Question 1

During childhood and adolescence, ______________ correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than does any other self-esteem factor.

Accepted Answer

A)  academic achievement 
B)  physical appearance 
C)  social competence 
D)  athletic ability 
A)  academic achievement 
B)  physical appearance 
C)  social competence 
D)  athletic ability

Question 2

Children whose parents use a(n) ___________ child-rearing style feel especially good about themselves.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Emotional self-efficacy

Accepted Answer

A)  enables a child to resist an impulse to engage in socially inappropriate behavior. 
B)  fosters a pessimistic outlook. 
C)  prevents a child from understanding and responding sympathetically to the feelings of others. 
D)  fosters a favorable self-image. 
A)  enables a child to resist an impulse to engage in socially inappropriate behavior. 
B)  fosters a pessimistic outlook. 
C)  prevents a child from understanding and responding sympathetically to the feelings of others. 
D)  fosters a favorable self-image.

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both parents tend to devote more time to children of their own sex. 
B)  Mothers tend to focus on achievement-related pursuits and chores. 
C)  Fathers tend to focus on ensuring that children meet responsibilities for homework. 
D)  When both parents are present, mothers engage in more caregiving than fathers. 
A)  Both parents tend to devote more time to children of their own sex. 
B)  Mothers tend to focus on achievement-related pursuits and chores. 
C)  Fathers tend to focus on ensuring that children meet responsibilities for homework. 
D)  When both parents are present, mothers engage in more caregiving than fathers.

Question 5

Differential treatment of siblings increases when

Accepted Answer

A)  siblings strive to be different from one another. 
B)  parents spend more time with children. 
C)  parents are dealing with financial or emotional stress. 
D)  there are fewer children in the family. 
A)  siblings strive to be different from one another. 
B)  parents spend more time with children. 
C)  parents are dealing with financial or emotional stress. 
D)  there are fewer children in the family.

Question 6

Which of the following people is Juanita, a middle-school student, most likely to look to for feedback about herself?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aunt Eva, who Juanita sees a few times a month 
B)  Mr. Reckle, Juanita's science teacher 
C)  Kaitlynn, Juanita's best friend 
D)  Carlos, Juanita's 8-year-old brother 
A)  Aunt Eva, who Juanita sees a few times a month 
B)  Mr. Reckle, Juanita's science teacher 
C)  Kaitlynn, Juanita's best friend 
D)  Carlos, Juanita's 8-year-old brother

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely true about 8-year-old Aja?

Accepted Answer

A)  She has a lot of friends of varying ages. 
B)  She has a few good friends, who do not resemble her in personality. 
C)  She has only a handful of good friends, who, like Aja, are popular and do well in school. 
D)  She has a lot of friends of diverse ethnic and SES groups. 
A)  She has a lot of friends of varying ages. 
B)  She has a few good friends, who do not resemble her in personality. 
C)  She has only a handful of good friends, who, like Aja, are popular and do well in school. 
D)  She has a lot of friends of diverse ethnic and SES groups.

Question 8

Marni, an easy-going third-grader with favorable self-esteem, has faced school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment. Yet, Marni is well-adjusted. Marni is

Accepted Answer

A)  a stress-resilient child. 
B)  probably living with an adoptive family. 
C)  at great risk for psychological problems in adulthood. 
D)  unlikely to have any warm, supportive adults in her life. 
A)  a stress-resilient child. 
B)  probably living with an adoptive family. 
C)  at great risk for psychological problems in adulthood. 
D)  unlikely to have any warm, supportive adults in her life.

Question 9

During middle childhood, ________ is the defining feature of friendship.

Accepted Answer

A)  trust 
B)  selectivity 
C)  power 
D)  conflict 
A)  trust 
B)  selectivity 
C)  power 
D)  conflict

Question 10

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when

Accepted Answer

A)  children learn to have basic confidence in the future. 
B)  experiences lead children to develop a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks. 
C)  experiences lead children to develop a mature identity. 
D)  children learn to think in terms of conflict-free ideals, rather than conflict-laden reality. 
A)  children learn to have basic confidence in the future. 
B)  experiences lead children to develop a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks. 
C)  experiences lead children to develop a mature identity. 
D)  children learn to think in terms of conflict-free ideals, rather than conflict-laden reality.

Question 11

For most children, self-esteem rises from ______ on.

Accepted Answer

A)  preschool 
B)  second grade 
C)  fourth grade 
D)  sixth grade 
A)  preschool 
B)  second grade 
C)  fourth grade 
D)  sixth grade

Question 12

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children tend to describe themselves by focusing on specific behaviors. 
B)  Children will describe positive, but not negative, personality traits. 
C)  Children organize their observations of behaviors and internal states into general descriptions. 
D)  Children are likely to describe themselves in unrealistically extreme ways. 
A)  Children tend to describe themselves by focusing on specific behaviors. 
B)  Children will describe positive, but not negative, personality traits. 
C)  Children organize their observations of behaviors and internal states into general descriptions. 
D)  Children are likely to describe themselves in unrealistically extreme ways.

Question 13

Which child is likely to develop a self-concept based upon independence and self-assertion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charin, from China 
B)  Iniki, from Japan 
C)  Pedro, from Puerto Rico 
D)  Michael, from the United States 
A)  Charin, from China 
B)  Iniki, from Japan 
C)  Pedro, from Puerto Rico 
D)  Michael, from the United States

Question 14

Which of the following children has the highest risk for poor academic achievement and emotional adjustment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zane, a boy who lives with his divorced mother 
B)  Logan, a boy who lives with his divorced father 
C)  Madisyn, a girl who lives with her divorced mother 
D)  Kennedy, a girl who lives with her divorced father 
A)  Zane, a boy who lives with his divorced mother 
B)  Logan, a boy who lives with his divorced father 
C)  Madisyn, a girl who lives with her divorced mother 
D)  Kennedy, a girl who lives with her divorced father

Question 15

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

Accepted Answer

-A fixed view of personality traits. Chi

Question 16

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  identity versus role confusion. 
A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  identity versus role confusion.

Question 17

A child sexual abuser is most likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  the victim's mother or stepmother. 
B)  a stranger or someone the victim does not know very well. 
C)  male, and either a parent or someone the parent knows well. 
D)  someone the victim does not trust. 
A)  the victim's mother or stepmother. 
B)  a stranger or someone the victim does not know very well. 
C)  male, and either a parent or someone the parent knows well. 
D)  someone the victim does not trust.

Question 18

From middle childhood on, individual differences in self-esteem become

Accepted Answer

A)  less well-defined. 
B)  increasingly stable. 
C)  more flexible. 
D)  less important. 
A)  less well-defined. 
B)  increasingly stable. 
C)  more flexible. 
D)  less important.

Question 19

School-age children with peer-relationship problems are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  have experienced permissive discipline. 
B)  come from middle-SES families. 
C)  have weak emotional self-regulation skills. 
D)  have experienced authoritative discipline. 
A)  have experienced permissive discipline. 
B)  come from middle-SES families. 
C)  have weak emotional self-regulation skills. 
D)  have experienced authoritative discipline.

Question 20

When peer groups are tracked

Accepted Answer

A)  for three to six weeks, substantial membership changes occur. 
B)  from year to year, membership changes very little even though classrooms are reshuffled. 
C)  from year to year, about 30 to 40 percent of groups consist mostly of the same children. 
D)  for three to six weeks, membership changes very little. 
A)  for three to six weeks, substantial membership changes occur. 
B)  from year to year, membership changes very little even though classrooms are reshuffled. 
C)  from year to year, about 30 to 40 percent of groups consist mostly of the same children. 
D)  for three to six weeks, membership changes very little.

During childhood and adolescence, ______________ correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than does any other self-esteem factor.

Children whose parents use a(n) ___________ child-rearing style feel especially good about themselves.

Emotional self-efficacy

Which of the following is true about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood?

Differential treatment of siblings increases when

Which of the following people is Juanita, a middle-school student, most likely to look to for feedback about herself?

Which of the following is most likely true about 8-year-old Aja?

Marni, an easy-going third-grader with favorable self-esteem, has faced school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment. Yet, Marni is well-adjusted. Marni is

During middle childhood, ________ is the defining feature of friendship.

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when

For most children, self-esteem rises from ______ on.

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Which child is likely to develop a self-concept based upon independence and self-assertion?

Which of the following children has the highest risk for poor academic achievement and emotional adjustment?

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

A child sexual abuser is most likely to be

From middle childhood on, individual differences in self-esteem become

School-age children with peer-relationship problems are more likely to

When peer groups are tracked

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Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

During childhood and adolescence, ______________ correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than does any other self-esteem factor.

Children whose parents use a(n) ___________ child-rearing style feel especially good about themselves.

Emotional self-efficacy

Which of the following is true about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood?

Differential treatment of siblings increases when

Which of the following people is Juanita, a middle-school student, most likely to look to for feedback about herself?

Which of the following is most likely true about 8-year-old Aja?

Marni, an easy-going third-grader with favorable self-esteem, has faced school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment. Yet, Marni is well-adjusted. Marni is

During middle childhood, ________ is the defining feature of friendship.

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when

For most children, self-esteem rises from ______ on.

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Which child is likely to develop a self-concept based upon independence and self-assertion?

Which of the following children has the highest risk for poor academic achievement and emotional adjustment?

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

A child sexual abuser is most likely to be

From middle childhood on, individual differences in self-esteem become

School-age children with peer-relationship problems are more likely to

When peer groups are tracked

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

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