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Educational Psychology explores the principles and theories underlying human learning and development as they apply to educational settings. The course examines cognitive, emotional, and social factors that influence how students acquire knowledge and skills, addresses the diversity of learners, and reviews effective instructional strategies informed by psychological research. Topics include motivation, classroom management, assessment, individual differences, and the impact of culture on learning. Through case studies and practical applications, students develop a comprehensive understanding of how psychological concepts can enhance teaching and promote positive educational outcomes.
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Childhood Voyages in Development 5th Edition by Spencer A. Rathus
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Chapter 1: History, Theories, and Methods
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Q1) Who is credited with founding child development as an academic discipline and used questionnaires to study the "contents of children's minds?"
A) John Watson
B) G.Stanley Hall
C) Jean Piaget
D) John Locke
Answer: B
Q2) What appears to be the most effective way for teachers to increase appropriate behaviors and decrease disruptive behaviors in their students?
A) Be very firm and harsh in response to disruption
B) Do not reinforce the positive but be sure to punish the negative
C) Reinforce appropriate behaviors and ignore misbehavior
D) None of these
Answer: C
Q3) The first stage of psychosocial development is trust vs.mistrust.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Heredity and Conception
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Q1) If a woman produced two ova in the same month and these are fertilized by different sperm cells,the result is
A) monozygotic twins.
B) dizygotic twins.
C) homozygous twins.
D) a single pregnancy.
Answer: B
Q2) Through the process of ___________,our genetic code is carried into new cells in our bodies.
A) meiosis
B) autosome replacement
C) Mendel replication
D) mitosis
Answer: D
Q3) The field within the science of biology that studies heredity is called
A) etiology.
B) genetics.
C) molecular biology.
D) gametogenesis.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
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Q1) Denise took the antibiotic Tetracycline during her pregnancy.As a result,her fetus may have
A) missing or stunted limbs.
B) yellowed teeth and bone abnormalities.
C) central nervous system damage.
D) addiction to Tetracycline.
Answer: B
Q2) Diethylstilbestrol (DES)is a form of A) testosterone.
B) androgen.
C) estrogen.
D) antibiotic.
Answer: C
Q3) The amniotic fluid provides nourishment until the baby is born.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World
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Q1) A neonate is lethargic and less active than would be expected.Which of the following may have occurred?
A) The mother experienced a shorter than normal labor
B) The mother was given a tranquilizer during delivery
C) The mother drank alcohol during pregnancy
D) The mother smoked during pregnancy
Q2) With the rooting reflex,
A) the baby turns the head and mouth toward the stimulus that strokes the cheek.
B) the baby sucks at any object that touches the mouth.
C) the baby grasps objects placed in the hand.
D) None of these is accurate
Q3) A new mother wants to show her parents their new twin grandchildren.She says,"Come to the nursery to see the new babies!" She could have also used the word __________ to describe the newborns.
A) neonates
B) zygotes
C) fetuses
D) embryos
Q4) What happens during the three stages of childbirth?
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Chapter 5: Infancy: Physical Development
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Q1) Before 6 months of age,infants can perceive most speech sounds present in the world's languages
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the habituation method,infants show
A) new interest in something they have not seen before.
B) recognition by no longer responding to something they have seen before.
C) that they can distinguish parental voices by 4 weeks of age.
D) visual preferences by attending to objects they prefer longer.
Q3) Which part of the brain allows for learning,thought,and memory?
A) Cerebellum
B) Medulla
C) Amygdala
D) Cerebrum
Q4) Failure to thrive (FTT)has been linked to deficiencies in caregiver-infant interactions,resulting in
A) child abuse.
B) secure attachment.
C) insecure attachment.
D) difficult child temperament.
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Chapter 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development
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Q1) What does the phrase "A not B error" mean?
A) Children will not search for hidden objects unless given an incentive
B) Children will randomly search for hidden objects,but will quickly become frustrated and give up
C) A child may reach for a hidden object where it has always been,yet still reach there even when they see the toy hidden somewhere else
D) A child will search for a hidden toy but will quickly become distracted by other,more interesting objects
Q2) The mean length of utterance (MLU)is the average number of morphemes used in a sentence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Referential language style focuses on ______,whereas expressive language style focuses on______.
A) objects; social interactions
B) social interactions; objects
C) general nominals; specific nominals
D) things that move; things that are stationary
Q4) Describe the sequence of language development in children.
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Chapter 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional Development
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Q1) Erikson stated that the major developmental task of the child between the ages of 2 and 3 is to acquire a sense of autonomy and independence from their parents.One way toddlers do this is by
A) refusing to comply with parental requests or commands.
B) refusing to share their toys with others.
C) learning emotional regulation.
D) engaging in social referencing.
Q2) The fixed-action pattern of attachment is theorized to occur during a critical period of life.This means
A) it is essential for the survival of the organism.
B) if it does not occur during this period,it may never occur.
C) if it does not occur,that means it was not needed.
D) None of these
Q3) The word "autism" is derived from the Greek word "autos" meaning A) brain.
B) self.
C) closed.
D) isolated.
Q4) What is the difference between a securely attached infant and an insecurely attached infant?
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Chapter 8: Early Childhood: Physical Development
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Q1) Briefly describe the nutritional needs of the preschool-aged child.
Q2) Left-handedness
A) causes people to be clumsier than right-handed people.
B) appears to have both positive and negative academic implications.
C) causes deficits that can be overcome by forcing people to use their right hand.
D) None of these is true of left-handedness
Q3) Describe what is known about the development of right- and left-handedness both in the United States and across the world.
Q4) Mr.Hollen teaches kindergarten.He wants to add a class to his curriculum that will help develop the fine motor skills of his students.Which of the following would you recommend?
A) Gymnastics
B) Arts and crafts
C) Soccer
D) All of these would develop fine motor skills
Q5) Discuss the major causes of childhood death in the United States as compared to developing countries.
Q6) What accounts for individual differences in activity level in children?
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Chapter 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development
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Q1) How do children develop the concepts of race and ethnicity?
Q2) Which of the following sentences would be most difficult for a 2-year-old to understand?
A) "Mommy went to the store to get some milk."
B) "The food is eaten by the dog."
C) "The car hit the truck."
D) "The cat chased the mouse."
Q3) What enhances the effectiveness of preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children?
A) If they are started no later than age 1
B) If they focus on teaching the value of education
C) If they encourage parental involvement in the program
D) If they are targeted towards girls
Q4) You show a picture of an unfamiliar object to a child and tell her it is a "gop." Now you show her a picture of two of the objects and ask,"What are these?" and the child says,"gops." This demonstrates
A) overregularization.
B) an understanding of grammar.
C) the whole-object assumption.
D) All of these
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Chapter 10: Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development
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Q1) Children raised by warm parents are more likely to
A) develop a sense of conscience.
B) act in aggressive ways with other children.
C) be perceived as naughty.
D) have poor social and emotional well-being.
Q2) G-rated films and programs contain
A) no violence.
B) fewer than three violent scenes per film.
C) scenes of violence with a mean duration of 9-10 minutes per film.
D) fewer than five total acts of violence,or they cannot receive a G-rating.
Q3) A child who cannot take someone else's perspective
A) would be considered egocentric.
B) is probably more aggressive than his/her peers.
C) assumes that everyone views the world the way he/she does.
D) All of these
Q4) Which of the following appears to be TRUE about aggression in children?
A) Aggressive younger children tend to become aggressive older children
B) Aggression tends to diminish with age
C) Aggression tends to increase with age,regardless of sex of child
D) There are no consistencies in terms of aggression and age
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Chapter 11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development
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Q1) In terms of the relative proportion of muscle and fatty tissue,
A) it is about the same for girls and boys during middle childhood.
B) it remains very stable from early childhood through adolescence.
C) both increase dramatically for both sexes during adolescence.
D) muscle increases for boys and fatty tissue increases for girls during middle childhood.
Q2) Genetic components or causes for ADHD
A) have been found in boys,but not in girls.
B) have not been found in either sex.
C) may be related to how the brain regulates dopamine.
D) can be treated with behavioral therapies.
Q3) Shelby is 6 years old.During middle childhood,her physical growth will most likely A) be steady until the adolescent growth spurt.
B) show dramatic spurts.
C) show rapid gains in height,but slow steady gains in weight.
D) show rapid gains in weight,but slow steady gains in height.
Q4) Children get plenty of exercise by participating in team sports.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development
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Q1) When we look at an object and then blink our eyes,the visual impression of the object lasts for a fraction of a second in what is called
A) short-term memory.
B) sensory memory.
C) selective attention.
D) working memory.
Q2) Karla is shown pictures of three daisies and four roses.She is asked whether there are more roses or flowers.She correctly answers,'flowers." Being able to focus on classes and subclasses simultaneously is an example of
A) linear thinking.
B) class inclusion.
C) abstract logic.
D) animism.
Q3) Spearman accounted for individual abilities by suggesting another type of intelligence he called A) "i."
B) "s."
C) "h."
D) "q."
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Chapter 13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development
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Q1) Which is the typical developmental path for self-esteem?
A) A decline in early childhood followed by an increase through adulthood
B) A decline in middle childhood until age 12 or 13 followed by an increase in adolescence
C) A steady increase in self-esteem from early childhood through adulthood
D) Low in early childhood,high in middle childhood,low in adolescence
Q2) It has been found in cross-cultural studies that girls tend to have higher self-esteem in ______,whereas boys tend to have higher self-esteem in ______.
A) social relationships; public speaking
B) writing; math
C) competition; individual activities
D) physical appearance; academics
Q3) Effective schools have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A) active,energetic principals.
B) orderly,but non-oppressive atmospheres.
C) teachers with low expectations of children's abilities.
D) frequent assessments of student performance.
Q4) What happens to parent-child relationships during middle childhood?
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Q5) Describe the most common social and emotional problems of middle childhood.