Capella PSYC2700 2019 December Full Course Latest

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1          Higher fetal activity in the last weeks of pregnancy:

Answers:            

a. Predicts a more active infant in the first month of life.

b. Predicts a more fearful 2-year-old.

c. Can indicate a premature delivery.

d. Predicts a more easily frustrated toddler.

Question 2Theories differ from mere opinion and belief in that:

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a. They provide the ultimate truth.

b. They are usually too abstract to be used as a basis for practical action.

c. They cannot be tested in a research setting.

d. Their continued existence depends on scientific verification.

Question 3The American cultural norm of having infants sleep in a separate room from their parents is meant to foster:

Answers:            

a. An awareness of personal boundaries.

b. Respect for parents.

c. An interdependent self.

d. An independent self.

Question 4          Baby Wesley cries at the sound of another infant crying. Some researchers believe that this response:

Answers:            

a. Is a form of simple imitation.

b. Is an attempt to take an adult's attention from the other infant.

c. Reflects an inborn capacity to react to the suffering of others.

d. Is uncommon and probably signifies a cognitive abnormality.

Question 5Down syndrome is most commonly caused by:

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a. Advanced maternal or paternal age.

b. An error that occurs in the early stages of mitosis, called mosaic pattern.

c. Mutation of the genetic material on the twenty-third chromosome pair.

d. Failure of the twenty-first pair of chromosomes to separate during meiosis.

Question 6In the final three months of pregnancy, the fetus:

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a. Is especially vulnerable to teratogens.

b. Gains less than 3 pounds.

c. Grows 7 inches.

d. Reduces its body fat to help with temperature regulation.

Question 7          During which period of development do children form their first intimate ties to others?

Answers:            

a. The prenatal period.

b. Infancy and toddlerhood.

c. Early childhood.

d. Middle childhood.

Question 8          The overall stability of temperament is:

Answers:            

a. High in infancy.

b. Low from the preschool years on.

c. Low in infancy and toddlerhood.

d. High from the preschool years on.

Question 9          Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?

Answers:            

a. Infancy, childhood, and adolescence.

b. Social, cultural, and historical.

c. Physical, cognitive, and emotional and social.

d. Biological, social, and intellectual.

Question 10        To soothe a crying baby, most Western parents usually try:

Answers:            

a. Swaddling the baby.

b. Infant massage.

c. Lifting the baby to the shoulder.

d. Taking the baby for a walk in a carriage.

Question 11The social smile first appears around ________ of age.

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a. 1 to 5 weeks.

b. 6 to 10 weeks.

c. 3 to 4 months.

d. 5 to 7 months.

Question 12        According to Piaget, during ________, children create new schemes or adjust old ones.

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a. Assimilation.

b. Disequilibrium.

c. Organization.

d. Accommodation.

Question 13        The cerebral cortex:

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a. Contains the greatest number of neurons and synapses in the brain.

b. Is the first part of the brain to stop growing.

c. Is less sensitive to environmental influences than other parts of the brain.

d. Fully develops during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Question 14 Which of the following motor skills typically develops first?

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a. Rolling from back to side.

b. Building a tower of two cubes.

c. Grasping a cube.

d. Playing pat-a-cake.

Question 15        In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, infants and toddlers:

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a. “Think” with their eyes, ears, and hands.

b. Assimilate more than they accommodate.

c. Represent their experiences in speech, gesture, and play.

d. Carry out many activities inside their heads.

 

 

Week 5 Quiz

Question 1          Critics argue that youth sports:

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Overemphasize cooperation.

Substitute children’s natural experimentation for needed adult control.

Actually lead to a decrease in physical fitness activities in adulthood.

Overemphasize competition.

Question 2An obese child is more than ____ percent over healthy weight, based on body mass index.

Answers:            

15.

20.

25.

30.

Question 3According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is:

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Autonomy versus shame and doubt.

Initiative versus guilt.

Industry versus inferiority.

Identity versus role confusion.

Question 4In early and middle childhood, children add about _____ inches in height and _____ pounds in weight each year.

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1 to 2; 3.

2 to 3; 5.

3 to 4; 7.

4 to 5; 10.

Question 5Preschoolers' impressive skill at categorization is supported by:

Answers:            

Animistic thinking.

Their rapidly expanding vocabularies.

Egocentric tendencies.

The use of magical thinking for events they cannot explain.

Question 6African-American parents’ communication style with their children emphasizes ________ over _________.

Answers:            

Facts; emotional and social concerns.

Quick-witted jokes; serious conversation.

Emotional and social concerns; facts about the world.

Facts; problem solving.

Question 7In Piaget’s concrete operational stage:

Answers:            

Thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was during early childhood.

The focus is on coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors.

The child learns to use and to represent objects by images, words, and drawings.

Individuals move beyond concrete experiences and begin to think abstractly.

Question 8          Which of the following is a limitation of using stimulant medication to treat ADHD?

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These drugs cause a number of dangerous medical conditions.

Prolonged use results in extreme hyperactivity.

Drugs cannot teach children to compensate for inattention and impulsivity.

Children rapidly build a tolerance to these drugs.

Question 9The most frequent cause of school absence is:

Answers:            

Oversleeping.

Asthma.

The flu.

The common cold.

Question 10        Secular trends in physical growth involve changes in body size from

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One region to another.

Evolutionary adaptation.

One generation to the next.

Growth spurts.

Question 11Physical immaturity is exaggerated in humans, who devote about _____ percent of their total years to growing.

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5.

10.

15.

20.

Question 12Theory of mind research indicates that by age three, children realize that:

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Doing well on a task depends on focusing attention.

A person reading a book or looking at pictures is thinking.

Thinking takes place inside their heads.

If you "know" something you are more certain than if you "guessed."

Question 13        According to Piaget, 4-year-olds cannot solve a conservation-of-liquid problem because they:

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Focus on the height of the water, failing to realize that changes in width compensate for the changes in height.

Do not notice the difference in appearance between the water levels in the two glasses.

Have limited experience with the task materials.

Do not understand the point of the question, "Which glass holds more water?"

Question 14        Maurice and Samson occasionally wrestle, roll, hit, and run after one another, alternating roles while smiling and laughing. Maurice and Samson are engaged in _____ play.

Answers:            

Rough-and-tumble.

Parallel.

Nonsocial.

Constructive.

Question 15        Which of the following is true about reducing prejudices?

Answers:            

Long-term contact and collaboration in neighborhoods, schools, and communities may be the best way to reduce prejudices.

Children assigned to cooperative learning groups with peers of diverse backgrounds have fewer prejudices even with regard to out-group members who are not part of the learning teams.

Classrooms that expose children to broad ethnic diversity often cause children to form negative biases about out-group members.

The more children believe that personalities are fixed, the more they report liking and perceiving themselves as similar to members of disadvantaged groups.

Question 16Six-year-old Augustus watches about three hours of television per day. Research reveals that Augustus is likely to accumulate _____ percent __________ body fat than children devoting 1.75 hours per day to television.

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20; less.

20; more.

40; less.

40; more.

Question 17The _________ classroom has become increasingly pronounced as a result of the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Answers:            

Collectivist.

Authoritative.

Traditional.

Constructivist.

Question 18The experience of going to school seems to:

Answers:            

Delay mastery of conservation.

Promote mastery of Piagetian tasks.

Delay mastery of transitive inference.

Speed up the continuum of acquisition.

Question 19Which of the following approaches is likely to be seen in a Vygotskian classroom?

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Opportunities for active participation.

An emphasis on teacher-directed instruction.

Activities developed to foster peer collaboration.

Learning experiences designed to promote independent exploration.

Question 20Preschoolers' understanding that sugar continues to exist when it is dissolved in water is evidence that they:

Answers:            

Can overcome appearances and think logically in familiar contexts.

Can think logically even about unfamiliar topics.

Are incapable of logical thought, as Piaget asserted.

Do not understand cause-and-effect relationships.

 

Unit 2 Assignment

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS: WORKSHEET

If you have not already done so, watch the video, Mary Ainsworth: Attachment and the Growth of Love, which covers the strange situation test. Use the Case Study Analysis Worksheet [DOCX] and your understanding of the case study to analyze assumptions and evidence presented in the video.

To fill out the worksheet, work your way through the table of analysis components, and include your responses in the rows next to the components. There are notes in the table to help you identify what is needed in each area. As you complete the worksheet, make sure your responses accomplish the following:

Explain the main purpose for researching this phenomenon in the case and developing a theory in child development.

Apply the presented point of view to the research findings.

Identify the video's position or point of view. Who, or what group, is represented?

Describe the physical, social, or cognitive aspects of child development discovered.

Highlight the primary arguments the author makes in regards to each category.

Apply theories of child development to the case.

Summarize and cite at least one other child development theory to apply.

Compare and contrast your selected theory with the theory within the case to explain your rationale.

Apply existing research findings to a suggested recreation of research.

Imagine recreating this research. What would you change in order to obtain stronger results?

Assignment Requirements

As you write your responses, be sure to:

Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional.

 

Unit 4 Assignment

CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORY: POWERPOINT

This week, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation that addresses a major child development theorist and their corresponding theory. Using one of the Child Development Theory Case Studies [DOCX], apply the theorist's ideas regarding child development within the parameters of a specific time period in that child's life. Be sure to address the physical, social, and cognitive aspects of that particular time frame.

If you have not already done so, download the Child Development Theory PowerPoint Template [PPTX], and use it for your presentation. In your presentation, make sure you accomplish the following:

Choose one theorist and explain their theory of child development that you found to be most interesting.

Please provide at least one scholarly article to utilize as supporting evidence for your work in this section.

Write in full sentences in the notes section—should be about three sentences.

This will require at least two slides.

Based on the case study you select, describe the physical, social, and cognitive aspects of child development that are observed.

Describe these aspects within a specific time period of a child’s development.

Please provide at least two scholarly articles to support your ideas in this section.

Write a minimum of four sentences in the notes section in a professional and scholarly manner.

This will require at least three slides.

Apply the theorist’s ideas regarding child development to the child in the case study, within the parameters of the time frame discussed.

Please provide at least two developmental markers that are either typical or atypical to the development of the child, which is why you are applying the theory in the first place.

This will require at least three slides.

Use at least one scholarly article to support your work in this section.

Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional.

Use APA Style and Format.

Include a slide for your references that uses APA formatting.

No notes are necessary for the reference slide.

Assignment Requirements

Communication: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, respectful, and consistent with expectations for professional practice in psychology. Original work and critical thinking are required. Your writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

Media presentation: Minimum of 10 slides, with notes ensure accessibility for everyone.

Resources: At least three scholarly resources other than the course text or assigned journal articles. Include citations at the end of the presentation.

APA guidelines: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings.

Font and font size: Appropriate size and weight for presentation, generally 24- to 28-point for headings and no smaller than 18-point for bulleted text. For PowerPoint tips, refer to the Capella University Library: PowerPoint Presentations library guide.

Submit your presentation to the Unit 4 assignment.