Jacob organizes a fund raiser in his class to help children in Japan after the 2010 earthquake and tsunami. Jacob is demonstrating:
a. concrete individualistic perspective.
b. heteronomous morality.
c. moral realism.
d. prosocial behavior.
Ques. 2Kohlberg's theory has been criticized for the following reason:
a. The sample sizes were low in the majority of his studies.
b. It is biased in favor of Western cultures that value individualism.
c. He primarily studied adults and inferred children's early thinking.
d. It is based on a longitudinal study of women and lacks validity.
Ques. 3Ramona is an 11 year-old girl who strongly believes she can control her anxiety enough during the audition to be selected for the play being held at her local community theater. Ramona's belief is a good example of a child with a positive sense of:
a. self-esteem.
b. self-concept.
c. industry.
d. emotional self-efficacy.
Ques. 4Which of the following examples demonstrates procedural metacognition?
a. using seriation to organize blocks according to their sizes.
b. pausing to make a mental summary of a complex section of text.
c. sharpening your pencil before school starts every day.
d. memorizing the names of all state capitals.
Ques. 5Macie and her friends are playing a board game that can take hours to play. The girls only have one hour to play on this particular day and decide to change the rules to finish the game faster. To them, the most important thing is that they all agree on the new rules. Based on Piaget's theory of moral development, what stage is exhibited by Macie and her friends?
a. moral relativism
b. equality
c. preconventional
d. moral realism
Ques. 6Vince has memorized the jingle i before e except after c. However, he forgets to use the rule when it is needed. Vince is demonstrating a:
a. production deficiency.
b. mnemonic device.
c. phonological loop.
d. visual sketchpad.
Ques. 7______ is a term used to refer to friends in middle childhood:
a. Pals
b. Reciprocal relationships
c. Chums
d. Best buds
Ques. 8The peer status that receives most liked votes and least liked votes is:
a. Popular
b. Rejected
c. Neglected
d. Controversial
Ques. 9In middle childhood, most children ascribe conflicts between friends to:
a. Characteristics of the relationship
b. Social interactions
c. Person characteristics
d. Extraneous characteristics
Ques. 10During a qualitative study, a researcher interviewed a cross-section of children from single-parent households about parent-child relationships based on varied parenting styles. During the interviews, the researcher saw bruises on one of the six-year-olds and learned (during the interview with the child) that he was being abused at home. What should the researcher do?
a. Ask the child's permission to report the abuse.
b. Research ethics require confidentiality. The researcher should not report the abuse.
c. Talk to the child's parent and warn the parent about the evidence.
d. Report the abuse and act in the child's best interests.
Ques. 11Kristina has just learned that she is pregnant and wants to begin preparing the nursery. She and her husband bought a historic home, and one of the bedrooms will become the nursery. Kristina plans to remove old paint in the nursery, repaint to create a nature scene, and refurnish the room. Should she carry out her plan? Why or why not?
a. Yes, positive achievements help the mother relax, and the mother's healthy emotional state promotes normal prenatal development.
b. No, the activity involved in removing paint and painting may result in muscle strain and harm the embryo/fetus.
c. Yes, the exercise and activity involved in the project prepare the mother for a healthy delivery and promote development of the embryo/fetus.
d. No, the old paint is likely to have lead content that will harm the embryo/fetus.
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