Question 1

Select the correct definition of 'conspec'.

Accepted Answer

A)  A pattern of play in which children play together in a way designed to achieve joint goals. 
B)  The idea that genetic differences between children make them more or less susceptible to environmental influences. 
C)  A primitive mechanism that draws infants' attention to members of the same species. 
D)  The purposeful regulation of behaviour, cognition, emotion, and attention. 
A)  A pattern of play in which children play together in a way designed to achieve joint goals. 
B)  The idea that genetic differences between children make them more or less susceptible to environmental influences. 
C)  A primitive mechanism that draws infants' attention to members of the same species. 
D)  The purposeful regulation of behaviour, cognition, emotion, and attention. C

Question 2

Provide an example of a self-conscious emotion that may be triggered by low-level processes and not necessarily by complex self-evaluations.

Accepted Answer

Shyness

Question 3

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, the ___________ refers to surroundings that affect the children but with which they have little interaction (e.g. their parents' workplace).

Accepted Answer

exosystem

Question 4

Which of the following adjectives can be associated to the description of emotions according to the discrete emotions theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal 
B)  Culturally specific 
C)  Unstable 
D)  Learned 
A)  Universal 
B)  Culturally specific 
C)  Unstable 
D)  Learned

Question 5

What is the most complex form of social play according to Parten (1932)?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the most complex form of...

Question 6

The discrete emotions theory underestimates the role of _________ in the emergence of emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  genes 
B)  context 
C)  nature 
D)  temperament 
A)  genes 
B)  context 
C)  nature 
D)  temperament

Question 7

_________ emotions might help children to clarify the distinctive nature of moral (as opposed to ___________) violations.

Accepted Answer

Moral; soc

Question 8

What compromises young children's ability to understand people's behaviour in terms of their beliefs and intentions, according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greediness 
B)  Egocentrism 
C)  Selfishness 
D)  Apathy 
A)  Greediness 
B)  Egocentrism 
C)  Selfishness 
D)  Apathy

Question 9

Mirror self-recognition is implicated in the development of __________ emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic 
B)  moral 
C)  self-conscious 
D)  complex 
A)  basic 
B)  moral 
C)  self-conscious 
D)  complex

Question 10

Adults tend to respond to babies in systematically different ways depending on whether they are labelled as boys or girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, children grow within complex social systems: the __________, the ___________, the ____________, and the __________.

Accepted Answer

microsyste

Question 12

Empathy has an affective, a cognitive, and a behavioural component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Kohlberg's stage model of moral development, Stage 4 is part of the __________ level and it's characterized by an orientation towards law and order.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conventional 
B)  Unconventional 
C)  Preconventional 
D)  Postconventional 
A)  Conventional 
B)  Unconventional 
C)  Preconventional 
D)  Postconventional

Question 14

Studies show that differences in the levels of maternal sensitivity are particularly linked to variations in infants':

Accepted Answer

A)  Desire reasoning 
B)  attachment 
C)  moral development 
D)  self-regulation 
A)  Desire reasoning 
B)  attachment 
C)  moral development 
D)  self-regulation

Question 15

At around _________, children begin to use pronouns, such as 'I' and 'you'.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 months 
B)  18 months 
C)  2 years 
D)  3 years 
A)  12 months 
B)  18 months 
C)  2 years 
D)  3 years

Question 16

What theory of gender development argues that children's early experiences of gender are organized into scripts, which provide general and specific information about each gender and associated behaviour?

Accepted Answer

The gender

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the nine characteristics of infants' temperament proposed by Thomas, Chess, and Birch (1970)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level of motor activity 
B)  Novelty seeking 
C)  Intensity of responses 
D)  General mood 
A)  Level of motor activity 
B)  Novelty seeking 
C)  Intensity of responses 
D)  General mood

Question 18

How do infants usually react when their mothers remain entirely unresponsive to them during an interaction?

Accepted Answer

They first try to evoke a reac

Question 19

Deficits in executive function development are thought to explain behavioural symptoms in disorder such as __________ deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Accepted Answer

A)  autistic 
B)  attention 
C)  anterior 
D)  anger 
A)  autistic 
B)  attention 
C)  anterior 
D)  anger

Question 20

Describe the three main phases of attachment described by Bowlby (1969).

Accepted Answer

Description of the pre-attachm

Select the correct definition of 'conspec'.

Provide an example of a self-conscious emotion that may be triggered by low-level processes and not necessarily by complex self-evaluations.

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, the ___________ refers to surroundings that affect the children but with which they have little interaction (e.g. their parents' workplace).

Which of the following adjectives can be associated to the description of emotions according to the discrete emotions theory?

What is the most complex form of social play according to Parten (1932)?

The discrete emotions theory underestimates the role of _________ in the emergence of emotions.

_ emotions might help children to clarify the distinctive nature of moral (as opposed to ___) violations.

What compromises young children's ability to understand people's behaviour in terms of their beliefs and intentions, according to Piaget?

Mirror self-recognition is implicated in the development of __________ emotions.

Adults tend to respond to babies in systematically different ways depending on whether they are labelled as boys or girls.

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, children grow within complex social systems: the ____, the _, the , and the __.

Empathy has an affective, a cognitive, and a behavioural component.

According to Kohlberg's stage model of moral development, Stage 4 is part of the __________ level and it's characterized by an orientation towards law and order.

Studies show that differences in the levels of maternal sensitivity are particularly linked to variations in infants':

At around _________, children begin to use pronouns, such as 'I' and 'you'.

What theory of gender development argues that children's early experiences of gender are organized into scripts, which provide general and specific information about each gender and associated behaviour?

Which of the following is not one of the nine characteristics of infants' temperament proposed by Thomas, Chess, and Birch (1970)?

How do infants usually react when their mothers remain entirely unresponsive to them during an interaction?

Deficits in executive function development are thought to explain behavioural symptoms in disorder such as __________ deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Describe the three main phases of attachment described by Bowlby (1969).

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Select the correct definition of 'conspec'.

Provide an example of a self-conscious emotion that may be triggered by low-level processes and not necessarily by complex self-evaluations.

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, the ___________ refers to surroundings that affect the children but with which they have little interaction (e.g. their parents' workplace).

Which of the following adjectives can be associated to the description of emotions according to the discrete emotions theory?

What is the most complex form of social play according to Parten (1932)?

The discrete emotions theory underestimates the role of _________ in the emergence of emotions.

_________ emotions might help children to clarify the distinctive nature of moral (as opposed to ___________) violations.

What compromises young children's ability to understand people's behaviour in terms of their beliefs and intentions, according to Piaget?

Mirror self-recognition is implicated in the development of __________ emotions.

Adults tend to respond to babies in systematically different ways depending on whether they are labelled as boys or girls.

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, children grow within complex social systems: the __________, the ___________, the ____________, and the __________.

Empathy has an affective, a cognitive, and a behavioural component.

According to Kohlberg's stage model of moral development, Stage 4 is part of the __________ level and it's characterized by an orientation towards law and order.

Studies show that differences in the levels of maternal sensitivity are particularly linked to variations in infants':

At around _________, children begin to use pronouns, such as 'I' and 'you'.

What theory of gender development argues that children's early experiences of gender are organized into scripts, which provide general and specific information about each gender and associated behaviour?

Which of the following is not one of the nine characteristics of infants' temperament proposed by Thomas, Chess, and Birch (1970)?

How do infants usually react when their mothers remain entirely unresponsive to them during an interaction?

Deficits in executive function development are thought to explain behavioural symptoms in disorder such as __________ deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Describe the three main phases of attachment described by Bowlby (1969).

The Science of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Evolutionary and Genetic Foundations of Psychology

Neuroscience, the Brain, and Behaviour

Motivation

Consciousness: Conscious Versus Unconscious Processes

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Emotion

Cognitive Development

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Personality

Mental Health and Psychopathology

The Treatment of Mental Health Problems

Social Cognition and Attitudes

Interpersonal, Group, and Intergroup Processes

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_ emotions might help children to clarify the distinctive nature of moral (as opposed to ___) violations.

According to Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory, children grow within complex social systems: the ____, the _, the , and the __.