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Test Bank: Abnormal Child Psychology, 6th Edition by Eric J. Mash & David A. Wolfe

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,7. John Locke (1632–1704) advanced the belief that children were .
a. possessed by the devil
b. uncivilized
c. emotionallysensitivebeings
d. young adults

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

8. The work of Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard (1775–1838) is notable in that .
a. his orientation toward children was one of care and helping, in contrast to the times
b. he was the first documented individual to use behavioral techniques with children
c. he was a strong advocate for sending disturbed children to asylums
d. he initiated the Massachusetts’ Stubborn Child Act

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Think Critically
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

, 9. How did Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard believe he could tame the “wild boy of Aveyron”?
a. Exorcism
b. Environmentalstimulation
c. Allow him to behave as he did in the wild
d. Peer modeling

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

10. Which method did Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard use to tame the “wild boy of Aveyron”?
a. Cold showers
b. Tranquilizers
c. Timeouts
d. Massages

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

,11. At the end of the nineteenth century, children with intellectual disabilities were regarded as .
a. sufferingfrom“moralinsanity”
b. imbeciles
c. lunatics
d. possessed by the devil

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

12. At the end of the nineteenth century, children with normal cognitive abilities but disturbing behavior were thought to
be .
a. sufferingfrom“moralinsanity”
b. imbeciles
c. diseased
d. possessed by the devil

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

,13. The first disorder unique to children and adolescents was .
a. masturbatory insanity
b. schizoid disorder
c. moralinsanity
d. manic depression

ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

14. During the early part of the twentieth century, the biological disease model of mental problems led to .
a. the belief that mental illness had no physical basis
b. improved treatments
c. more controlled research methods
d. eugenics and segregation

ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

,15. Freud was the first to link mental disorders to .
a. neurotransmitter imbalances
b. early childhood experiences
c. possession by evil spirits
d. classical conditioning

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

16. Freud’s theory focused on .
a. single causes of behavior
b. multiple causes of behavior
c. diseases of the mind
d. neurological causes of behavior

ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

, 17. Efforts to classify psychiatric disorders into descriptive categories are called .
a. etiologies
b. differentials
c. nosologies
d. prescriptives

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: EASY
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

18. Who is referred to as the “Father of Behaviorism”?
a. Freud
b. Albert
c. Watson
d. Rayner

ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: Historical Views and Breakthroughs
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
DATE CREATED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/24/2017 7:03 AM

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