EDU 514 Educational Psychology



EDU 514 Educational Psychology

Quiz #2

Circle the letter of the best choice (do not write in margins).

1. During the preschool years, children’s self-esteem is typically

a. extremely high b. very low c. highly variable

d. about the same as other times of their life

2. Which parenting style is most associated with successful child development?

a. uninvolved b. permissive c. authoritarian d. authoritative

3. A person’s understanding of the emotions, intentions, thoughts, and perceptions of other people is called:

a. intuitive psychology b. psychological schemata

c. theory of mind d. self schemes

4. Erikson’s stage that occurs between 3 and 6 years of is called:

a. initiative versus guilt b. phallic pride versus penis envy

c. the preoperational stage d. autonomy versus inferiority

5. Carla is usually good because she is afraid that she will be punished if she isn’t. Carla is in which level of Kohlberg’s view of moral development?

a. conventional b. preconventional

c. premoral d. postconventional

6. Who will probably find puberty most difficult?

a. Eric, an on-time maturer b. Trisha, a late maturer

c. Billy Bob, an early maturer d. Suzy, an early maturer

7. Sally is in the stage Erikson calls initiative vs. guilt. Her parents supervise her closely and direct all her activities. The danger is that Sally may

a. develop an exaggerated sense of her own abilities.

b. eventually grow to mistrust her parents.

c. have difficulty trusting her own judgment.

d. not learn that some things should never be done.

8. Francis is no longer satisfied with pretending he has a place of his own. He’s in the third grade now and old enough to build a real playhouse. He sets to work with boards and cardboard, and takes great pleasure in the completed project. Francis is at the stage of

a. autonomy vs. doubt and shame. b. generativity vs. self-absorption.

c. identity vs. role diffusion. d. industry vs. inferiority.

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9. Christine can’t decide what she wants to pursue when she graduates from high school this year. “Life is so confusing,” she thinks to herself. “Perhaps it is best not to think about these decisions at all.” Christine is experiencing identity

a. achievement. b. diffusion. c. foreclosure. d. moratorium.

10. Research suggests that the relationship between self-esteem and success in school is a

a. causal relationship. b. negative relationship.

c. positive relationship. d. zero relationship.

11. Sue is presented with a moral dilemma and responds that she would act in a certain way to please her parents. The moral reasoning stage reflected is

a. conventional. b. nonconventional.

c. postconventional. d. preconventional.

12. Research indicates that whether or not an individual cheats in school depends primarily on the

a. individual’s honesty. b. individual’s personality.

c. particular situation. d. subject matter involved.

13. According to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model of Human Development

a. the mesosystem is another word for the teacher.

b. the microsystem refers to the society at large and how it influences the individual.

c. The family is more important than the school environment for human development.

d. the parent’s work place (i.e., exosystem) influences the development of the child.

14. Parents with a(n) ________ parenting style are warm, but with few rules.

a. authoritarian b. permissive c. authoritative

15. According to Bronfenbrenner, the _________ is the interaction between microsystem elements.

a. exosystem b. macrosystem d. mesosystem

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