Exam 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Children who have difficult temperaments and enjoy risk-taking will likely respond best to which type of discipline?

Children with parents who have high maturity demands tend to exhibit which of the following personality traits?

A child's ability to label his or her own sex correctly and to identify other people as men or women is called __________?

Tyler saw that his mother was upset. He toddled over to her and tried to hand her his bottle, as if to comfort her. Hoffman would say that Tyler is demonstrating which of the following?

The preschool years, from age two to age six, include which two of Erikson's stages of development?

Parents are more likely to discourage cross-gender behavior in ________ than in ________.

According to your text, some children show preferences for particular playmates as early as ________.

Georgia feels sad whenever she sees homeless people. She worries that they are cold at night and may not have enough to eat. Hoffman would suggest that Georgia is exhibiting ________.

What do longitudinal research studies suggest about the effects of divorce on boys versus girls? What about ethnicity and age?

Multicultural studies have found similar gender stereotypes across cultures. Which of the following is a common gender stereotype for men?

Quantify the nature of stable playmate relationships between 3 and 4 years of age.

According to your text, individuals are more likely to remember faces of people of their own race than those of a different race. This demonstrates which of the following principles?

Which of the following is the most likely reason that African American and Asian American families use an authoritarian parenting style with their children?

Which of the following is a negative consequence of spanking as a form of discipline?

Summarize how Erikson's theory is applied in the development of self-concept.

Which parenting style is associated with the most socially competent children?

What are the four aspects of family functioning according to Diana Baumrind?

A parent who is very loving and warm toward their child but takes very little control over their behavior would be classified by Baumrind as a ________ parent.

Children who are able to classify other people into groups such as "people who are nice" and "people who are mean" are demonstrating which of the following?

Tommy is a difficult child. His parents have finally given up on trying to control his impulsive behaviors. How is this likely to influence Tommy's social relationships?