When one child's behaviour leads to another child's aggression, that aggression is

referred to as reactive aggression.

The psychometric approach to intelligence

measures intelligence using scorable intelligence tests.

are mentally retarded but extremely talented in one domain.

Which pair of individuals is likely to have the most similar IQ scores?

Greg and Craig, who are identical twins

Sue has had difficulty knowing where to start when she begins studying. What should she do?

The 1st thing is to identify the goals of her study session.

Which of the following is true of the differences between males and females?

In high school+university, males excel in math prob. solving

If a child were exposed to high levels of fluoride in a water supply:

Expect long-term outcomes of lower cognitive ability

Students learn more in all of the following situations except

when teachers spend a lot of time disciplining students.

often have parents who are inconsistent in their discipline.

Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?

It correlates significantly with academic performance.

If Richie is a typical child who is obese, he

is at risk for many medical problems.

Regina has difficulty clearly seeing writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom.

Regina is likely suffering from myopia

Michelene Chi's study comparing memory in child chess experts + adult chess novices showed

the effect of knowledge on memory.

Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to

identify children who needed special instruction in school.

Class opinion is split about Ed-some of his classmates really like him, others can't stand him.

Ed would be considered controversial.

The impact of genetic inheritance on IQ

becomes stronger as children get older.

As children get older, their writing improves because

they have more general knowledge about the world.

Which of the following is a blended family?

a biological father, stepmother, and two sons

Which of the following is not an advantage of eating insects

They are easy to find and prepare.

Sternberg's componential subtheory of intelligence:

efficient organization + use of processing skills

In a skip-generation family, the

grandparents provide financial and emotional stability.

Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish

“bright” from “dull” children.

Who is likely to suffer the most harmful effects from parental divorce?

Kelly, who is in elementary school

An individual's self-esteem

becomes more differentiated with age.

need to be mature enough to handle the responsibility.

Which of the following gender differences in intellectual skills are identified by research?

Girls tend to have better verbal skill.

Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?

looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object

Which most accurately describes physical growth during the elementary school years?

Boys+girls are about the same size during most of this time

A friend is having difficulty remembering the main points psych. text. Best memory strategy?

Outline or write a summary of the main points.

Chronic victims of peer aggression

are typically withdrawn and submissive.

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1
When one child's behaviour leads to another child's aggression, that aggression is
referred to as bullying.
referred to as reactive aggression.
referred to as instrumental aggression.
referred to as relational aggression.
2
The psychometric approach to intelligence
measures intelligence using scorable intelligence tests.
sees intelligence as skilful adaptation to the environment.
suggests that many different intelligences exist.
equates intelligence with the existence of great talent.
3
In China, popular children are more likely to be ________ than in other countries.
shy
assertive
happy
controlling
4
Savants
receive high scores on traditional intelligence tests.
are mentally retarded but extremely talented in one domain.
perform consistently on many types of intellectual tasks.
have a learning disability.
5
Which pair of individuals is likely to have the most similar IQ scores?
Jerry and Larry, who are biological brothers
Jessie and Jenny, who are biological sisters
Michael and David, who are fraternal twins
Greg and Craig, who are identical twins
6
________ are strategies and rules that make thinking more systematic and more powerful.
Mental operations
Circular reactions
Scaffolds
Symbolic processes
7
Sue has had difficulty knowing where to start when she begins studying. What should she do?
The 1st thing is for her to use a memory strategy.
The 1st thing is choose an effective memory strategy.
1st thing: monitor the effectiveness of her memory strategy.
The 1st thing is to identify the goals of her study session.
8
________ is the process of identifying a unique pattern of letters.
The cardinality principle
Word recognition
Comprehension
Phonological awareness
9
Which of the following is true of the differences between males and females?
In early years, females are superior in mathematical ability
In high school+university, males excel in math prob. solving
At all ages, females are superior in spatial ability.
Females are superior in verbal ability only as adults.
10
If a child were exposed to high levels of fluoride in a water supply:
Expect long-term outcomes of impaired motor skills
Expect long-term outcomes of impaired speech
Expect long-term outcomes of poor sensory perception
Expect long-term outcomes of lower cognitive ability
11
Students learn more in all of the following situations except
when teachers spend a lot of time disciplining students.
when there are hands-on demonstrations.
when they are tutored by peers.
when they are taught to manage their own learning
12
Which is in both in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences + in psychometric theories?
spatial intelligence
interpersonal intelligence
musical intelligence
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
13
Rejected children
are rejected because they are smarter than their classmates
often have social skills but are rejected for other reasons.
often have parents who are inconsistent in their discipline.
often have parents who model effective social skills.
14
Edible insect species are less prominent in Canada and Russia due to
cold weather.
overuse of pesticides in agriculture.
chance.
the overall lower incidence of insects in these countries.
15
For many years, ________ was believed to be the sole cause of aggression.
Low self-esteem
Parental neglect
A lack of social skills
Frustration
16
Which of the following provides evidence that an IQ test is valid?
It correlates significantly with number of years in school.
It correlates significantly with age.
It correlates significantly with body weight.
It correlates significantly with academic performance.
17
Middle childhood refers to the period of development between the ages of
7 and 11
4 and 11
4 and 7
7 and 13
18
Aggressive behaviour is often characteristic of ________ children.
popular
rejected
average
neglected
19
If Richie is a typical child who is obese, he
is the only one in his family who is overweight.
has many friends.
is at risk for many medical problems.
feels positively about himself.
20
Regina has difficulty clearly seeing writing on the blackboard from the back of the classroom.
Regina is likely suffering from myopia
Regina is likely suffering from a metabolic disorder.
Regina is likely suffering from farsightedness.
Regina is likely suffering from malocclusion.
21
Michelene Chi's study comparing memory in child chess experts + adult chess novices showed
the susceptibility of preschoolers' memories to suggestions.
how scripts influence memory.
the effect of knowledge on memory.
the effectiveness of the rehearsal memory strategy.
22
Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test in order to
measure intelligence across cultures.
identify children who needed special instruction in school.
predict job success.
see how much intelligence is due to heredity+the environment
23
Compared to girls, elementary-aged boys have greater
strength.
balance.
dexterity on fine-motor tasks like handwriting.
flexibility.
24
Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Children measures self-esteem in all these domains except
behavioural conduct.
social acceptance.
physical appearance.
emotional stability.
25
________ is a voluntary relationship between two people involving mutual liking.
Prosocial behaviour
Aggression
Altruism
Friendship
26
Class opinion is split about Ed-some of his classmates really like him, others can't stand him.
Ed would be considered rejected.
Ed would be considered popular.
Ed would be considered controversial.
Ed would be considered average.
27
Compared to their well-nourished peers, malnourished children
are as healthy.
do as well in school.
are more irritable.
are able to concentrate on schoolwork while in school.
28
The impact of genetic inheritance on IQ
is not measurable.
becomes stronger as children get older.
stays the same throughout childhood.
decreases as children get older.
29
A "bright" 8-year-old might have a mental age of
6
4
10
8
30
Children with both same- and opposite-sex friendships tend to
be socially unskilled.
be very well adjusted.
be boys.
be girls.
31
In Canada, the most common type of accident during childhood involves
motor vehicles.
sports.
the bicycle.
unintentional falls.
32
Europe+North America: _ % of elementary children+adolescents are chronic victims of aggression
7%
2%
5%
10%
33
As children get older, their writing improves because
they don't revise their writing as much as when younger
they write down info. directly as it's retrieved from memory
they have more general knowledge about the world.
they spend more time on the mechanical aspects of writing.
34
A person who emphasizes independence and personal needs over those of others is
idiocentric.
egocentric.
allocentric.
selfcentric.
35
A memory structure used to describe the sequence in which events occur is referred to as
repeated questioning.
a script.
rehearsal.
monitoring.
36
Knowledge that helps organize information and give it meaning
decreases with age.
increases with age.
does not change with age.
does not influence memory.
37
Which of the following is a blended family?
a father, mother, son, and daughter
a grandfather, father, and son
two sisters and two brothers
a biological father, stepmother, and two sons
38
Which of the following is not an advantage of eating insects
The pose a low risk of transmitting zoonotic infections.
They have a high feed-conversion efficiency.
They require less water than cattle.
They are easy to find and prepare.
39
Sternberg's componential subtheory of intelligence:
is concerned with the contents of intelligence.
considers the familiarity of the task.
intelligence is defined by environmental/cultural context.
efficient organization + use of processing skills
40
That a general factor for intelligence (g), is responsible for performance on all mental tests
was introduced by Gardner.
was introduced by Spearman.
was introduced by Carroll.
was introduced by Thurstone.
41
In a skip-generation family, the
grandparents provide financial and emotional stability.
children's parents never see them.
children's parents drop their children off at grandparents'.
grandparents never see their grandchildren.
42
Binet and Simon used mental age to distinguish
“bright” from “dull” children.
socially adept from socially inept children.
quick from slow children.
older from younger children.
43
Who is likely to suffer the most harmful effects from parental divorce?
David, who is an infant
Steven, who is a preschooler
Madelyn, who is in university
Kelly, who is in elementary school
44
An individual's self-esteem
is usually highest during the high school years.
tends to be at similar levels across different domains.
becomes more differentiated with age.
is not affected by how others view them.
45
Latchkey children
need to be mature enough to handle the responsibility.
tend to show high levels of anxiety.
=more dependent than kids who are cared for by their mothers
are likely to engage in antisocial behaviour.
46
Which of the following gender differences in intellectual skills are identified by research?
Girls tend to have better verbal, math,+visual-spatial skill
Girls tend to have better verbal skill.
Girls tend to have better mathematical skill.
Girls tend to have better visual-spatial skill.
47
Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?
rehearsal
summarizing
outlining
looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object
48
Which most accurately describes physical growth during the elementary school years?
Increase in height occurs equally in the trunk + in the legs
Boys+girls are about the same size during most of this time
Growth proceeds at a variable pace.
There are no marked ethnic differences in height.
49
A friend is having difficulty remembering the main points psych. text. Best memory strategy?
Touch sentences that contain the main points as you read.
Read the assigned chapter twice.
Read the sentences containing the main points over and over.
Outline or write a summary of the main points.
50
Which of the following shows the formula Terman used to calculate an intelligence quotient?
IQ = MA/CA
IQ = MA/CA × 100
IQ = CA/MA × 100
IQ = CA/MA
51
Chronic victims of peer aggression
are almost always overreactive, restless+easily irritated.
are typically withdrawn and submissive.
tend to be boys who have controlling mothers.
have high levels of self-esteem.
52
"Sounding out" words
is commonly done by beginning readers.
hinders reading ability.
recognizing words through retrieval from long-term memory.
is more common in older readers than in beginning readers.
53
Based on ethnic differences in height, who would you expect to be the tallest child?
Michael, who is of African heritage
Chan-ho, who is of Asian heritage
John, who is of European heritage
There are no ethnic differences in height.
54
Information that is not transferred from working memory to ________ is lost.
a memory strategy
the information processor
long-term memory
sensory memory
55
During Piaget's ________ stage, children begin using mental operations to solve problems.
sensorimotor
formal operational
concrete operational
preoperational
56
___+___ = the most common activities that elementary school children engage in when with peers
TV/records; telephone
Conversing; hanging out
Physical games; acting silly
Noncontact sports; academic activities
57
Crystal has a fast metabolic rate and Paula has a slow metabolic rate, therefore
Crystal burns calories more rapidly than Paula.
Crystal reached puberty earlier than Paula.
Paula burns calories more rapidly than Crystal.
Paula reached puberty earlier than Crystal.
58
Information in working memory (mem).
moves to sensory mem. when no longer actively being used
is moved to sensory mem. or to the long-term mem.
is displaced w/new info. + kept if moved to long-term mem.
stays in working mem. indefinitely
59
In Canada, physical education classes should/are
meet more frequently each week to promote physical fitness.
promoting a lifelong commitment to fitness.
a daily activity in most schools.
emphasize team sports over individual activities.
60
Helping others with no direct benefit to the individual is known as
prosocial.
role-taking.
empathy.
altruism.
61
Sternberg's _____, states intelligent behaviour involves skilfully adapting to the environment.
Sternberg's experiential subtheory
Sternberg's hierarchical subtheory
Sternberg's contextual subtheory
Sternberg's componential subtheory
62
How popular a child feels in social interactions with peers is called
social acceptance.
behavioural conduct.
athletic competence.
scholastic competence.
63
Assertive behaviour differs from aggressive behaviour in that:
assertive behaviour is without considering others rights
assertive behaviour is respecting the rights of others.
there is no significant differences.
aggressive behaviour=physical; assertive behaviour is verbal
64
One reason parental divorce can be harmful is that
children often lose a role model
single parents become overly involved in children's lives
mothers tend to spend too much $ on children after a divorce
none of the above
65
Who is likely to have the lowest self-esteem?
Ed, whose parents are involved in his hobbies
Donald, whose parents discuss their rules with him
Stephen, whose parents are affectionate toward him
Darrin, whose parents don't set rules
66
What advice would you give teachers to help them enhance their students' self-esteem?
Don't listen to most of what your students say to you.
Discourage children from extracurricular activities.
Show interest in your students' progress.
Don't expect children to work to the best of their ability.
67
Higher IQ scores in children are associated with home environments
where both parents work outside the home.
where a father is absent.
that include few toys.
that include involved parents.
68
Which is typical of family life in the first few months after a divorce has occurred?
Parents expecting more mature behaviour from their children.
Parents being able to parent more effectively.
Parents having a harder time controlling their children.
Parents becoming more affectionate with their children.
69
20) After age 5, children lose about ________ teeth a year for the next 5 years.
5
3
2
4
70
Activities that improve remembering are called
memory strategies.
information processing.
working memory.
sensory memory.
71
The ability to imagine how an object will look after it's been moved in space is referred to as
mental constancy.
mathematical ability.
enabling.
mental rotation.
72
Which of the following is a culture-fair intelligence test?
Raven's Progressive Matrices
the Wechsler Scales
the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
the Bayley Scales
73
Billy often teases and picks fights with other children. Billy is showing
aggression.
assertiveness.
prejudice.
empathy.
74
Years after a divorce, which parent–child relationship is most likely to be close+involved?
relationship of father–daughter
relationship of mother–son
relationship of mother–daughter
relationship of father–son
75
When Beth watched a movie where a baby elephant's mother died, she cried. Beth displayed
empathy.
altruism.
self control.
prosocial behaviour.
76
Adult coaches should
emphasize drills and strategy so that play is work-like.
coach positively and provide encouragement to the children.
criticize the players.
emphasize winning over skill development.
77
Dynamic tests of intelligence
produce the same information as static tests of intelligence
measure what a child already knows.
measure a child's learning potential.
have been used for many years+produced established results.
78
Which accounts for some of the decrease in self-esteem seen during the elementary school years?
a school emphasis on individualized instruction
parents setting more rules
teachers becoming more involved with students
children beginning to compare themselves with peers
79
Compared to USA students (stud.), students in Japan + Taiwan spend
less time on homework, but they value it more than USA stud.
about the same amount of time on homework.
more time on homework+they value it more than American stud.
more time on homework, but USA students value it more
80
Ron has an average IQ but is an exceptionally talented dancer. Ron is exceptionally intelligent
according to a psychometrician.
according to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
according to Binet.
according to Carroll's hierarchical theory of intelligence.

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