Educational Psychology Exam Bank
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Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop within educational settings. The course examines theories of learning, development, and motivation, and their practical implications for teaching and classroom management. Students will analyze individual differences, the impact of cultural and social factors, assessment strategies, and the relationship between psychological principles and educational practice. Through case studies and applied projects, learners develop skills to enhance instruction and foster positive learning environments for diverse student populations.
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Lifespan Development 6th Edition by Denise
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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Methods
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Q1) Which of the following theorists is known for his emphasis on the positive aspects of aging?
A) John Locke
B) Paul Baltes
C) Jean Piaget
D) Sigmund Freud
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following believed that humans are selfish by nature and must seek spiritual rebirth through religious training?
A) St. Jean Rousseau
B) Augustine
C) John Locke
D) St. Mary
Answer: B
Q3) According to your text, when does middle childhood occur?
A) Once a child begins walking
B) Once a child begins talking
C) Once a child enters school
D) Once a child begins puberty
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theories of Development
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Q1) In which stage of cognitive development does a child begins to use symbols to think and communicate?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational
C) Formal operations
D) Concrete operations
Answer: B
Q2) Which of these best illustrates the principles of social-cognitive theory?
A) Shelby misses her curfew by one hour and is grounded by her parents for one week, yet she continues to miss curfew.
B) When Marla responds angrily to a request from her daughter Bess, Bess' sister Treva, who observed this response, decides she will wait a day or two before asking for a new stereo.
C) Shea seeks advice from a chat forum on the internet about her recurring headaches.
D) As a result of the role conflict between her parental responsibilities and her need for personal development, Irina decides to drop out of college for a semester.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth
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Q1) A normally developing fetus has reached a length of 12 inches and weighs about one pound. Using ultrasound it is possible to tell if the fetus is male or female. In which stage of development is this fetus?
A) Germinal
B) Fetal
C) Embryonic
D) Implantation
Answer: B
Q2) Lead is an example of a ________.
Answer: teratogen
Q3) Identify three things that a pregnant mother is likely to experience during the second trimester of her pregnancy.
Answer: The three most common are disappearance of morning sickness, weight gain, and enlargement of the abdomen.
Q4) Define the concept of genomic imprinting.
Answer: The key points are: presence of a chemical label that identifies each gene as having come from father or mother; possibility of harmfulness of genes depending on which parent they came from; imprints may evoke responses in other genes or tissues.
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Chapter 4: Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy
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Q1) ________ refers to the process of bone hardening.
Q2) Your text mentions a coexisting condition that causes chronic diarrhea in many infants who suffer from marasmus. What is this coexisting condition?
A) Low birth weight
B) Premature delivery
C) Parasitic infections
D) Colic
Q3) Which of the following is true of synaptogenesis?
A) It refers to the separation of connections between neurons.
B) Once it begins shortly after birth, it continues at a steady and constant pace.
C) It results in an decreases in brain size of four times by age four.
D) Each period of synaptogenesis is followed by a period of pruning.
Q4) In the United States, which group has the lowest infant mortality rate?
A) Caucasians
B) Asian Americans
C) African Americans
D) Native Americans
Q5) Why is the process of myelinization necessary?
Q6) Why do newborns recognize their mother's voice before anyone else's?
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) By the age of 13 months, research suggests that babies have a receptive language store of about how many words?
A) 20-30
B) 40
C) 45-60
D) 100
Q2) When Marta is holding her infant daughter, she speaks to her using a soft sing-song type of speech. This is referred to as ________ by developmentalists.
Q3) Linguists refer to the average length of a sentence as ________.
Q4) When an infant cries, the caregiver responds by picking up the child, changing a diaper, or feeding. These actions by the caregiver serve as reinforcements, increasing the likelihood that the child will again communicate certain needs by crying. This demonstrates that even an infant learns through which type of conditioning?
A) Operant
B) Classical
C) Observational
D) Modeling
Q5) What are holophrases? Give an example.
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Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
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Q1) Gregory cries and his mother responds immediately. When he coos at his mother, she smiles and cuddles him. Developmentalists would say that this is an example of
Q2) Bart depends on his mother for everything he needs. When he cries, she responds with food or a clean diaper or a cuddle. Erikson would say that Bart's mother is helping him resolve the conflict known as
A) trust versus mistrust.
B) the oral stage.
C) fear versus comfort.
D) the dependent stage.
Q3) The suggested teacher/child ratio for 2 to 3 year olds in day care is ________.
Q4) A child shows no interest in contact with her mother following a separation. This child does not specifically resist the mothers' efforts, but she will not seek much contact. She shows no preference for her mother over a stranger. Which of the following best describes this child?
A) Securely attached
B) Insecure/avoidant
C) Secure/resistant
D) Insecure/disorganized
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of children will score within the average range of IQ testing?
A) 20%
B) 37%
C) 67%
D) 85%
Q2) ________ is considered to be the average IQ.
Q3) Parents can expect their pre-schoolers to get a cold
A) 1-2 times a year.
B) 3-4 times a year.
C) 4-5 times a year.
D) 6-7 times a year.
Q4) Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing.
Q5) If a child follows a certain procedure each morning when they get out of bed, what are they using?
Q6) The ability to control and reflect on your own memory functions is called
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Q7) Give five examples of gross motor skills which should be developed by the age of five years.
Q8) ________ are the actual objects and events that we use words to represent.
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Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) According to Koenig, Cicchetti & Rogosch (2004), what is likely to happen to a child who does not have a warm trusting relationship with their parents?
A) They will not develop moral emotions.
B) They will have low self-esteem.
C) They will not develop a social self.
D) They will not develop an emotional self.
Q2) Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 p.m. on Friday night to watch a special educational TV program. His mother says, "We'll try it this once to see how it goes." What is Harry's mother's parenting style?
A) Authoritarian
B) Authoritative
C) Neglectful
D) Punishing
Q3) What did Piaget say about young children's ability to understand others' intentions?
Q4) According to your text, some children show preferences for particular playmates as early as ________.
Q5) Give an example of how a 3-or 4-year-old might apply a gender stereotype.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of culture-fair tests?
A) They are written in the test-taker's native language.
B) They maximize the measurement of social knowledge.
C) They minimize the impact of verbal knowledge.
D) They do not test contextual knowledge.
Q2) Explain what is unique about the teaching of math skills in Margaret Williams's first-grade class. What are the results of this type of learning?
Q3) Which of the following is one of the information processing strategies described in your text?
A) Harmonics
B) Meta-processing
C) Retrieval activation
D) Systematic searching
Q4) Which of the following terms applies to thinking about how to think?
A) Knowledge
B) Metacognition
C) Abstract reasoning
D) Cognition
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Q5) Identify and define each of the remembering strategies outlined in your text.
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Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Micah comes from a middle class family. Both parents work and he has two brothers and one sister. His friend Sheila is an only child and her father is the CEO of a large company. Sheila's mother can afford to stay at home. Describe some of the differences in terms of academic achievement, social skills, and self-esteem that you might expect to see between Sheila and Micah.
Q2) What term is given to children who are left alone after school for an hour or more each day?
A) Latchlings
B) Self-care children
C) Self-sitters
D) Self-sufficient children
Q3) What are Albert Bandura's criticisms of psychoanalytic and trait theories? In his theory, how does he "compensate" for these shortcomings?
Q4) Summarize the research findings discussed in the video "Why Are Young Girls Dressing so Sexily?" Apply at least one concept that you already know from your text.
Q5) "Watering down" of parents' resources as they have more children is also referred to as ________.
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Q6) Define self-esteem. Identify and describe two primary influences on self-esteem.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following statements about teen pregnancy is true?
A) The highest rate of teenaged pregnancy is among girls under the age of 15.
B) The teenaged pregnancy rate has steadily increased since the 1960s.
C) The rate of births to married teenagers has increased in the last four decades.
D) Pregnancy is most likely to happen after a girl leaves high school.
Q2) Why does your text say that risky behaviors are more common in adolescence than other developmental periods?
Q3) According to current research, which of the following accounts for the secular trend in development worldwide?
A) Better sex education
B) Declines in teen sexual behavior
C) Improvements in nutrition and health care
D) Lack of proper prenatal care
Q4) The first major brain growth spurt in adolescence occurs between the ages of ________.
Q5) Research conducted by Dyl et al. indicates that eating disorders may be more attributable to ________ factors than ________ factors.
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Q6) List three factors that contribute to completed suicide.
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Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
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Q1) According to Kohlberg, the highest stage of moral reasoning is
A) individual rights.
B) social contract.
C) universal ethical principles.
D) mutual interpersonal expectations.
Q2) Which of the following is most consistent with the concept of a crisis as defined by James Marcia?
A) When Imani failed her calculus test, her parents grounded her for two weeks and imposed a requirement of two hours of supervised study every school night until the next exam.
B) Since she was a child, Lila had planned to become a physician when she grew up. Recently, however, she has become very interested in physics, and now she is evaluating related career options such as engineering.
C) Torrential rains in the Midwest caused major flooding, and thousands of people were displaced from their homes and lost their possessions and livelihoods.
D) For the past two years, Juan has had thoughts of suicide, and recently he was diagnosed with depressive disorder.
Q3) Approximately ________% of friendships formed by tenth-graders are long-lasting.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) Gregory experiences irrational fear when he is in high places, such as an elevator or on a bridge. Most likely, Gregory is suffering from which of the following?
A) Bi-polar disorder
B) A phobia
C) A mood disorder
D) Depression
Q2) Larry thinks he is the center of the universe. He hates waiting in lines, insisting that his time is way too important for such trivial matters. While he easily exploits other people for his own personal gain, he also wants everyone to think he is as great as HE thinks he is. Recently, when his wife's aged mother died, he was secretly a little annoyed at the timing, as it interfered with his vacation. Which of the personality disorders mentioned in your text does Larry BEST fit?
A) Narcissistic
B) Histrionic
C) Antisocial
D) Paranoid
Q3) In the United States, the ethnic group which is least likely to obtain a college degree is ________.
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Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early
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Q1) According to Sternberg, in romantic love relationships, which component is missing?
A) Intimacy
B) Infatuation
C) Commitment
D) Passion
Q2) Which of the following is related to higher levels of marriage satisfaction and stability?
A) Insecure attachment to his or her family of origin
B) High degrees of neuroticism
C) Less favorable attitudes toward divorce
D) Different religious beliefs
Q3) Lani and Paul have been married for eight years. They describe their marriage as intimate, passionate, and committed. How would Sternberg most likely describe this love relationship?
A) Companionate
B) Consummate
C) Fatuous
D) Stable
Q4) What are the characteristics of Holland's realistic personality type?
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Fifty-year-old Evan has begun to experience difficulty achieving and maintaining an erection. These changes might indicate that Evan is experiencing which of the following?
A) Menopause
B) The climacteric
C) Osteoporosis
D) Heart disease
Q2) How are visual and auditory memories affected in middle age?
Q3) What is sildenafil?
A) A bacterial infection associated with prostate cancer
B) A medication used to treat erectile dysfunction
C) The seminal fluid that contains viable sperm
D) A natural supplement used to minimize hot flashes
Q4) Which of the following is a condition of primary aging characterized by loss of bone mass and brittle, porous bones?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Perthes' disease
C) Hypothyroidism
D) Rickets
Q5) What are the diseases most commonly associated with alcohol abuse?
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Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle
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Q1) Caregiver ________ is the term for the cumulative negative effects of caring for an elderly or disabled person.
Q2) What is selective optimization with compensation?
A) The job interview process
B) The process of downsizing in a corporation and its effects on middle-aged workers
C) Focusing on central tasks, maintaining abilities, and overcoming obstacles
D) Choosing a new job based on whether or not it allows for advancement and increased future income potential
Q3) In terms of continuity versus stability, what is the nature of personality in the average middle-aged adult?
Q4) Define the term caregiver burden.
Q5) What distinguishes friendships in middle age from friendships in adolescence and young adulthood?
Q6) The total number of friendships is ___________ in the years of middle adulthood compared to young adulthood.
Q7) Studies support Erikson in his belief that a sense of ________ contributes to mental well-being in mid-life.
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) The scientific study of aging is known as ______________.
A) gerontology
B) oncology
C) agontology
D) ontology
Q2) What is the fastest-growing segment of the population in the United States today?
A) Oldest old subgroup
B) Middle-aged adult group
C) Young old subgroup
D) Baby Boomers
Q3) In the United States today, the average 65 year old man will live to be how old?
A) 70
B) 75
C) 82
D) 90
Q4) Intellectually demanding daily living tasks are called ________ activities of daily living.
Q5) A persistent ringing in the ears is called ________.
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Q6) Studies suggest that more than ________ of older adults remain sexually active.
Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late
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Q1) List three residential options for older adults. Identify the characteristics of the aging adult as they apply to making decisions about these options.
Q2) Bertie is pretty spry and she likes her independence, which is considerable for a 94-year-old. Still, she is not able to cook for herself anymore and has some difficulty with certain activities of daily living. Miss Bertie might be a good candidate for living in which of the following?
A) A home-health facility
B) A nursing home
C) A skilled nursing center
D) An assisted living facility
Q3) List four of the five components of successful aging explained in your text.
Q4) Which of the following is correct regarding the role of reminiscence in human development?
A) The most important function of reminiscence is preparation for death.
B) Young adults reminisce less often than middle-aged or older adults.
C) Young adults use reminiscence for problem-solving.
D) Structured reminiscence decreases life satisfaction.
Q5) How does the financial status of single older adults compare to that of their married counterparts?
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Chapter 19: Death Dying and Bereavement
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Q1) Which of the following terms explains a young adult's belief that she is too lucky to die, even though she knows that death can happen to other people?
A) A borderline personality disorder
B) Denial
C) Egocentrism
D) Unique invulnerability
Q2) The belief that a person should have the right to take his or her own life is more common in ________ cultures than in ________ cultures.
Q3) Compare the differences in perceptions of death between middle-aged adults and older adults. How do these differing perceptions affect death anxiety?
Q4) List, in order, the five stages of dying proposed by Kübler-Ross.
Q5) In which country did hospice care originate?
A) The United States
B) Germany
C) The Netherlands
D) England
Q6) The most significant health effect resulting from widowhood seems to be decreased ________ system functioning.
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