritarian
C authoritative
D disengaged
Question #60
A authoritative
B disengaged
C authoritarian
D permissive
Question #61
A control; warmth
B empathy; limitations
C warmth; control
D limitations; empathy
Question #62
A gender roles
B self-socialization
C gender constancy
D gender socialization
Question #63
A He has nothing to be concerned about. Overcontrol is associated with extraordinary academic success.
B He should be glad; a friend of yours has a child who has absolutely no self-regulation and that child is very hard to control.
C He should be concerned in that overcontrol is associated with depression and anxiety when she gets older.
D He should not be concerned; she will lighten up on her own soon.
Question #64
A not realizing their academic potential
B not likely to have serious relationships as adults
C aggression and conflict in early childhood and beyond
D ulcers and other physical problems
Question #65
A how prosody varies within language
B the pragmatic quality of language
C the grammatical quality of language
D the morphemic quality of language
Question #66
A a time period in which the learning of language must occur or it never will
B a time period in which the rules of language are best learned
C a time period in which the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced
D a time period in which children must be exposed to spoken language in order to learn it
Question #67
A the Socratic method
B Piaget’s model of readiness, as strictly as possible
C an instructional method that is as formal as the children understand
D developmentally appropriate educational practice
Question #68
A age-appropriate materials and activities, parenting styles of caregivers, temperament and reactivity of the children, and teacher–child interactions
B education and training of teachers, class size and child–teacher ratio, age-appropriate materials and activities, and teacher–child interactions
C parenting style of the caregivers, quality of educational material, temperament and reactivity of the children, and class size and teacher–child ratio
D child temperament, the parenting style of the children’s home environment, physical facilities, and emotional reactivity of caregivers
Question #69
A Sigmund Freud
B Carl Rogers
C Lev Vygotsky
D Jean Piaget
Question #70
A Piaget overestimated children’s capabilities.
B Piaget did not really like children.
C Piaget was biased since his theory was mostly based on observation of his children.
D Piaget underestimated children’s capabilities.
Question #71
A representational operations
B intuitive thought
C symbolic function
D formal operations
Question #72
A engaging in play in which there are two or more teams
B leaving their footprints in the dirt
C pretending that they are on a different planet
D using a stick as a “magic wand” turning rocks into dolls
Question #73
A centration
B egocentrism
C reversibility
D animism
Question #74
A what she sees
B what you see
C how many pages there are in the book
D what the story is about
Question #75
A “They have difficulty understanding that objects can be simultaneously part of more than one class or group.”
B “They lack the ability to distinguish between their own perspective and another person’s perspective.”
C “They often attribute human thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects and forces.”
D “They often focus on one noticeable aspect of a cognitive problem to the exclusion of other important aspects.”
Question #76
A operate
B tertiary operate
C center
D conserve
Question #77
A running; jumping
B writing; throwing
C throwing; writing
D jumping; running
Question #78
A childhood forgetfulness
B infantile amnesia
C brain damage
D false memories
Question #79
A the hippocampus
B the corpus callosum
C the reticular formation
D the cerebellum
Question #80
A the new preschool that she is now attending
B superior parenting
C superior genetics
D growth in her frontal lobe