PSYC 2314 Ch 7-10 || All Correct.
Jona is taking a test that measures how efficiently he processes information. What type of scale
is being used? correct answers Processing-speed scale
What is the drive that leads to the grammar explosion in children? correct answers Word learning
When the Stanford-Binet was first developed, how was the intelligence quotient calculated?
correct answers MA/CA x 100
In the studies by Flavell (1999), children were presented with a box on which there were pictures
of candy. Three and four-year-old children believed that the box contained candy. The children
saw that the box contained crayons once it was opened. The three-year-old believed that other
children would believe that the box contained crayons instead of candy. This demonstrates which
principle? correct answers The false-belief principle
Approximately what percentage of children will score within the average range of IQ testing?
correct answers 67%
When Simon says, "My hamster runned away," he is using correct answers overregularization.
All of the children on Hazel Street have spent the morning building a tree house from scraps of
wood and other building materials acquired from a nearby construction site. This is an example
of correct answers constructive play.
Which of the following is the best example of inductive discipline? correct answers Beverly's
parents explained that she was being punished because it was wrong to take money from her
mother's purse without permission.
Deion tells his mother that he will always be a boy and can never be a girl. This is an illustration
of Deion's grasp of what principle? correct answers Gender constancy
Will rarely turns in his school work and does not seem concerned when he gets bad grades. His
parents seem to love him and they give him pretty much whatever he asks for and believe that
most parents are too strict. When he was in trouble at school, Will's parents minimized the
teacher's concerns as silly and did not punish Will. Which parenting style would you say best
describes Will's parents? correct answers Permissive
Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 p.m. on Friday night to watch a
special educational TV program. His mother says, "We'll try it this once to see how it goes."
What is Harry's mother's parenting style? correct answers Authoritative
According to Erikson, a preschooler's development is centered on correct answers new mobility
and the accompanying desire for autonomy.
, Which of the following best summarizes young children's understanding of intentions? correct
answers Young children are more able to understand intentions than Piaget thought, but they are
limited in their ability to base judgment on intentions.
Which of the following changes in children would one expect to see in the first few years after
divorce? correct answers They typically show more aggressive, defiant, or negative behavior.
Memory skills, metacognitive abilities, and problem solving strategies are all part of which of the
following? correct answers Executive processes
On which of the following does a child's capacity for creativity depend? correct answers The
amount of knowledge they have about a topic
In which part(s) of the brain are the sensory, motor, and intellectual functions linked together?
correct answers Association areas
When IQ tests are developed, the scores are determined by comparing individual students' scores
to an overall average attained by giving the same test to large numbers of similar individuals.
This process describes which of the following strategies? correct answers Standardization
A child who can tell you what study methods work best for different subjects or what subjects
are hardest for her to learn would be displaying which of the following skills? correct answers
Metacognition
Which of the following is an improvement in cognitive function as a result of brain growth and
development in middle childhood? correct answers Selective attention
Who is the theorist who proposed the idea of multiple intelligences? correct answers Howard
Gardner
Which of the following types of intelligence allows one to develop good social skills? correct
answers Interpersonal
What effect does social approval have on the aggressive behavior of boys? correct answers It
helps to maintain it.
Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence, gang activity, and
overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following? correct answers PTSD
Although aggressive children tend to be disliked by their peers, they are usually considered to be
correct answers of higher social status.
How has the number of children living in poverty changed from 1980 to now? correct answers It
has remained approximately the same.
Jona is taking a test that measures how efficiently he processes information. What type of scale
is being used? correct answers Processing-speed scale
What is the drive that leads to the grammar explosion in children? correct answers Word learning
When the Stanford-Binet was first developed, how was the intelligence quotient calculated?
correct answers MA/CA x 100
In the studies by Flavell (1999), children were presented with a box on which there were pictures
of candy. Three and four-year-old children believed that the box contained candy. The children
saw that the box contained crayons once it was opened. The three-year-old believed that other
children would believe that the box contained crayons instead of candy. This demonstrates which
principle? correct answers The false-belief principle
Approximately what percentage of children will score within the average range of IQ testing?
correct answers 67%
When Simon says, "My hamster runned away," he is using correct answers overregularization.
All of the children on Hazel Street have spent the morning building a tree house from scraps of
wood and other building materials acquired from a nearby construction site. This is an example
of correct answers constructive play.
Which of the following is the best example of inductive discipline? correct answers Beverly's
parents explained that she was being punished because it was wrong to take money from her
mother's purse without permission.
Deion tells his mother that he will always be a boy and can never be a girl. This is an illustration
of Deion's grasp of what principle? correct answers Gender constancy
Will rarely turns in his school work and does not seem concerned when he gets bad grades. His
parents seem to love him and they give him pretty much whatever he asks for and believe that
most parents are too strict. When he was in trouble at school, Will's parents minimized the
teacher's concerns as silly and did not punish Will. Which parenting style would you say best
describes Will's parents? correct answers Permissive
Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 p.m. on Friday night to watch a
special educational TV program. His mother says, "We'll try it this once to see how it goes."
What is Harry's mother's parenting style? correct answers Authoritative
According to Erikson, a preschooler's development is centered on correct answers new mobility
and the accompanying desire for autonomy.
, Which of the following best summarizes young children's understanding of intentions? correct
answers Young children are more able to understand intentions than Piaget thought, but they are
limited in their ability to base judgment on intentions.
Which of the following changes in children would one expect to see in the first few years after
divorce? correct answers They typically show more aggressive, defiant, or negative behavior.
Memory skills, metacognitive abilities, and problem solving strategies are all part of which of the
following? correct answers Executive processes
On which of the following does a child's capacity for creativity depend? correct answers The
amount of knowledge they have about a topic
In which part(s) of the brain are the sensory, motor, and intellectual functions linked together?
correct answers Association areas
When IQ tests are developed, the scores are determined by comparing individual students' scores
to an overall average attained by giving the same test to large numbers of similar individuals.
This process describes which of the following strategies? correct answers Standardization
A child who can tell you what study methods work best for different subjects or what subjects
are hardest for her to learn would be displaying which of the following skills? correct answers
Metacognition
Which of the following is an improvement in cognitive function as a result of brain growth and
development in middle childhood? correct answers Selective attention
Who is the theorist who proposed the idea of multiple intelligences? correct answers Howard
Gardner
Which of the following types of intelligence allows one to develop good social skills? correct
answers Interpersonal
What effect does social approval have on the aggressive behavior of boys? correct answers It
helps to maintain it.
Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence, gang activity, and
overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following? correct answers PTSD
Although aggressive children tend to be disliked by their peers, they are usually considered to be
correct answers of higher social status.
How has the number of children living in poverty changed from 1980 to now? correct answers It
has remained approximately the same.
