And now we know - children as they grow!

Because Deb was still struggling with identity formation in high school, as described by Erik Erickson, she was convinced she would do all of the following EXCEPT:

• move far away from Iowa

• NEVER be in education

• be very famous

• do something important

On the first day of class, one of our students announces to the class that they aren't good in math. As a caring and motivating teacher, you should say

• I also wasn't very good at math when I was in high school.

• That's okay. In the real world you won't need to know this kind of math.

• Perhaps you aren't good at math...yet.

• We don't say things like that in this class.

Johnny and Sally (why is it always Johnny and Sally?) got into a fight on the playground. Your principal proposes they be expelled from school (yikes, they're only 5 years old) but you as their highly educated and insightful teacher propose to have a conversation with John and Sally about the importance of respecting each other and the school rules. Your principal is proposing what form of discipline, while you are proposing which type of discipline?

• corporal punishment; rationalization

• psychological control; manipulation

• elimination control; positive reinforcement

• power assertion; induction

As a teacher you believe that children best learn by giving them tasks just beyond their current skill level. This is known as

• scaffolding

• cooperative learning

• constructivism

• behaviorism

Sleep deprivation in adolescence occurs for the following reasons:

• age-related changes in the circadian rhythm

• dietary factors such as caffeine use

• late night use of technology

• all of the above

Johnny (he's back) is having difficulties remembering information from today's lecture in your history class. This could be due to deficits in his

• limbic system

• working memory

• long-term memory

• motivation

Your school psychologist informs you that they are creating a plan to help shape Johnny's (and he's back, yet again) on-task behavior. She asks you to verbally praise him every time he raises his hand before he asks a question. This plan in based on what type of consequence?

• positive punishment

• negative reinforcement

• negative punishment

• positive reinforcement

Sally (yes, Sally) follows the classroom rules because she doesn't want to get in trouble. According to Kohlberg, Sally is likely in what stage of moral development?

• postconventional

• preconventional

• conventional

• superconventional