Question 1

Depressed children

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A)  frequently have depressive episodes as adolescents and adults. 
B)  may mask their depression by excelling in academics. 
C)  are very rare. 
D)  typically "outgrow" the depression by adolescence. 
A)  frequently have depressive episodes as adolescents and adults. 
B)  may mask their depression by excelling in academics. 
C)  are very rare. 
D)  typically "outgrow" the depression by adolescence.

Question 2

Some children benefit from psychological treatment after divorce. A program mentioned in the text that includes mothers

Accepted Answer

A)  recommends children live with their same-sex parent. 
B)  teaches children to be independent, as parental monitoring often declines after divorce. 
C)  helps children handle stressors and learn not to blame themselves. 
D)  suggests that children over 10 years of age begin a low dose of antidepressant medications. 
A)  recommends children live with their same-sex parent. 
B)  teaches children to be independent, as parental monitoring often declines after divorce. 
C)  helps children handle stressors and learn not to blame themselves. 
D)  suggests that children over 10 years of age begin a low dose of antidepressant medications.

Question 3

How do teacher expectations affect student success?

Accepted Answer

In a classic research study, Rosenthal a

Question 4

Children

Accepted Answer

A)  may share things with their peers that they will not bring up in the home. 
B)  generally are not influenced by peers. 
C)  generally strive to be independent and different from peers. 
D)  always do things they would not normally do because of peers. 
A)  may share things with their peers that they will not bring up in the home. 
B)  generally are not influenced by peers. 
C)  generally strive to be independent and different from peers. 
D)  always do things they would not normally do because of peers.

Question 5

After a few weeks of taking clarinet lessons, Kamron has decided that playing the clarinet has to do more with ability than effort and that he simply does not have the ability. Instead of persisting or changing his strategy, he decides to quit. This is related to

Accepted Answer

A)  negative cognitive capacity. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  theory of mind. 
A)  negative cognitive capacity. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  theory of mind.

Question 6

Maria is 11 years old. She will likely choose her friends based upon

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A)  geographic proximity. 
B)  similarity in behavior and personality. 
C)  which of her peers her parents like best. 
D)  which of her peers look most like her. 
A)  geographic proximity. 
B)  similarity in behavior and personality. 
C)  which of her peers her parents like best. 
D)  which of her peers look most like her.

Question 7

Bullies

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A)  are always abused in the home. 
B)  are more likely to be male than female. 
C)  are those who are physically the biggest in their class. 
D)  are a diverse group with no commonalities. 
A)  are always abused in the home. 
B)  are more likely to be male than female. 
C)  are those who are physically the biggest in their class. 
D)  are a diverse group with no commonalities.

Question 8

Describe peer relationships during the middle childhood years.

Accepted Answer

Peers take on increasing importance in m

Question 9

Five-to seven-year-olds are able to judge their abilities in seven different areas. These areas include physical ability, physical appearance, peer relationships,parent relationships, reading, mathematics, and

Accepted Answer

A)  general school performance. 
B)  moral development. 
C)  musical ability. 
D)  level of altruism. 
A)  general school performance. 
B)  moral development. 
C)  musical ability. 
D)  level of altruism.

Question 10

What area within psychology studies a child's understanding of the relationship between self and others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethology 
B)  Psychoanalysis 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Social cognition 
A)  Ethology 
B)  Psychoanalysis 
C)  Empathy 
D)  Social cognition

Question 11

What do cross-cultural studies show about the effects of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects are more dramatic for American children. 
B)  The effects are more dramatic for children from poorer countries. 
C)  The effects are very similar cross-culturally. 
D)  There has been little research on this question. 
A)  The effects are more dramatic for American children. 
B)  The effects are more dramatic for children from poorer countries. 
C)  The effects are very similar cross-culturally. 
D)  There has been little research on this question.

Question 12

The average school reports that between 10 and 20% of children have trouble adjusting to kindergarten.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A study by Neiss et al (2006) looked for genetic components to self-esteem. The researchers found greater concordance (agreement) for self-esteem in

Accepted Answer

A)  dizygotic twins. 
B)  monozygotic twins. 
C)  mothers and daughters. 
D)  fathers and sons. 
A)  dizygotic twins. 
B)  monozygotic twins. 
C)  mothers and daughters. 
D)  fathers and sons.

Question 14

When it comes to childhood anxiety disorders, many health professionals suggest that antidepressants

Accepted Answer

A)  should never be used in treatment. 
B)  should be used as a first line of treatment. 
C)  are best used when psychological treatments have been ineffective. 
D)  are generally ineffective as a form of treatment. 
A)  should never be used in treatment. 
B)  should be used as a first line of treatment. 
C)  are best used when psychological treatments have been ineffective. 
D)  are generally ineffective as a form of treatment.

Question 15

Which of the following is TRUE about how children in middle childhood regulate their behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have an increasing need for direct rewards and punishments. 
B)  Theydepend less on punishments to control their own behaviors. 
C)  Boys are better able to regulate their behavior than girls. 
D)  Modeling ceases to be an effective method for prompting change. 
A)  They have an increasing need for direct rewards and punishments. 
B)  Theydepend less on punishments to control their own behaviors. 
C)  Boys are better able to regulate their behavior than girls. 
D)  Modeling ceases to be an effective method for prompting change.

Question 16

When discussing sex with children,

Accepted Answer

A)  children find mothers more approachable than fathers. 
B)  children should be directed to books rather than parents discussing it with them. 
C)  saying things like "the baby is in mommy's tummy" is perfectly acceptable. 
D)  parents should wait to teach children the proper names for body parts until the child is 9 or 10. 
A)  children find mothers more approachable than fathers. 
B)  children should be directed to books rather than parents discussing it with them. 
C)  saying things like "the baby is in mommy's tummy" is perfectly acceptable. 
D)  parents should wait to teach children the proper names for body parts until the child is 9 or 10.

Question 17

Which of the following mothers will have better-adjusted children?

Accepted Answer

A)  A working mother 
B)  A stay-at-home mother 
C)  A single mother 
D)  There is no current research information indicating a significant difference. 
A)  A working mother 
B)  A stay-at-home mother 
C)  A single mother 
D)  There is no current research information indicating a significant difference.

Question 18

Match the following:
-Learned helplessness

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 19

Match the following:
-Co-regulation

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 20

In a research study by Richard Green (1978), he found that children reared by lesbians or transgender individuals tended to be in sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexual 
B)  heterosexual 
C)  bisexual 
D)  transsexual 
A)  homosexual 
B)  heterosexual 
C)  bisexual 
D)  transsexual

Depressed children

Some children benefit from psychological treatment after divorce. A program mentioned in the text that includes mothers

How do teacher expectations affect student success?

Children

After a few weeks of taking clarinet lessons, Kamron has decided that playing the clarinet has to do more with ability than effort and that he simply does not have the ability. Instead of persisting or changing his strategy, he decides to quit. This is related to

Maria is 11 years old. She will likely choose her friends based upon

Bullies

Describe peer relationships during the middle childhood years.

Five-to seven-year-olds are able to judge their abilities in seven different areas. These areas include physical ability, physical appearance, peer relationships,parent relationships, reading, mathematics, and

What area within psychology studies a child's understanding of the relationship between self and others?

What do cross-cultural studies show about the effects of divorce on children?

The average school reports that between 10 and 20% of children have trouble adjusting to kindergarten.

A study by Neiss et al (2006) looked for genetic components to self-esteem. The researchers found greater concordance (agreement) for self-esteem in

When it comes to childhood anxiety disorders, many health professionals suggest that antidepressants

Which of the following is TRUE about how children in middle childhood regulate their behavior?

When discussing sex with children,

Which of the following mothers will have better-adjusted children?

Match the following: -Learned helplessness

Match the following: -Co-regulation

In a research study by Richard Green (1978), he found that children reared by lesbians or transgender individuals tended to be in sexual orientation.

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Depressed children

Some children benefit from psychological treatment after divorce. A program mentioned in the text that includes mothers

How do teacher expectations affect student success?

Children

After a few weeks of taking clarinet lessons, Kamron has decided that playing the clarinet has to do more with ability than effort and that he simply does not have the ability. Instead of persisting or changing his strategy, he decides to quit. This is related to

Maria is 11 years old. She will likely choose her friends based upon

Bullies

Describe peer relationships during the middle childhood years.

Five-to seven-year-olds are able to judge their abilities in seven different areas. These areas include physical ability, physical appearance, peer relationships,parent relationships, reading, mathematics, and

What area within psychology studies a child's understanding of the relationship between self and others?

What do cross-cultural studies show about the effects of divorce on children?

The average school reports that between 10 and 20% of children have trouble adjusting to kindergarten.

A study by Neiss et al (2006) looked for genetic components to self-esteem. The researchers found greater concordance (agreement) for self-esteem in

When it comes to childhood anxiety disorders, many health professionals suggest that antidepressants

Which of the following is TRUE about how children in middle childhood regulate their behavior?

When discussing sex with children,

Which of the following mothers will have better-adjusted children?

Match the following: -Learned helplessness

Match the following: -Co-regulation

In a research study by Richard Green (1978), he found that children reared by lesbians or transgender individuals tended to be in sexual orientation.

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

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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