Based on the information in the case study, we would conclude that Jackie's socioeconomic status is:
a. lower than that of her peers.
b. about the same as that of her peers.
c. higher than that of her peers.
Ques. 2Marcella's mom graduated from high school, beauty school, and got a job in a salon. The two, Marcella and her mom, live in an apartment that they rent and make do with her mom's 19,000 yearly salary. To which of the following socioeconomic classes does Marcella's family belong?
a. Lower class
b. Working class
c. Middle class
d. Upper class
Ques. 3Describe four guidelines for promoting moral development in our students, and provide an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Which of the following is the most accurate description of a gender-related difference in achievement?
a. Girls generally score higher on the SAT than do boys.
b. Women score higher on the Graduate Record Exam than do men.
c. Girls score higher on measures of reading and writing ability than do boys.
d. Slightly more bachelor's degrees are earned by men than by women.
Ques. 5In an effort to understand what they aren't able to understand in any other way, all societies and cultures throughout history have developed systems of beliefs about life, its origins, why they were here and what happens to them after they die.
The cognitive learning principle that best explains why societies and cultures would make these efforts is:
a. learning and development depend on experience.
b. people want their experiences to make sense.
c. knowledge people construct depends on what they already know.
d. social interaction facilitates learning.
Ques. 6Which of the following best describes the relationship between students who are aggressive in schools, delinquency, and problems later in life?
a. Students who are aggressive in schools are at increased risk for both delinquency and problems in later life.
b. Students who are aggressive in schools are at increased risk for delinquency but are not at increased risk for problems in later life.
c. Students who are aggressive in schools are at increased risk for problems in later life but are not at increased risk for delinquency.
d. Students who are aggressive in schools cause problems in schools but are not at risk for delinquency or problems in later life.
Ques. 7Explain how emotions relate to moral development, and provide an example to illustrate your explanation.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 8How many years does it take for students in a language-rich environment to develop basic interpersonal communication skills?
a. Approximately 1 year
b. Approximately 2 years
c. Approximately 4 years
d. Approximately 8 years
Ques. 9Describe Gilligan's primary criticism of Kohlberg's work, and offer an example to illustrate the criticism.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 10The painful emotion aroused when people recognize that they have failed to act or think in ways they believe are good, is best described as:
a. shame.
b. guilt.
c. distress.
d. empathy.
Ques. 11Of the following, the best definition of a dialect is:
a. a variation in English usage that lacks both the structure and complexity of standard English.
b. a variation in English usage that lacks the structure but not the complexity of standard English.
c. a variation in English usage that is an immature form of standard English.
d. a variation in English usage that is distinct in vocabulary, grammar, or punctuation.
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