NVCC PSY 230 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Rejecting-. Answer: neglecting parents- are the worst, low on
structure and on love. Children are neglected, ignored, and emotionally
abandoned. They are left to raise themselves.
⩥ Cultural variations of parenting styles-. Answer: families from korea,
china, latinos and etc. have more authoritarian agendas. "Be obedient",
"Don't talk back", "i make rules". Chua's rule for parenting has high
achieved children, especially in asian countries.
⩥ What do developmentalists advise re. Spanking?- Advice to show
more love. Answer: and be affectionate. , Spanking is a corporal
punishment- any discipline technique using physical measures such as
spanking. Spanking does produce compliance, but mild spanking is fine.
⩥ What are the risk factors for child abuse?-. Answer: Parents that abuse
their child has psychological disorders such as depression and
externalizing problems (parents personality problems are important).
Life stress accompanied by social isolation can be crucial (abusive
parents are often young and not well educated). Children's
vulnerabilities play role (a baby who cries a lot, has a medical problem.
The very children that require extra care and love, tend to promote the
wrath of the caregiver)
,⩥ What impact does divorce have on children?-. Answer: Children
w/divorced parents are in disadvantage. They have low academic, social,
and sometimes mental health performances.
⩥ What is resilience?-. Answer: is defined as an individual's ability to
successfully adapt to life tasks in the face of social disadvantage or
highly adverse conditions. Adversity and stress can come in the shape of
family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and
financial worries, among others.
⩥ What is the WISC and what does it tell us?-. Answer: it's the standard
intelligence test used in , , childhood, consisting of different scales
composing a variety of subsets.
⩥ How do we define mentally retarded. Answer: learning disabled, and
gifted?-
⩥ Mentally retarded-. Answer: reading difficulties, lack of fluency, and
poor word recognition that's often genetic in origin.
⩥ Learning disabled-. Answer: the label for significantly impaired
cognitive functioning, measured by deficits in behavior accompanied by
having an IQ of 70 or below.
,⩥ Gifted-. Answer: the label for superior intellectual functioning
characterized by an IQ score of 130 or above, showing the child ranks in
the top 2 % of his age group.
⩥ Do IQ scores predict real-world outcomes?-. Answer: Psychologists
disagree, some claim that the test score reflects a single quality "g" that
relates to cognitive performance in every area of life; others feel that
intelligence involves multiple abilities and argue that is inappropriate to
rate intelligence on a single score
⩥ Alternative theories of intelligence:. Answer:
⩥ Sternberg's triarchic theory and what it means to be "successfully
intelligence"-. Answer: The triarchic theory describes three distinct types
of intelligence that a person can possess. Sternberg calls these three
types practical intelligence, creative intelligence, and analytical
intelligence. Successful intelligence- having a good balance of analytic,
creative, and practical intelligence.
⩥ Gardner's multiple intelligences-. Answer:
⩥ proposed eight abilities that he held to meet these criteria: musical-
rhythmic. Answer: visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-
mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and
naturalistic.
, ⩥ Intrinsic-. Answer: the drive to act on the pleasure of taking that
action in itself, not for an external reinforcer or reward.
⩥ Extrinsic-. Answer: the drive to take an action cause that activity
offers external reinforces such as praise, money or good grades.
⩥ What is the difference between gross and fine motor skills?. Answer:
Gross motor are large muscle groups and similar to full body movements
i.e. running, jumping, dancing, etc.
Fine motor are smaller muscle groups located in the hands and are
developed through writing, typing, drawing, etc.
⩥ How do we define and address childhood obesity?. Answer: defined
as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the
same age and sex. BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight in
kilograms by the square of height in meters. For children and teens, BMI
is age- and sex-specific and is often referred to as BMI-for-age.Provide
plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products.
Include low-fat or non-fat milk or dairy products.
Choose lean meats, poultry, fish, lentils, and beans for protein.
Serve reasonably-sized portions
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Rejecting-. Answer: neglecting parents- are the worst, low on
structure and on love. Children are neglected, ignored, and emotionally
abandoned. They are left to raise themselves.
⩥ Cultural variations of parenting styles-. Answer: families from korea,
china, latinos and etc. have more authoritarian agendas. "Be obedient",
"Don't talk back", "i make rules". Chua's rule for parenting has high
achieved children, especially in asian countries.
⩥ What do developmentalists advise re. Spanking?- Advice to show
more love. Answer: and be affectionate. , Spanking is a corporal
punishment- any discipline technique using physical measures such as
spanking. Spanking does produce compliance, but mild spanking is fine.
⩥ What are the risk factors for child abuse?-. Answer: Parents that abuse
their child has psychological disorders such as depression and
externalizing problems (parents personality problems are important).
Life stress accompanied by social isolation can be crucial (abusive
parents are often young and not well educated). Children's
vulnerabilities play role (a baby who cries a lot, has a medical problem.
The very children that require extra care and love, tend to promote the
wrath of the caregiver)
,⩥ What impact does divorce have on children?-. Answer: Children
w/divorced parents are in disadvantage. They have low academic, social,
and sometimes mental health performances.
⩥ What is resilience?-. Answer: is defined as an individual's ability to
successfully adapt to life tasks in the face of social disadvantage or
highly adverse conditions. Adversity and stress can come in the shape of
family or relationship problems, health problems, or workplace and
financial worries, among others.
⩥ What is the WISC and what does it tell us?-. Answer: it's the standard
intelligence test used in , , childhood, consisting of different scales
composing a variety of subsets.
⩥ How do we define mentally retarded. Answer: learning disabled, and
gifted?-
⩥ Mentally retarded-. Answer: reading difficulties, lack of fluency, and
poor word recognition that's often genetic in origin.
⩥ Learning disabled-. Answer: the label for significantly impaired
cognitive functioning, measured by deficits in behavior accompanied by
having an IQ of 70 or below.
,⩥ Gifted-. Answer: the label for superior intellectual functioning
characterized by an IQ score of 130 or above, showing the child ranks in
the top 2 % of his age group.
⩥ Do IQ scores predict real-world outcomes?-. Answer: Psychologists
disagree, some claim that the test score reflects a single quality "g" that
relates to cognitive performance in every area of life; others feel that
intelligence involves multiple abilities and argue that is inappropriate to
rate intelligence on a single score
⩥ Alternative theories of intelligence:. Answer:
⩥ Sternberg's triarchic theory and what it means to be "successfully
intelligence"-. Answer: The triarchic theory describes three distinct types
of intelligence that a person can possess. Sternberg calls these three
types practical intelligence, creative intelligence, and analytical
intelligence. Successful intelligence- having a good balance of analytic,
creative, and practical intelligence.
⩥ Gardner's multiple intelligences-. Answer:
⩥ proposed eight abilities that he held to meet these criteria: musical-
rhythmic. Answer: visual-spatial, verbal-linguistic, logical-
mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and
naturalistic.
, ⩥ Intrinsic-. Answer: the drive to act on the pleasure of taking that
action in itself, not for an external reinforcer or reward.
⩥ Extrinsic-. Answer: the drive to take an action cause that activity
offers external reinforces such as praise, money or good grades.
⩥ What is the difference between gross and fine motor skills?. Answer:
Gross motor are large muscle groups and similar to full body movements
i.e. running, jumping, dancing, etc.
Fine motor are smaller muscle groups located in the hands and are
developed through writing, typing, drawing, etc.
⩥ How do we define and address childhood obesity?. Answer: defined
as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the
same age and sex. BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight in
kilograms by the square of height in meters. For children and teens, BMI
is age- and sex-specific and is often referred to as BMI-for-age.Provide
plenty of vegetables, fruits, and whole-grain products.
Include low-fat or non-fat milk or dairy products.
Choose lean meats, poultry, fish, lentils, and beans for protein.
Serve reasonably-sized portions
