Psychology 225 Final Exam Questions
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Which of the following is TRUE with regard to Down syndrome? - ✔✔The risk of having a child
with Down syndrome is a function of too low or high a maternal age.
Which of the following was NOT cited in your text as a possible reason for the decrease in rates
of adolescent pregnancy in the United States? - ✔✔Sex education classes
The use of methamphetamines during pregnancy has been linked to all of the following birth
defects EXCEPT: - ✔✔flattened cheek bones and thin upper lips.
In terms of brain development, which of the following brain linkages develops last? -
✔✔Reasoning
When parents and teachers engage in scaffolding practices, they are supporting which of the
key principles to optimal word learning? (15) - ✔✔
Clarence High School is a private school in Cincinnati. The school conducts a semester-long
course that deals with moral education. The school educators believe that students should
learn to value such aspects of life as freedom, truth, and equality as their moral reasoning
develops. The classes are facilitated by an instructor who encourages students to discuss moral
issues. Clarence High School uses which of the following methods of moral education? -
✔✔Cognitive moral education
Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is most likely to score high on which of Gardner's types of
intelligence? - ✔✔Bodily-kinesthetic
Cybil is about to deliver a baby. Her husband, Bruce, is driving to the hospital at 80 miles per
hour. Their son Will says, "Daddy, don't go that fast, you might get caught and sent to prison."
, From which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is Will making this statement? -
✔✔Conventional moral reasoning
Approximately what percentage of 15-year-olds reported having a meaningful relationship
outside of their family with a caring adult that helped them to succeed? - ✔✔20 percent
New research on the role of play in children's development has identified a link between play
and - ✔✔language and communication skills.
21-40 - ✔✔
Ms. Johanssen likes to develop her lesson plans carefully and deviates from them as little as
possible to ensure that all the material is covered. She insists that the class adhere to all the
classrooms rules and that students maximize their learning time. Ms. Johanssen is using the
________ approach to teaching. - ✔✔direct instruction
Gladys demonstrated high levels of inhibitory control early in her development. We can predict
that she will - ✔✔make more money in her career than her peers who struggled with inhibitory
control
Recent research suggests that a higher level of metamemory at age five was related to -
✔✔mind competence at age three.
Who among the following is MOST likely to engage in suicidal behavior? - ✔✔Harry, a 21-year-
old male
Which psychoanalytic theorist believed that our adult personality is determined by the way we
resolve conflicts between sources of pleasure and the demands of reality at different stages of
life? - ✔✔Sigmund Freud
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Which of the following is TRUE with regard to Down syndrome? - ✔✔The risk of having a child
with Down syndrome is a function of too low or high a maternal age.
Which of the following was NOT cited in your text as a possible reason for the decrease in rates
of adolescent pregnancy in the United States? - ✔✔Sex education classes
The use of methamphetamines during pregnancy has been linked to all of the following birth
defects EXCEPT: - ✔✔flattened cheek bones and thin upper lips.
In terms of brain development, which of the following brain linkages develops last? -
✔✔Reasoning
When parents and teachers engage in scaffolding practices, they are supporting which of the
key principles to optimal word learning? (15) - ✔✔
Clarence High School is a private school in Cincinnati. The school conducts a semester-long
course that deals with moral education. The school educators believe that students should
learn to value such aspects of life as freedom, truth, and equality as their moral reasoning
develops. The classes are facilitated by an instructor who encourages students to discuss moral
issues. Clarence High School uses which of the following methods of moral education? -
✔✔Cognitive moral education
Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is most likely to score high on which of Gardner's types of
intelligence? - ✔✔Bodily-kinesthetic
Cybil is about to deliver a baby. Her husband, Bruce, is driving to the hospital at 80 miles per
hour. Their son Will says, "Daddy, don't go that fast, you might get caught and sent to prison."
, From which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is Will making this statement? -
✔✔Conventional moral reasoning
Approximately what percentage of 15-year-olds reported having a meaningful relationship
outside of their family with a caring adult that helped them to succeed? - ✔✔20 percent
New research on the role of play in children's development has identified a link between play
and - ✔✔language and communication skills.
21-40 - ✔✔
Ms. Johanssen likes to develop her lesson plans carefully and deviates from them as little as
possible to ensure that all the material is covered. She insists that the class adhere to all the
classrooms rules and that students maximize their learning time. Ms. Johanssen is using the
________ approach to teaching. - ✔✔direct instruction
Gladys demonstrated high levels of inhibitory control early in her development. We can predict
that she will - ✔✔make more money in her career than her peers who struggled with inhibitory
control
Recent research suggests that a higher level of metamemory at age five was related to -
✔✔mind competence at age three.
Who among the following is MOST likely to engage in suicidal behavior? - ✔✔Harry, a 21-year-
old male
Which psychoanalytic theorist believed that our adult personality is determined by the way we
resolve conflicts between sources of pleasure and the demands of reality at different stages of
life? - ✔✔Sigmund Freud
