1) kaitlyns performance on the wisc-iii suggests that her iq is average. her numerical iq
score would be:
a. 50.
b. 100.
c. 115.
d. 150.
2) which of the following statements regarding attachment is false?
a. the roots of self-esteem are developed based on early attachment relations with
caregivers.
b. a childs temperament has little effect on the development of attachment.
c. the quality of childrens attachment relations is linked to social competence in school
as well as popularity.
d. children can develop attachments with their teachers.
3) the famous case of genie, the girl who was confined to a small, dark room for the
first 14 years of her life, demonstrates that:
a. the critical period hypothesis is correct.
b. some degree of language acquisition is possible after the critical period.
c. language cannot be learned after the critical period has passed.
d. if certain conditions related to language development are missing, a child will never
be able to acquire language.
4) which of the following statements about gender differences in physical development
is false?
a. boys experience more growth in the size and capacity of their hearts and lungs.
b. gender differences in athletic abilities are best explained by biological differences
between females and males.
c. boys have a higher muscle-to-fat ratio than do girls.
d. girls experience the growth spurt about two years earlier than boys.
5) as a teacher in a predominantly african american school, you are more likely to
encounter a student who has which genetic disorder?
a. tay-sachs disease
b. phenylketonuria
c. muscular dystrophy
d. sickle-cell anemia
6) which of the following statements is not compatible with chomskys view of language
development?
a. children are born with a language-acquisition device, which is programmed to
recognize the universal rules underlying language.
b. chomskys view can be described as maturationist.
c. certain qualities of the human mind provide operating principles that languages need
to follow.
d. each language has unique qualities that are not shared with other languages.
7) which child is most likely to live with a grandparent?
a. andre, who is african american
b. brittany, who is hispanic american
c. chloe, who is white
d. joseph, who is asian american
8) in ______, a child is taught to use private speech to guide him/herself through a task
in a step-by-step manner.
a. self-instruction
b. self-evaluation
c. self-efficacy
d. self-monitoring
9) in ______ of social perspective taking, children are unable to recognize that other
people may interpret the same situation differently from them.
a. level 0 (undifferentiated)
b. level 1 (egocentric)
c. level 1 (differentiated)
d. level 2 (reciprocal)
10) full-service or 21st-century community schools are based in part on the theories of:
a. sigmund freud
b. b. f. skinner
c. lewis terman
d. john dewey
11) you plan to teach in a multicultural school environment. comparing the families of
your african american students to white students, you are likely to find:
a. that african american students come from families who emphasize childrearing
practices that encourage assertiveness and independence.
b. that white students families emphasize egalitarian division of labor in their homes.
c. both of these
d. neither of these
12) evan is a child who has severe retardation. using piagets terminology, what level of
cognitive functioning would be typical for evan?
a. sensorimotor
b. preoperational
c. formal operational
d. concrete operational