Educational Psychology 6Th Edition By by
John Santrock – Test Bank
Sample Test
Chapter 3
True/False Questions
1. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the exosystem refers to
the culture in which students and teachers live, including the society’s values
and customs.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 72. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the
exosystem refers to the experiences in another setting that influence a child’s
education by influencing the quality of schools, parks, etc.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
2. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the chronosystem refers
to a student’s sociohistorical conditions, such as whether he or she attended
preschool.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
,Feedback: Page: 72. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the
chronosystem includes the sociohistorical conditions of students’ development. For
example, the lives of children today differ in many ways from what their parents and
grandparents experienced as children.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
3. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory has been instrumental in bringing to
attention the importance of looking at children’s lives in more than one
setting.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 72. Urie Bronfenbrenner provides one of the few theoretical
frameworks for systematically examining social contexts on both micro and macro
levels, bridging the gap between behavioral theories that focus on small settings and
anthropological theories that analyze larger settings.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
4. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory has been instrumental in bringing to
attention the importance of biological and cognitive factors in children’s
development.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 72. Critics of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory say that
Bronfenbrenner pays too little attention to biological and cognitive factors in
children’s development.
,Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
5. In Erik Erikson’s theory of human development, the final psychosocial stage is
generativity versus stagnation.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 74. In Erik Erikson’s theory of human development, the final
psychosocial stage is integrity versus despair. It corresponds to the late adulthood
years, the sixties until death.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
6. Erik Erikson described stagnation as the feeling of having done nothing to help
the next generation.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 74. Erik Erikson described stagnation as the feeling of having done
nothing to help the next generation. Generativity versus stagnation is Erikson’s
seventh psychosocial stage.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
7. Children of authoritarian parents tend to be self-reliant and have high self-
esteem.
, Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 78. Children of authoritarian parents tend to be anxious, fail to
initiate activity, and have poor communication skills.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
8. Coparenting is the support that parents provide to one another in jointly
raising a child.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Pages: 79. Coparenting is the support that parents provide to one another
in jointly raising a child. Poor coordination between parents, undermining of the
other parent, lack of cooperation and warmth, and disconnection by one parent are
conditions that place children at risk for problems.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
9. The Montessori approach is a philosophy of education in which children are
given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Pages: 86. The Montessori approach is a philosophy of education in which
children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities. They
are allowed to move from one activity to another as they desire.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
John Santrock – Test Bank
Sample Test
Chapter 3
True/False Questions
1. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the exosystem refers to
the culture in which students and teachers live, including the society’s values
and customs.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 72. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the
exosystem refers to the experiences in another setting that influence a child’s
education by influencing the quality of schools, parks, etc.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
2. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the chronosystem refers
to a student’s sociohistorical conditions, such as whether he or she attended
preschool.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
,Feedback: Page: 72. In the context of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, the
chronosystem includes the sociohistorical conditions of students’ development. For
example, the lives of children today differ in many ways from what their parents and
grandparents experienced as children.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
3. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory has been instrumental in bringing to
attention the importance of looking at children’s lives in more than one
setting.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 72. Urie Bronfenbrenner provides one of the few theoretical
frameworks for systematically examining social contexts on both micro and macro
levels, bridging the gap between behavioral theories that focus on small settings and
anthropological theories that analyze larger settings.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
4. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory has been instrumental in bringing to
attention the importance of biological and cognitive factors in children’s
development.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 72. Critics of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory say that
Bronfenbrenner pays too little attention to biological and cognitive factors in
children’s development.
,Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
5. In Erik Erikson’s theory of human development, the final psychosocial stage is
generativity versus stagnation.
Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 74. In Erik Erikson’s theory of human development, the final
psychosocial stage is integrity versus despair. It corresponds to the late adulthood
years, the sixties until death.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
6. Erik Erikson described stagnation as the feeling of having done nothing to help
the next generation.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Page: 74. Erik Erikson described stagnation as the feeling of having done
nothing to help the next generation. Generativity versus stagnation is Erikson’s
seventh psychosocial stage.
Learning Goal I: Describe two contemporary perspectives on socioemotional
development: Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and Erikson’s life-span
development theory.
7. Children of authoritarian parents tend to be self-reliant and have high self-
esteem.
, Answer: False
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Comprehension
Feedback: Page: 78. Children of authoritarian parents tend to be anxious, fail to
initiate activity, and have poor communication skills.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
8. Coparenting is the support that parents provide to one another in jointly
raising a child.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Pages: 79. Coparenting is the support that parents provide to one another
in jointly raising a child. Poor coordination between parents, undermining of the
other parent, lack of cooperation and warmth, and disconnection by one parent are
conditions that place children at risk for problems.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
9. The Montessori approach is a philosophy of education in which children are
given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.
Answer: True
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge
Feedback: Pages: 86. The Montessori approach is a philosophy of education in which
children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities. They
are allowed to move from one activity to another as they desire.
Learning Goal II: Discuss how the social contexts of families, peers, and schools are
linked with socioemotional development.
