Question 1

As a parent in a low-income urban community,what can you do to best equip your child to cope with the violence that is commonplace in your neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should emphasize p

Question 2

In a major study of thirteen high schools ranging in size from 13 to more than 2,000 students,researchers noted that students from larger schools were less alienated,participated in more school activities,felt more competent,and found themselves more challenged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Research has demonstrated that children less than about thirty to thirty-six months of age seem to display a video deficit;that is,they learn less from even simple videotaped information than when information is provided by a live person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to research,which of the following is a reason that children may have difficulty transitioning to junior high school or middle school?

Accepted Answer

A)  The educational environment is more impersonal than the environment of elementary school. 
B)  Junior high classrooms emphasize more teacher control than elementary classrooms. 
C)  Higher and more public standards for student evaluation may make students uncomfortable. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  The educational environment is more impersonal than the environment of elementary school. 
B)  Junior high classrooms emphasize more teacher control than elementary classrooms. 
C)  Higher and more public standards for student evaluation may make students uncomfortable. 
D)  All of these.

Question 5

Early researchers of online communications technologies in the lives of children and youths theorized that social connections would

Accepted Answer

A)  not change significantly. 
B)  increase in amount but decrease in quality. 
C)  decrease in amount. 
D)  be disrupted. 
A)  not change significantly. 
B)  increase in amount but decrease in quality. 
C)  decrease in amount. 
D)  be disrupted.

Question 6

The transition to junior high school is associated with a

Accepted Answer

A)  decline in self-esteem,particularly for girls. 
B)  decline in self-esteem,particularly for boys. 
C)  rise in self-esteem,particularly for girls. 
D)  rise in self-esteem in boys and girls. 
A)  decline in self-esteem,particularly for girls. 
B)  decline in self-esteem,particularly for boys. 
C)  rise in self-esteem,particularly for girls. 
D)  rise in self-esteem in boys and girls.

Question 7

When interventions designed to improve institutional resources,interpersonal support,and the norms and collective efforts of a community are extended to a large number of children within a neighborhood,the costs are small and the benefits quite high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All but which of the following are interventions that may help children with serious emotional disturbances achieve more fully in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraging participation in courses that emphasize college preparation 
B)  Having parents who have high expectations and continue to be involved in the school 
C)  Providing vocational and technical courses to maintain interest and encourage job skills 
D)  Promoting interactions with other students 
A)  Encouraging participation in courses that emphasize college preparation 
B)  Having parents who have high expectations and continue to be involved in the school 
C)  Providing vocational and technical courses to maintain interest and encourage job skills 
D)  Promoting interactions with other students

Question 9

Newer educational computer programs place

Accepted Answer

A)  greater emphasis on rote memorization. 
B)  less emphasis on rote memorization. 
C)  less emphasis on immediate feedback about the correctness of a response to a question. 
D)  less emphasis on higher-order thinking skills. 
A)  greater emphasis on rote memorization. 
B)  less emphasis on rote memorization. 
C)  less emphasis on immediate feedback about the correctness of a response to a question. 
D)  less emphasis on higher-order thinking skills.

Question 10

Three-year-old Leona hears a new word several times on a television program.Leona is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  fail to understand the new word at this age,but is likely to when she is a few years older. 
B)  fail to understand the new word unless it is repeated many times. 
C)  understand the new word only if her mother repeats it many times. 
D)  understand the new word even though she heard it only on television. 
A)  fail to understand the new word at this age,but is likely to when she is a few years older. 
B)  fail to understand the new word unless it is repeated many times. 
C)  understand the new word only if her mother repeats it many times. 
D)  understand the new word even though she heard it only on television.

Question 11

Annie is a preschooler who watches shows that have a _________ like quality to them.These shows seem to have a positive effect on her language development.

Accepted Answer

A)  movie 
B)  story-book 
C)  photo 
D)  all of these 
A)  movie 
B)  story-book 
C)  photo 
D)  all of these

Question 12

What is the effect of a small school environment on students?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should note that s

Question 13

Studies examining the social interaction patterns of young computer users show that

Accepted Answer

A)  computer use may promote social interaction. 
B)  increased computer use is positively correlated with increased solitary activity. 
C)  computer use is related to reduced athletic activity. 
D)  computer use is related to reduced verbal interaction with peers. 
A)  computer use may promote social interaction. 
B)  increased computer use is positively correlated with increased solitary activity. 
C)  computer use is related to reduced athletic activity. 
D)  computer use is related to reduced verbal interaction with peers.

Question 14

Nearly 80 percent of adolescent boys who have a computer in their home use it predominantly for

Accepted Answer

A)  homework. 
B)  e-mail. 
C)  typing practice. 
D)  playing games. 
A)  homework. 
B)  e-mail. 
C)  typing practice. 
D)  playing games.

Question 15

The most important step in reducing violent lethal behavior may be

Accepted Answer

A)  more extensive mental health services in schools. 
B)  establishing a climate of acceptance and support. 
C)  stronger limits on children's access to weapons. 
D)  increased opportunities for after-school activities. 
A)  more extensive mental health services in schools. 
B)  establishing a climate of acceptance and support. 
C)  stronger limits on children's access to weapons. 
D)  increased opportunities for after-school activities.

Question 16

Computer-assisted instruction is especially effective with

Accepted Answer

A)  elementary and special-needs children. 
B)  adolescents. 
C)  older boys more so than younger girls. 
D)  math-anxious students. 
A)  elementary and special-needs children. 
B)  adolescents. 
C)  older boys more so than younger girls. 
D)  math-anxious students.

Question 17

How does violence in inner city schools compare to violence that occurs in suburban and rural schools?

Accepted Answer

Violence in inner city schools appears t

Question 18

In general,children in _________ show academic advances over children in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  public schools;private schools 
B)  large classes;small classes 
C)  small classes;large classes 
D)  private schools;parochial schools 
A)  public schools;private schools 
B)  large classes;small classes 
C)  small classes;large classes 
D)  private schools;parochial schools

Question 19

The results of the Leventhal and Brooks-Gunn study indicate that the benefits of moving from a low- to high-poverty neighborhood were especially great for girls eleven to eighteen years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

All of the following are risk factors for children living in higher-income homes except

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  drug abuse. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  depression. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  drug abuse. 
D)  all of these.

As a parent in a low-income urban community,what can you do to best equip your child to cope with the violence that is commonplace in your neighborhood?

In a major study of thirteen high schools ranging in size from 13 to more than 2,000 students,researchers noted that students from larger schools were less alienated,participated in more school activities,felt more competent,and found themselves more challenged.

Research has demonstrated that children less than about thirty to thirty-six months of age seem to display a video deficit;that is,they learn less from even simple videotaped information than when information is provided by a live person.

According to research,which of the following is a reason that children may have difficulty transitioning to junior high school or middle school?

Early researchers of online communications technologies in the lives of children and youths theorized that social connections would

The transition to junior high school is associated with a

When interventions designed to improve institutional resources,interpersonal support,and the norms and collective efforts of a community are extended to a large number of children within a neighborhood,the costs are small and the benefits quite high.

All but which of the following are interventions that may help children with serious emotional disturbances achieve more fully in schools?

Newer educational computer programs place

Three-year-old Leona hears a new word several times on a television program.Leona is likely to

Annie is a preschooler who watches shows that have a _________ like quality to them.These shows seem to have a positive effect on her language development.

What is the effect of a small school environment on students?

Studies examining the social interaction patterns of young computer users show that

Nearly 80 percent of adolescent boys who have a computer in their home use it predominantly for

The most important step in reducing violent lethal behavior may be

Computer-assisted instruction is especially effective with

How does violence in inner city schools compare to violence that occurs in suburban and rural schools?

In general,children in _ show academic advances over children in _.

The results of the Leventhal and Brooks-Gunn study indicate that the benefits of moving from a low- to high-poverty neighborhood were especially great for girls eleven to eighteen years of age.

All of the following are risk factors for children living in higher-income homes except

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Filters

Exam 16: Beyond Family and Peers

As a parent in a low-income urban community,what can you do to best equip your child to cope with the violence that is commonplace in your neighborhood?

In a major study of thirteen high schools ranging in size from 13 to more than 2,000 students,researchers noted that students from larger schools were less alienated,participated in more school activities,felt more competent,and found themselves more challenged.

Research has demonstrated that children less than about thirty to thirty-six months of age seem to display a video deficit;that is,they learn less from even simple videotaped information than when information is provided by a live person.

According to research,which of the following is a reason that children may have difficulty transitioning to junior high school or middle school?

Early researchers of online communications technologies in the lives of children and youths theorized that social connections would

The transition to junior high school is associated with a

When interventions designed to improve institutional resources,interpersonal support,and the norms and collective efforts of a community are extended to a large number of children within a neighborhood,the costs are small and the benefits quite high.

All but which of the following are interventions that may help children with serious emotional disturbances achieve more fully in schools?

Newer educational computer programs place

Three-year-old Leona hears a new word several times on a television program.Leona is likely to

Annie is a preschooler who watches shows that have a _________ like quality to them.These shows seem to have a positive effect on her language development.

What is the effect of a small school environment on students?

Studies examining the social interaction patterns of young computer users show that

Nearly 80 percent of adolescent boys who have a computer in their home use it predominantly for

The most important step in reducing violent lethal behavior may be

Computer-assisted instruction is especially effective with

How does violence in inner city schools compare to violence that occurs in suburban and rural schools?

In general,children in _________ show academic advances over children in _________.

The results of the Leventhal and Brooks-Gunn study indicate that the benefits of moving from a low- to high-poverty neighborhood were especially great for girls eleven to eighteen years of age.

All of the following are risk factors for children living in higher-income homes except

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Peers

Filters

In general,children in _ show academic advances over children in _.