Maria was administered an IQ test in fourth grade. She received an overall score of 135 on this test (which is more than two standard deviations above average). On the basis of this score, we can infer that Maria
a. will probably do very well as she moves through the school system.
b. will be successful at any career she chooses.
c. will have fewer life crises than most other people.
d. has no learning disabilities.
Ques. 2Which one of the following is not suited for narrative research?
a. Understanding racism in the workplace
b. Understanding how interpersonal relationships is related to career success
c. Understanding how certain coping behaviors is related to academic success
d. Understanding the Cuban missile crisis
Ques. 3Current thinking among developmental psychologists and educators is that children in the middle school grades face intense psychological demands due to major physical, social, emotional, and cognitive changes, and that these changes call for a particular type of school environment. Describe the changes that middle school students typically experience and the type of educational environment that would best meet their needs.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4The main advantage of narrative research that it
a. is not subjected to biases from the participants.
b. is more likely to generate less biased information.
c. can offer stories from the viewpoints of the participants.
d. is the only way to understand complicated behavioral phenomenon.
Ques. 5Describe what the typical elementary school age child can and cannot do with respect to logical thinking and storing information in memory.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 6The following are limitations of narrative research?
a. People might not have full recollection of what happened to them.
b. Their interpretation may change over time.
c. Authenticity of the stories told by the participants.
d. All of these.
e. None of these.
Ques. 7Describe the major physical characteristics of primary grade children that are mentioned in Chapter 3 and note the implications of these characteristics for primary grade teachers.
What will be an ideal response?
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