1) all but which of the following are examples of gross-motor skills?
a. climbing up stair steps
b. assembling a puzzle
c. riding a bicycle
d. playing dodge ball
2) a ______ is any environmental substance or disease that causes abnormal
development of a fetus.
a. teratogen
b. genotype
c. cephalocaudal pattern
d. secular trend
3) an experimenter trains allison to be afraid of rats by making a loud noise whenever a
rat is presented to allison. allisons fear develops via the process of:
a. instrumental conditioning.
b. operant conditioning.
c. classical conditioning.
d. reciprocal determinism.
4) a researcher invites a child to sit at a table with a bell and some marshmallows. she
tells the child that she will be leaving the room for a few minutes, and that a ring of the
bell will summon her back. the child is also told that if he can wait until the researcher
returns, that he will earn several marshmallows. however, if he rings the bell, he will
only be able to have one marshmallow. which element of emotional intelligence is this
researcher attempting to measure?
a. identifying, expressing, and managing emotions
b. knowing the difference between feelings and actions
c. understanding the perspective of others
d. controlling impulses and delaying gratification
5) cary writes yesdday for yesterday in his composition. in which stage of spelling
development is cary?
a. phonemic spelling
b. transitional spelling
c. conventional spelling
d. prephonemic spelling
6) which of the following is not one of the six categories of childrens learning and
development that make up the developmental pathways panel?
a. the cognitive
b. the psychological
c. the spiritual
d. the physical
7) mrs. steptoe is teaching her gifted students about writing. she encourages them to
look at their drafts and make changes to accommodate the purpose of their essays. on
which phase of the writing process is mrs. steptoe focusing?
a. planning
b. publishing
c. revising
d. drafting
8) as a kindergarten math teacher in the united states, you are aware of the differences
in learning place value between asian and u.s. children. which of the following is a
strategy you can use to help your students grasp place value concepts more effectively?
a. use counting words that resemble asian languages, for example saying ten-one
instead of eleven.
b . provide opportunities for your students to organize large numbers of items into units
of ten.
c. use math manipulatives.
d. all of these.
9) which of the following statements regarding reading for learning among older
children and adolescents is false?
a. the percentage of children who read for fun regularly decreases from age 9 to 17.
b. researchers have found it is more important for older children and adolescents to
focus more on reading material relevant to their schoolwork and spend less time reading
self-selected materials.
c. students who are higher in intrinsic motivation tend to read more than students who
are low in motivation.
d. older children and adolescents continue to need assistance and instruction in
comprehension strategies.
10) gardners theory of multiple intelligences suggests all but which of the following?
a. all of the intelligences use the same form of perception, memory, and learning.
b. each intelligence may be governed by a distinct region of the brain.
c. a student may show strength in more than one area of intelligence.
d. teachers can learn that there is more than one way of being smart.
11) ten-year-old justin understands to take turns when conversing, and also not to
interrupt others while they are speaking. his 4-year-old sister, kelly, does not. justin is
aware of ______, while his sister is not.
a. syntax
b. lexicon
c. pragmatics
d. semantics
12) children with adhd have shown the most improvement with which approach?
a. medical management, including the use of drugs
b. behavioral management practices at school and home
c. psychological counseling
d. the multimodal method, including medical treatment, behavior management, and
psychological counseling