Nearly 80 percent of adolescent boys who have a computer in their home use it predominantly for
a. homework. c. typing practice.
b. e-mail. d. playing games.
Question 2When Felix was younger, he would talk to himself while playing with his trucks, giving instructions about what he was doing or going to do. Felix still appears to play with his trucks in the same organized manner, but he no longer talks out loud while he is playing. This suggests that Felix is
a. in the early phases of autism.
b. learning to engage in inner speech.
c. not as interested in his trucks as he used to be.
d. bored with the language he already knows and wants to learn more.
Question 3Marcus and Sally want to establish rules for television watching in their household. All but which of the following guidelines are recommended for parents who are concerned about their children's television viewing?
a. Be aware of how much time children are watching television.
b. Encourage children to watch television while they are eating dinner.
c. Choose what is acceptable for children to watch on television.
d. Watch jointly with children.
Question 4________ is an interiorized form of private speech that dictates the direction of a child's thoughts.
a. Turnabout c. Inner speech
b. Subvocal speech d. Covert speech
Question 5Which of the following is a concern related to Channel One programming and the practice of continual advertising on the screens of school computers?
a. How are the advertisements affecting student consumer behaviors?
b. Do computer systems that log information about individual students invade privacy?
c. Does the benefit of learning about current events outweigh the possible effects of school-sanctioned commercialism?
d. All of these are concerns.
Question 6While playing with her dolls, four-year-old Erika speaks out loud, telling her doll what she is doing. Erika is displaying
a. turnabout. c. private speech.
b. inner speech. d. motherese.
Question 7_________ is a media program in the public schools that consists of ten minutes of news and two minutes of commercials for products of interest to young people.
a. Channel One c. KEEP
b. Logo d. 3-2-1 Contact