PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth &
Development Exam 2(100% Updated!)
According to behaviorists, gender role distinctions are the result of nurture - ANSWERSTrue
According to Erikson's insights children judge themselves as either ___________deciding whether they
are competent or incompetent, - ANSWERS...
According to Freud, boys in the Phallic psychoanalytic stage of development: - ANSWERSsecretly want to
replace their fathers
According to psychoanalytic theory, at the phallic stage children cope with guilt and fear through
identification; young boys copy their fathers' mannerisms, opinions, actions, and girls copy their
mothers' that is, they try to become like the same sex parent. - ANSWERSTrue
According to the text, sociodramatic play may help children to develop: - ANSWERStheory of mind
According to Vygotsky, a teacher who carefully plans each child's participation in the learning process
within the zone of proximal development uses: - ANSWERSscaffolding
According to Vygotsky, guided participation requires that a child: - ANSWERSinteracts with a mentor to
accomplish a task
Achievement tests are designed to measure one's: - ANSWERSknowledge about a subject
A child is shown two identical tall containers, both half-filled with water. The contents of one container
are then poured into a short, wide container. If the child states that both containers still have the same
amount, then the child understands the concept of: - ANSWERSconservation
A child's cognitive understanding of sex differences would be his or her: - ANSWERSgender schema
, A child's inability to understand that undoing a sequence of events will bring about the original situation
is called: - ANSWERSirreversibility
A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the corpus callosum
is: - ANSWERSautism
__________ aggression is defined as, hurtful behavior that is intended to get something that another
person has and to keep it - ANSWERSInstrumental
A magician's goal is to get the audience to focus on one aspect of his demonstration while he
manipulates another. This is easy to do with preoperational children, as they are fooled by their
tendency to: - ANSWERSdemonstrate centration
A person's understanding of the thoughts of other people is called: - ANSWERStheory of mind
Aptitude tests are designed to measure one's: - ANSWERSpotential for learning
Asthma is a disorder caused by ______ the airways - ANSWERSinflammation of
Research on successful ways to halt bullying has revealed that intervention is more effective in the
earlier grades. - ANSWERSTrue
Centration is an obstacle to developing logical operations - ANSWERSTrue
Child-centered programs are often influenced by the theories of ______ and ______. - ANSWERSPiaget;
Vygotsky
Child maltreatment includes child abuse and child neglect - ANSWERSTrue
Child maltreatment is defined as intentional harm to or ___________ endangerment of anyone under 18
years of age. - ANSWERSavoidable
Development Exam 2(100% Updated!)
According to behaviorists, gender role distinctions are the result of nurture - ANSWERSTrue
According to Erikson's insights children judge themselves as either ___________deciding whether they
are competent or incompetent, - ANSWERS...
According to Freud, boys in the Phallic psychoanalytic stage of development: - ANSWERSsecretly want to
replace their fathers
According to psychoanalytic theory, at the phallic stage children cope with guilt and fear through
identification; young boys copy their fathers' mannerisms, opinions, actions, and girls copy their
mothers' that is, they try to become like the same sex parent. - ANSWERSTrue
According to the text, sociodramatic play may help children to develop: - ANSWERStheory of mind
According to Vygotsky, a teacher who carefully plans each child's participation in the learning process
within the zone of proximal development uses: - ANSWERSscaffolding
According to Vygotsky, guided participation requires that a child: - ANSWERSinteracts with a mentor to
accomplish a task
Achievement tests are designed to measure one's: - ANSWERSknowledge about a subject
A child is shown two identical tall containers, both half-filled with water. The contents of one container
are then poured into a short, wide container. If the child states that both containers still have the same
amount, then the child understands the concept of: - ANSWERSconservation
A child's cognitive understanding of sex differences would be his or her: - ANSWERSgender schema
, A child's inability to understand that undoing a sequence of events will bring about the original situation
is called: - ANSWERSirreversibility
A disorder that research has suggested may result from abnormal development of the corpus callosum
is: - ANSWERSautism
__________ aggression is defined as, hurtful behavior that is intended to get something that another
person has and to keep it - ANSWERSInstrumental
A magician's goal is to get the audience to focus on one aspect of his demonstration while he
manipulates another. This is easy to do with preoperational children, as they are fooled by their
tendency to: - ANSWERSdemonstrate centration
A person's understanding of the thoughts of other people is called: - ANSWERStheory of mind
Aptitude tests are designed to measure one's: - ANSWERSpotential for learning
Asthma is a disorder caused by ______ the airways - ANSWERSinflammation of
Research on successful ways to halt bullying has revealed that intervention is more effective in the
earlier grades. - ANSWERSTrue
Centration is an obstacle to developing logical operations - ANSWERSTrue
Child-centered programs are often influenced by the theories of ______ and ______. - ANSWERSPiaget;
Vygotsky
Child maltreatment includes child abuse and child neglect - ANSWERSTrue
Child maltreatment is defined as intentional harm to or ___________ endangerment of anyone under 18
years of age. - ANSWERSavoidable
