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A Anxious and socially withdrawn children are less likely to be bullied than other children.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