OT 500 Final Exam Study
Guide
Most likely, sex differences in mathematical abilities are: - Answer the result of different
expectations regarding female and male math performance
All of the following are primary sex characteristics EXCEPT? - Answer breast
development
Girls and boys reach their periods of peak growth in height about ____ after the growth
spurt begins. - Answer two years
Which is an example of asynchronous growth? - Answer hands and feet reaching peak
growth before arms and legs
A girl's response to menarche is related to: - Answer educational preparedness and
body image
In regards to sleep, most teenagers: - Answer experience sleep deprivation
Families of females with eating disorders are likely: - Answer to emphasize dieting and
losing weight
Tom is 16 years old, and he has had a few alcoholic drinks, once at a family wedding and
once with his friends while camping. - Answer Tom is experimenting with alcohol use,
which can be common in adolescence.
Olivia spends hours on her smart phone examining fashion. She spends more hours
selecting her hair, makeup and clothing each day. She believes that her friends are
scrutinizing her clothes as well. This is an example of: - Answer the imaginary audience
James is popular in his high school. He does well with sports, has a hot girlfriend and
does well in school. He and his friends go swimming and jump off the local bridge into a
quarry pool. He tells his friends, "other people break their backs, not me" This type of
thinking represents: - Answer the personal fable
Which of the following can lower drop out rates? - Answer all of the above
Joan is wondering when she should start feeding her infant daughter foods other than
breast milk. What would you recommend: - Answer start pureed foods and cereals once
her baby can sit up on her own, around 6 months
As children in middle childhood begin to understand conservation, which of the follow
ideas are they likely to understand first: - Answer a cookie that has been split in half is
still the same amount of cookie as a whole cookie.
, Anna told her mother, " There are three rights. Right like the hand I use to hold my fork.
And there's write with a pencil and also you can do all right, like thumbs up." - Answer
Anna is probably in middle childhood, which is when children begin to understand that
words have multiple meanings.
Preschool enrichment programs, such as HeadStart, and parenting classes are
evidence that: - Answer children's IQ scores can be improved through environmental
interventions.
Cam is a 7 year old boy, and his family and teachers are concerned about his learning.
Cam completes an IQ test, which shows that he is one standard deviation below the
mean in the area of analytic intelligence. Based on his IQ score, we can assume: -
Answer Cameron needs more support and services to help him learn at home and at
school.
Kira has been a dancer since she was 2 years old. She can often learn new dances and
moves just by watching a dance one time. She can easily adapt her dance routines and
choreograph new dances to match the mood or tempo of a song or moment. She shows:
- Answer bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
James is 9 years old, and he wants to remember his new friend's cell number. - Answer
James can probably recall this number in his head, especially if he repeats the number
out loud a few times for practice.
Kelly is a 9 year old girl. If she is similar to most girls in the US then she likely to believe:
- Answer she is better at reading than math
Jake made a model of the Egyptian pyramids with sugar cubes. His teacher was
impressed and displayed the model in the library, for everyone to see. According to
Erikson, this will contribute to Jake's sense of: - Answer industry
A first grade teacher is giving a lesson to read. She works hard to give many examples
and practice matching the sounds of letters with the actual pictures of letters. She is
using: - Answer phonetics
Jane is an 8 year old girl. She often blurts out answers in class and runs into other
students when moving through the classroom. Her teacher calls her a space cadet,
because she daydreams often. Jane has a hard time sitting in her chair for seated work
and likes to walk around the class and through the school. - Answer Jane shows signs of
ADHD but she needs to have these signs for more than 6 months before she can be
diagnosed.
A learning disability is: - Answer discrepancy between potential to learn and actual
academic performance
Mike is 8 years old. He is trying to pick the perfect baseball glove for Little League. He is
considering many different features including color, leather versus synthetic materials,
price and brand name. He can consider all of these aspects because: - Answer Mike has
Guide
Most likely, sex differences in mathematical abilities are: - Answer the result of different
expectations regarding female and male math performance
All of the following are primary sex characteristics EXCEPT? - Answer breast
development
Girls and boys reach their periods of peak growth in height about ____ after the growth
spurt begins. - Answer two years
Which is an example of asynchronous growth? - Answer hands and feet reaching peak
growth before arms and legs
A girl's response to menarche is related to: - Answer educational preparedness and
body image
In regards to sleep, most teenagers: - Answer experience sleep deprivation
Families of females with eating disorders are likely: - Answer to emphasize dieting and
losing weight
Tom is 16 years old, and he has had a few alcoholic drinks, once at a family wedding and
once with his friends while camping. - Answer Tom is experimenting with alcohol use,
which can be common in adolescence.
Olivia spends hours on her smart phone examining fashion. She spends more hours
selecting her hair, makeup and clothing each day. She believes that her friends are
scrutinizing her clothes as well. This is an example of: - Answer the imaginary audience
James is popular in his high school. He does well with sports, has a hot girlfriend and
does well in school. He and his friends go swimming and jump off the local bridge into a
quarry pool. He tells his friends, "other people break their backs, not me" This type of
thinking represents: - Answer the personal fable
Which of the following can lower drop out rates? - Answer all of the above
Joan is wondering when she should start feeding her infant daughter foods other than
breast milk. What would you recommend: - Answer start pureed foods and cereals once
her baby can sit up on her own, around 6 months
As children in middle childhood begin to understand conservation, which of the follow
ideas are they likely to understand first: - Answer a cookie that has been split in half is
still the same amount of cookie as a whole cookie.
, Anna told her mother, " There are three rights. Right like the hand I use to hold my fork.
And there's write with a pencil and also you can do all right, like thumbs up." - Answer
Anna is probably in middle childhood, which is when children begin to understand that
words have multiple meanings.
Preschool enrichment programs, such as HeadStart, and parenting classes are
evidence that: - Answer children's IQ scores can be improved through environmental
interventions.
Cam is a 7 year old boy, and his family and teachers are concerned about his learning.
Cam completes an IQ test, which shows that he is one standard deviation below the
mean in the area of analytic intelligence. Based on his IQ score, we can assume: -
Answer Cameron needs more support and services to help him learn at home and at
school.
Kira has been a dancer since she was 2 years old. She can often learn new dances and
moves just by watching a dance one time. She can easily adapt her dance routines and
choreograph new dances to match the mood or tempo of a song or moment. She shows:
- Answer bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
James is 9 years old, and he wants to remember his new friend's cell number. - Answer
James can probably recall this number in his head, especially if he repeats the number
out loud a few times for practice.
Kelly is a 9 year old girl. If she is similar to most girls in the US then she likely to believe:
- Answer she is better at reading than math
Jake made a model of the Egyptian pyramids with sugar cubes. His teacher was
impressed and displayed the model in the library, for everyone to see. According to
Erikson, this will contribute to Jake's sense of: - Answer industry
A first grade teacher is giving a lesson to read. She works hard to give many examples
and practice matching the sounds of letters with the actual pictures of letters. She is
using: - Answer phonetics
Jane is an 8 year old girl. She often blurts out answers in class and runs into other
students when moving through the classroom. Her teacher calls her a space cadet,
because she daydreams often. Jane has a hard time sitting in her chair for seated work
and likes to walk around the class and through the school. - Answer Jane shows signs of
ADHD but she needs to have these signs for more than 6 months before she can be
diagnosed.
A learning disability is: - Answer discrepancy between potential to learn and actual
academic performance
Mike is 8 years old. He is trying to pick the perfect baseball glove for Little League. He is
considering many different features including color, leather versus synthetic materials,
price and brand name. He can consider all of these aspects because: - Answer Mike has
