Question 1

Infants who _____ are at high risk for child abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep with their parents
B)  refuse new foods
C)  cry excessively and have medical problems
D)  attend day careE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Ms.Ramrod believes that the intelligence quotient (IQ) test is a good measure of her fourth graders genetically determined intellectual capacities.The school principal should advise caution,especially for:

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A)  Delphinia,whose family owns the local bank.
B)  Eduardo,whose great-grandparents moved to the United States from Spain.
C)  Farrah,who lives with her mother,a professor at the local community college.
D)  Carlos,whose mother is living below the poverty line.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The Common Core State Standards do all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  spell out universal benchmarks for student success.
B)  emphasize problem solving rather than rote learning.
C)  provide materials carefully geared to students' current abilities and knowledge.
D)  assess student knowledge through regular multiple-choice tests.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Heather is being raised by a single mother.Heather's odds of living in poverty are roughly _____ times greater than for Hillary,who is growing up in a married two-parent family.

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  2
C)  4
D)  10E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which mother is NOT at higher risk of abusing her child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrienne,who is incredibly stressed out by her baby's crying
B)  Betty,who insists that her daughter be out of diapers by her first birthday
C)  Cam,who is living in poverty and feels isolated from other people
D)  Ashanti,who is raising her family on a farmE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Rates of child maltreatment are easy to assess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Teachers in high-risk schools that "beat the odds" and provide a good education:

Accepted Answer

A)  strictly follow the state-mandated curriculum.
B)  encourage competition by posting student grades.
C)  believe that every student can succeed.
D)  offer extensive drills to their classes.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

According to the text,which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child has no influence on the risk of being abused.
B)  The child's temperament can influence the risk of being abused.
C)  Children usually invite abuse.
D)  The child's temperament is the main force predicting abuse.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Researchers typically find the highest child maltreatment rates:

Accepted Answer

A)  when asking teachers and school principals.
B)  if they ask adults to report on their own childhoods.
C)  when surveying police reports of abuse.
D)  in China and other collectivist societies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

To determine if a parent is at high risk of abusing a child,a health-care worker should consider all of these questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is there a problem in the attachment relationship?
B)  Does this parent have unrealistic expectations,such as believing a 1-year-old should always be "good"?
C)  Does this parent have a hostile attributional bias,believing her child is purposely being "bad" when she runs around?
D)  Does this parent have a permissive childrearing style?E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

(1)Summarize the "g" concept and the ideas of Sternberg and Gardner; (2)offer a short critique of the latter two theories;and,finally, (3)explain which concept of intelligence is MOST appealing to you,and why.

Accepted Answer

(1)Proponents of "g" believe that the st...

Question 12

In general,children do BEST when:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents adopt a single discipline style.
B)  parents have consistent rules.
C)  dads leave the disciplining to moms.
D)  moms leave the disciplining to dads.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

According to Spearman's "g," the intelligence quotient (IQ)test taps into a general intelligence that is apparent in all situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Howard Gardner believes that humans have eight or possibly nine distinct forms of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalyst
B)  behaviorist
C)  behavioral-genetics researcher
D)  EriksonianE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Learning tasks that are inherently extrinsic (such as courses one "has" to take to graduate)can be made more intrinsic if instructors relate the material to students' _____.

Accepted Answer

basic inte...

Question 17

All are disasters for intrinsic motivation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  micromanaging students' work.
B)  setting rigid time limits and giving classes no choice over assignments.
C)  providing busy work,irrelevant to students' lives.
D)  giving students challenging assignments.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The _____ refer to a transformation in U.S.public school education that provide uniform learning standards and focus on creativity and problem solving rather than on rote memorization.

Accepted Answer

Common Cor...

Question 19

_____ is an example of corporal punishment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanking
B)  Time out
C)  Detention
D)  Withdrawal of loveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Paula's IQ is 114.Yet,in the seventh grade,Paula reads on a third-grade level.Paula is MOST likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectually disabled.
B)  badly taught.
C)  dyslexic.
D)  unmotivated.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Ms.Ramrod believes that the intelligence quotient (IQ) test is a good measure of her fourth graders genetically determined intellectual capacities.The school principal should advise caution,especially for:

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Paula's IQ is 114.Yet,in the seventh grade,Paula reads on a third-grade level.Paula is MOST likely:

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Heather is being raised by a single mother.Heather's odds of living in poverty are roughly _____ times greater than for Hillary,who is growing up in a married two-parent family.

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All are disasters for intrinsic motivation EXCEPT:

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Rates of child maltreatment are easy to assess.

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According to the text,which statement best reflects the "child's contribution to the risk of being abused"?

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To determine if a parent is at high risk of abusing a child,a health-care worker should consider all of these questions EXCEPT:

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Howard Gardner believes that humans have eight or possibly nine distinct forms of intelligence.

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Teachers in high-risk schools that "beat the odds" and provide a good education:

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The Common Core State Standards do all of the following EXCEPT:

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"Children's temperament shapes parenting styles." This statement would be made by a(n) _____.

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_____ is an example of corporal punishment.

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In general,children do BEST when:

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(1)Summarize the "g" concept and the ideas of Sternberg and Gardner; (2)offer a short critique of the latter two theories;and,finally, (3)explain which concept of intelligence is MOST appealing to you,and why.

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