Question 1

Parents

Accepted Answer

A)  more often praise girls for knowledge and boys for obedience. 
B)  behave in more mastery-oriented ways with daughters than with sons. 
C)  less often encourage girls to make their own decisions. 
D)  set higher standards for girls than for boys when helping a child with a task. 
A)  more often praise girls for knowledge and boys for obedience. 
B)  behave in more mastery-oriented ways with daughters than with sons. 
C)  less often encourage girls to make their own decisions. 
D)  set higher standards for girls than for boys when helping a child with a task.

Question 2

Children's peer acceptance self-reports reveal that neglected children receive

Accepted Answer

A)  a high number of positive and negative votes. 
B)  a high number of negative votes. 
C)  mostly positive votes, with a few negative votes. 
D)  few positive or negative votes. 
A)  a high number of positive and negative votes. 
B)  a high number of negative votes. 
C)  mostly positive votes, with a few negative votes. 
D)  few positive or negative votes.

Question 3

As early as age 6, children

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize the importance of individual rights for maintaining a fair society. 
B)  view freedom of speech and religion as individual rights. 
C)  place limits on individual choice. 
D)  express very few prejudices. 
A)  recognize the importance of individual rights for maintaining a fair society. 
B)  view freedom of speech and religion as individual rights. 
C)  place limits on individual choice. 
D)  express very few prejudices.

Question 4

Which statement about self-esteem is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  American cultural values have deemphasized a focus on self-esteem. 
B)  Compared with their Caucasian agemates, African-American children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
C)  Compared with U.S. children, Asian children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
D)  Gender-stereotyped beliefs have little, in any, effect on self-esteem. 
A)  American cultural values have deemphasized a focus on self-esteem. 
B)  Compared with their Caucasian agemates, African-American children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
C)  Compared with U.S. children, Asian children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
D)  Gender-stereotyped beliefs have little, in any, effect on self-esteem.

Question 5

From third to sixth grade,

Accepted Answer

A)  boys' identification with their "feminine" personality traits increases. 
B)  girls' identification with their "feminine" personality traits increases. 
C)  girls' identification with their "masculine" personality traits declines. 
D)  boys' identification with their "masculine" personality traits increases. 
A)  boys' identification with their "feminine" personality traits increases. 
B)  girls' identification with their "feminine" personality traits increases. 
C)  girls' identification with their "masculine" personality traits declines. 
D)  boys' identification with their "masculine" personality traits increases.

Question 6

Grayson understands that third-party perspective taking can be influenced by societal values. Grayson is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Accepted Answer

A)  undifferentiated 
B)  social-informational 
C)  self-reflective 
D)  societal 
A)  undifferentiated 
B)  social-informational 
C)  self-reflective 
D)  societal

Question 7

Anxious, withdrawn children who ________ show fewer adjustment problems than other victimized children.

Accepted Answer

A)  have a close friend 
B)  avoid interacting with others 
C)  are verbally skilled 
D)  can pretend as if they do not care about being teased 
A)  have a close friend 
B)  avoid interacting with others 
C)  are verbally skilled 
D)  can pretend as if they do not care about being teased

Question 8

Mastery-oriented children focus on ________ goals, while learned-helpless children focus on ________ goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed; incremental 
B)  incremental; learning 
C)  learning; performance 
D)  performance; fixed 
A)  fixed; incremental 
B)  incremental; learning 
C)  learning; performance 
D)  performance; fixed

Question 9

Jade did not receive any extreme scores on peer acceptance self-reports from the children in her class, but was not neglected either. How would Jade be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  popular 
B)  average 
C)  rejected 
D)  controversial 
A)  popular 
B)  average 
C)  rejected 
D)  controversial

Question 10

Younger children who are sexually abused frequently react

Accepted Answer

A)  with generalized fearfulness. 
B)  by running away. 
C)  by attempting suicide. 
D)  with substance abuse. 
A)  with generalized fearfulness. 
B)  by running away. 
C)  by attempting suicide. 
D)  with substance abuse.

Question 11

Bao, an only child, lives in China. Which of the following is probably true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bao's development is not as favorable as only children in the United States. 
B)  Bao tends to feel emotionally insecure. 
C)  Bao differs from agemates with siblings in social skills. 
D)  Bao does not differ from agemates with siblings in peer acceptance. 
A)  Bao's development is not as favorable as only children in the United States. 
B)  Bao tends to feel emotionally insecure. 
C)  Bao differs from agemates with siblings in social skills. 
D)  Bao does not differ from agemates with siblings in peer acceptance.

Question 12

Children of gay and lesbian parents can be distinguished from other children by

Accepted Answer

A)  the amount of teasing they endure. 
B)  issues related to living in a nonsupportive society. 
C)  their higher-than-average rates of homosexuality. 
D)  their gender role preferences and their gender contentedness. 
A)  the amount of teasing they endure. 
B)  issues related to living in a nonsupportive society. 
C)  their higher-than-average rates of homosexuality. 
D)  their gender role preferences and their gender contentedness.

Parents

Children's peer acceptance self-reports reveal that neglected children receive

As early as age 6, children

Which statement about self-esteem is true?

From third to sixth grade,

Grayson understands that third-party perspective taking can be influenced by societal values. Grayson is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Anxious, withdrawn children who ________ show fewer adjustment problems than other victimized children.

Mastery-oriented children focus on goals, while learned-helpless children focus on goals.

Jade did not receive any extreme scores on peer acceptance self-reports from the children in her class, but was not neglected either. How would Jade be classified?

Younger children who are sexually abused frequently react

Bao, an only child, lives in China. Which of the following is probably true?

Children of gay and lesbian parents can be distinguished from other children by

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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Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Parents

Children's peer acceptance self-reports reveal that neglected children receive

As early as age 6, children

Which statement about self-esteem is true?

From third to sixth grade,

Grayson understands that third-party perspective taking can be influenced by societal values. Grayson is at the stage of ________ perspective taking.

Anxious, withdrawn children who ________ show fewer adjustment problems than other victimized children.

Mastery-oriented children focus on ________ goals, while learned-helpless children focus on ________ goals.

Jade did not receive any extreme scores on peer acceptance self-reports from the children in her class, but was not neglected either. How would Jade be classified?

Younger children who are sexually abused frequently react

Bao, an only child, lives in China. Which of the following is probably true?

Children of gay and lesbian parents can be distinguished from other children by

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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Mastery-oriented children focus on goals, while learned-helpless children focus on goals.