Question 1

Which of the following is true about child sexual abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers. 
B)  Sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls. 
C)  Most cases begin in middle childhood and are not reported until adulthood. 
D)  Typically, the abuser is a nonrelative whom the child does not know very well. 
A)  Children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers. 
B)  Sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls. 
C)  Most cases begin in middle childhood and are not reported until adulthood. 
D)  Typically, the abuser is a nonrelative whom the child does not know very well.

Question 2

The likelihood that a child will negatively evaluate an adult's order to commit an immoral act

Accepted Answer

A)  is much greater for a child from a collectivist, rather than an individualist, society. 
B)  depends primarily on the child's gender, with boys being more likely than girls to respond negatively. 
C)  is directly related to the child's socioeconomic status. 
D)  is unrelated to the child's cultural background. 
A)  is much greater for a child from a collectivist, rather than an individualist, society. 
B)  depends primarily on the child's gender, with boys being more likely than girls to respond negatively. 
C)  is directly related to the child's socioeconomic status. 
D)  is unrelated to the child's cultural background.

Question 3

According to George Herbert Mead, as children become better at reading and internalizing others' messages, they form a(n) ______ self.

Accepted Answer

A)  real 
B)  ideal 
C)  inferior 
D)  hierarchical 
A)  real 
B)  ideal 
C)  inferior 
D)  hierarchical

Question 4

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their mother since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their mother remarries, you would expect

Accepted Answer

A)  Matthew to show more adjustment problems than Molly. 
B)  Molly to show more adjustment problems than Matthew. 
C)  neither child to show many adjustment problems. 
D)  both children to have a very difficult adjustment. 
A)  Matthew to show more adjustment problems than Molly. 
B)  Molly to show more adjustment problems than Matthew. 
C)  neither child to show many adjustment problems. 
D)  both children to have a very difficult adjustment.

Question 5

Holden, a prosocial child, is friends with Jack, an aggressive child. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will remain friends through adulthood. 
B)  They will have a high exchange of private feelings. 
C)  Each boy will be able to rely on support from the other. 
D)  Their friendship will be riddled with hostile interaction. 
A)  They will remain friends through adulthood. 
B)  They will have a high exchange of private feelings. 
C)  Each boy will be able to rely on support from the other. 
D)  Their friendship will be riddled with hostile interaction.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about sibling rivalry?

Accepted Answer

A)  It tends to decrease in middle childhood. 
B)  Parental comparisons are more frequent for same-sex siblings. 
C)  Same-sex siblings tend to quarrel less than other-sex siblings. 
D)  Children react especially intensely when mothers prefer one child. 
A)  It tends to decrease in middle childhood. 
B)  Parental comparisons are more frequent for same-sex siblings. 
C)  Same-sex siblings tend to quarrel less than other-sex siblings. 
D)  Children react especially intensely when mothers prefer one child.

Question 7

A'isha has the capacity to imagine what other people may be thinking and feeling. A'isha has developed

Accepted Answer

A)  social referencing. 
B)  self-conceptualization. 
C)  perspective taking. 
D)  emotional self-efficacy. 
A)  social referencing. 
B)  self-conceptualization. 
C)  perspective taking. 
D)  emotional self-efficacy.

Question 8

Sophia displays a blend of positive and negative social behaviors. She is disruptive, but also engages in prosocial acts. Sophia is a __________ child.

Accepted Answer

A)  popular-antisocial 
B)  rejected-aggressive 
C)  neglected 
D)  controversial 
A)  popular-antisocial 
B)  rejected-aggressive 
C)  neglected 
D)  controversial

Question 9

As children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform compared with their peers, self-esteem usually

Accepted Answer

A)  adjusts to an extremely high level. 
B)  stays the same as it was during the preschool years. 
C)  adjusts to a more realistic level. 
D)  adjusts to an extremely low level. 
A)  adjusts to an extremely high level. 
B)  stays the same as it was during the preschool years. 
C)  adjusts to a more realistic level. 
D)  adjusts to an extremely low level.

Question 10

Stepfathers

Accepted Answer

A)  who marry rather than cohabit are usually more involved in parenting. 
B)  generally disrupt the close ties many boys have with their mothers. 
C)  are usually welcomed by girls, regardless of the girl's age. 
D)  tend to be more welcomed by older school children than by younger ones. 
A)  who marry rather than cohabit are usually more involved in parenting. 
B)  generally disrupt the close ties many boys have with their mothers. 
C)  are usually welcomed by girls, regardless of the girl's age. 
D)  tend to be more welcomed by older school children than by younger ones.

Question 11

Nikki and Alex are divorcing. The court grants both of them an equal say in important decisions about their children's upbringing. This arrangement is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  coparenting. 
B)  shared custody. 
C)  custodial mediation. 
D)  joint custody. 
A)  coparenting. 
B)  shared custody. 
C)  custodial mediation. 
D)  joint custody.

Question 12

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably ___________ than their friends in single-earner households.

Accepted Answer

A)  participate in fewer household chores 
B)  have more rigid gender-role attitudes 
C)  have more behavioral and academic problems 
D)  devote more daily hours to doing homework under parental guidance 
A)  participate in fewer household chores 
B)  have more rigid gender-role attitudes 
C)  have more behavioral and academic problems 
D)  devote more daily hours to doing homework under parental guidance

Question 13

______ prompts children to make amends.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pride 
B)  Guilt 
C)  Shame 
D)  Anger 
A)  Pride 
B)  Guilt 
C)  Shame 
D)  Anger

Question 14

During the school years, children's gender-stereotyped beliefs

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in obvious areas of activities and occupations. 
B)  increase in less obvious areas of personality traits and achievement. 
C)  decrease in both obvious and less obvious areas. 
D)  decrease in less obvious areas of achievement and personality traits. 
A)  increase in obvious areas of activities and occupations. 
B)  increase in less obvious areas of personality traits and achievement. 
C)  decrease in both obvious and less obvious areas. 
D)  decrease in less obvious areas of achievement and personality traits.

Question 15

Learned-helpless children

Accepted Answer

A)  are more persistent than other children. 
B)  are more likely to see the connection between effort and success. 
C)  attribute their failures to bad luck. 
D)  hold a fixed view of ability. 
A)  are more persistent than other children. 
B)  are more likely to see the connection between effort and success. 
C)  attribute their failures to bad luck. 
D)  hold a fixed view of ability.

Question 16

Helena understands that different perspectives may result because people have access to different information. Helena is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Accepted Answer

A)  undifferentiated 
B)  social-informational 
C)  self-reflective 
D)  third-party 
A)  undifferentiated 
B)  social-informational 
C)  self-reflective 
D)  third-party

Question 17

Andy has developed a learned-helpless approach to peer acceptance-concluding, after repeated rebuffs, that he will never been liked. Andy is a _______child.

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected-withdrawn 
B)  rejected-aggressive 
C)  neglected 
D)  controversial 
A)  rejected-withdrawn 
B)  rejected-aggressive 
C)  neglected 
D)  controversial

Question 18

Trent's parents are divorced and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  uninvolved, but loving. 
B)  harsh, but consistent. 
C)  authoritative and warm. 
D)  permissive and indulgent. 
A)  uninvolved, but loving. 
B)  harsh, but consistent. 
C)  authoritative and warm. 
D)  permissive and indulgent.

Question 19

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond

Accepted Answer

A)  by crying. 
B)  using verbal strategies. 
C)  using physical aggression. 
D)  by sulking. 
A)  by crying. 
B)  using verbal strategies. 
C)  using physical aggression. 
D)  by sulking.

Question 20

Outcomes for sons are better when the

Accepted Answer

A)  mother is the sole custodian. 
B)  parents equally split parenting time. 
C)  father has no visitation. 
D)  father is the custodial parent. 
A)  mother is the sole custodian. 
B)  parents equally split parenting time. 
C)  father has no visitation. 
D)  father is the custodial parent.

Which of the following is true about child sexual abuse?

The likelihood that a child will negatively evaluate an adult's order to commit an immoral act

According to George Herbert Mead, as children become better at reading and internalizing others' messages, they form a(n) ______ self.

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their mother since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their mother remarries, you would expect

Holden, a prosocial child, is friends with Jack, an aggressive child. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Which of the following statements is true about sibling rivalry?

A'isha has the capacity to imagine what other people may be thinking and feeling. A'isha has developed

Sophia displays a blend of positive and negative social behaviors. She is disruptive, but also engages in prosocial acts. Sophia is a __________ child.

As children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform compared with their peers, self-esteem usually

Stepfathers

Nikki and Alex are divorcing. The court grants both of them an equal say in important decisions about their children's upbringing. This arrangement is known as

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably ___________ than their friends in single-earner households.

______ prompts children to make amends.

During the school years, children's gender-stereotyped beliefs

Learned-helpless children

Helena understands that different perspectives may result because people have access to different information. Helena is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Andy has developed a learned-helpless approach to peer acceptance-concluding, after repeated rebuffs, that he will never been liked. Andy is a _______child.

Trent's parents are divorced and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond

Outcomes for sons are better when the

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Which of the following is true about child sexual abuse?

The likelihood that a child will negatively evaluate an adult's order to commit an immoral act

According to George Herbert Mead, as children become better at reading and internalizing others' messages, they form a(n) ______ self.

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their mother since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their mother remarries, you would expect

Holden, a prosocial child, is friends with Jack, an aggressive child. Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Which of the following statements is true about sibling rivalry?

A'isha has the capacity to imagine what other people may be thinking and feeling. A'isha has developed

Sophia displays a blend of positive and negative social behaviors. She is disruptive, but also engages in prosocial acts. Sophia is a __________ child.

As children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform compared with their peers, self-esteem usually

Stepfathers

Nikki and Alex are divorcing. The court grants both of them an equal say in important decisions about their children's upbringing. This arrangement is known as

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably ___________ than their friends in single-earner households.

______ prompts children to make amends.

During the school years, children's gender-stereotyped beliefs

Learned-helpless children

Helena understands that different perspectives may result because people have access to different information. Helena is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Andy has developed a learned-helpless approach to peer acceptance-concluding, after repeated rebuffs, that he will never been liked. Andy is a _______child.

Trent's parents are divorced and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond

Outcomes for sons are better when the

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

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Emerging Adulthood

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