Exam 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Andy is feeling sad, so he pulls one of his favorite toys from his toy box and starts making humming sounds. Soon, he starts to feel happier. What behavior is Andy demonstrating?

The parenting style that is high in nurturance and low in maturity demands, control, and communication is

Explain gender schema theory in terms of how it contributes to a child's sense of gender.

Explain how children develop racist attitudes and what can be done by parents and teachers to prevent or correct these attitudes.

When Sherri plays by herself, she has a special way of arranging her doll collection. Sherri is involved in ________ play.

Under which circumstances might spanking be used as effective punishment?

Guilt, shame, and pride are all examples of which of the following?

What does your text suggest about the difference in parenting styles and outcomes between families of differing ethnicity and socio-economic status?

Even if a two-year-old girl has never seen a doll, when given the choice to play with a doll or a truck, she will most likely ________.

What is the purpose of using inductive discipline?

In the United States, approximately how many children live with both of their biological or adoptive parents?

According to Erikson, a preschooler's development is centered on

Kyle and Tawnie are playing school. Kyle is pretending to be the teacher and Tawnie is pretending to be the student. Tawnie is well behaved as a "student" and answers questions appropriately when Kyle asks them. Tawnie's behavior is an example of which of the following?

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

Which of the following abilities initiates the Eriksonian crisis of initiative versus guilt?

Describe empathy and its development in children.

Which statement regarding family structure and ethnicity is true?

Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 p.m. on Friday night to watch a special educational TV program. His mother says, "We'll try it this once to see how it goes." What is Harry's mother's parenting style?

Minority children learn very early that some whites view them negatively, and most white children in English speaking countries understand their culture's racial stereotypes and prejudices by about age ________.

According to gender schema theory, which of the following will be true of a 5 or 6 year-old child?