Question 1

Describe Mildred Parten's sequence of peer sociability, including follow-up research on the different types of play.

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Mildred Parten concluded that social dev

Question 2

Within the moral domain, preschool and young school-age children

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A)  tend to reason rigidly. 
B)  rarely make judgments based on consequences. 
C)  cannot distinguish social conventions from moral imperatives. 
D)  tend to reason flexibly. 
A)  tend to reason rigidly. 
B)  rarely make judgments based on consequences. 
C)  cannot distinguish social conventions from moral imperatives. 
D)  tend to reason flexibly.

Question 3

Research on child maltreatment shows that

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A)  premature babies and children are rarely targets of abuse. 
B)  abuse depends more strongly on child factors than on parents' characteristics. 
C)  maltreating parents suffer from biased thinking about their child. 
D)  abusive parents respond to stressful situations with low emotional arousal. 
A)  premature babies and children are rarely targets of abuse. 
B)  abuse depends more strongly on child factors than on parents' characteristics. 
C)  maltreating parents suffer from biased thinking about their child. 
D)  abusive parents respond to stressful situations with low emotional arousal.

Question 4

_____________ seems to foster a more positive, coherent early self-concept.

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A)  Early birth order 
B)  A warm, sensitive parent-child relationship 
C)  Permissive parenting 
D)  Authoritarian parenting 
A)  Early birth order 
B)  A warm, sensitive parent-child relationship 
C)  Permissive parenting 
D)  Authoritarian parenting

Question 5

Condi's parents are emotionally detached. Her father is depressed and her mother has little time or energy for Condi and her brother. They neglect their children and are indifferent to issues of autonomy. Condi's parents have a(n) ____________ style of child rearing.

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A)  permissive 
B)  uninvolved 
C)  authoritarian 
D)  authoritative 
A)  permissive 
B)  uninvolved 
C)  authoritarian 
D)  authoritative

Question 6

When her friend, Reagan, loses her favorite toy, 4-year-old Nahla puts her arm around Reagan and offers to give Reagan a cookie from her lunch. Nahla's emotional response to Reagan's loss exhibits

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathy. 
B)  effortful control . 
C)  emotional self-regulation. 
D)  empathy. 
A)  sympathy. 
B)  effortful control . 
C)  emotional self-regulation. 
D)  empathy.

Question 7

Define self-concept and self-esteem. How do they contribute to young children's development?

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Self-concept is the set of attributes, a

Question 8

Three-year-old Connor is asked to choose the child who is the "most wrong." Which child is Connor the most likely to choose?

Accepted Answer

A)  a child eating ice cream with her fingers 
B)  a child who does not say "please" when she asks her friend to pass the water 
C)  a child who hits her sister for no reason 
D)  a boy who wears his long hair in a ponytail 
A)  a child eating ice cream with her fingers 
B)  a child who does not say "please" when she asks her friend to pass the water 
C)  a child who hits her sister for no reason 
D)  a boy who wears his long hair in a ponytail

Question 9

Which of the following is true about cognitive development and emotional understanding?

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A)  Preschoolers cannot yet predict what a playmate expressing a certain emotion might do next. 
B)  Young children focus on the most obvious aspect of a complex emotional situation to the neglect of other relevant information. 
C)  Preschoolers believe that thinking and feeling are not connected. 
D)  Preschoolers can usually make sense of situations with conflicting cues about how a person is feeling. 
A)  Preschoolers cannot yet predict what a playmate expressing a certain emotion might do next. 
B)  Young children focus on the most obvious aspect of a complex emotional situation to the neglect of other relevant information. 
C)  Preschoolers believe that thinking and feeling are not connected. 
D)  Preschoolers can usually make sense of situations with conflicting cues about how a person is feeling.

Question 10

A child who believes that all firefighters are boys

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A)  is a gender-aschematic child. 
B)  has not yet attained gender constancy. 
C)  has an incomplete gender identity. 
D)  has well-formed gender schemas. 
A)  is a gender-aschematic child. 
B)  has not yet attained gender constancy. 
C)  has an incomplete gender identity. 
D)  has well-formed gender schemas.

Question 11

The case of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a circumcision accident, demonstrates

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A)  the impact of genetic sex and prenatal hormones on a person's sense of self as male or female. 
B)  that gender stereotyping can have devastating effects on self-esteem. 
C)  the stronger role of the environment over heredity in determining one's gender identity. 
D)  that gender reassignment surgery changes a person's sexual identity. 
A)  the impact of genetic sex and prenatal hormones on a person's sense of self as male or female. 
B)  that gender stereotyping can have devastating effects on self-esteem. 
C)  the stronger role of the environment over heredity in determining one's gender identity. 
D)  that gender reassignment surgery changes a person's sexual identity.

Question 12

___________ plays a role in whether empathy prompts sympathetic, prosocial behavior or a personally distressed, self-focused response.

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A)  Effortful control 
B)  Emotional masking 
C)  Temperament 
D)  Birth order 
A)  Effortful control 
B)  Emotional masking 
C)  Temperament 
D)  Birth order

Question 13

Four-year-old Rock has authoritarian parents who sometimes physically abuse him. When his friend Dax has a bad day and cries, Rock is most likely to respond with

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic concern. 
B)  anxiety and distress. 
C)  fear and anger. 
D)  strong feelings of empathy. 
A)  sympathetic concern. 
B)  anxiety and distress. 
C)  fear and anger. 
D)  strong feelings of empathy.

Question 14

Androgynous children and adults

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A)  are less adaptable than those with traditional gender identities. 
B)  score low on both masculine and feminine personality characteristics. 
C)  are less able to show feminine sensitivity than masculine individuals. 
D)  have higher self-esteem than feminine individuals. 
A)  are less adaptable than those with traditional gender identities. 
B)  score low on both masculine and feminine personality characteristics. 
C)  are less able to show feminine sensitivity than masculine individuals. 
D)  have higher self-esteem than feminine individuals.

Question 15

Of the following, which is supported by research on emotional understanding?

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A)  Preschoolers whose mothers negotiate during conflicts with them show delayed emotional understanding. 
B)  Preschoolers whose parents talk about diverse emotions are better able to judge others' emotions. 
C)  With age, preschoolers engage in less emotion talk with siblings and friends. 
D)  The less preschoolers refer to feelings when interacting with peers, the better they are liked by their peers. 
A)  Preschoolers whose mothers negotiate during conflicts with them show delayed emotional understanding. 
B)  Preschoolers whose parents talk about diverse emotions are better able to judge others' emotions. 
C)  With age, preschoolers engage in less emotion talk with siblings and friends. 
D)  The less preschoolers refer to feelings when interacting with peers, the better they are liked by their peers.

Question 16

In Denyse's preschool classroom, girls spent more time in the housekeeping, art, and reading corners, while boys gathered more often in the areas devoted to blocks, woodworking, and active play. This conformity to these cultural stereotypes is known as gender

Accepted Answer

A)  typing. 
B)  identity. 
C)  segregation. 
D)  schema. 
A)  typing. 
B)  identity. 
C)  segregation. 
D)  schema.

Question 17

Riley's authoritarian parents interrupt him and put down his ideas. When Riley makes choices they disagree with, his parents withdraw their affection. Riley's parents are using _______ control to manipulate him.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  authoritative 
C)  psychological 
D)  permissive 
A)  direct 
B)  authoritative 
C)  psychological 
D)  permissive

Question 18

If you asked 4-year-old Hannah to describe herself, which of the following is she most likely to say?

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A)  "I am friendly." 
B)  "I am smart." 
C)  "I am helpful." 
D)  "I do not like bugs." 
A)  "I am friendly." 
B)  "I am smart." 
C)  "I am helpful." 
D)  "I do not like bugs."

Question 19

The cognitive-developmental perspective regards children as

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A)  passive learners of moral standards. 
B)  active thinkers about social rules. 
C)  blank slates with regard to morality. 
D)  prewired with moral compasses. 
A)  passive learners of moral standards. 
B)  active thinkers about social rules. 
C)  blank slates with regard to morality. 
D)  prewired with moral compasses.

Question 20

According to social learning theorists,

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A)  morality has a unique course of development. 
B)  reinforcement for good behavior is enough for children to acquire moral responses. 
C)  moral behavior is acquired just like any other set of responses: through reinforcement and modeling. 
D)  positive reinforcement for a child's character decreases a behavior's frequency. 
A)  morality has a unique course of development. 
B)  reinforcement for good behavior is enough for children to acquire moral responses. 
C)  moral behavior is acquired just like any other set of responses: through reinforcement and modeling. 
D)  positive reinforcement for a child's character decreases a behavior's frequency.

Describe Mildred Parten's sequence of peer sociability, including follow-up research on the different types of play.

Within the moral domain, preschool and young school-age children

Research on child maltreatment shows that

_____________ seems to foster a more positive, coherent early self-concept.

Condi's parents are emotionally detached. Her father is depressed and her mother has little time or energy for Condi and her brother. They neglect their children and are indifferent to issues of autonomy. Condi's parents have a(n) ____________ style of child rearing.

When her friend, Reagan, loses her favorite toy, 4-year-old Nahla puts her arm around Reagan and offers to give Reagan a cookie from her lunch. Nahla's emotional response to Reagan's loss exhibits

Define self-concept and self-esteem. How do they contribute to young children's development?

Three-year-old Connor is asked to choose the child who is the "most wrong." Which child is Connor the most likely to choose?

Which of the following is true about cognitive development and emotional understanding?

A child who believes that all firefighters are boys

The case of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a circumcision accident, demonstrates

___________ plays a role in whether empathy prompts sympathetic, prosocial behavior or a personally distressed, self-focused response.

Four-year-old Rock has authoritarian parents who sometimes physically abuse him. When his friend Dax has a bad day and cries, Rock is most likely to respond with

Androgynous children and adults

Of the following, which is supported by research on emotional understanding?

In Denyse's preschool classroom, girls spent more time in the housekeeping, art, and reading corners, while boys gathered more often in the areas devoted to blocks, woodworking, and active play. This conformity to these cultural stereotypes is known as gender

Riley's authoritarian parents interrupt him and put down his ideas. When Riley makes choices they disagree with, his parents withdraw their affection. Riley's parents are using _______ control to manipulate him.

If you asked 4-year-old Hannah to describe herself, which of the following is she most likely to say?

The cognitive-developmental perspective regards children as

According to social learning theorists,

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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Exam 10: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Describe Mildred Parten's sequence of peer sociability, including follow-up research on the different types of play.

Within the moral domain, preschool and young school-age children

Research on child maltreatment shows that

_____________ seems to foster a more positive, coherent early self-concept.

Condi's parents are emotionally detached. Her father is depressed and her mother has little time or energy for Condi and her brother. They neglect their children and are indifferent to issues of autonomy. Condi's parents have a(n) ____________ style of child rearing.

When her friend, Reagan, loses her favorite toy, 4-year-old Nahla puts her arm around Reagan and offers to give Reagan a cookie from her lunch. Nahla's emotional response to Reagan's loss exhibits

Define self-concept and self-esteem. How do they contribute to young children's development?

Three-year-old Connor is asked to choose the child who is the "most wrong." Which child is Connor the most likely to choose?

Which of the following is true about cognitive development and emotional understanding?

A child who believes that all firefighters are boys

The case of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a circumcision accident, demonstrates

___________ plays a role in whether empathy prompts sympathetic, prosocial behavior or a personally distressed, self-focused response.

Four-year-old Rock has authoritarian parents who sometimes physically abuse him. When his friend Dax has a bad day and cries, Rock is most likely to respond with

Androgynous children and adults

Of the following, which is supported by research on emotional understanding?

In Denyse's preschool classroom, girls spent more time in the housekeeping, art, and reading corners, while boys gathered more often in the areas devoted to blocks, woodworking, and active play. This conformity to these cultural stereotypes is known as gender

Riley's authoritarian parents interrupt him and put down his ideas. When Riley makes choices they disagree with, his parents withdraw their affection. Riley's parents are using _______ control to manipulate him.

If you asked 4-year-old Hannah to describe herself, which of the following is she most likely to say?

The cognitive-developmental perspective regards children as

According to social learning theorists,

History, Theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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