ED PSYCH 331 EXAM 3 QUIZZES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is prosocial behavior?
a. voluntary behavior that benefits others
b. behavior at Piaget's autonomous level of moral development
c. behavior in the third level of Kohlberg's hierarchy of moral development
d. behavior that benefits others at the expense of the self - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. voluntary behavior
that benefits others
Which of the following does prosocial behavior NOT predict?
a. peer popularity
b. happiness
c. neglected peer status
d. higher grades and test scores - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. neglected peer status
Which of the following has increased over the past 50 or so years?
a. student interest in school subjects
b. dropping out of high school
c. teen pregnancy
d. antisocial behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. antisocial behavior
Maritza is always ready to retaliate. When she drops her cell phone and a student walking by
accidentally kicks it, she assumes he kicked it on purpose. She yells at him and hits him. Maritza is
displaying which of the following?
a. bullying
b. instrumental aggression
c. coercive family cycle
d. hostile attribution bias - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. hostile attribution bias
, Theory of mind is important for the social information processing model because students must do
which of the following?
a. display their emotions
b. observe others' emotions and then imitate them
c. generate goals for behavior
d. figure out other people's intentions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. figure out other people's intentions
People often claim that girls are more socially aggressive than boys. What does the text say about this
claim?
a. It is probably just a stereotype; boys are socially aggressive as often as girls.
b. Boys and girls are equally socially aggressive until about age 9, when girls become much more socially
aggressive than boys.
c. It is supported by research from countries in North America and Europe.
d. It is supported by research in the U.S., but not in other countries. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. It is
probably just a stereotype; boys are socially aggressive as often as girls.
Which children are LEAST likely to change peer status?
a. controversial
b. neglected
c. happy
d. rejected - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. rejected
The influence of peer pressure
a. is directed toward sex and drugs.
b. tends to be negative.
c. is generally against academic achievement.
d. depends on the peer network. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. depends on the peer network.
Two children are playing side by side. They are talking and handling toys, but are not really interacting
with each other. What type of play is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅parallel play
ANSWERS
What is prosocial behavior?
a. voluntary behavior that benefits others
b. behavior at Piaget's autonomous level of moral development
c. behavior in the third level of Kohlberg's hierarchy of moral development
d. behavior that benefits others at the expense of the self - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. voluntary behavior
that benefits others
Which of the following does prosocial behavior NOT predict?
a. peer popularity
b. happiness
c. neglected peer status
d. higher grades and test scores - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. neglected peer status
Which of the following has increased over the past 50 or so years?
a. student interest in school subjects
b. dropping out of high school
c. teen pregnancy
d. antisocial behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. antisocial behavior
Maritza is always ready to retaliate. When she drops her cell phone and a student walking by
accidentally kicks it, she assumes he kicked it on purpose. She yells at him and hits him. Maritza is
displaying which of the following?
a. bullying
b. instrumental aggression
c. coercive family cycle
d. hostile attribution bias - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. hostile attribution bias
, Theory of mind is important for the social information processing model because students must do
which of the following?
a. display their emotions
b. observe others' emotions and then imitate them
c. generate goals for behavior
d. figure out other people's intentions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. figure out other people's intentions
People often claim that girls are more socially aggressive than boys. What does the text say about this
claim?
a. It is probably just a stereotype; boys are socially aggressive as often as girls.
b. Boys and girls are equally socially aggressive until about age 9, when girls become much more socially
aggressive than boys.
c. It is supported by research from countries in North America and Europe.
d. It is supported by research in the U.S., but not in other countries. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a. It is
probably just a stereotype; boys are socially aggressive as often as girls.
Which children are LEAST likely to change peer status?
a. controversial
b. neglected
c. happy
d. rejected - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. rejected
The influence of peer pressure
a. is directed toward sex and drugs.
b. tends to be negative.
c. is generally against academic achievement.
d. depends on the peer network. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅d. depends on the peer network.
Two children are playing side by side. They are talking and handling toys, but are not really interacting
with each other. What type of play is this? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅parallel play
