1) ______ are the social unit primarily responsible for the socialization of children.
a. schools
b. peer groups
c. families
d. churches
2) for his gifted education, benny is offered additional experiences like field trips and
extra assignments. this type of gifted education is called:
a. enrichment.
b. acceleration.
c. inclusion.
d. self-instruction.
3) when driving in the car at night with her parents, kristina says, look, the moon is
following me. kristinas statement is an example of:
a. centration.
b. animism.
c. collective monologue.
d. seriation.
4) concerned about the poor classroom performance of one his students, mr. blanco
arranges to interview the students parents, former teachers, and counselor. mr. blanco is
in which stage of the special education decision making process?
a. prereferral
b. referral
c. evaluation
d. placement
5) resilient children tend to possess all of the following characteristics except:
a. an easygoing, adaptable dispositions.
b. a desire to complete all tasks without the help of peers or adults.
c. confidence in their ability to succeed.
d. good problem-solving skills.
6) john is raised in a family whose culture values harmony and connectedness. his
entire community plays a role in raising john. in addition, john is expected to
demonstrate great respect for his cultures history and his communitys elders. which
cultural group is john most likely from?
a. asian american
b. native american
c. hispanic american
d. african american
7) at what age does the typical child first grasp the social implications of ethnicity?
a. 4-6
b. 6-10
c. 10-14
d. 14-16
8) as a preschool teacher, when you are working with a child on a new skill you adjust
your level of guidance and assistance based on the childs developing abilities. your
approach is most consistent with which theory of child development?
a. social learning theory
b. ecological theory
c. social-cultural theory
d. psychoanalytic theory
9) according to the text, ______ is the best-known developmental psychologist in
education.
a. sigmund freud
b. jean piaget
c. lev vygotsky
d. albert bandura
10) which of the following are factors contributing to the educational problems of poor
children?
a. comparatively high rates of illness and malnutrition
b. schools with inadequate resources
c. substandard housing
d. all of these
11) erikson suggests that there are ______ stages in psychosocial development.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
12) ms. spivey teachers her science students to remember the planets and their order by
using the saying, my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas. spiveys technique
is called a(n):
a. mnemonic.
b. letter strategy.
c. acrostic.
d. all of these
13) the term social cognition is used to describe:
a. childrens thoughts about their peers and friendship groups.
b. childrens understanding of others thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
c. a childs social network.
d. childrens beliefs about whether or not they can accomplish a goal.
14) according to the text, the best explanation for aggression in children is:
a. the influence of deviant peers.
b. the childs family environment.
c. the childs own personal characteristics.
d. none of these; there appears to be one single cause for aggression.
15) selenas teacher plans to give a quiz on chapter 5 of the classs science textbook.
having quickly read over the chapter headings and subjeadings, selena is now trying to
turn them into questions. she then plans to try to answer the questions as well as she can
before going on to read the chapter carefully with the questions in mind. selena is
practicing which of the following learning strategies?
a. mnemonic
b. acrostic
c. sq3r
d. letter strategy
16) ms. thomason teaches in a multicultural environment. which of the following
strategies would be appropriate?
a. match the pattern of interaction and speaking to those used in the homes and
community of her students.
b. focus on the transmission of information through teacher monologues rather than
reciprocal-teaching approaches.
c. both of these
d. neither of these
17) an effective character education program would probably include all of the
following except:
a. conflict resolution training.
b. opportunities to practice positive character traits in the real world.
c. competitions to reward good deeds.
d. adult modeling of positive character traits.