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TIME: 1.30-2.45
Write the letter of the best answer on the blank provided on the left. (3 points each)
D 1.
A)
active.
B)
passive.
C)
continuous.
D)
discontinuous.
A 2.
A)
Children whose parents argue in their presence are more likely than other
children to try illegal drugs.
B)
C)
What are the differences between children whose parents argue in their
presence and those whose parents do not argue in their presence?
D)
There are many differences between children whose parents argue in their
presence and those whose parents do not argue in their presence.
A 3.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E 4.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
C 5.
A)
All major organ systems share the exact same sensitive period.
B)
C)
A sensitive period is the time when a system's basic structures are being
formed.
D)
The sensitive period of limb development occurs several weeks before the
limbs begin to form.
C 6.
A)
A measure can be valid without being reliable and can be reliable without
being valid.
B)
C)
D)
D 7.
A)
child's genotype
B)
child's environment
C)
parents' genotype
D)
A and B
E)
B 8.
The finding that identical twins reared together are more similar in
intelligence than identical twins reared apart is evidence for the:
A)
B)
C)
D)
A 9.
A)
formal operations
B)
sensorimotor
C)
postoperational
D)
preoperational
E)
concrete operations
B 10. Amy and her mother are playing with an interesting squeaky toy. Amy's
mother is squeezing the toy in front of Amy. Amy is very excited and
reaches for the toy. Amy's mother, however, quickly hides the toy behind
her back. At this point, Amy turns away from her mother and begins to
look at the ladybug design on her dress. Amy is probably approximately
what age?
A)
1 month old
B)
6 months old
C)
10 months old
D)
15 months old
11.
Cross-Sectional:
+
1
advantage
+
1
disadvantage
Longitudinal:
+
1
advantage
+
1
disadvantage
12.
Steven is the proud new uncle of newborn baby Rachel. His first gift for her
is a colorful rattle. Describe how baby Rachel is likely to respond to or
interact with the rattle at each of the following ages: two weeks, three
months, six months, 10 months, 15 months, and 21 months. For each age,
give an example of Rachel's likely behavior with the rattle as well as a brief
description of how Piagetian theory would explain this behavior. (12 pts.)
2 Weeks:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
3 Months:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
6 Months:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
10 Months:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
15 Months:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
21 Months:
+
1
period
+
1
behavior
13. Identify the location of each of the brain lobes using the letters below.
(1 pt. each)
Match the following functions with the appropriate lobe (1 pt. each).
a. Processesvisual information.
b. Organizesbehavior and allows for
planning.
c. Processesauditory information,
important foremotion and the
encoding ofmemories.
d. Spatialprocessing and integration of
sensory input.
__A__
15.
Imagine you are trying to teach a young child how to ride a bicycle. Describe
how you might best scaffold the task so that the child can learn optimally.
Describe what you know about the zone of proximal development, and
explain how you would use your knowledge of this construct to direct your
instructional efforts to the appropriate level for the child. (4 pts.)
+
1
zone of
proximal
development
+
1
scaffolding
more-experienced individual provides framework to help lessexperienced child to structure the activity or set subgoals
+
2
teach child
to ride
bicycle
one possibility:
1.
ride bicycle with child in safety seat to get
accustomed to feel of bike-riding
2.
have child become practice motions on a
stationary bicycle
3.
put child on tricycle, or bicycle with training
wheels, and ride around while you help steer
4.
5.
have child practice short distances on level
surfaces w/o turns
6.
15.
Assimilation
+
1
definition
+
1
example
Accomodation
+
1
definition
example
16.
Choose one teratogen and answer the following questions about the
impact of each on the fetus: (1) What are the effects of exposure to the
teratogen? (2) How does the amount and length of exposure impact the
teratogenic effect? (3) How does the timing of exposure impact the
teratogenic effect? (4 pts.)
+1
teratogen
+1
effect of exposure
+1
+1
Need only one of the possible teratogens below (and others are possible)
cigarette
s
alcohol
thalidomi
de
aspirin
heroin,
methado
ne
cocaine
17.
+2
+2
+2
18.
Your friend reads an article about a twin study conducted to examine the
heritability of creativity. The article reports a heritability estimate of 60%.
Your friend says, see, this is why I am not creative. My parents aren't
creative, so there isn't anything I can do about it. Is your friend's
conclusion correct? Discuss why or why not. (5 pts.)
+1
answer: no
+4
19.
+4
+2
+2
+2
21.
Each of the four theories discussed in chapter four (Piagetian, informationprocessing, core-knowledge, and sociocultural) has implications for
teaching methods. Describe how a teacher might approach the task of
teaching a child the concept of conservation from each of the four
perspectives. (8 pts.)
Piagetian:
+
2
the child the conservation task. Once the child reaches the concrete
operations stage can they begin to understand the task and the
teacher can help them.
Information-Processing:
+
2
Core-Knowledge:
+
2
Sociocultural:
+
2
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Purple
d)
Green