EDCO 557 Final Exam Questions
and Answers All Correct
A parent who encourages his or her children to be independent but still places limits and
controls on their action is - Answer-Authoritative parent
In the context of child maltreatment, which of the following would most likely constitute
child neglect? - Answer-Allowing chronic truancy
Cultural changes that occur when one culture comes in contact with another are
referred to as - Answer-Acculturation
Which theorist stated that the psychological stage of childhood was "initiative versus
guilt"? - Answer-Erik Erikson
Advances in the ___ of the brain are linked to children's ___. - Answer-prefrontal cortex;
improved attention, reasoning, and cognitive control
Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving -
Answer-Reading ability
Anne, a 10-year-old boy, has ADHD. Which of the following scenarios would have most
likely caused the disability - Answer-Anne's mother smoked cigarettes and consumed
alcohol while pregnant
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, required that -
Answer-All students with disabilities be given a free, appropriate public education
Which of the following is a strategy for improving children's memory skills? - Answer-
Embed memory-relevant language when instructing children
___ involves knowing about knowing - Answer-Metacognition
A person's mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would
indicate that person's - Answer-Intelligence quotient (IQ)
Who created the concept of intelligence quotient (IQ)? - Answer-William Stern
Organic intellectual disability is caused by - Answer-A genetic disorder or brain damage
, Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read
and spell - Answer-Dyslexia
In terms of self-understanding, children in late childhood are more likely than children in
early childhood to - Answer-Compare themselves with others
Children with high self-esteem typically - Answer-Are prone to both prosocial and
antisocial actions
According to Albert Bandura, which of the following statements is true of self-efficacy? -
Answer-It is a critical factor in whether or not students achieve
Erik Erikson's fourth stage of development, which appears during middle and late
childhood, is called - Answer-Industry versus inferiority
Which of the following statements represents criticism of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of
moral development? - Answer-Moral thought and not enough emphasis on moral
behavior
Which of the following is a key developmental task as children move toward autonomy?
- Answer-Learning to relate to adults outside the family on a regular basis
Dan Olweus's bullying intervention program focuses on - Answer-Decreasing
opportunities and rewards for bullying
___ is characterized by self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts. - Answer-
Intimacy in friendships
Carol Dweck defines the cognitive view individuals develop for themselves as - Answer-
Mindset
Individuals with a(n) ___ mindset believe their qualities can change and improve
through their own effort. - Answer-Growth
Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" (a turbulent time during adolescence) -
Answer-G. Stanley Hall
Which of the following statements is true of pubertal growth spurt? - Answer-Pubertal
growth spurts occur approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys
In the United States, the average age of menarche has ___ since the mid-nineteenth
century - Answer-Declined
Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have -
Answer-childhood illnesses
and Answers All Correct
A parent who encourages his or her children to be independent but still places limits and
controls on their action is - Answer-Authoritative parent
In the context of child maltreatment, which of the following would most likely constitute
child neglect? - Answer-Allowing chronic truancy
Cultural changes that occur when one culture comes in contact with another are
referred to as - Answer-Acculturation
Which theorist stated that the psychological stage of childhood was "initiative versus
guilt"? - Answer-Erik Erikson
Advances in the ___ of the brain are linked to children's ___. - Answer-prefrontal cortex;
improved attention, reasoning, and cognitive control
Interventions with children who have a learning disability often focus on improving -
Answer-Reading ability
Anne, a 10-year-old boy, has ADHD. Which of the following scenarios would have most
likely caused the disability - Answer-Anne's mother smoked cigarettes and consumed
alcohol while pregnant
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, enacted in 1975, required that -
Answer-All students with disabilities be given a free, appropriate public education
Which of the following is a strategy for improving children's memory skills? - Answer-
Embed memory-relevant language when instructing children
___ involves knowing about knowing - Answer-Metacognition
A person's mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would
indicate that person's - Answer-Intelligence quotient (IQ)
Who created the concept of intelligence quotient (IQ)? - Answer-William Stern
Organic intellectual disability is caused by - Answer-A genetic disorder or brain damage
, Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment in her ability to read
and spell - Answer-Dyslexia
In terms of self-understanding, children in late childhood are more likely than children in
early childhood to - Answer-Compare themselves with others
Children with high self-esteem typically - Answer-Are prone to both prosocial and
antisocial actions
According to Albert Bandura, which of the following statements is true of self-efficacy? -
Answer-It is a critical factor in whether or not students achieve
Erik Erikson's fourth stage of development, which appears during middle and late
childhood, is called - Answer-Industry versus inferiority
Which of the following statements represents criticism of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of
moral development? - Answer-Moral thought and not enough emphasis on moral
behavior
Which of the following is a key developmental task as children move toward autonomy?
- Answer-Learning to relate to adults outside the family on a regular basis
Dan Olweus's bullying intervention program focuses on - Answer-Decreasing
opportunities and rewards for bullying
___ is characterized by self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts. - Answer-
Intimacy in friendships
Carol Dweck defines the cognitive view individuals develop for themselves as - Answer-
Mindset
Individuals with a(n) ___ mindset believe their qualities can change and improve
through their own effort. - Answer-Growth
Which theorist proposed the "storm-and-stress" (a turbulent time during adolescence) -
Answer-G. Stanley Hall
Which of the following statements is true of pubertal growth spurt? - Answer-Pubertal
growth spurts occur approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys
In the United States, the average age of menarche has ___ since the mid-nineteenth
century - Answer-Declined
Research has shown that infants born to adolescent mothers are more likely to have -
Answer-childhood illnesses
