1) which of the following statements regarding gay and lesbian families is false?
a. compared to heterosexual couples, lesbian couples share parenting more equally and
favor less traditional sex-role socialization for their children.
b. in general, gay parents and heterosexual parents are more similar than different.
c. compared to children of heterosexual parents, children of gay and lesbian parents
tend to exhibit poorer relationships with peers.
d. children of homosexual parents resemble children of heterosexual parents on
measures of social competence and moral judgment.
2) children in your second-grade class are most likely to engage in prosocial behaviors
by:
a. helping others to gain your approval.
b. showing a genuine concern for anothers well-being.
c. both of these
d. neither of these
3) which of the following statements regarding resiliency in children and adolescents is
false?
a. schools play little role in fostering resiliency in young people; families have the most
impact on resiliency.
b. resilient youths are typically socially and cognitively competent and have high
self-esteem.
c. resiliency can be described as a process.
d. resiliency is defined as a persons ability to develop competence in the face of
adversity and hardship.
4) in anderson and levins (1976) study of childrens attention to sesame street, the
researchers found all but which of the following?
a. childrens attention was highly variable, greater in the presence of some program
features and lower in the presence of others.
b. childrens attention decreased when attractive toys were placed in the room.
c. children were more attentive to abstract content.
d. attention improved between 1 and 4 years of age.
5) ten-year-old mary is beginning to understand her strengths and to feel pleasure when
she accomplishes tasks. according to erikson, mary is developing a sense of:
a. identity.
b. industry.
c. autonomy.
d. initiative.
6) sixteen-year-old joanns mental age is 20. using sterns formula, what is joanns iq?
a. 80
b. 100
c. 125
d. 300
7) as a special education teacher, you have been assigned to work with children who
have a mild level of mental retardation. what range of iq score would you expect these
children to have?
a. below 35
b. 35-50
c. 50-70
d. 70-85
8) preschooler annabelle has more positive attitudes toward whites than other ethnic
groups. researchers suggest this may:
a. be a reflection of the negative views and prejudices of the larger society.
b. reflect annabelles natural developmental preference for lighter objects at this age.
c. be reinforced by common childhood stories where heroes are dressed in white and
villains in black.
d. all of these
9) which of the following statements regarding self-concept and self-esteem is false?
a. compared to older children, young children describe themselves more in terms of
physical traits and characteristics.
b. since there is considerable stability in childrens self-esteem by late elementary
school, the school environment plays very little role.
c. as children mature, their self-concepts become more differentiated and integrated.
d. with age, children increasingly compare themselves to others to determine their own
strengths; this comparison can have both positive and negative consequences.
10) which of the following conclusions can be drawn from stiglers research on
mathematics classrooms?
a. a focus on teaching methods is essential for improving education.
b. teaching is a cultural activity.
c. there are no quick fixes for improving education.
d. all of these
11) another name for the holistic approach to reading instruction is:
a. whole language.
b. direct instruction.
c. balanced instruction.
d. integrated instruction.
12) ben can use his thumb and index finger to pick up small objects. this ability is
called:
a. the pincer grasp.
b. hand dominance.
c. the palmar grasp reflex.
d. a proximal-distal pattern.
13) as a future teacher, your involvement with students will most often be at which
level of bronfenbrenners ecological model?
a. chronosystem
b. exosystem
c. macrosystem
d. microsystem
14) a sixth-grade teacher asks his students to use their writing skills to compose a short
story. after they complete the story, he evaluates their abilities in the area of writing and
composition. this teacher is using:
a. self-report.
b. structured observation.
c. performance assessment.
d. naturalistic observation.