Question 1

Which of the following drugs is a stimulant used in the treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Melanin
B)   Rhodopsin
C)   EpinephrineD) All of the above
E) B) and C)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is the first type of stimuli encountered by sensory input.
B)   It has an unlimited capacity to store information.
C)   It retains stimuli up to 30 seconds after the trace decays.
D)   It retains auditory stimuli but cannot retain visual stimuli.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The ability to focus one's attention and screen out distractions declines through middle childhood. 
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Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of objective morality perceive morality as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   existing outside the cognitive functioning of people
B)   being determined by the rules created by societies
C)   a relative construct subject to change
D)   exclusively associated with processes of reward and punishmentE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Matt, an eleven-year-old boy, got into a fight with his classmate and bruised his arm. He plans to lie to his parents about the bruise as he is afraid that they will scold him. However, he feels that good boys should not lie and decides to tell them the truth. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, which of the following stages of development does Matt display?

Accepted Answer

A)   Autonomous morality
B)   Conventional level
C)   Objective morality
D)   Preconventional levelE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Growth spurt is the period during which growth advances at a dramatically rapid rate compared with other periods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sarah, an eight-year-old, is playing with her dolls. She notices that they are of different heights. After playing, she arranges them from left to right on a rack in increasing order of height. Which of the following processes does this scenario illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Encoding
B)   Mainstreaming
C)   Seriation
D)   RehearsingE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is a useful strategy for promoting memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seriation
B)   Mainstreaming
C)   Encoding
D)   DecentrationE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Write a brief note about creativity.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following statements is true regarding the grammatical abilities of children?

Accepted Answer

A)   By seven to nine years of age, most children realize that words can have different meanings.
B)   By ten years of age, children find it extremely difficult to interpret passive sentences.
C)   By eight years of age, children make dramatic advances in articulation and in the capacity to use complex grammar.
D)   By the age of six, children lack the ability to form indirect object-direct object constructions.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Dyslexia is a reading disorder characterized by consistent and accurate reading, and increased comprehension of written material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the context of educating children with disabilities, explain mainstreaming.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which of the following statements is true of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   It groups test questions into subtests that measure different motor skills.
B)   It suggests children's strengths and weaknesses as well as provides overall measures of cognitive functioning.
C)   It yields a score called the intelligence quotient and can be used with children from the age of two up to adults.
D)   It is a culture-free intelligence test and can be used for anyone irrespective of their cultural background.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Learning disabilities are disorders characterized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills.
B)   social deficits and stereotyped behavior.
C)   abnormal functioning and loss of previously acquired skills.
D)   excessive inattention, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following terms refers to the strategy of repeating sounds mentally?

Accepted Answer

A)   Seriation
B)   Rehearsal
C)   Decentration
D)   MainstreamingE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Bilingual children have less cognitive flexibility than monolingual children. 
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Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is a factor hypothesized to be present in intelligence tests that provides an advantage for test takers from certain cultural backgrounds?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cultural bias
B)   Cultural heritability
C)   Cultural hypocrisy
D)   Cultural transitivityE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Discuss the patterns of motor development in the middle childhood years. Do gender differences influence the development of motor skills during these years?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Throughout middle chi...

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of creative children?

Accepted Answer

A)   They solve problems to which there are no preexisting solutions.
B)   They adhere to social norms and accept ideas at their face value.
C)   They employ convergent thinking rather than divergent thinking.
D)   They refuse to take chances and accept their limitations.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

According to Piaget's theory of moral development, children in the stage of objective reality believe in the principle of immanent justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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