A group born in the same year is considered part of the same:
a. Age grade
b. Cohort
c. Culture
d. Sect
Ques. 2Which approach assumes that similarities exist across cultures?
a. Etic
b. Emic
c. Exosystemic
d. Ecological
Ques. 3Cultures that classify individuals into categories on the basis of age are using:
a. Age discrimination
b. Age grading
c. Deconstruction
d. All of the above
Ques. 4The sum total of a family's ancestry and culture is referred to as their:
a. Family system
b. Family ecology
c. Family ethnicity
d. None of the above
Ques. 5A theoretical perspective examining the ways in which the understandings and expectations of others are communicated through social discourse is called:
a. Deconstruction
b. Social construction
c. Social class formation
d. Symbolic interaction
Ques. 6If a concept is universal, it has the:
a. Same meaning across cultures
b. Same meaning across childhood
c. Same meaning across the lifespan
d. None of the above
Ques. 7The United States compared to other countries is ranked _________ in terms of the number of under-15-year-olds:
a. First
b. Third
c. Sixth
d. Tenth
Ques. 8When children in first and second grade use invented spelling in their writing, teachers and parents are advised to:
a. be supportive of children's efforts without excessive corrections.
b. consider having the child assessed for a language-specific learning disability.
c. encourage conventional spelling in class work but not private writing.
d. provide conventional spellings for words that should be familiar.
Ques. 9A perspective in which progress through scientific research is no longer seen as universal and objective, but partial and subjective is called:
a. Secularism
b. Postmodernism
c. Logical positivism
d. New Age
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