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Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop in educational settings. The course examines major psychological theories related to cognition, motivation, development, and individual differences, as well as their practical implications for teaching and learning. Students will analyze how factors such as culture, classroom environment, assessment, and technology influence educational outcomes. Through case studies and research, the course fosters an understanding of effective instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, and the diverse needs of learners in contemporary educational environments.
Recommended Textbook Essentials of Life Span Development 4th Edition by John W. Santrock
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guide(s)cognitive development.
A)culture and social interaction
B)biology
C)the unconscious mind
D)genes
Answer: A
Q2) According to Freud,our adult personality is determined by:
A)the way we resolve conflicts between home life and professional life.
B)the resolution of adult realities versus childhood fantasies.
C)the way we maintain a balance between family and friends.
D)the way we resolve conflicts between sources of pleasure at each stage and the demands of reality.
Answer: D
Q3) This refers to the capacity for change.
Answer: Plasticity
Q4) This is a way of conceptualizing age where age is characterized by physical health and the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.
Answer: Biological age
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Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
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Q1) Turner syndrome occurs exclusively in:
A)females.
B)males.
C)people of Middle Eastern descent.
D)people of Jewish descent.
Answer: A
Q2) Prenatal development can be divided into three periods.Which of the following is in the correct order from conception to birth?
A)Fertile; embryonic; postterm
B)Preterm; germinal; postterm
C)Gestational; germinal; postnatal
D)Germinal; embryonic; fetal
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following is NOT associated with the use of marijuana during pregnancy?
A)Stillbirth
B)Lower intelligence in children
C)Use of marijuana by the offspring at a later age
D)High self-esteem
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) A form of communication that is based on a system of symbols is called:
A)syntax.
B)grammar.
C)language.
D)phonology.
Answer: C
Q2) This theorist developed a well-respected theory of cognitive development.This theorist suggested that development was universal and occurred in a fixed stage-like sequence.He/she proposed that infants were in the stage of "sensorimotor development."
Answer: Jean Piaget
Q3) When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world,they shift from one stage of thought to the next.For example,experiencing conflict with peers may lead to an attempt to reduce conflict.The mechanism through which this shift occurs is called:
A)equilibration.
B)assimilation.
C)organization.
D)amalgamation.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
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Q1) Which concept helps the infant to understand that other people have intentions?
A)Habituation
B)Joint attention
C)Core knowledge approach
D)The A-not-B error
Q2) In the second year of life,infants tend to "check" with their mother before they act; they look at her to see if she is happy,angry,or fearful.This is an example of:
A)infinite generativity.
B)social referencing.
C)deferred imitation.
D)reciprocal socialization.
Q3) The research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers:
A)are less able to be nurturing caregivers than mothers.
B)are biologically more suited for a nurturing caregiver role than are mothers.
C)interact with their babies in different ways,depending on whether they are the primary caregiver.
D)interact with their babies in different ways than mothers do,regardless of which parent is the primary caregiver.
Q4) Later-developing emotions in infants involve the emotional reactions of others.
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Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Researchers have found that in children from 3 to 6 years of age,the most rapid growth takes place in the _____ lobe areas of the brain.
A)temporal
B)parietal
C)frontal
D)occipital
Q2) Briefly describe the two substages of preoperational thought.Provide an example of children's thinking at each stage.
Q3) Four-year-old Nathan is good at stacking his playing blocks to make tall structures.However,he still knocks them over occasionally.Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?
A)His gross motor skills are deficient.
B)He tries to place each block perfectly on top of the other,upsetting those already stacked.
C)His coordination skills are not developing normally for his age.
D)He is showing signs of dyslexia.
Q4) An umbrella-like concept that encompasses a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex.
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Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) In which parenting style do parents show pleasure and support in response to children's constructive behavior?
A)Authoritarian
B)Authoritative
C)Indulgent
D)Neglectful
Q2) Which statement BEST summarizes Daniel Berlyne's views about children's play?
A)Play is important for developing motor skills and coordination.
B)Play is important only because it occupies children during times when they are not learning more important things.
C)Children use play as a way to digest past experiences,to derive meaning from what has happened to them.
D)Children use play as a way to explore new things and as a way to satisfy their natural curiosity about the world.
Q3) Should parents stay in an unhappy or conflicted marriage for the sake of their children?
Q4) The support that parents provide one another in jointly raising a child.
Q5) This theorist stated that the psychological stage of childhood was "initiative versus guilt."
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) Patrick is an experienced farmer who is very good at his job.According to Howard Gardner,which of the following types of intelligence is Patrick most likely to score highly on?
A)Bodily-kinesthetic
B)Intrapersonal
C)Naturalist
D)Mathematical
Q2) Children with cancer:
A)are rarer today than in the 1960s.
B)are dying earlier today than in the 1960s.
C)are surviving longer today than in the past.
D)are yet to receive the benefits of advancements in cancer treatment.
Q3) Neurofeedback and mindfulness training have both been used to improve symptoms associated with A)ADHD.
B)diabetes.
C)speech problems.
D)hearing problems.
Q4) Tabitha has a learning disability that involves a severe impairment of her ability to read and spell.She most likely has _____.
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Chapter 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
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Q1) List and describe the levels of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
Q2) Ten-year-old Jose finds that he needs his friend,Richard,to talk to in order to know whether Jose's feelings about his own brothers and sisters are normal.Which friendship function does Richard provide in this case?
A)Companionship
B)Ego support
C)Social comparison
D)Intimacy/affection
Q3) Darren is a 12-year-old active boy.Sometimes when his friend Simon cheats on the game,he tends to get irritated.However,Darren controls his anger and tries explaining to Simon why it is bad practice to cheat.Which developmental aspect is Darren displaying in his actions?
A)Low self-esteem
B)Self-regulation
C)High self-esteem
D)Self-efficacy
Q4) Distinguish between the constructivist and direct instruction approaches to student learning.
Q5) Distinguish between self-esteem and self-concept.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) _____ is a hormone associated in boys with genital development,increased height,and deepening of the voice.
A)Testosterone
B)Estrogen
C)Estradiol
D)Progestin
Q2) Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence,EXCEPT:
A)A lower incidence of type I diabetes.
B)Reduced triglyceride levels.
C)Lower blood pressure.
D)Normal weight status.
Q3) What are the characteristics of the formal operational stage?
Q4) Behind the first whisker in boys and the widening of hips in girls is a flood of _____,powerful chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands and carried through the body by the bloodstream.
A)amino acids
B)phospholipids
C)enzymes
D)hormones
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Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the timing of identity development is TRUE?
A)In the last few years of college,the number of individuals categorized as identity diffused increases.
B)College upperclassmen are more likely to be identity achieved than college freshmen or high school students.
C)By the time adolescents reach college,they would have committed to their religious and political identities.
D)A higher percentage of high school students are identity achieved when compared to college upperclassmen.
Q2) In which situations are adolescents most likely to conform to peers?
Q3) Briefly describe the elements identified by James Marcia as determining an individual's identity status.
Q4) Parental monitoring includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Monitoring choice of social settings
B)Monitoring choice of activities
C)Monitoring choice of friends
D)Monitoring choice of siblings
Q5) The self-portrait composed of many pieces.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) According to a longitudinal study by Jerald Bachman and his colleagues,by the time individuals reach their mid-twenties,_____ alcohol and drugs.
A)many have reduced their use of
B)most have increased their use of C)almost all have ceased their use of D)most have become addicted to
Q2) Some theorists have pieced together cognitive changes in young adults and proposed a new stage of cognitive development termed:
A)preformal thought.
B)postformal thought.
C)postconventional thought.
D)preconventional thought.
Q3) According to a recent survey,_____ of all the full-time college students in 2008 also held jobs,and _____ of part-time college students were employed.
A)a small percentage; about half
B)the vast majority; a small percentage
C)a few; about two-thirds
D)almost half; the vast majority
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Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Early
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Q1) According to Robert J.Sternberg's triarchic theory of love,_____ relates to the emotional feelings of warmth,closeness,and sharing in a relationship.
A)attachment
B)intimacy
C)commitment
D)passion
Q2) If passion and commitment are present but intimacy is not,Sternberg calls the relationship _____ love,as when one person worships another from a distance.
A)romantic
B)fatuous
C)affectionate
D)consummate
Q3) _____ individuals are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships and once in a relationship tend to distance themselves from their partner.
A)Disorganized
B)Anxious
C)Securely attached
D)Avoidant
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Which of the following statements about cardiovascular disease is TRUE?
A)When HDL is high and LDL is low,the risk of cardiovascular disease is lessened.
B)When HDL is high and LDL is low,the risk of cardiovascular disease is increased.
C)When HDL is low and LDL is high,the risk of cardiovascular disease is lessened.
D)When both HDL and LDL are low,the risk of cardiovascular disease is lessened.
Q2) During middle age,the ability to hear _____ sounds declines first.
A)low-pitched
B)high-volume
C)high-pitched
D)high-amplitude
Q3) On average,body fat accounts for about _____ of body weight in middle age.
A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)20 percent
D)15 percent
Q4) List four strategies that distinguish an expert from a novice.
Q5) The term given to age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.
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Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle
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Q1) In a recent study,daily hassles,such as working at a boring job,were linked to:
A)increased anxiety and lower physical well-being.
B)increased employee benefits.
C)decrease in stress.
D)better emotional adjustment.
Q2) Describe the characteristics of individuals in George Vaillant's "happy-well" category that he proposed when conducting the Grand Study.
Q3) A recent study of older adults who had depression and anxiety found an increase in ______ secretion when these individuals were confronted with daily stressors.
A)cortisol
B)leptin
C)melatonin
D)progesterone
Q4) Adult development experts are virtually unanimous in their belief that midlife crises:
A)have been validated.
B)have been exaggerated.
C)have no cross-cultural validity.
D)have been underestimated.
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) The maximum number of years an individual can live.
Q2) A focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment.
Q3) A microbiological theory of aging that suggests that human cells are subject to a fixed limit on the number of times they can divide.This decreased ability to divide places an upper boundary on the human life-span potential.
Q4) The cost of caring for older adults with mental health disorders is estimated to be more than _____ per year in the United States.
A)$100 billion
B)$40 billion
C)$100 million
D)$50 million
Q5) Which of the following is a similarity between Alzheimer and Parkinson disease?
A)Both are triggered by a deficiency of the important brain messenger chemical acetylcholine.
B)Both are progressive in nature.
C)Both affect only the elderly.
D)Both are easily managed with medication.
Q6) The generation of new neurons.
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Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Late
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of adults 65 years and over engaged in volunteering in 2013?
A)15
B)25
C)45
D)65
Q2) Which of the following statements about cohabiting older adults is TRUE?
A)Cohabiting older adults were more likely to receive partner care than married older adults,as per latest research.
B)Research indicates that middle-aged and older adult cohabiting men and women reported higher levels of depression than their married counterparts.
C)Cohabiting older adults were more likely to have plans to marry their partner than cohabiting young adults.
D)Older adults cohabit solely for love.
Q3) Internet use by older adults rose approximately _____ percent from 2000 to 2013.
A)20
B)45
C)65
D)80
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Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
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Q1) According to Kübler-Ross,in the _____ stage of dying,the dying person recognizes that denial can no longer be maintained.
A)anger
B)bargaining
C)acceptance
D)isolation
Q2) For a terminally ill person,which of the following can be the most useful benefit of denying one's imminent death?
A)Denial allows the person to fully address the issue of death.
B)Denial helps shield family members from negative feelings.
C)Denial encourages the person to further develop his or her understanding of what will happen after death.
D)Denial can help to insulate the dying person from coping with intense feelings of anger.
Q3) Which of the following is the BEST description of the term "euthanasia"?
A)Easy death
B)Death wish
C)Voluntary death
D)Painless death
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