Educational Psychology Review Questions
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Educational Psychology explores the scientific study of how people learn and develop within educational settings. This course examines key theories of learning, motivation, and cognitive development, as well as their practical implications for classroom instruction and assessment. Students will analyze the impact of individual differences, family, culture, and social factors on learning processes. By understanding strategies for effective teaching, student engagement, and classroom management, future educators are equipped to support diverse learners and foster positive educational outcomes.
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Child Family School Community Socialization and Support 9th Edition by Roberta M. Berns
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Chapter 1: Ecology of the Child
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Q1) _________ refers to developmental changes associated with the biological process of aging
Answer: Maturation
Q2) The relationships between family and school are part of the A) Microsystem.
B) Macrosystem.
C) Mesosytem.
D) Esosystem.
Answer: C
Q3) According to Bronfenbrenner, a community's school board is an example of a(n)
Answer: Exosystem
Q4) All of the following are part of the microsystem except A) School.
B) Peer Group.
C) Family.
D) Religion.
Answer: D
Q5) Media is part of the _________ according to Brofenbrenner.
Answer: Microsystem
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Chapter 2: Ecology of Socialization
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Q1) In order for punishment to be effective, it needs to be
A) Close to the time of the behaviors.
B) Accompanied by an explanation.
C) Consistently applied.
D) All answers are correct.
Answer: D
Q2) Speaking or writing in support of a person, a group, or a cause is known as _______________.
Answer: Advocacy
Q3) Timeout is a type of ___________________ in which all reinforcement is removed.
Answer: Extinction
Q4) Moral values such as guilt, shame, and empathy are examples of the _________ component of morality.
Answer: Affective
Q5) An approving nod, a questioning look, and a reminder are all examples of A) Praise.
B) Feedback.
C) Extinction.
D) Insecure attachment.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Ecology of the Family
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Q1) Oakes and Rossi (2003) proposed that socioeconomic status can be defined in terms of all of the following except:
A) Material capital.
B) Human capital.
C) Cognitive capital.
D) Social capital.
Answer: C
Q2) Kathy has money and work issues that are beyond her ability to cope. Kathy's issues would be termed _________.
Answer: Stress
Q3) The estimated divorce rate for second marriages is A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 60%
Answer: D
Q4) About __________times as many children live with mothers as compared to fathers.
Answer: four
Q5) Most divorces occur within the first _________ years of first marriage. Answer: Ten
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Chapter 4: Ecology of Parenting
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Q1) Children with _________ temperaments need consistent, patient, and objective parents who can handle their instability.
Q2) Compare and contrast the different types of attachment according to Ainsworth et al. (1978).
Q3) Psychological abuse includes A) Inconsistency.
B) Having unrealistic expectations.
C) Belittling (speaking of as if small or unimportant).
D) All answers are correct.
Q4) The type of abuse that refers to sexual relations between closely related persons is called _________.
Q5) According to research, children of permissive parents tend to be A) Independent and socially responsible.
B) Independent but not socially responsible.
C) Lacking in social responsibility and not very independent.
D) Lacking in empathy.
Q6) In Collectivist cultures, children learn individuals are treated differently according to rank and/or situation. This practice is known as _________.
Q7) The Freudian term for arrested development is _________.
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Chapter 5: Ecology of Nonparental Child Care
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Q1) The day nurseries of the mid-19<sup>th</sup> century could best be described as
A) Developmental
B) Custodial
C) Unnecessary
D) Limited to the upper class
Q2) The process of supporting a person, group or cause is called _________.
Q3) Imagine you are on the board creating a new child care center in your community. Describe to the rest of the board the factors the new center needs to make it a high-quality caregiving environment.
Q4) A curriculum that is individualized in relation to each child's stage of development while providing many opportunities for children to interact with peers and adults is the _________ curriculum.
Q5) Where would we most expect to find unsupervised children?
A) Day care centers
B) Low-income communities
C) In homes where mothers work full-time and parents are divorced or separated
D) In communities with high adult-to-child ratios (more adults per child)
Q6) The 1996 welfare law allows recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to collect federally funded benefits for what length of time? _________
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Chapter 6: Ecology of the School
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Q1) Traditional values of the macroculture enter the school through
A) The school curriculum.
B) Classroom management techniques.
C) Both curriculum and classroom management.
D) Neither curriculum nor classroom management.
Q2) In the United States, education first became public
A) In 1776.
B) After the Civil War (after 1865).
C) In the early 1900's.
D) In the 1970's.
Q3) Physical damage or deterioration to the body is called _________.
Q4) According to your text, Channel One
A) Is a for-profit television news program.
B) Is an example of a school-media linkage.
C) Includes commercials.
D) All answers are correct.
Q5) The link between schools and families is an example of a _________.
Q6) Describe how a magnet school differs from a charter school and give examples.
Q7) Describe the impact of changing technology on educational environments.
Q8) Compare and contrast the concepts of cultural assimilation and melting pot.
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Chapter 7: Ecology of Teaching
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Q1) _________ instruction refers to a teaching setting in which the child's abilities rather than prescribed academic content provide the basis for the teaching techniques that are used.
Q2) Families should be included in special needs planning because
A) Parents will likely be implementing some of the training at home.
B) Although parents have no valuable information themselves, it's important for them to hear what the teacher has to say.
C) The teacher already knows exactly what goes on in the home but needs to confirm it with the parents.
D) The teacher will be the only one receiving training in how to best work with the child.
Q3) _________ refers to a biological construct that involves interpretation of stimuli by the brain.
Q4) The ability to form a mental model of concrete objects and to manipulate parts in relation to each other is considered _________ intelligence.
Q5) Following the study by Duncan & Magnuson (2005), describe the academic achievement of disadvantaged children by income, education, family structure, and neighborhood.
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Chapter 8: Ecology of the Peer Group
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Q1) _________ refers to behavior informed by an understanding of others' feelings and intentions, the ability to respond appropriately, and knowledge of the consequences of one's actions.
Q2) Some children are able to acknowledge that friendship involves give-and-take. However, these children often still see friendship as mutually serving individual interests rather than mutually cooperating toward a common interest. These traits are characteristic of
A) Children in the early childhood years.
B) Children in the middle childhood years.
C) Adolescents.
D) Boys rather than girls.
Q3) A group of people who form an allegiance for a common purpose and engage in unlawful or criminal activity are called a _________.
Q4) Behavior based on respect for persons in authority is considered Morality of
Q5) The sense of belonging develops first within the ___________________.
Q6) _________ is an intervention designed to help children who have trouble making and keeping friends learn to relate to others.
Q7) Compared to non-gang members, gang members have _________ self-esteem.
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Chapter 9: Ecology of the Mass Media
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Q1) As it applies to libraries, a _________ is an attempt, via a formal, written complaint, to remove or restrict materials based on the objections of a person or group.
Q2) Action for Children's Television is an example of a
A) Public Interest Group.
B) Law protecting children.
C) Legislative body.
D) Government agency.
Q3) Using information found in your text, evaluate the ways in which communities have responded to concerns about broadcast television.
Q4) In the United States, how many children have access to computers at school?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 50%
D) Nearly all
Q5) Which of the following best describes the point of the Leu et al (2005) study?
A) Children are able to find websites.
B) Children believe what they read on the web.
C) Children prefer animal topics over human topics.
D) Children prefer green and white as website colors.
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Chapter 10: Ecology of the Community
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Q1) Adoption differs from foster care in that in adoption
A) The child gains legal rights similar to other family members.
B) Living arrangements are not meant to be permanent.
C) Families do not go through a legal process.
D) All answers are correct.
Q2) Compare and contrast preventive services from supportive services and give examples of each.
Q3) Compared to small towns, urban areas
A) Rely on formal rules and regulations to enforce behavior rather than informal norms.
B) Have norms that are more homogeneous.
C) Are likely to have families with similar goals for socializing their children.
D) No answers are correct.
Q4) A mental health agency whose purpose is to enable or restore an individual's capacity to participate effectively in the community is called a _________ agency.
Q5) The set of services whose philosophy is to keep families safe, to avoid unnecessary placement of children in substitute care, and to improve family functioning is collectively known as _________.
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Chapter 11: Emotional and Cognitive Socialization
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Q1) Compared to children with low expectations, children with high expectations for success
A) Persist at a task longer.
B) Perform more poorly.
C) Receive lower grades.
D) Receive similar grades.
Q2) A tall, lean body build is characterized as _________.
Q3) Self-efficacy is assessed in terms of
A) Level
B) Generality
C) Strength across activities and contexts
D) All answers are correct
Q4) Bigler, Brown, & Markell (2001) found that when children are given social comparisons, such as the yellow group is more athletic, they
A) Ignore what adults tell them.
B) Ignore what teachers tell them.
C) Do not express prejudice.
D) Use the comparisons themselves.
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Q5) Describe the difference between a value and an attitude and give examples of each.
Chapter 12: Social and Behavioral Socialization Outcomes
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Q1) Mark has egocentric ideas about right and wrong. Mark doesn't consider the interests of others. Mark sometimes confuses his parents' perspective with that of his own. Which stage of moral development best describes Mark?
A) Preoperational
B) Preconventional
C) Conventional
D) Image-Making
Q2) Self-regulation, or self control, can be observed in children beginning about age
A) 1 month.
B) 6 months.
C) 2 years.
D) 7 years.
Q3) Having the children role play is an example of
A) Learning by doing.
B) Learning based on genetics.
C) Using a tangible reward.
D) Negative socialization.
Q4) _______________________ is the motive for altruism.
Q5) Aggression, violence and crime are examples of _________ behavior.
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