NSU PYCL512 2022 November Exam 2 Latest

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Exam 2

Question 1An angry 5-year-old might stop herself from hitting another child because she has developed:

  emotional regulation.

  self-esteem.

  social referencing.

  identification.

 Question 2Erikson's stage that occurs between 3 and 6 years of age is called:

  initiative versus guilt.

  phallic pride versus penis envy.

  the preoperational stage.

  autonomy versus inferiority.

 Question 3By what age is a child able to use humor and a sense of fairness to gain entry into a group of friends and playmates?

  4 years

  3 years

  6 years

  2 years

 Question 4Billy and Rodney are both building toys out of Legos, but they are sitting apart, each with their own set of blocks. What type of play is this?

  solitary play

  cooperative play

  parallel play

  collective play

 Question 5A parenting style characterized by high parent-to-child communication, low warmth, and high expectations of maturity is:

  authoritative.

  permissive.

  authoritarian.

  neglectful.

 

 Question 8Madeline is 9 years old and considered obese. While her parents acknowledge that they could adopt a healthier lifestyle, they blame genetics for her weight problem. How many genes are estimated to influence Madeline's weight?

  1

  100

  more than 200

  25

 Question 9The changes made in traffic patterns in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Summer Olympics represented an unexpected ______ level of prevention for asthma.

  primary

  tertiary

  secondary

  quadruply

 Question 10What does the textbook list as possibly the most important intellectual accomplishment of the school-age child?

  learning to speak

  learning science

  learning to read

  learning math

 Question 11In a game of dodge ball played by a large group of second-graders, the same children regularly get hit with the ball. This probably is due to:

  poor gross-motor skills.

  lack of practice.

  slow reaction time.

  sex differences in motor skills.

 Question 12The process by which thoughts and actions are repeated in sequence enough times to no longer require much conscious thought is called:

  habituation.

  automatization.

  coordination.

  practice.

 Question 13About two-thirds of all those who take IQ tests score in the “average” range, that is, between 85 and:

  125.

  115.

  100.

  135.

 Question 14A distinct type of intelligence described by Robert Sternberg is:

  logical-methodical.

  practical.

  self-knowledge.

  physical.

 Question 15Monique has exhibited clumsy and impulsive behavior ever since she was a toddler. She requires extra help now that she has started school because of her differences in mental and physical abilities. Monique is likely a child who:

  is autistic.

  has dyslexia.

  has special needs.

  is mentally retarded.

 Question 16According to Piaget, which of the following abilities do children gain during middle childhood?

  conservation

  abstract reasoning

  logic

  egocentrism

 Question 17When capable of concrete operational thought, children:

  can reason about abstractions.

  can apply their reasoning to real situations.

  are limited to intuitive, perceptual focusing.

  are likely to be misled by appearances.

 Question 18Even though research has shown that young children can understand many of Piaget's concrete operations, which of the following is a correct statement regarding the differences in thinking between a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old?

  The 4-year-old has the ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant.

  The 4-year-old will be able to distinguish between relevance and flexibility.

  The 9-year-old has the ability to be both precise and flexible in classification.

  The 9-year-old has the ability to apply abstract thought to the classification process.

 Question 19If Gillian is a typical 7-year-old, she learns as many as ______ new words per day.

  5

  20

  10

  15

 Question 20Typical of the industry versus inferiority stage is:

  Theo decides to stop taking piano lessons.

  Rudy is having difficulty in learning math, but he sticks with it.

  Vanessa says, “My parents never let me do anything!”

  Cliff says that his girlfriend, Clair, doesn't understand him.

 Question 21According to Freud, which of the following will 8-year-old Sven experience?

  repression of his psychosexual needs

  a new interest in girls

  increased emotional drives

  emergence of many unconscious sexual conflicts

 Question 22A lack of understanding of metaphors in middle childhood, even if a child has a large vocabulary, signifies:

  memory problems.

  cognitive problems.

  language problems.

  normal development.

 Question 23The best example of an aggressive-rejected child is:

  Greg, who is ignored by most children.

  Maher, who changes friends often.

  Theresa, who is popular but hated by many children.

  Veru, who is disliked by most children because she is so uncooperative.

 Question 24A 15-year-old girl realizes that the dress she has worn to school has a small stain on it. Her belief that everyone will notice it is an example of:

  adolescent egocentrism.

  the personal fable.

  school phobia.

  clothes consciousness.

 Question 25Marsha says, “There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me.” Marsha is demonstrating:

  her belief in an imaginary audience.

  implicit judgment.

  an invincibility fable.

  a volatile mismatch.

 Question 26The ultimate psychosocial goal, according to Erikson, is identity:

  moratorium.

  foreclosure.

  achievement.

  diffusion.

 Question 27Which approach to adult cognitive development is an outgrowth of Piaget's theory?

  information processing

  behavioral

  psychometric

  postformal

 Question 28Favoring what feels right over what makes intellectual sense is typical of ______ faith.

  conjunctive

  mythic-literal

  universalizing

  synthetic-conventional

 Question 29Consummate love moves from ______ to ______ to ______.

  passion; intimacy; commitment

  intimacy; passion; commitment

  commitment; intimacy; passion

  passion; commitment; intimacy

 Question 30Research has revealed that college education leads students to become:

  less tolerant of differing religious and social views.

  less committed to values of any kind.

  overwhelmingly liberal in political philosophy.

  more tolerant of differing religious and political views.