T/F: It is currently hypothesized that drug use during pregnancy may increase the likelihood
of a child having ADHD. - ANSWER True
T/F: ADHD diagnoses are supposed to factor in the degree to which a child's behavior is
more severe than other children at the same age. - ANSWER True
T/F: According to Piaget, children in the Concrete Operational stage can use logic but still
struggle with abstract thought. - ANSWER True
T/F: Children whose parents divorced are more likely to themselves get divorced, compared
to other individuals. - ANSWER True
Mark says that people shouldn't steal because they'll get in trouble and go to jail. At what
level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this response, according to his theory of moral
development? - ANSWER Preconventional
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What is the most probable reason for why ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early ele-
mentary years? - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Children must now sit still in school, and in-
attentive and impulsive behaviors may be more obvious then.
ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early elementary years because the gross motor skill
development occurs in early childhood.
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
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, Name and describe two improvements from the Preoperational to Concrete Operational
stages - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Two of the following need to be named and de-
scribed: Conservation (volume and matter stays the same if nothing is added or removed);
Seriation—ordering objects in a row; Classification—of animals, objects, etc.
Preoperational stage last from 2-7 years , during this stage two improvements take place
Toddlers are able to thick symbolically and they learn to play pretend play Concrete opera-
tional stage is from ages 7-11, improvements includes Children start using logic in this stage,
marking the start of operational thought, children start to learn how things work out like
simple math problem solution and they also learn the principle of conservation.
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Describe the following two social categories of children: Prosocial popular children and Anti-
social popular children. - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] 2 pts for Prosocial: good communi-
cation skills, very social. 2 pts for Antisocial: good communication and social skills, but also
aggressive and antagonistic.
Prosocial Popular Children: These are children who are liked by their peers. They get high
positive votes and they have really good social skills. They are good listeners, get along with
their peers and they do not use their popularity or social skills towards harm. Antisocial Pop-
ular Children These children on the other hand use their social skills and popularity in a
harmful way. They could use their popularity to bully others, including gossiping and bring-
ing down others to get popular.
T/F: In middle childhood, children's heads become more proportionate with the rest of their
bodies. - ANSWER True
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What can parents do to increase the likelihood that children will cope optimally with a di-
vorce? Provide two suggestions, based on the module. - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Con-
tinue good parenting practices, provide warm parent-child interactions.
To help children cope Optimally with divorce, parents could; Adopt good and balanced par-
enting styles that is the authoritative parenting style. Parents should also interact and com-
municate warmly with their children
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of a child having ADHD. - ANSWER True
T/F: ADHD diagnoses are supposed to factor in the degree to which a child's behavior is
more severe than other children at the same age. - ANSWER True
T/F: According to Piaget, children in the Concrete Operational stage can use logic but still
struggle with abstract thought. - ANSWER True
T/F: Children whose parents divorced are more likely to themselves get divorced, compared
to other individuals. - ANSWER True
Mark says that people shouldn't steal because they'll get in trouble and go to jail. At what
level would Kohlberg most likely categorize this response, according to his theory of moral
development? - ANSWER Preconventional
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What is the most probable reason for why ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early ele-
mentary years? - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Children must now sit still in school, and in-
attentive and impulsive behaviors may be more obvious then.
ADHD is typically diagnosed during the early elementary years because the gross motor skill
development occurs in early childhood.
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
1
, Name and describe two improvements from the Preoperational to Concrete Operational
stages - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Two of the following need to be named and de-
scribed: Conservation (volume and matter stays the same if nothing is added or removed);
Seriation—ordering objects in a row; Classification—of animals, objects, etc.
Preoperational stage last from 2-7 years , during this stage two improvements take place
Toddlers are able to thick symbolically and they learn to play pretend play Concrete opera-
tional stage is from ages 7-11, improvements includes Children start using logic in this stage,
marking the start of operational thought, children start to learn how things work out like
simple math problem solution and they also learn the principle of conservation.
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
Describe the following two social categories of children: Prosocial popular children and Anti-
social popular children. - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] 2 pts for Prosocial: good communi-
cation skills, very social. 2 pts for Antisocial: good communication and social skills, but also
aggressive and antagonistic.
Prosocial Popular Children: These are children who are liked by their peers. They get high
positive votes and they have really good social skills. They are good listeners, get along with
their peers and they do not use their popularity or social skills towards harm. Antisocial Pop-
ular Children These children on the other hand use their social skills and popularity in a
harmful way. They could use their popularity to bully others, including gossiping and bring-
ing down others to get popular.
T/F: In middle childhood, children's heads become more proportionate with the rest of their
bodies. - ANSWER True
Short essay questions should be answered in full sentences.
What can parents do to increase the likelihood that children will cope optimally with a di-
vorce? Provide two suggestions, based on the module. - ANSWER [TEACHERS NOTE] Con-
tinue good parenting practices, provide warm parent-child interactions.
To help children cope Optimally with divorce, parents could; Adopt good and balanced par-
enting styles that is the authoritative parenting style. Parents should also interact and com-
municate warmly with their children
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