Question 1

The ability to label one's own gender correctly and to identify others as men and women is called "gender stability."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A child who pushes her playmate away and grabs his toy is reinforced for her aggression because she gets the toy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When children live in households headed by both parents,stress levels _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased. 
B)  stayed the same. 
C)  increased. 
D)  increased for families living in urban areas. 
A)  decreased. 
B)  stayed the same. 
C)  increased. 
D)  increased for families living in urban areas.

Question 4

In the first few years after divorce,children show all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  school performance usually declines. 
B)  more aggressive, defiant, or negative behaviour. 
C)  a greater likelihood of experimenting with drugs and alcohol in pre-adolescence (10-12). 
D)  a greater likelihood of engaging in criminal behaviour in adolescence (13-19). 
A)  school performance usually declines. 
B)  more aggressive, defiant, or negative behaviour. 
C)  a greater likelihood of experimenting with drugs and alcohol in pre-adolescence (10-12). 
D)  a greater likelihood of engaging in criminal behaviour in adolescence (13-19).

Question 5

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the attachment relationships of children in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  In early childhood, the child's internal model of attachment appears to generalize and become a property of all the child's social relationships. 
B)  A preschooler does not yet understand that relationships continue to exist in the absence of the attachment figure. 
C)  Two- and three-year-olds who are securely attached to their parents are more likely than insecurely attached children to have positive relationships with their preschool teachers. 
D)  The nature of the attachment relationship undergoes change at about age eight. 
A)  In early childhood, the child's internal model of attachment appears to generalize and become a property of all the child's social relationships. 
B)  A preschooler does not yet understand that relationships continue to exist in the absence of the attachment figure. 
C)  Two- and three-year-olds who are securely attached to their parents are more likely than insecurely attached children to have positive relationships with their preschool teachers. 
D)  The nature of the attachment relationship undergoes change at about age eight.

Question 6

Although in decline,the dominant family structure in Canada is still children living with married parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of prosocial behaviour that is characteristic of a preschooler?

Accepted Answer

A)  helping a friend solve a problem 
B)  trying to comfort another child who appears hurt or sad 
C)  holding open a door so that a heavily laden person can pass through 
D)  volunteering to give no-longer-used toys to a needy child 
A)  helping a friend solve a problem 
B)  trying to comfort another child who appears hurt or sad 
C)  holding open a door so that a heavily laden person can pass through 
D)  volunteering to give no-longer-used toys to a needy child

Question 8

Children of same-sex parents

Accepted Answer

A)  experience sex-role identity confusion. 
B)  are less psychologically healthy than their peers. 
C)  are likely to be heterosexual. 
D)  are more intelligent than their peers. 
A)  experience sex-role identity confusion. 
B)  are less psychologically healthy than their peers. 
C)  are likely to be heterosexual. 
D)  are more intelligent than their peers.

Question 9

If a parent exhibits prosocial behaviour,the child will tend to exhibit the same behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following factors have been suggested as explanations for children's aggression EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  frustration. 
B)  modelling. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  classical conditioning. 
A)  frustration. 
B)  modelling. 
C)  reinforcement. 
D)  classical conditioning.

Question 11

Behaviour intended to help another person is called

Accepted Answer

A)  aggression. 
B)  prosocial behaviour. 
C)  instrumental aggression. 
D)  positivity. 
A)  aggression. 
B)  prosocial behaviour. 
C)  instrumental aggression. 
D)  positivity.

Question 12

The parenting style that is most likely to use inductive discipline is the authoritarian type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The authoritative parenting style is high in nurturance,communication,clarity and consistency,and maturity demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How does gender schema theory explain children's sex-role behaviours during the preschool years?

Accepted Answer

Gender schema theory explains children's

Question 15

Young children rely on two factors as they categorize or classify people:

Accepted Answer

A)  their most recent interactions with a person and that person's observable characteristics. 
B)  the other person's moral rules and social graces. 
C)  their own internal models of attachment and their metacognitions about the other person. 
D)  their own powers of observation and previous social experiences with similar people. 
A)  their most recent interactions with a person and that person's observable characteristics. 
B)  the other person's moral rules and social graces. 
C)  their own internal models of attachment and their metacognitions about the other person. 
D)  their own powers of observation and previous social experiences with similar people.

Question 16

What are some specific suggestions for parents who want to encourage their children to be more generous or altruistic?

Accepted Answer

There are several specific suggestions f

Question 17

If Ravi has gender stability,then he

Accepted Answer

A)  knows Mommy will still be a girl even if she wears Daddy's cap and overalls and does Daddy's job of changing the oil in the car. 
B)  has recently begun to think of activities and personal characteristics as "for girls" or "for boys." 
C)  knows he will grow up and be a daddy. 
D)  must be about 2 years old. 
A)  knows Mommy will still be a girl even if she wears Daddy's cap and overalls and does Daddy's job of changing the oil in the car. 
B)  has recently begun to think of activities and personal characteristics as "for girls" or "for boys." 
C)  knows he will grow up and be a daddy. 
D)  must be about 2 years old.

The ability to label one's own gender correctly and to identify others as men and women is called "gender stability."

A child who pushes her playmate away and grabs his toy is reinforced for her aggression because she gets the toy.

When children live in households headed by both parents,stress levels _____________.

In the first few years after divorce,children show all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the attachment relationships of children in early childhood?

Although in decline,the dominant family structure in Canada is still children living with married parents.

Which of the following is an example of prosocial behaviour that is characteristic of a preschooler?

Children of same-sex parents

If a parent exhibits prosocial behaviour,the child will tend to exhibit the same behaviour.

All of the following factors have been suggested as explanations for children's aggression EXCEPT

Behaviour intended to help another person is called

The parenting style that is most likely to use inductive discipline is the authoritarian type.

The authoritative parenting style is high in nurturance,communication,clarity and consistency,and maturity demands.

How does gender schema theory explain children's sex-role behaviours during the preschool years?

Young children rely on two factors as they categorize or classify people:

What are some specific suggestions for parents who want to encourage their children to be more generous or altruistic?

If Ravi has gender stability,then he

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Exam 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

The ability to label one's own gender correctly and to identify others as men and women is called "gender stability."

A child who pushes her playmate away and grabs his toy is reinforced for her aggression because she gets the toy.

When children live in households headed by both parents,stress levels _____________.

In the first few years after divorce,children show all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the attachment relationships of children in early childhood?

Although in decline,the dominant family structure in Canada is still children living with married parents.

Which of the following is an example of prosocial behaviour that is characteristic of a preschooler?

Children of same-sex parents

If a parent exhibits prosocial behaviour,the child will tend to exhibit the same behaviour.

All of the following factors have been suggested as explanations for children's aggression EXCEPT

Behaviour intended to help another person is called

The parenting style that is most likely to use inductive discipline is the authoritarian type.

The authoritative parenting style is high in nurturance,communication,clarity and consistency,and maturity demands.

How does gender schema theory explain children's sex-role behaviours during the preschool years?

Young children rely on two factors as they categorize or classify people:

What are some specific suggestions for parents who want to encourage their children to be more generous or altruistic?

If Ravi has gender stability,then he

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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