EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ 2 LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Each of the following children is undergoing change. All of these changes are defined as
developmental EXCEPT:
ANSWER
Mark is walking carefully on one foot while his sprained ankle heals.
Question 2.
Rachel has a hard time relating to other students. She is very independent, but wants to have
friends. She has tried to carry on conversations about the science concepts that interest her and
information she learned from her dad who is a civil engineer. She's trying to branch out and watch a
TV show some of the students like so she can discuss it with them at school tomorrow Rachel's
experiences target development in which of the following areas?
ANSWER
Social development .
Question 3.
Three questions surrounding development elicit continuing debate among researchers and
theorists. These three questions include which one of the follow ing?
ANSWER
What is the shape of development?
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Question 4.
Kim heard her grandmother speak Mandarin from the time she was born. Her adopted brother
never heard Mandarin as a baby or as a child. As Kim grows up, she is more likely than her adopted
brother to produce native sounds in Mandarin. This illustrates which of the three ongoing debates
surrounding development?
ANSWER
Critical versus sensitive periods
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, Question 5.
Mason grew one inch between sixth grade and seventh grade. What type of developmental change
is this?
ANSWER
Quantitative
Question 6.
Peyton's language skills are developing rapidly, and he seems to add several new words to his
vocabulary
ANSWER
Coaction of nature and nurture
Question 7.
Mr. Mills instructs his students to practice the steps in the process over and over. As a result of
students' practice, what is happening in their brains?
ANSWER
Strengthening of connections between neurons
Question 8.
What part of the brain has the information processing capacity of a small computer?
ANSWER
Each neuron
Question 9.
Mrs. Bollar created four centers in her classroom that related to sea life. Children accessed books,
photographs, charts and posters, computer programs, mini-movies, and models. At the end of the
unit, the students visited an aquarium. What type of synaptic production takes place as a child
accesses such a rich learning environment?
ANSWER
Experience-dependent
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EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Each of the following children is undergoing change. All of these changes are defined as
developmental EXCEPT:
ANSWER
Mark is walking carefully on one foot while his sprained ankle heals.
Question 2.
Rachel has a hard time relating to other students. She is very independent, but wants to have
friends. She has tried to carry on conversations about the science concepts that interest her and
information she learned from her dad who is a civil engineer. She's trying to branch out and watch a
TV show some of the students like so she can discuss it with them at school tomorrow Rachel's
experiences target development in which of the following areas?
ANSWER
Social development .
Question 3.
Three questions surrounding development elicit continuing debate among researchers and
theorists. These three questions include which one of the follow ing?
ANSWER
What is the shape of development?
-
Question 4.
Kim heard her grandmother speak Mandarin from the time she was born. Her adopted brother
never heard Mandarin as a baby or as a child. As Kim grows up, she is more likely than her adopted
brother to produce native sounds in Mandarin. This illustrates which of the three ongoing debates
surrounding development?
ANSWER
Critical versus sensitive periods
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, Question 5.
Mason grew one inch between sixth grade and seventh grade. What type of developmental change
is this?
ANSWER
Quantitative
Question 6.
Peyton's language skills are developing rapidly, and he seems to add several new words to his
vocabulary
ANSWER
Coaction of nature and nurture
Question 7.
Mr. Mills instructs his students to practice the steps in the process over and over. As a result of
students' practice, what is happening in their brains?
ANSWER
Strengthening of connections between neurons
Question 8.
What part of the brain has the information processing capacity of a small computer?
ANSWER
Each neuron
Question 9.
Mrs. Bollar created four centers in her classroom that related to sea life. Children accessed books,
photographs, charts and posters, computer programs, mini-movies, and models. At the end of the
unit, the students visited an aquarium. What type of synaptic production takes place as a child
accesses such a rich learning environment?
ANSWER
Experience-dependent
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