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Course Introduction
Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop within educational settings. This course examines key theories of cognitive, emotional, and social development, motivation, classroom management, assessment, and individual differences among learners. Students will gain insight into how psychological principles can be applied to enhance teaching effectiveness and learning outcomes, address diverse student needs, and foster supportive, inclusive educational environments. Emphasis is placed on real-world applications, research-based strategies, and the role of educational psychologists in supporting teachers and students.
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Life Span Human Development 9th Edition by
Carol K. Sigelman
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Chapter 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development
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Q1) "Senior" discounts on meals available only to individuals over age 55 provide an excellent example of a(n)
A)age norm.
B)social clock.
C)age grade.
D)social convoy.
Answer: C
Q2) A specific prediction about what will hold true if we observe a phenomenon is called a
A)fact.
B)hypothesis.
C)theory.
D)correlation.
Answer: B
Q3) Cohort effects concern the impact of being born in one particular historical context rather than another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theories of Human Development
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Q1) When a five-year-old girl performs every action that her mother does while making dinner - including singing to the radio and dropping a pan on the floor - the child is demonstrating the concept of reciprocity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Sheldon proudly proclaims himself to be a man of science,who is guided by facts.Would Sheldon support Freud's theories on human development?
A)Yes,they are easily observed.
B)No,they are not sequential.
C)Yes,they are highly rational.
D)No,they are too ambiguous.
Answer: D
Q3) Self-efficacy is best defined as A)feeling great about who you are.
B)the belief that you can effectively accomplish a specific outcome.
C)the ability to make fun of one's self.
D)your self-concept concerning gender,intellect,and sexual orientation.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Genes,Environment,and Development
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Q1) Species heredity is very important to our understanding of individual differences in human growth and development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The fact that type AB blood appears to be the result of a compromise between genes for type A and type B blood provides a good example of A)incomplete dominance.
B)mutation.
C)polygenic inheritance.
D)codominance.
Answer: D
Q3) If a physician wanted to get a visual image of a developing fetus' limbs,her best option would be to use a(n)
A)preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
B)ultrasound.
C)chorionic villus sampling.
D)amniocentesis.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Prenatal Development and Birth
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Q1) About _____ of all fertilized ova are successfully implanted in the uterus.
A)one-fifth
B)one-fourth
C)one-third
D)one-half
Q2) Like the Friday night before a long holiday weekend,the massive migration of neurons in the embryo has just begun.At what exit ramp does the first group of neurons turn off to finish their journey?
A)basal ganglia
B)caudate nucleus
C)cerebral cortex
D)corpus callosum
Q3) Which of the following is true?
A)The quality of a postnatal environment has little impact on the effect of a teratogen.
B)The genetic makeup of a fetus can influence the impact of a teratogen.
C)The effects of a teratogen do not appear to be related to the "dose" received.
D)An organ system is least vulnerable to the effects of a teratogen when it is developing rapidly.
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Chapter 5: Body, Brain, and Health
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Q1) Boys who mature early are at a distinct social advantage as compared to those who mature late.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The products for low-T that are advertised on TV are primarily intended to
A)decrease the rate of erectile dysfunction in men
B)solve a problem that afflicts many older men
C)earn profits for the companies that sell them
D)provide an alternative to HRT for women
Q3) Henry is hosting a life-extending dinner party for his friends.Which of the following should Henry NOT serve at the meal?
A)steak
B)red wine
C)spinach
D)blueberries
Q4) Describe one of the major theories of aging.Do you find this particular theory to be credible? Explain your reasoning,drawing upon your knowledge of human development to date.
Q5) Discuss the three principles of growth,providing examples of each.
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Chapter 6: Sensation, Perception, and Action
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Q1) According to dynamic systems theory,a young girl makes the shift from crawling to walking because ________.
A)she has reached a critical period
B)it satisfies her current needs
C)her genetic program supports it
D)her perceptive skills have matured
Q2) Viola loves when her grandson Jake comes to visit the family farm in Kansas,but she hates to say goodbye.Whenever Jake leaves,Viola stands on the porch and watches the red tail lights of his car go straight down the road across the wide open prairie,until she can't see them anymore.What does this demonstrate?
A)visual accommodation
B)object constancy
C)sensory threshold
D)focusing system
Q3) Adolescents are more likely to enjoy strong or strange tasting food because
A)they have had more opportunities to learn to like them.
B)they have a less sensitive sense of taste than do children.
C)they are rebelling against family customs.
D)they are influenced by their peers to do so.
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Chapter 7: Cognition
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Q1) Based on an analysis of recent cohort effects,in 20 years older adults should perform better at formal and concrete-operational tasks than today's older adults due to
A)better nutrition
B)genetic treatments
C)increased education
D)longer life spans
Q2) Jorge doesn't understand why his psychology instructor doesn't just tell the class the correct answer.When asked,his instructor says that there is no single correct answer;it depends on each individual's interpretation.Jorge's difficulty in accepting his professor's answer would indicate that Jorge lacks _____ thinking.
A)class inclusion
B)systematic
C)relativistic
D)concrete
Q3) A tertiary circular reaction involves repetition of interesting acts on objects in an infant's external environment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Memory and Information Processing
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Q1) Which of the following processes would the episodic buffer perform?
A)create links between the sights and sounds of experiences
B)record the sound of experiences into manageable chunks
C)determine the emotional intensity of sensory experiences
D)assign experiences as implicit or explicit memory content
Q2) Which memory strategy is being used when a long number is memorized by breaking it into manageable subunits each containing three digits?
A)Chunking
B)Mediation
C)Implicit memory
D)Rehearsal
Q3) From a biological perspective,children's ability to ________ information improves due to maturation of the ________.
A)consolidate,prefrontal cortex
B)retrieve;hippocampus
C)manipulate;hippocampus
D)encode;prefrontal cortex
Q4) In what ways are the autobiographical memory of young children and older adults similar? How do they differ?
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Chapter 9: Intelligence and Creativity
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Q1) Sternberg would argue that an individual who is outstanding at filtering out irrelevant from relevant information excels on the _____ component of intelligence.
A)practical
B)experiential
C)creative
D)analytic
Q2) A common test used to assess infant intelligence measures their physical capabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When discussing intelligence,David says,"I subscribe to a psychometric approach on that topic." This means that David would most likely
A)be against the idea of measuring intelligence.
B)believe that he is smarter than most other people.
C)describe a person in terms of measurable traits he or she possesses.
D)believe that intelligence is inherited.
Q4) What is the psychometric approach to intelligence,and how do the Spearman and Cattell & Horn models reflect this approach?
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Chapter 10: Language and Education
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Q1) Functional grammar emphasizes the _____ relations between words.
A)semantic
B)morphological
C)phonological
D)intonation
Q2) How many of the following ("d," "da," "dada," "daddy")are phonemes?
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
Q3) Describe the linguistic concepts of phonemes,syntax,semantics,pragmatics,prosody,and word segmentation.Be sure to provide examples of each.
Q4) Six-week-old Beck is lying in his crib and making a melodic sound that might be described as an "eeeeee." What is Beck doing?
A)babbling.
B)telegraphing.
C)cooing.
D)holophrasing.
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Chapter 11: Self and Personality
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Q1) The _____ identity status would best be described as "I haven't really thought about it,but my parents think "
A)foreclosure
B)moratorium
C)identity achievement
D)diffusion
Q2) The temperament of a baby generally ________ the personality of an adult.
A)dictates
B)contradicts
C)forecasts
D)limits
Q3) While Madison has always thought of herself as the best dancer in the world,she has just begun to notice that some of the other kids in her class are better than her.This realization indicates that Madison has begun to engage in
A)behavioral inhibition.
B)social comparison.
C)disengagement.
D)joint attention.
Q4) In what ways might one's culture and ethnic identity impact self-concept?
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Chapter 12: Gender Roles and Sexuality
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Q1) Compare and contrast the concepts of gender constancy,gender stability,and gender consistency.Be sure to identify a life period when each occurs,and give examples to support your thinking.
Q2) Which of the following terms best reflects the perspective women adapt after their kids have grown and moved out of the house?
A)passive
B)agentic
C)isolated
D)stoic
Q3) If we identified 100 typical males and 100 typical females and assessed them across a variety of psychological attributes,chances are that about _____ of the observed differences could be attributed to whether the person was male or female.
A)0%
B)5%
C)25%
D)50%
Q4) A child who is ranked highly in agency could be perceived by others as selfish.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development
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Q1) Kathleen is 75 years old and has been a Catholic all her life.Which of the following practices does she likely engage in most frequently?
A)attending mass
B)going to confession
C)praying the rosary
D)taking communion
Q2) Empathy refers to
A)vicariously experiencing another's feelings.
B)reading minds.
C)being able to resist temptation.
D)knowing that someone holds a false belief.
Q3) Children as young as _____ have been shown to display visible signs of distress when they violate some standard of behavior.
A)newborns
B)two years old
C)four years old
D)six years old
Q4) Describe desire psychology and belief-desire psychology.Provide an example of each to explain your thinking.
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Chapter 14: Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships
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Q1) David is an 18-month old who lives with his mom Rachel and dad Carl.What attachment style does David likely have with Rachel?
A)secure
B)disorganized-disoriented
C)resistant
D)avoidant
Q2) Regarding attachment,which is true?
A)A secure attachment to one's father can compensate for poor attachment with one's mother.
B)The quality of attachments in childhood does not predict later social competence.
C)Insecurely attached infants will have emotional problems all their lives.
D)Life events do not impact an attachment style once it has been formed.
Q3) With her divorce finalized,Madalena is ready to start dating again.What will be her priority in seeking a new mate?
A)physical attractiveness
B)finances
C)education
D)similarity
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Chapter 15: The Family
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Q1) The _____ family systems model would be most accepting of the notion, "It's always mommy's fault!"
A)social learning model
B)indirect effects model
C)transactional model
D)parents effects model
Q2) Which of the following terms best reflects the role of an older sibling in relation to younger siblings?
A)minimal
B)influential
C)adversarial
D)noncommittal
Q3) Describe the three major grandparenting styles and provide advantages and disadvantages for each,using examples.
Q4) Statistically speaking,who is at greatest risk for abusing their child?
A)Javon,a young,employed male with two children
B)Rene,a young,unemployed single woman with four children
C)Doug,a middle-aged,poor,single father of one
D)Maritza,a middle-aged,married,working mother of five
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Chapter 16: Developmental Psychopathology
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Q1) Depression-like symptoms are most likely to be seen in infants who
A)show no somatic reactions.
B)have experienced perinatal complications.
C)are intellectually disabled.
D)lack a secure attachment relationship.
Q2) Genetic factors play a role in whether a person develops Alzheimer's disease.Genetic testing can identify these factors in individuals today.Would you like to know now if you have a genetic diathesis for this disease? Would you rather have the test later in life? Or would you prefer to not know at all? Explain your reasoning.
Q3) How does the experience of symptoms of depression in older adults compare to actual diagnoses of depression?
A)The prevalence of symptoms is similar to the rate of diagnoses.
B)The rate of diagnoses is much higher than the prevalence of symptoms.
C)The rate of diagnoses is slightly lower than the prevalence of symptoms.
D)The prevalence of symptoms is much higher than the rate of diagnoses.
Q4) Describe the chicken-and-egg argument as it relates to the parent effects model of influence on childhood externalizing and internalizing behaviors (i.e. ,"Which came first?").Give examples to support your thinking.
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Chapter 17: The Final Challenge: Death and Dying
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Q1) Which of the following is true regarding the loss of a child?
A)Parents tend to become overly concerned about the surviving siblings and offer them too much support.
B)The younger the child is at the time of death,the more difficult it is for parents to cope with the loss.
C)The inability to make sense of the loss increases the intensity of the grief.
D)Couples with strained marriages before the death tend to form stronger partnerships.
Q2) Which of the following is true regarding the difference between a young child's and an adolescent's understanding of death?
A)Adolescents are more likely than younger children to think about the possibility of an afterlife.
B)Adolescents are less likely than younger children to think about the abstract meaning of death.
C)Adolescents are less likely than younger children to say that death was the result of cessation of biological processes.
D)Adolescents are more likely than younger children to view death as just a biological ending of life.
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