APSY 203 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Stef was born a biological male, but she identifies as female. What construct does Stef's
female identification address?
A. Sex
B. Gender
C.Sexual Orientation
D. Androgyny - Answers - Gender
Moe has always been a problematic child with disciplinary issues. He picks fights, steals
from others, and started drinking as a teen. According to Patterson's aggression model,
what type of aggressor is Moe?
A. Life-course
B. Early starter
C. Adolescent-limited
D. Late starter - Answers - Early Starter
Lydia diets excessively, and her parents are worried that if she does not start eating,
she will die. She suffers from the most fatal psychiatric disorder, which is it?
A. Anorexia nervosa
B. Binge eating disorder
C. Bulimia nervosa
D. Muscle dysmorphia - Answers - Anorexia nervosa
Devin is 4, and his little sister, Carmela, is 8 months. How will Devin's appetite likely
differ from that of his infant sister?
A. Children are all so different that it is impossible to compare appetites in children
across infancy and early childhood.
B. Children in early childhood have more of an appetite than infants.
C. Appetite remains constant from infancy into early childhood.
D.Children in early childhood have less of an appetite than infants. - Answers - D.
Children in early childhood have less of an appetite than infants
Angela is 7 years old, and her little sister, Maurya is 2 years old. How are Angela's
visual pathways likely to differ from those of her sister? - Answers - Angela's visual
pathways are likely to be more mature, allowing her illustrations to more clearly reflect
what she visualizes.
Shaelynn is a 4 year old girl. Mealtimes in her house tend to be negative, and often
involve tensions and her parents arguing. How is this likely to affect Shaelynn? -
Answers - She is likely to develop problems eating and digesting food due to stress.
Gross motor skills involve _____, while fine motor skills involve _____ - Answers -
Gross motor skills = large muscle groups
Fine motor skills= exact movements of fingers and hands
, Edgar can sound out most three-letter words, but when he sees a long eight-letter word,
he turns to his teacher instead of trying to sound it out. His teacher encourages him to
go ahead and try to sound it out by breaking it down into two parts. According to
Vygotsky, Edgar - Answers - is in the zone of proximal development
Sam is 4 years old, and she is learning to utilize language effectively and think about
the world symbolically. Which of Piaget's developmental stages is sam currently in? -
Answers - Preoperational
Young children tend to lack the awareness that altering a substance's appearance does
not change its basic properties. What is the awareness called? - Answers -
Conservation
Kayla is 3 years old. Her teacher shows her a crayon box and asks her what she thinks
is inside. She says, "Crayons." The teacher opens the box, showing Kayla that there is
chalk inside. She asks Kayla again what she thought was in the box at first, and Kayla
says, "Chalk." The teacher does the same thing with Mitch, who is 5 years old. After
seeing the chalk, when asked what he thought was in the box at first, he says,
"Crayons." Based on their responses, which child (Kayla or Mitch) has started to
develop theory of mind? - Answers - Mitch
Danny is 5 years old. He has been taught in school that adding an "ed" to the end of a
word means it's past tense, or something that's already happened. After learning this,
Danny begins applying the rule to all words, even those that are supposed to be
exceptions. What is this called? - Answers - Overregulation
Deion, who is 4 years old, is very surprised when he meets a woman firefighter who
comes to his school. He tells her that he thought only men were firefighters. What does
this reflect? - Answers - Gender stereotyping
In operant conditioning, which is the most effective method of teaching a behavior? -
Answers - Positive reinforcement
According to Mead's theory of development, individuals who have a profound influence
on the lives of another person, such as parents or siblings, are referred to as ________.
- Answers - "I" is spontaneous ,creative, and innate, while the "me" is the social
definition of the individual.
Jenna is 4 years old, and is beginning to think of her own ideas and initiate action.
Which of Erikson's stages of development is she in? - Answers - Initiative v.s. Guilt
Dan is 5 years old, and progressing through Freud's phallic stage of development.
When he uses proper manners, such as saying please and thank you, he notices that
his parents are happy, so he uses proper manners more often. When he leaves his toys
out after playing with them, he notices that his parents are not happy, so he avoids
Stef was born a biological male, but she identifies as female. What construct does Stef's
female identification address?
A. Sex
B. Gender
C.Sexual Orientation
D. Androgyny - Answers - Gender
Moe has always been a problematic child with disciplinary issues. He picks fights, steals
from others, and started drinking as a teen. According to Patterson's aggression model,
what type of aggressor is Moe?
A. Life-course
B. Early starter
C. Adolescent-limited
D. Late starter - Answers - Early Starter
Lydia diets excessively, and her parents are worried that if she does not start eating,
she will die. She suffers from the most fatal psychiatric disorder, which is it?
A. Anorexia nervosa
B. Binge eating disorder
C. Bulimia nervosa
D. Muscle dysmorphia - Answers - Anorexia nervosa
Devin is 4, and his little sister, Carmela, is 8 months. How will Devin's appetite likely
differ from that of his infant sister?
A. Children are all so different that it is impossible to compare appetites in children
across infancy and early childhood.
B. Children in early childhood have more of an appetite than infants.
C. Appetite remains constant from infancy into early childhood.
D.Children in early childhood have less of an appetite than infants. - Answers - D.
Children in early childhood have less of an appetite than infants
Angela is 7 years old, and her little sister, Maurya is 2 years old. How are Angela's
visual pathways likely to differ from those of her sister? - Answers - Angela's visual
pathways are likely to be more mature, allowing her illustrations to more clearly reflect
what she visualizes.
Shaelynn is a 4 year old girl. Mealtimes in her house tend to be negative, and often
involve tensions and her parents arguing. How is this likely to affect Shaelynn? -
Answers - She is likely to develop problems eating and digesting food due to stress.
Gross motor skills involve _____, while fine motor skills involve _____ - Answers -
Gross motor skills = large muscle groups
Fine motor skills= exact movements of fingers and hands
, Edgar can sound out most three-letter words, but when he sees a long eight-letter word,
he turns to his teacher instead of trying to sound it out. His teacher encourages him to
go ahead and try to sound it out by breaking it down into two parts. According to
Vygotsky, Edgar - Answers - is in the zone of proximal development
Sam is 4 years old, and she is learning to utilize language effectively and think about
the world symbolically. Which of Piaget's developmental stages is sam currently in? -
Answers - Preoperational
Young children tend to lack the awareness that altering a substance's appearance does
not change its basic properties. What is the awareness called? - Answers -
Conservation
Kayla is 3 years old. Her teacher shows her a crayon box and asks her what she thinks
is inside. She says, "Crayons." The teacher opens the box, showing Kayla that there is
chalk inside. She asks Kayla again what she thought was in the box at first, and Kayla
says, "Chalk." The teacher does the same thing with Mitch, who is 5 years old. After
seeing the chalk, when asked what he thought was in the box at first, he says,
"Crayons." Based on their responses, which child (Kayla or Mitch) has started to
develop theory of mind? - Answers - Mitch
Danny is 5 years old. He has been taught in school that adding an "ed" to the end of a
word means it's past tense, or something that's already happened. After learning this,
Danny begins applying the rule to all words, even those that are supposed to be
exceptions. What is this called? - Answers - Overregulation
Deion, who is 4 years old, is very surprised when he meets a woman firefighter who
comes to his school. He tells her that he thought only men were firefighters. What does
this reflect? - Answers - Gender stereotyping
In operant conditioning, which is the most effective method of teaching a behavior? -
Answers - Positive reinforcement
According to Mead's theory of development, individuals who have a profound influence
on the lives of another person, such as parents or siblings, are referred to as ________.
- Answers - "I" is spontaneous ,creative, and innate, while the "me" is the social
definition of the individual.
Jenna is 4 years old, and is beginning to think of her own ideas and initiate action.
Which of Erikson's stages of development is she in? - Answers - Initiative v.s. Guilt
Dan is 5 years old, and progressing through Freud's phallic stage of development.
When he uses proper manners, such as saying please and thank you, he notices that
his parents are happy, so he uses proper manners more often. When he leaves his toys
out after playing with them, he notices that his parents are not happy, so he avoids
