Educational Psychology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and the various factors that influence learning within educational settings. This course examines key theories of cognitive, social, and emotional development, and applies these frameworks to real-world classroom scenarios. Topics covered include learning processes, motivation, individual differences, classroom management, assessment techniques, and the impact of culture and social context on education. By understanding these foundational principles, students are better equipped to design effective teaching strategies and support diverse learners in achieving academic success.
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Adolescence 16th Edition by John W Santrock
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Developmentalists who emphasize the importance of experience in development have described development a have described development as
A)a series of distinct stages.
B)a gradual,continuous process.
C)chaotic and unpredictable.
D)None of these choices are correct.
Answer: B
Q2) Carrie was abused by her parents.She was eventually removed from their care and was later adopted at age 6 by her foster parents.Which of the following doctrines would assert that Carrie's later quality of parental care can overcome her earlier negative experience?
A)early experiences
B)later experiences
C)middle experiences
D)positive experiences
Answer: B
Q3) List the three key factors in development,according to social cognitive theory. Answer: Social cognitive theory holds that behavior,environment,and cognition are key factors in development.
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Chapter 2: Puberty, Health, and Biological Foundations
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Q1) Meaghan weighed 3 pounds,2 ounces at birth but gained weight rapidly.She weighed 21 pounds at the end of her first year of life.Research indicates that Meaghan will probably experience menarche
A)at the same time as her normal birthweight peers.
B)approximately one year later than her normal birth weight peers.
C)five to ten months earlier than her normal birth weight peers.
D)approximately two years earlier than her normal birth weight peers.
Answer: C
Q2) Behavior geneticist Sandra Scarr identified different ways in which heredity and environment correlate.Which of the following is NOT a pattern she described?
A)reactive
B)niche-picking
C)active
D)evocative
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Brain and Cognitive Development
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Q1) The basic units of the nervous system are
A)synapses.
B)neurons.
C)neuronal matrixes.
D)neurofibrillary plaques.
Answer: B
Q2) According to Daniel Goleman,the ability to manage emotions in oneself and others is part of having
A)emotional intelligence.
B)mature assessment skills.
C)emotional regulatory skills.
D)None of these choices are correct.
Answer: A
Q3) Compare and contrast Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation.
Answer: Piaget found that children and adolescents use and adapt their schemas,or mental concepts that are useful in organizing and interpreting information,through two processes: assimilation and accommodation.Assimilation is the incorporation of new information into existing knowledge.Accommodation is the adjustment of the existing schema to new information;In accommodation,the schema changes.
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Chapter 4: The Self, Identity, Emotion, and Personality
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Q1) The most powerful contributor to global self-esteem in adolescence is
A)physical appearance.
B)academic achievement.
C)popularity with peers.
D)athletic achievement.
Q2) Don is a 24-year-old married teacher.His sister,Diane,age 20,is a single college student.Their cousin,Jude,age 23,is a single man who just lost his job as a bartender.Which of these young adults is likely to have the HIGHEST self-esteem?
A)Don
B)Jude
C)Diane
D)All of them will have about equal self-esteem
Q3) Sari goes through many different emotions in one day.One minute she is laughing with her friends,and later she is edgy and snapping at her sister.Sari's fluctuating self has been called the
A)barometric self.
B)bipolar self.
C)pendulum self.
D)unstable self.
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Chapter 5: Gender
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Q1) Explain how context and culture affect gender roles.
Q2) Explain what Freud and Erikson meant by "anatomy is destiny."
Q3) Social role theory contends that psychological gender differences are mainly due to A)biological dispositions.
B)similar roles of males and females.
C)contrasting roles of males and females.
D)innate psychological dispositions.
Q4) The theorist who emphasizes the social conditions that have resulted in power inequity and substantial gender differences is
A)Alice Eagly.
B)Janet Shibley Hyde.
C)Judith Rodin.
D)Mary Parker.
Q5) Which of the following statements regarding gender in context is NOT true?
A)Gender behavior often varies across contexts.
B)Females are more likely than males to help if they feel competent to help.
C)Males are more likely than females to show anger to strangers.
D)In many cultures,roles are very gender-specific.
Q6) Define and list at least three benefits of androgyny.
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Chapter 6: Sexuality
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Q1) Reviews of recent research have found that Latino adolescents were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior when
A)their fathers talked to them about the possible negative consequences of sex.
B)their mothers talked to them about the possible negative consequences of sex.
C)their grandmothers or older aunts talked to them about the possible negative consequences of sex.
D)they were confined to their homes after school and on weekends.
Q2) Which of the following statements about sexually transmitted infections is NOT true?
A)They are contracted primarily through sexual contact.
B)They are an increasing health problem.
C)They cannot be contracted through oral sex.
D)They can be contracted through anal-genital contact.
Q3) Which of the following statements about rape is TRUE?
A)Legal definitions of rape vary from state to state.
B)In some states,marital rape is legal.
C)Rape is pervasive in American culture.
D)All of these choices are correct.
Q4) Define a sexual script.Compare the differences in sexual scripts between males and females.
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Chapter 7: Moral Development, Values, and Religion
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Q1) Which of the following is a recent trend in religion among adolescents and emerging adults?
A)There is a downward trend in religious interest among college students.
B)Religious issues are important to many adolescents and emerging adults.
C)More than twice as many first-year students as in 1978 reported no religious preference.
D)All of these are recent trends.
Q2) Contemporary moral development theorists emphasize that A)both positive feelings and negative feelings contribute to moral development in adolescence.
B)both positive and negative emotions provide the foundation for the acquisition of moral values.
C)moral emotions are not enough to build adolescents' moral awareness.
D)All of these choices are correct.
Q3) Explain what is meant by the fourth dimension of moral development,and describe the components of this fourth dimension.
Q4) Describe James Rest's Defining Issues Test and explain why this test was developed.
Q5) Define and list the three components of moral development.
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Chapter 8: Families
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Q1) The most important factor to consider when examining the effect that parental employment has on adolescent development is
A)one or both parents in the workforce.
B)parental satisfaction with work.
C)amount of income from employment.
D)All of the above are important.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of an adult developmental trajectory?
A)cohabitation
B)entry into high school
C)timing of child care
D)All of these choices are correct
Q3) Lower rates of parental monitoring have been associated with all of the following problems EXCEPT
A)increased likelihood of sexual risk taking behahviors among Iranian teens.
B)Increased risk of substance use during adolescence.
C)Increased risk of adolescent depression.
D)Decreased participation in extra-curricular activities in high school.
Q4) What functions might parents provide if they are serving as "managers"?
Q5) Describe the three common types of stepfamilies.
Q6) Discuss the outcome of the different types of attachment on emerging adults.
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Chapter 9: Peers, Romantic Relationships, and Lifestyles
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Q1) List and describe the six functions of friendship.
Q2) Which of the basic social needs identified by Sullivan intensifies in early adolescence?
A)the need for a secure attachment
B)the need for playful companionship
C)the need for intimacy
D)the need for sexual relations
Q3) Reputation-based crowds often appear first during A)late childhood.
B)early adolescence.
C)late adolescence.
D)emerging adulthood.
Q4) List five contexts in which adolescents interact with peers.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT one of the six functions of friendship?
A)financial support
B)physical support
C)stimulation
D)social comparison
Q6) Compare and contrast parental and peer influences on dating relationships in adolescence.
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Chapter 10: Schools
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Q1) The top-dog phenomenon occurs when
A)older students bully younger students in the school setting.
B)students go from being the most powerful in a school to the least powerful in a new,higher-level school.
C)shy students compete with more assertive students for respect of their peers.
D)teachers let students know that they are in control in the classroom.
Q2) Which of the following statements regarding extracurricular activities is NOT true?
A)The quality of extracurricular activities matters.
B)The highest rate of college attendance by vulnerable youth was predicted by participation in school clubs.
C)Vulnerable youth who mainly engaged in paid work were less likely to go to college.
D)High quality extracurricular activities include competent,supportive adult mentors.
Q3) ADHD is best treated with
A)medication and behavior management.
B)behavior management without medication.
C)stimulant medications.
D)antidepressant medications.
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Chapter 11: Achievement, Work, and Careers
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Q1) The math instruction of American and Asian students differs in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A)Asian teachers spend more time teaching math than American teachers.
B)Asian students spend more days in school than American students;they have more time to do math.
C)American parents are more likely than Asian parents to attribute their children's math achievement to lack of effort.
D)Asian students are more likely to do math homework than American students.
Q2) Describe how gender and ethnic minority status affect the development and selection of career or achievement roles.
Q3) About what percentage of tenth-graders today combine school and part-time work?
A)35 percent
B)45 percent
C)60 percent
D)90 percent
Q4) Describe the characteristics both pros and cons of part-time work in adolescence.Be sure to discuss the hours and types of jobs at which adolescents work.
Q5) Describe what is meant by mastery motivation.
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Chapter 12: Culture
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Q1) Of all of the newly developed technologies available,adolescents spend the MOST time using
A)the Internet.
B)iPods.
C)television.
D)text messaging.
Q2) Which of the following countries is NOT group-oriented?
A)India
B)Canada
C)China
D)Mexico
Q3) Compare and contrast individualism and collectivism as they relate to culture.
Q4) In individualistic cultures,which of the following is NOT one of the four beliefs that parents have identified as necessary for adolescent autonomy?
A)personal choice
B)extrinsic motivation
C)self-esteem
D)self-maximization
Q5) Define prejudice,and explain current trends in prejudice,discrimination,and bias.
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Chapter 13: Problems in Adolescence and Emerging
Adulthood
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT true about the use of LSD?
A)Its use increased slightly in the 1990s.
B)Its effects are almost always pleasurable.
C)Emotional effects may include impaired attention and memory.
D)Physical effects may include nausea,dizziness,and tremors.
Q2) Describe the physical and psychological problems associated with cigarette smoking.
Q3) Research by Alan Sroufe and colleagues has shown a link between avoidant attachment in infancy and _____ in adolescence.
A)obsessive-compulsive disorder
B)anxiety
C)depression
D)conduct problems
Q4) Researchers have determined that,compared to clinical approaches,school-based programs aimed at reducing the number of overweight adolescents are
A)just as effective.
B)less effective.
C)more effective.
D)untested;there is no data comparing the two approaches.
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