Which of the following represents a child's "zone of proximal development?"
a. the gap between what the child can do now and what she can do with help
b. the degree of difference between the child's current ability and future potential
c. what younger children can do in comparison to what older children can do
d. what a young child can do in comparison to his peers
A
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What two childhood disorders are characterized by aggressive or antisocial behavior?
A. Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder B. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder C. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and childhood depression D. Conduct disorder and childhood depression
What do theories of personality do?
A. They tell us how early childhood experiences affect our personality. B. Theories of personality just describe why we are the way we are. C. Theories attempt to describe and explain how personality develops and why personalities differ. D. They inform us of ways to modify personality.
Farrah is taking a child development course in which she must practice conducting naturalistic observations. Which of the following is an example of a naturalistic observation?
A. playing a card game with her cousins and writing down who has the most points at the end of each hand B. interviewing a parent about her beliefs on corporal punishment C. watching a television program about children with autism D. observing preschoolers during recess and writing down instances of peer aggression
By using ______s, we can find evidence that there is a relationship between the variables.
A. Pearson r B. Cohen's d C. chi-square test D. expected frequency