PSYC 140 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● T/F: It is currently hypothesized that drug use during pregnancy may
increase the likelihood of a child having ADHD.
Answer: True
●● T/F: According to Piaget, children in the Concrete Operational stage
can use logic but still struggle with abstract thought.
Answer: True
●● T/F: Children whose parents divorced are more likely to themselves
get divorced, compared to other individuals.
Answer: True
●● Mark says that people shouldn't steal because they'll get in trouble
and go to jail. At what level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this
response, according to his theory of moral development?
Answer: Preconventional
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
,What is the most probable reason for why ADHD is typically diagnosed
during the early elementary years?
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Children must now sit still in school, and
inattentive and impulsive behaviors may be more obvious then.
ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early elementary years because
the gross motor skill development occurs in early childhood.
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Name and describe two improvements from the Preoperational to
Concrete Operational stages
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Two of the following need to be named
and described: Conservation (volume and matter stays the same if
nothing is added or removed); Seriation—ordering objects in a row;
Classification—of animals, objects, etc.
Preoperational stage last from 2-7 years , during this stage two
improvements take place Toddlers are able to thick symbolically and
they learn to play pretend play Concrete operational stage is from ages
7-11, improvements includes Children start using logic in this stage,
marking the start of operational thought, children start to learn how
things work out like simple math problem solution and they also learn
the principle of conservation.
●● T/F: In middle childhood, children's heads become more
proportionate with the rest of their bodies.
, Answer: True
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Describe the following two social categories of children: Prosocial
popular children and Antisocial popular children.
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] 2 pts for Prosocial: good communication
skills, very social. 2 pts for Antisocial: good communication and social
skills, but also aggressive and antagonistic.
Prosocial Popular Children: These are children who are liked by their
peers. They get high positive votes and they have really good social
skills. They are good listeners, get along with their peers and they do not
use their popularity or social skills towards harm. Antisocial Popular
Children These children on the other hand use their social skills and
popularity in a harmful way. They could use their popularity to bully
others, including gossiping and bringing down others to get popular.
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What can parents do to increase the likelihood that children will cope
optimally with a divorce? Provide two suggestions, based on the
module.
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Continue good parenting practices,
provide warm parent-child interactions.
To help children cope Optimally with divorce, parents could; Adopt
good and balanced parenting styles that is the authoritative parenting
style. Parents should also interact and communicate warmly with their
children
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● T/F: It is currently hypothesized that drug use during pregnancy may
increase the likelihood of a child having ADHD.
Answer: True
●● T/F: According to Piaget, children in the Concrete Operational stage
can use logic but still struggle with abstract thought.
Answer: True
●● T/F: Children whose parents divorced are more likely to themselves
get divorced, compared to other individuals.
Answer: True
●● Mark says that people shouldn't steal because they'll get in trouble
and go to jail. At what level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this
response, according to his theory of moral development?
Answer: Preconventional
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
,What is the most probable reason for why ADHD is typically diagnosed
during the early elementary years?
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Children must now sit still in school, and
inattentive and impulsive behaviors may be more obvious then.
ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early elementary years because
the gross motor skill development occurs in early childhood.
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Name and describe two improvements from the Preoperational to
Concrete Operational stages
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Two of the following need to be named
and described: Conservation (volume and matter stays the same if
nothing is added or removed); Seriation—ordering objects in a row;
Classification—of animals, objects, etc.
Preoperational stage last from 2-7 years , during this stage two
improvements take place Toddlers are able to thick symbolically and
they learn to play pretend play Concrete operational stage is from ages
7-11, improvements includes Children start using logic in this stage,
marking the start of operational thought, children start to learn how
things work out like simple math problem solution and they also learn
the principle of conservation.
●● T/F: In middle childhood, children's heads become more
proportionate with the rest of their bodies.
, Answer: True
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Describe the following two social categories of children: Prosocial
popular children and Antisocial popular children.
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] 2 pts for Prosocial: good communication
skills, very social. 2 pts for Antisocial: good communication and social
skills, but also aggressive and antagonistic.
Prosocial Popular Children: These are children who are liked by their
peers. They get high positive votes and they have really good social
skills. They are good listeners, get along with their peers and they do not
use their popularity or social skills towards harm. Antisocial Popular
Children These children on the other hand use their social skills and
popularity in a harmful way. They could use their popularity to bully
others, including gossiping and bringing down others to get popular.
●● Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What can parents do to increase the likelihood that children will cope
optimally with a divorce? Provide two suggestions, based on the
module.
Answer: [TEACHERS NOTE] Continue good parenting practices,
provide warm parent-child interactions.
To help children cope Optimally with divorce, parents could; Adopt
good and balanced parenting styles that is the authoritative parenting
style. Parents should also interact and communicate warmly with their
children
