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A disorder in which one has difficulty in reading, and has no other cognitive difficulties is called |
| | A) | hyperlexia |
| | B) | dyslexia |
| | C) | ADHD |
| | D) | paralexia |
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According to Jean Piaget, children in the concrete operational stage are able to recognize that an original state can be regained. They recognize that water poured from one container into another can be poured back into the original container. This is called |
| | A) | decentering |
| | B) | transformations |
| | C) | reversibility |
| | D) | horizontal décalage |
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During the period of concrete operations, children acquire and develop specific skills in a sequential manner. This type of development, with each skill dependent on the acquisition of earlier skills, is called |
| | A) | conservation |
| | B) | transformations |
| | C) | executive development |
| | D) | horizontal décalage |
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Cross-cultural research on the acquisition of conservation skills indicates that |
| | A) | these skills may not occur in the invariant sequence postulated by Piaget |
| | B) | non-Western children are ahead of their Western counterparts in developing conservation skills |
| | C) | conservation skills develop only in children who achieve formal mental operations |
| | D) | Western children are more likely than children from nonindustrialized cultures to attribute magical action to the experimenter |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a person considered to be creative? |
| | A) | a strong, forceful personality |
| | B) | self-confidence |
| | C) | preference of dealing with people rather than things |
| | D) | independence |
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Children under 8 years of age tend to describe other people in |
| | A) | terms of external, readily observable attributes |
| | B) | terms of unchanging qualities and inner dispositions |
| | C) | specific, precise, and concrete ways |
| | D) | a straightforward, non-stereotypical way |
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The 1983 federal law that ensures children with disabilities the right to a free, appropriate public education is called |
| | A) | Bilingual Education Act |
| | B) | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| | C) | Education for All Handicapped Children Act |
| | D) | Limited English Proficiency Act |
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Which of the following is not a method of teaching English to non-English speakers in school? |
| | A) | bilingualism |
| | B) | English as a second language |
| | C) | total immersion |
| | D) | English language acquisition device |
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A person's preferred way of perceiving, remembering, and using information is referred to as |
| | A) | a portfolio assessment |
| | B) | a learning abilizer |
| | C) | a cognitive style |
| | D) | emotional intelligence |
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Between 1977 and 1995 the percentage of children with specific learning disabilities as a percentage of total public school K-12 enrollment |
| | A) | rose from 6 percent to 15 percent |
| | B) | dropped from 15 percent to6 percent |
| | C) | rose from 2 percent to 6 percent |
| | D) | dropped from 6 percent to 2 percent |
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Which of the following statements is not true concerning ADHD? |
| | A) | There is little consensus on what causes ADHD. |
| | B) | There are probably multiple routes to the development of ADHD in childhood. |
| | C) | The most recent variation of ADHD involves lethargy and inability to remain awake. |
| | D) | ADHD is probably the most common behavioral disorder among children today. |
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Which of the following is usually not included in the creation of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) |
| | A) | parents |
| | B) | child |
| | C) | psychologist |
| | D) | teachers |
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Jean Piaget indicated that heteronomous morality is characterized by which of the following? |
| | A) | mutual respect |
| | B) | morality of cooperation |
| | C) | an egalitarian attitude |
| | D) | conception of moral rules as absolute |
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At which level of Kohlberg's theory of moral development are individuals capable of stating that Heinz is a lawbreaker? |
| | A) | conventional level |
| | B) | postconventional level |
| | C) | heteronomous morality level |
| | D) | autonomous morality level |
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Gilligan's research on Kohlberg's moral dilemmas suggests that women have a morality of ________ whereas men have a morality of ________. |
| | A) | justice; care |
| | B) | equality; loyalty |
| | C) | care; justice |
| | D) | loyalty; equality |
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The average 8-year-old will probably still have difficulty |
| | A) | riding a bike |
| | B) | jumping rope |
| | C) | judging speed |
| | D) | aiming a ball |
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The most common childhood illness during the ages 7 to 12 is |
| | A) | AIDS |
| | B) | mononucleosis |
| | C) | upper respiratory infection |
| | D) | lower intestinal infection |
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Executive strategies are used to |
| | A) | revise behavior |
| | B) | evaluate behavior |
| | C) | monitor behavior |
| | D) | all to the above |
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Concrete operations includes all of the following except |
| | A) | decentering |
| | B) | transformations |
| | C) | reversibility |
| | D) | abstraction |
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Effective schools exhibit all of the following except |
| | A) | high achievement expectation |
| | B) | homework is considered important |
| | C) | students have as much autonomy as teachers |
| | D) | students are encouraged to use the library |
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Research undertaken by Hugh Hartshorne and Mark A. May involving the moral behavior of some 11,000 children revealed that children's moral behavior was |
| | A) | linked to gender |
| | B) | linked to group social norms |
| | C) | linked to parenting style |
| | D) | linked to subject matter |
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Research reveals that age, sex, and IQ variables are ________ correlated with moral behavior. |
| | A) | very highly |
| | B) | highly |
| | C) | moderately |
| | D) | minimally |
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Behavior that is carried out to benefit the other person without the expectation of an external reward is termed |
| | A) | altruism |
| | B) | prosocial behavior |
| | C) | empathy |
| | D) | autonomous morality |
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A feeling of emotional arousal that leads an individual to take another perspective and to experience an event as the other person experiences it is referred to as |
| | A) | prosocial behavior |
| | B) | internalization |
| | C) | empathy |
| | D) | repression |
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education