Question 1

Psychotherapy for depression tends to

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A)  rely predominantly on the use of medication. 
B)  be mainly cognitivebehavioral in nature. 
C)  work quite well for girls, but not for boys. 
D)  be the most successful method available for treating children. 
A)  rely predominantly on the use of medication. 
B)  be mainly cognitivebehavioral in nature. 
C)  work quite well for girls, but not for boys. 
D)  be the most successful method available for treating children.

Question 2

Peers

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A)  help children learn how to express their impulses. 
B)  preventchildren from getting practice in sharing and cooperation. 
C)  help children realize that their problems are unique and not shared by others. 
D)  usually given children negative feedback that can damage self-esteem. 
A)  help children learn how to express their impulses. 
B)  preventchildren from getting practice in sharing and cooperation. 
C)  help children realize that their problems are unique and not shared by others. 
D)  usually given children negative feedback that can damage self-esteem.

Question 3

More than children each year experience the divorce of their parents in the United States.

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A)  1,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1 million 
A)  1,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  100,000 
D)  1 million

Question 4

Which of the following can be said with certainty about the problems demonstrated by children of divorce?

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A)  Divorce causes adjustment problems in children. 
B)  Divorce causes psychological disorders in children. 
C)  The effects of divorce are entirely mitigated by degree of parental conflict. 
D)  There is variation is how and when children react to parental divorce. 
A)  Divorce causes adjustment problems in children. 
B)  Divorce causes psychological disorders in children. 
C)  The effects of divorce are entirely mitigated by degree of parental conflict. 
D)  There is variation is how and when children react to parental divorce.

Question 5

Stepparents are more likely than biological parents to engage in all but which of the following?

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A)  physical abuse of children 
B)  infanticide 
C)  sexual abuse of children 
D)  neglect of children 
A)  physical abuse of children 
B)  infanticide 
C)  sexual abuse of children 
D)  neglect of children

Question 6

Children of divorced parents are more likely to

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A)  engage in drug abuse. 
B)  have good physical health immediately following the divorce. 
C)  have high self-esteem. 
D)  have high grades in school. 
A)  engage in drug abuse. 
B)  have good physical health immediately following the divorce. 
C)  have high self-esteem. 
D)  have high grades in school.

Question 7

Aggressive children tend to seek out friends who are more passive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Celia is 13 years old. She answers Selman's perspective-taking exercise by saying that society expects children to obey their parents. Because of this, Holly should realize why her father might punish her. Which of Selman's stages does this represent?

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A)  Level 1 
B)  Level 2 
C)  Level 3 
D)  Level 4 
A)  Level 1 
B)  Level 2 
C)  Level 3 
D)  Level 4

Question 9

Peer rejection

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A)  is associated with increased independence later in life. 
B)  is associated with problematic adjustment later in life. 
C)  is more problematic for boys than for girls. 
D)  creates short-term consequences, but no long-term effects. 
A)  is associated with increased independence later in life. 
B)  is associated with problematic adjustment later in life. 
C)  is more problematic for boys than for girls. 
D)  creates short-term consequences, but no long-term effects.

Question 10

The effects of maternal employment on child development are related to

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A)  the timing of the employment, or when the mother enters the workforce during the child's life. 
B)  the continuity of the employment, or how consistently the mother works outside the home. 
C)  both the timing and the continuity of maternal employment. 
D)  neither the timing nor the continuity of maternal employment. 
A)  the timing of the employment, or when the mother enters the workforce during the child's life. 
B)  the continuity of the employment, or how consistently the mother works outside the home. 
C)  both the timing and the continuity of maternal employment. 
D)  neither the timing nor the continuity of maternal employment.

Question 11

Treatment for childhood depression focuses on

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A)  cognitive behavioral therapy. 
B)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  aversive counterconditioning. 
D)  in-vivo exposure therapy. 
A)  cognitive behavioral therapy. 
B)  electroconvulsive therapy. 
C)  aversive counterconditioning. 
D)  in-vivo exposure therapy.

Question 12

What might explain the long-term effects of divorce?

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A)  Research is not clear on how to answer this question. 
B)  There is a decline in the quality of parenting. 
C)  It depends greatly upon the sex of the child. 
D)  The child experiences the same issues as before the divorce. 
A)  Research is not clear on how to answer this question. 
B)  There is a decline in the quality of parenting. 
C)  It depends greatly upon the sex of the child. 
D)  The child experiences the same issues as before the divorce.

Question 13

Trevor is 10 years old. In the past year, he has skipped school, been in fights, and set fire to his room. Trevor blames other people for his problems. These behaviors are characteristic of which of the following?

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A)  ADHD 
B)  Childhood depression 
C)  Conduct disorder 
D)  Early-onset schizophrenia 
A)  ADHD 
B)  Childhood depression 
C)  Conduct disorder 
D)  Early-onset schizophrenia

Question 14

Which is the area of greatest difficulty when children transition into kindergarten?

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A)  Fitting into a peer group 
B)  Becoming accustomed to extended separations from parents 
C)  Adjusting to academic demands 
D)  Developing self-control and self-help skills 
A)  Fitting into a peer group 
B)  Becoming accustomed to extended separations from parents 
C)  Adjusting to academic demands 
D)  Developing self-control and self-help skills

Question 15

Match the following:
-Pygmalion effect

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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 16

According to Freud, during middle childhood, psychosexual feelings

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A)  become repressed. 
B)  resurface. 
C)  are punished. 
D)  express themselves through the Oedipus and Electra complexes. 
A)  become repressed. 
B)  resurface. 
C)  are punished. 
D)  express themselves through the Oedipus and Electra complexes.

Question 17

When treating school phobia, the most important first step is

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A)  figuring out why the child is refusing to go to school. 
B)  treating the reasons for the fear. 
C)  getting the child back into school. 
D)  getting the child and the parents involved in counseling. 
A)  figuring out why the child is refusing to go to school. 
B)  treating the reasons for the fear. 
C)  getting the child back into school. 
D)  getting the child and the parents involved in counseling.

Question 18

Match the following:
-Conduct disorder

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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 19

Student achievement is linked to expectations of the teacher as well as the

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A)  emotional climate of the classroom. 
B)  number of computers in the classroom. 
C)  years of teacher education. 
D)  ratio of boy to girl students in the class. 
A)  emotional climate of the classroom. 
B)  number of computers in the classroom. 
C)  years of teacher education. 
D)  ratio of boy to girl students in the class.

Question 20

Marital conflict

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A)  is less damaging to children than parental divorce. 
B)  causes psychological distress in children and adolescents. 
C)  is more damaging for the parents than for the children. 
D)  has been shown to teach children conflict resolution skills. 
A)  is less damaging to children than parental divorce. 
B)  causes psychological distress in children and adolescents. 
C)  is more damaging for the parents than for the children. 
D)  has been shown to teach children conflict resolution skills.

Psychotherapy for depression tends to

Peers

More than children each year experience the divorce of their parents in the United States.

Which of the following can be said with certainty about the problems demonstrated by children of divorce?

Stepparents are more likely than biological parents to engage in all but which of the following?

Children of divorced parents are more likely to

Aggressive children tend to seek out friends who are more passive.

Celia is 13 years old. She answers Selman's perspective-taking exercise by saying that society expects children to obey their parents. Because of this, Holly should realize why her father might punish her. Which of Selman's stages does this represent?

Peer rejection

The effects of maternal employment on child development are related to

Treatment for childhood depression focuses on

What might explain the long-term effects of divorce?

Trevor is 10 years old. In the past year, he has skipped school, been in fights, and set fire to his room. Trevor blames other people for his problems. These behaviors are characteristic of which of the following?

Which is the area of greatest difficulty when children transition into kindergarten?

Match the following: -Pygmalion effect

According to Freud, during middle childhood, psychosexual feelings

When treating school phobia, the most important first step is

Match the following: -Conduct disorder

Student achievement is linked to expectations of the teacher as well as the

Marital conflict

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Psychotherapy for depression tends to

Peers

More than children each year experience the divorce of their parents in the United States.

Which of the following can be said with certainty about the problems demonstrated by children of divorce?

Stepparents are more likely than biological parents to engage in all but which of the following?

Children of divorced parents are more likely to

Aggressive children tend to seek out friends who are more passive.

Celia is 13 years old. She answers Selman's perspective-taking exercise by saying that society expects children to obey their parents. Because of this, Holly should realize why her father might punish her. Which of Selman's stages does this represent?

Peer rejection

The effects of maternal employment on child development are related to

Treatment for childhood depression focuses on

What might explain the long-term effects of divorce?

Trevor is 10 years old. In the past year, he has skipped school, been in fights, and set fire to his room. Trevor blames other people for his problems. These behaviors are characteristic of which of the following?

Which is the area of greatest difficulty when children transition into kindergarten?

Match the following: -Pygmalion effect

According to Freud, during middle childhood, psychosexual feelings

When treating school phobia, the most important first step is

Match the following: -Conduct disorder

Student achievement is linked to expectations of the teacher as well as the

Marital conflict

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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