Child Psychology Exam Prep - Question List

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21. What neuropsychological occurrence or disorder is characterized by purposeless movements or short losses of time (a few seconds)?
  1. Partial seizures
  2. Petit mal seizures
  3. Dissociative episodes
  4. Apraxia
22. Youngsters who live close to noisy airports _______________ than do youngsters who live in the more quiet suburbs.
  1. do better in school and afterschool extracurriculars
  2. show greater stress responses such as high blood pressure
  3. show less helping behavior towards the elderly
  4. do worse in church activities on Sunday mornings
23. Which of the following is NOT one of the three memory processes?
  1. Retrieve
  2. Encode
  3. Define
  4. Store
24. By what age is a child’s brain already 80% of its adult size?
  1. Age 1
  2. Age 2
  3. Age 3
  4. Age 5
25. Low levels of what important neurotransmitter plays a key role in the development of both aggressive behavior and depression in children?
  1. Serotonin
  2. Dopamine
  3. Epinephrine
  4. Norepinephrine

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