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Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop in educational settings, focusing on topics such as cognitive development, motivation, classroom management, assessment methods, and the impact of individual differences on learning. The course examines major theories of learning and instruction such as behaviorism, constructivism, and socio-cultural perspectives while addressing the role of psychological principles in curriculum design and teaching strategies. Through case studies and applied research, students gain insights into effective teaching practices and how to create supportive, inclusive learning environments that account for diverse student needs.
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Development Across the Life Span 8th Edition by
Robert S. Feldman
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
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Q1) What kind of evidence is based on one or two instances of a phenomenon,haphazardly discovered or encountered?
A)scientific
B)experimental
C)anecdotal
D)unethical
Answer: C
Q2) Briefly describe some of the hallmarks that distinguish a field study.
Answer: 1)A field study is research carried out in a naturally occurring setting.
2)Field studies capture behavior in real-life settings where participants may behave more naturally than they would if they were brought into a laboratory.
3)Field studies may be used in both correlational studies and experiments.
4)It is often difficult to run an experiment in real-world settings where it is hard to exert control over the situation and environment.5)Field studies are more typical of correlational designs than experimental designs.
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Chapter 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
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Q1) The blueprints for creating a person are stored and communicated in our A)zygote.
B)genes.
C)gametes.
D)ovum.
Answer: B
Q2) A child displays some,although not all,of the problems of fetal alcohol syndrome due to the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.The child was born with A)AIDS.
B)fetal alcohol effects (FAE).
C)fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
D)autoimmune deficiency.
Answer: B
Q3) Researcher Jerome Kagan suggests that Chinese children enter the world temperamentally calmer,and therefore Buddhist philosophical notions of serenity are more in tune with their natural inclinations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
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Q1) What type of pain reduction during childbirth uses smaller needles and a system for administering continuous doses to reduce the pain of childbirth?
A)dual spinal-epidural
B)traditional epidural
C)intravenous morphine
D)anesthesia
Answer: A
Q2) Newborns who are born prematurely and who have a low birthweight may experience respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)and require
A)blood transfusions.
B)immersion in warm water.
C)isolation to ward off infection.
D)placement in an incubator where oxygen is monitored.
Answer: D
Q3) Infant mortality has been generally increasing since the 1960s.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy
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Q1) A clear link between obese babies and overweight adults has been found.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some researchers think that _________ provide(s)a means for an infant's brain to stimulate itself.
A)SIDS
B)rhythms
C)autostimulation
D)state
Q3) By what age is an infant able to discriminate his/her own name from other familiar-sounding words?
A)6 months
B)4 ½ months
C)12 months
D)8 months
Q4) What is the possible function of the swimming reflex in infants?
A)prepares the infant for independent locomotion
B)unknown
C)avoidance from danger
D)protection
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
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Q1) Infants,like all people,are exposed to massive amounts of information,and therefore,they must focus their attention and select information so as not to be overwhelmed.This process is called selective
A)encoding.
B)automatization.
C)storage.
D)retrieval.
Q2) A baby who shakes her rattle in different ways to see how the sound changes is demonstrating
A)secondary circular reactions.
B)goal-directed behavior.
C)object permanence.
D)primary circular reactions.
Q3) What is the term for an overall developmental score that relates to performance in four domains: motor skills,language use,adaptive behavior,and personal-social?
A)Gesell test
B)Bayley Scales of Infant Development
C)visual-recognition memory measurement
D)developmental quotient
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Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
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Q1) Infants display a wide range of emotional expressions.Research studies conducted with mothers of 1-month-old infants indicate
A)they observed little emotional expression in infants younger than 6 months old.
B)only joy was observed.
C)most mothers felt their child had expressed interest and joy.
D)most infants had no recognizable emotions during the first 2 months.
Q2) Which of the following is considered a benefit of child care?
A)peer learning
B)less parental responsibility
C)increased disruptiveness
D)greater dependence
Q3) According to Thomas and Chess,who carried out a large-scale study of infants in the New York Longitudinal Study,what percentage of children were found to be "easy babies"?
A)40%
B)50%
C)25%
D)35%
Q4) Describe the stages of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the
Preschool Years
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Q1) As an infant,Baby Sarah had typical childhood illnesses and no significant earaches.However,Sarah is now 4 years old and she is experiencing frequent earaches.What is the most likely reason for this?
A)Sarah attends preschool and picks up many more infectious bacteria and viruses than she did at home.
B)Sarah attends preschool,and the noise level of the other children playing aggravates her hearing and gives her earaches.
C)Sarah's eustachian tube has moved position from almost parallel to the ground at birth to a more angular position,and this change sometimes leads to an increase in earaches.
D)Sarah has developed an allergy to the shampoo her mother uses to wash her hair,and the result is inflammation in her eustachian tubes.
Q2) Of all of the different types of preschoolers,which preschooler is two times more likely to die of injuries?
A)an Asian American boy
B)an inner-city boy
C)a Caucasian American girl
D)a Caucasian American farm boy
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Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in the
Preschool Years
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Q1) Preschoolers' peer relationships are based on A)care,protection,and direction.
B)intellectual stimulation and cognitive growth.
C)building skills through competition.
D)the desire for companionship,play,and fun.
Q2) According to psychologist Emmy Werner,older children who are considered "resilient" A)are socially pleasant,outgoing,and have good communication skills.
B)have strong independent streaks that allow them to be able to function without nurturing and assistance from others.
C)have parents with excellent parenting skills.
D)have been brought up in households that have relatively few stressors.
Q3) Who was the psychoanalyst who suggested that during the preschool years,children face conflict relating to initiative?
A)Freud
B)Erikson
C)Vygotsky
D)Skinner
Q4) Briefly give some reasons why parents physically abuse children.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) In almost all developing countries,males and females receive formal education equally.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The vocabulary of a 6-year-old child is from 8,000 to 14,000 words,whereas the vocabulary grows by another _____ words between the ages of 9 and 11.
A)1,000
B)5,000
C)2,000
D)10,000
Q3) At what age can both boys and girls judge and intercept directions of small balls thrown from a distance and run 17 feet per second?
A)10 years old
B)8 years old
C)7 years old
D)12 years old
Q4) Briefly explain some of the educational trends of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
Q5) Provide some criticisms of Piaget's perspective of learning.
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Chapter 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Which of the following terms means rankings that represent the relative social power of those in a group?
A)social competence
B)status
C)dominance hierarchy
D)social problem solving
Q2) According to Damon,when Sammy (who is a kindergarten student)is asked,"How do you know that someone is your best friend?" it is highly likely that he will respond
A)"Because a friend is someone you can count on to help you when you need it."
B)"Because a friend is someone you can talk to about things that are bothering you,and they will stick with you no matter what."
C)"Because I can play a lot with him/her and stay over his/her house a lot."
D)"Because a friend is somebody who is kind and puts my feelings first."
Q3) Children are on a quest for self-understanding in middle childhood.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly describe criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Why is binge drinking more problematic for women than men?
A)It leads to women eating less and becoming malnourished.
B)It leads to more urination and bladder control problems in women.
C)When intoxicated,women are more likely to become the victims of violent crimes than men.
D)Women tend to weigh less than men,so their bodies cannot absorb alcohol as efficiently as men and they become drunk more quickly than men.
Q2) Which of the following STIs was/were recorded by ancient historians?
A)AIDS
B)gonorrhea and syphilis
C)trichomoniasis
D)genital herpes
Q3) Though early maturation is largely a plus for boys,there are downsides.Which of the following is a downside to early maturation in a boy?
A)The boy is more likely to have difficulties in finding girls attractive.
B)The boy is likely to feel excluded by peers due to being too masculine.
C)The boy is likely to become involved in substance abuse.
D)The boy is likely to demonstrate early maturity in his nonverbal cognitive development.
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Chapter 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
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Q1) An adolescent delinquent who is raised with little discipline or with harsh,uncaring parental supervision is called a(n)
A)juvenile delinquent.
B)conduct disorder.
C)oppositional defiant.
D)undersocialized delinquent.
Q2) According to a review of phone calls to suicide hotlines,the predominant adolescent difficulty that leads to a suicide attempt is
A)an eating disorder.
B)pregnancy.
C)mental illness.
D)family problems.
Q3) Warren is a 16-year-old male who recently started to give away important possessions,stopped eating,and demonstrated general depression by being lethargic and uncommunicative.Warren may be demonstrating a warning sign of A)an eating disorder.
B)mental illness.
C)suicide.
D)a brain lesion.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) The effort to control,reduce,or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress is called A)stress management.
B)hardiness.
C)coping.
D)defensive coping.
Q2) In general,a professional athlete's career peaks when the athlete reaches his/her A)30s.
B)40s.
C)late teens.
D)early 20s.
Q3) Recent research indicates that first generation college students
A)are as well adjusted as other students.
B)have more emotional issues.
C)are particularly susceptible to difficulties during their first year of college.
D)do not do as well academically as other students.
Q4) Briefly explain some strategies for coping with stress.
Q5) Briefly explain Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence.
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Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early
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Q1) According to Ginzberg's theory,the third stage,which occurs in early adulthood when people begin to explore specific career options,either through actual experience on the job or through training for a profession,and then narrow their choices and make a commitment,is called the
A)fantasy period.
B)tentative period.
C)career consolidation period.
D)realistic period.
Q2) People living in the middle to upper classes had social clocks that were fairly uniform up until the
A)middle of the 19<sup>th</sup> century.
B)middle of the 21<sup>st</sup> century.
C)middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century.
D)middle of the 18<sup>th</sup> century.
Q3) According to Robert Sternberg,empty love develops when only _________ is present.
A)intimacy
B)decision/commitment
C)loyalty
D)similarity
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Sixty-six percent of people diagnosed with cancer are still alive 5 years later.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following groups is particularly susceptible to glaucoma?
A)Asian Americans
B)Latino Americans
C)African Americans
D)Hispanic Americans
Q3) Certain chronic illnesses begin to appear during middle adulthood.Which of the following would be considered a chronic illness typically occurring during this time?
A)irritable bowel syndrome
B)diabetes
C)atrial fibrillation
D)fibromyalgia
Q4) When information in memory is held for 15 to 25 seconds,it is called
A)short-term memory.
B)sequential memory.
C)sensory memory.
D)long-term memory.
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Chapter 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle
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Q1) According to anthropologist Richard Shweder,high-caste Hindu women from the Oriya culture in Orissa,India,view their lives in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A)on the basis of ongoing chronological age and the concept of middle age.
B)on the nature of one's social responsibility.
C)the woman's involvement in family management issues.
D)the woman's moral sense at a given time.
Q2) Which of the following are most likely to experience feelings of loneliness and increased physical and mental health problems?
A)divorced women over the age of 40
B)divorced men in general
C)divorced women under the age of 25
D)divorced women in general
Q3) In which of the following families is incest most likely to occur?
A)families of affluent socioeconomic levels
B)multigenerational families living in the same house
C)single-parent families
D)families with four or more children
Q4) Briefly explain how to deal with spousal abuse.
Q5) Briefly explain why "midlife crisis" is a myth.
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) The goal of professionals such as social services workers is to help senior citizens extend their
A)periods between illnesses.
B)lives.
C)active lifespans.
D)mental capabilities.
Q2) What percentage of people over the age of 65 shows some symptoms of a psychological disorder?
A)10% to 20%
B)15% to 25%
C)25% to 30%
D)30% to 50%
Q3) The notion that older people become less cognitively adept arose from misinterpretations of research evidence comparing younger and older people's performance on the same IQ test,using cross-sectional methods.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is almost impossible for the average old person to learn something new.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Social and Personality Development in Late
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Q1) Institutionalism is brought about by learned helplessness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Daniel Levinson discusses a transition stage people pass through when entering late adulthood and they realize that they are A)viral.
B)old.
C)competent.
D)ego vested.
Q3) What statement is true regarding financial issues in late adulthood?
A)Social inequities that various socioeconomic groups experience magnify with increasing age.
B)Social inequities seem to level out in late adulthood.
C)People who spend money early in their lives adopt a meager spending style.
D)Cost of living does not have a profound effect in late adulthood.
Q4) Widowed women usually experience a decline in their economic well-being after the death of their husband.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Death and Dying
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Q1) By the end of early adulthood,the most common reason for death is A)suicide.
B)homicide.
C)disease.
D)automobile accident.
Q2) Research contradicts the common assumption that depression after the death of a loved one is widespread;only _________% of people show relatively deep depression following the loss of a loved one.
A)15 to 30
B)50 to 65
C)10 to 20
D)5 to 10
Q3) For widowed people,the risk of death after a spouse has died is ______ times higher than normal the first year after the death of a spouse.
A)30
B)20
C)12
D)7
Q4) Briefly describe the different cultural conceptions of death.
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