FREE ASWB Masters Basic Question and Answers

Question 1

Benjamin is only permitted to play video games for 15 minutes a day, but one day he stays up for an additional 30.
His parents do nothing and let him play the game for as long as he likes without any consequences; instead, they give him praise for reaching level 10.
What kind of parenting approach do Benjamin's parents employ?

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Indulgent

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Authoritative

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Mixed modeling

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Neglecting

Question 2

Which parenting style is seen optimal by educational psychologists and is most frequently associated with children who have strong self-esteem, positive social skills, and academic success?

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Authoritative

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Indulgent

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Neglecting

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Authoritarian

Question 3

Which of the following is a case when a child's skills are addressed to boost self-esteem?

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After the soccer game, a parent says, 'You did great today! You were able to run fast and still kick the ball into the goal!'

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After a singing concert, the parent says, 'The group did well tonight, didn't they?

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After a singing concert, the parent says, 'Next time sing a little louder and then you'll do better.'

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After a soccer game the parent says, 'You did great today! But if you just ran faster you could have made more than one goal.'

Question 4

What link exists between social development and self-esteem?

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Healthy self-esteem can lead to positive interactions with others, and positive interactions lead to higher self-esteem

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Lower self-esteem frequently leads to positive interactions with others, which then keeps the self-esteem low.

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It causes social development to take place more slowly.

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All are correct, it depends on the child's personal experience.

Question 5

Why does a child's perception of a circumstance alter how it affects them?

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The more important a situation seems to a child, the more they will stress over it

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A child is capable of interpreting a bad situation as a good one

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The more important a situation seems to a child, the less they will stress over it

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A child is incapable of interpreting a situation, it cannot affect them emotionally

Question 6

The ability to manage your behavior is referred to as:

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Self-regulation

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Behavior control

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Hostile control

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Instrumental control

Question 7

Why does physical harassment constitute hostile aggression?

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Because the main intent is to hurt someone

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Because most bullying is psychological rather than physical

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Because most bullying is physical rather than psychological

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Because bullying can be a mix of physical and psychological

Question 8

Children often have unusually high levels of resilience when it comes to ____ concerns.

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socioemotional

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cognitive

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recall

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physical

Question 9

What makes parental substance abuse such a problem?

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It disrupts the bonding between parent and child.

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It is the biggest cause of divorces.

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It leads to poverty and crime.

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It encourages children to imitate their parents.

Question 10

During early life, two processes enable young children's brains to learn more in a shorter amount of time and to become more functional overall: ____ and ______.

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synaptic growth; synaptic pruning

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synaptic pruning; synaptic reasoning

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synaptic growth; synaptic reasoning

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synaptic addition; synaptic subtraction