PSY 130: Exam 2 updated ACTUAL Study
GUide Questions and CORRECT Answers
In contrast to activity in the left hemisphere, activity in the right hemisphere - CORRECT
ANSWER - increases steadily throughout early and middle childhood
Teachers who are _____ and emphasize ______ tend to have mastery oriented students -
CORRECT ANSWER - helpful; learning over getting good grades
Research confirms that _____ plays a large role in accounting for boys' gross-motor superiority -
CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - display a decrease in motivation and emotional well-being
Excessive guilt is linked to - CORRECT ANSWER - depressive symptoms
On a measure of peer acceptance, Dustin was seldom mentioned either positively or negatively.
Dustin would be considered a _______ child. - CORRECT ANSWER - neglected
Over time, the ability of _____ children no longer predicts how well they do - CORRECT
ANSWER - learned-helpless
Conservation refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER -4
, An important motivator of prosocial behavior is - CORRECT ANSWER - empathy
According to cognitive-developmental theorists, preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER -
actively make sense of their experiences
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the preschool years is - CORRECT
ANSWER - initiative versus guilt
Which of the following statements about bi-cultural identity is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - decentration
Children who are expert in an area - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - only girls like raisins
Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits and
desperately want help
With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that - CORRECT ANSWER -a
blend of both drill in computing and "number sense," or understanding, is most beneficial.
GUide Questions and CORRECT Answers
In contrast to activity in the left hemisphere, activity in the right hemisphere - CORRECT
ANSWER - increases steadily throughout early and middle childhood
Teachers who are _____ and emphasize ______ tend to have mastery oriented students -
CORRECT ANSWER - helpful; learning over getting good grades
Research confirms that _____ plays a large role in accounting for boys' gross-motor superiority -
CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT
ANSWER - display a decrease in motivation and emotional well-being
Excessive guilt is linked to - CORRECT ANSWER - depressive symptoms
On a measure of peer acceptance, Dustin was seldom mentioned either positively or negatively.
Dustin would be considered a _______ child. - CORRECT ANSWER - neglected
Over time, the ability of _____ children no longer predicts how well they do - CORRECT
ANSWER - learned-helpless
Conservation refers to the - CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - CORRECT ANSWER -4
, An important motivator of prosocial behavior is - CORRECT ANSWER - empathy
According to cognitive-developmental theorists, preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER -
actively make sense of their experiences
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of the preschool years is - CORRECT
ANSWER - initiative versus guilt
Which of the following statements about bi-cultural identity is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER - decentration
Children who are expert in an area - CORRECT ANSWER - 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - only girls like raisins
Which of the following statements about individuals with bulimia nervosa is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - they usually feel depressed and guilty about their abnormal eating habits and
desperately want help
With regard to teaching mathematics, most experts agree that - CORRECT ANSWER -a
blend of both drill in computing and "number sense," or understanding, is most beneficial.
