Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a socio-cultural influence that could make physical abuse of children more likely?

Accepted Answer

A)   the belief that children have rights
B)   the belief that children are property
C)   social norms for humane treatment of children
D)   stressful employment conditions

Question 2

Most children have acquired all the basic language skills needed to form sentences and make conversation by age 3.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The first spoken sentences typically consist of simple two-word utterances that include inflections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Joey has an iDog that dances to music when it is plugged into a computer. Joey believes the dog is alive because it moves. Joey's thinking demonstrates Piaget's concept of _______, seen in young children.

Accepted Answer

A)   conservation
B)   animism
C)   compensation
D)   locomotion capacity awareness

Question 5

The inability of adults and older children to remember more than a few events that took place before 3 years of age is known as theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

IQ scores measure children's inherent competencies and abilities to achieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Concordia studies suggest that young children have the capacity and interest to understand math concepts and numbers. All of the following activities are good ways for parents to incorporate math concepts into everyday life EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   board games with dice
B)   pouring and measuring in cooking and food preparation
C)   setting the table
D)   including the child in budget discussions and banking transactions regarding the family's finances

Question 8

Handedness appears to have a genetic source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The young child's tendency to understand and think about the world in terms of one variable at a time, such as all moving objects must be animals, is an example of Piaget's concept of

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   centration.
C)   conservation.
D)   compensation. B

Question 10

The term ________ is used to describe a child's sensitivity to the sound patterns that are specific to her language.

Accepted Answer

A)   "dialogic sensitivity"
B)   "operational efficiency"
C)   "oral inflection"
D)   "phonological awareness"

Question 11

The young child's tendency to think about the world in terms of one variable at a time, such as the notion that all moving objects are animals, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentric thought.
B)   centration.
C)   conservation.
D)   locomotion capacity.

Question 12

Gabriella believes that when she spreads out her pennies across the table, she actually has more pennies than if they were in one small pile. Gabriella has not achieved

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   conservation.
C)   false belief principle.
D)   theory of mind.

Question 13

Which of the following factors is NOT associated with higher rates of child injury?

Accepted Answer

A)   the time period of April to October
B)   the afternoon time period
C)   being a boy
D)   parents who practice higher levels of protective supervision

Question 14

The correlation between children's test scores and their current or later grades in school is strong-about .50 to .60. This means

Accepted Answer

A)   children with high test scores will be more likely to have low grades.
B)   children with high test scores will be more likely to have high grades.
C)   children with low test scores will be more likely to have high grades.
D)   there is no relationship between test scores and grades in school.

Question 15

The best way to help a child increase both receptive and expressive language is to

Accepted Answer

A)   read a story to the child.
B)   read a story to the child and talk about the story.
C)   read a story and ask the child questions about the story.
D)   read a story several times to the child.

Question 16

Measures of skills like capacity, creativity, social sense, and so forth

Accepted Answer

A)   are included in modern, more holistic IQ measures.
B)   have now been included in tests of intelligence.
C)   are not necessary to measure, because they do not predict future success.
D)   are not measured in standard IQ tests and are a limitation of the IQ testing process.

Question 17

The term ________ is used to describe the functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)   "synaptogenesis"
B)   "myelinisation"
C)   "domination"
D)   "lateralization"

Question 18

Which of the following is a family characteristic that fosters the development of higher IQ in children?

Accepted Answer

A)   regulated, corrective parental responses to children's behaviour
B)   expectations that children will achieve in school
C)   conversations with children using plain, easy-to-understand language that is clear and concise
D)   restrictions and control over children's behaviour to ensure that children do not fail B

Question 19

Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of the reaction range with regard to IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)   A child's IQ score was 150 at age 6 and 155 at age 8.
B)   A child's IQ test result could range from 100 to 125 points.
C)   A child's IQ test result could range from 130 to 135 points.
D)   A child's IQ score was 125, and when she tested after an illness the score was 115.

Question 20

Even though intelligence is highly heritable, the person's score within the ________ is determined by the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)   range of operational efficiency
B)   reaction range
C)   internal model of intellect
D)   genotype and phenotype B

Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following is an example of a socio-cultural influence that could make physical abuse of children more likely?

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Most children have acquired all the basic language skills needed to form sentences and make conversation by age 3.

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The first spoken sentences typically consist of simple two-word utterances that include inflections.

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Joey has an iDog that dances to music when it is plugged into a computer. Joey believes the dog is alive because it moves. Joey's thinking demonstrates Piaget's concept of _______, seen in young children.

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The inability of adults and older children to remember more than a few events that took place before 3 years of age is known as theory of mind.

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IQ scores measure children's inherent competencies and abilities to achieve.

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Concordia studies suggest that young children have the capacity and interest to understand math concepts and numbers. All of the following activities are good ways for parents to incorporate math concepts into everyday life EXCEPT

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Handedness appears to have a genetic source.

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The young child's tendency to understand and think about the world in terms of one variable at a time, such as all moving objects must be animals, is an example of Piaget's concept of

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The term ________ is used to describe a child's sensitivity to the sound patterns that are specific to her language.

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The young child's tendency to think about the world in terms of one variable at a time, such as the notion that all moving objects are animals, is an example of

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Gabriella believes that when she spreads out her pennies across the table, she actually has more pennies than if they were in one small pile. Gabriella has not achieved

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Which of the following factors is NOT associated with higher rates of child injury?

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The correlation between children's test scores and their current or later grades in school is strong-about .50 to .60. This means

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The best way to help a child increase both receptive and expressive language is to

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Measures of skills like capacity, creativity, social sense, and so forth

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The term ________ is used to describe the functional specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex.

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Which of the following is a family characteristic that fosters the development of higher IQ in children?

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Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of the reaction range with regard to IQ?

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Even though intelligence is highly heritable, the person's score within the ________ is determined by the environment.

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