Question 1

School refusal

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A)  is always due to separation anxiety disorder. 
B)  may be due to high parental expectations or problems with classmates. 
C)  is best remedied by changing the child's school. 
D)  is an irrational fear. 
A)  is always due to separation anxiety disorder. 
B)  may be due to high parental expectations or problems with classmates. 
C)  is best remedied by changing the child's school. 
D)  is an irrational fear.

Question 2

The child's developing cognitive ability in middle childhood leads to

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A)  increased acting out. 
B)  more critical appraisals of parents. 
C)  being more demanding of friends. 
D)  being more obedient in school. 
A)  increased acting out. 
B)  more critical appraisals of parents. 
C)  being more demanding of friends. 
D)  being more obedient in school.

Question 3

According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is associated with middle childhood?

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A)  Preoperational 
B)  Formal operations 
C)  Concrete operations 
D)  Summative operations 
A)  Preoperational 
B)  Formal operations 
C)  Concrete operations 
D)  Summative operations

Question 4

It has been found in cross-cultural studies that girls tend to have higher self-esteem in , whereas boys tend to have higher self-esteem in .

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A)  social relationships; public speaking 
B)  writing; math 
C)  competition; individual activities 
D)  physical appearance; academics 
A)  social relationships; public speaking 
B)  writing; math 
C)  competition; individual activities 
D)  physical appearance; academics

Question 5

Match the following:
-Social cognition

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A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development 
A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development

Question 6

Some studies find that it is not divorce, per se, that leads to problems among children. Rather, is an important contributing factor.

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A)  maternal depression 
B)  loss of the child's friends due to moving to a new neighborhood 
C)  paternal depression 
D)  increased fighting among siblings 
A)  maternal depression 
B)  loss of the child's friends due to moving to a new neighborhood 
C)  paternal depression 
D)  increased fighting among siblings

Question 7

During middle childhood, children depend less upon external rewards and increasingly regulate their own behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the following:
-Generalized anxiety disorder

Accepted Answer

A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development 
A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development

Question 9

In middle childhood, children begin to describe themselves using abstract, internal traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During middle childhood,

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A)  contact with members of the opposite gender is strongly encouraged by peers. 
B)  children's friendships are almost exclusively with others of the same gender. 
C)  children tend to have the same number of same- and opposite-gender friends. 
D)  girls tend to play in larger groups than boys. 
A)  contact with members of the opposite gender is strongly encouraged by peers. 
B)  children's friendships are almost exclusively with others of the same gender. 
C)  children tend to have the same number of same- and opposite-gender friends. 
D)  girls tend to play in larger groups than boys.

Question 11

During the ages of 6 to 12, the child's social world

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A)  becomes more distorted. 
B)  expands. 
C)  is limited by prejudice. 
D)  stagnates. 
A)  becomes more distorted. 
B)  expands. 
C)  is limited by prejudice. 
D)  stagnates.

Question 12

Economic support is related to child adjustment post-divorce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To be diagnosed with conduct disorder, the behavior must

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A)  cause physical harm to a living being. 
B)  be a pattern that has persisted for at least six months. 
C)  be done by a boy. Girls who demonstrate such behaviors are labeled "defiant." 
D)  be diagnosed before the age of 5. 
A)  cause physical harm to a living being. 
B)  be a pattern that has persisted for at least six months. 
C)  be done by a boy. Girls who demonstrate such behaviors are labeled "defiant." 
D)  be diagnosed before the age of 5.

Question 14

Four-year-old Daniel is presented with the story of Holly in one of Selman's perspective-taking exercises. Daniel says that he would not save the kitten because he has allergies to kittens and that his father would not save the kitten because he probably has allergies, too. Which of Selman's stages does this type of thinking represent?

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A)  Level 0 
B)  Level 1 
C)  Level 2 
D)  Level 3 
A)  Level 0 
B)  Level 1 
C)  Level 2 
D)  Level 3

Question 15

Match the following:
-Latency stage

Accepted Answer

A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development 
A) child's knowledge of the social world 
B) persistent breaking of rules and violating the rights of others 
C) heritability rate of depression in monozygotic (MZ) females 
D) Freud's stage during middle childhood 
E) sometimes expressed as school phobia
F)continuous anxiety unrelated to a specific situation
G)parents cooperate in rearing children
H)facilitates child's transition from home to school
I)facilitates flexibility in children's gender-role stereotypes
J)declines during middle childhood
K)may undergo hormone treatments or surgery to become a different gender
L)percentage of children estimated to be seriously depressed in a given year
M)tendency to place blame oneself or external factors
N)a self-fulfilling prophecy
O)discrimination or bias against people based upon their sex
P)neurotransmitter possibly involved in depression
Q)gradual transfer of control from parent to child
R)developed a theory involving five stages of friendship
S)outcome of low self-esteem in academics
T)Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development

Question 16

During middle childhood, parent-child interactions focus on

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A)  deciding together when to begin school. 
B)  assignment of chores. 
C)  discussions about boyfriends or girlfriends. 
D)  negotiating issues of religion and spirituality. 
A)  deciding together when to begin school. 
B)  assignment of chores. 
C)  discussions about boyfriends or girlfriends. 
D)  negotiating issues of religion and spirituality.

Question 17

How soon after divorce do most girls return to pre-divorce levels of functioning?

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A)  One year 
B)  Two years 
C)  Four years 
D)  Six years 
A)  One year 
B)  Two years 
C)  Four years 
D)  Six years

Question 18

The self-concepts of preschoolers and those in middle childhood differ in that

Accepted Answer

A)  preschoolers see themselves as either "good at doing things" or not. 
B)  preschoolers can make judgments about their performance in seven different areas, such as physical ability and peer relationships. 
C)  in middle childhood, children differentiate only between two facets of self-concept: general competence and social acceptance. 
D)  children do not develop a self-concept until age 10. 
A)  preschoolers see themselves as either "good at doing things" or not. 
B)  preschoolers can make judgments about their performance in seven different areas, such as physical ability and peer relationships. 
C)  in middle childhood, children differentiate only between two facets of self-concept: general competence and social acceptance. 
D)  children do not develop a self-concept until age 10.

Question 19

Jared is 6 years old. He is experiencing nausea and vomiting each morning before school. Jared may

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A)  have separation anxiety disorder. 
B)  be a typical 6-year-old who is nervous about starting first grade. 
C)  most likely has an ulcer due to marital conflict within the family. 
D)  have conduct disorder. 
A)  have separation anxiety disorder. 
B)  be a typical 6-year-old who is nervous about starting first grade. 
C)  most likely has an ulcer due to marital conflict within the family. 
D)  have conduct disorder.

Question 20

Children who are depressed tend to interpret failures as

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A)  undeserved. 
B)  internal and stable. 
C)  external and stable. 
D)  situational and easily overcome. 
A)  undeserved. 
B)  internal and stable. 
C)  external and stable. 
D)  situational and easily overcome.

School refusal

The child's developing cognitive ability in middle childhood leads to

According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is associated with middle childhood?

It has been found in cross-cultural studies that girls tend to have higher self-esteem in , whereas boys tend to have higher self-esteem in .

Match the following: -Social cognition

Some studies find that it is not divorce, per se, that leads to problems among children. Rather, is an important contributing factor.

During middle childhood, children depend less upon external rewards and increasingly regulate their own behavior.

Match the following: -Generalized anxiety disorder

In middle childhood, children begin to describe themselves using abstract, internal traits.

During middle childhood,

During the ages of 6 to 12, the child's social world

Economic support is related to child adjustment post-divorce.

To be diagnosed with conduct disorder, the behavior must

Match the following: -Latency stage

During middle childhood, parent-child interactions focus on

How soon after divorce do most girls return to pre-divorce levels of functioning?

The self-concepts of preschoolers and those in middle childhood differ in that

Jared is 6 years old. He is experiencing nausea and vomiting each morning before school. Jared may

Children who are depressed tend to interpret failures as

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School refusal

The child's developing cognitive ability in middle childhood leads to

According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is associated with middle childhood?

It has been found in cross-cultural studies that girls tend to have higher self-esteem in , whereas boys tend to have higher self-esteem in .

Match the following: -Social cognition

Some studies find that it is not divorce, per se, that leads to problems among children. Rather, is an important contributing factor.

During middle childhood, children depend less upon external rewards and increasingly regulate their own behavior.

Match the following: -Generalized anxiety disorder

In middle childhood, children begin to describe themselves using abstract, internal traits.

During middle childhood,

During the ages of 6 to 12, the child's social world

Economic support is related to child adjustment post-divorce.

To be diagnosed with conduct disorder, the behavior must

Match the following: -Latency stage

During middle childhood, parent-child interactions focus on

How soon after divorce do most girls return to pre-divorce levels of functioning?

The self-concepts of preschoolers and those in middle childhood differ in that

Jared is 6 years old. He is experiencing nausea and vomiting each morning before school. Jared may

Children who are depressed tend to interpret failures as

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

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Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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