PSY 130 Exam 3 Questions solved 100% Correct
(latest update 2025).
In contrast to activity in the left hemisphere, activity in the right hemisphere - ✔✔increases
steadily throughout early and middle childhood
Teachers who are _____ and emphasize ______ tend to have mastery oriented students -
✔✔helpful; learning over getting good grades
Research confirms that _____ plays a large role in accounting for boys' gross-motor superiority -
✔✔the social environment
Pramada attends a child-care program that stresses formal academic training. As a result,
Pramada is more likely to ____ than peers who attend a child-centered program - ✔✔display
a decrease in motivation and emotional well-being
Excessive guilt is linked to - ✔✔depressive symptoms
On a measure of peer acceptance, Dustin was seldom mentioned either positively or negatively.
Dustin would be considered a _______ child. - ✔✔neglected
Over time, the ability of _____ children no longer predicts how well they do - ✔✔learned-
helpless
Conservation refers to the - ✔✔idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain
that same, even when their outward appearance changes
Among college-educated young adults, Kohlberg's Stage______ reasoning is the typical
response. - ✔✔4
, An important motivator of prosocial behavior is - ✔✔empathy
According to cognitive-developmental theorists, preschoolers - ✔✔actively make sense of
their experiences
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the preschool years is - ✔✔initiative
versus guilt
Which of the following statements about bi-cultural identity is true? - ✔✔Bi-culturally
identified adolescents tend to have especially favorable relations with member of other ethnic
groups
Western adolescents are granted partial adult status upon the happening of many different
events, including - ✔✔voting
During a conservation-of-water experiment, Emme can focus on several aspects of the problem
and relate them, rather than centering on just one aspect. Therefore, Emma is capable of -
✔✔decentration
Children who are expert in an area - ✔✔are usually highly motivated
Three-year-old Nathan is a gender-schematic child. Because Nathan does not like raisin, he is
likely to conclude that - ✔✔only girls like raisins
Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true? - ✔✔they
usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits and desperately want help
With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that - ✔✔a blend of both drill in
computing and "number sense," or understanding, is most beneficial.
(latest update 2025).
In contrast to activity in the left hemisphere, activity in the right hemisphere - ✔✔increases
steadily throughout early and middle childhood
Teachers who are _____ and emphasize ______ tend to have mastery oriented students -
✔✔helpful; learning over getting good grades
Research confirms that _____ plays a large role in accounting for boys' gross-motor superiority -
✔✔the social environment
Pramada attends a child-care program that stresses formal academic training. As a result,
Pramada is more likely to ____ than peers who attend a child-centered program - ✔✔display
a decrease in motivation and emotional well-being
Excessive guilt is linked to - ✔✔depressive symptoms
On a measure of peer acceptance, Dustin was seldom mentioned either positively or negatively.
Dustin would be considered a _______ child. - ✔✔neglected
Over time, the ability of _____ children no longer predicts how well they do - ✔✔learned-
helpless
Conservation refers to the - ✔✔idea that certain physical characteristics of objects remain
that same, even when their outward appearance changes
Among college-educated young adults, Kohlberg's Stage______ reasoning is the typical
response. - ✔✔4
, An important motivator of prosocial behavior is - ✔✔empathy
According to cognitive-developmental theorists, preschoolers - ✔✔actively make sense of
their experiences
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the preschool years is - ✔✔initiative
versus guilt
Which of the following statements about bi-cultural identity is true? - ✔✔Bi-culturally
identified adolescents tend to have especially favorable relations with member of other ethnic
groups
Western adolescents are granted partial adult status upon the happening of many different
events, including - ✔✔voting
During a conservation-of-water experiment, Emme can focus on several aspects of the problem
and relate them, rather than centering on just one aspect. Therefore, Emma is capable of -
✔✔decentration
Children who are expert in an area - ✔✔are usually highly motivated
Three-year-old Nathan is a gender-schematic child. Because Nathan does not like raisin, he is
likely to conclude that - ✔✔only girls like raisins
Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true? - ✔✔they
usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits and desperately want help
With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that - ✔✔a blend of both drill in
computing and "number sense," or understanding, is most beneficial.
