Question 1

American employers regard recent high school graduates as

Accepted Answer

A)  spoiled and selfish, lacking a solid work ethic. 
B)  well-prepared for skilled business and industrialized occupations and manual trades. 
C)  poorly prepared for skilled business and industrialized occupations and manual trades. 
D)  particularly well-suited for positions in upper management. 
A)  spoiled and selfish, lacking a solid work ethic. 
B)  well-prepared for skilled business and industrialized occupations and manual trades. 
C)  poorly prepared for skilled business and industrialized occupations and manual trades. 
D)  particularly well-suited for positions in upper management.

Question 2

If Lydia goes to a constructivist classroom, which of the following outcomes will most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will show a slight edge in achievement test scores over children in traditional classrooms. 
B)  She will show gains in critical thinking and moral maturity. 
C)  She will show gains in cognitive development and creativity. 
D)  She will display a decrease in behavioral problems during high school. 
A)  She will show a slight edge in achievement test scores over children in traditional classrooms. 
B)  She will show gains in critical thinking and moral maturity. 
C)  She will show gains in cognitive development and creativity. 
D)  She will display a decrease in behavioral problems during high school.

Question 3

Among __________ without same-sex friends, having an other-sex friend is associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  girls; corumination 
B)  girls; feelings of competence 
C)  boys; less positive well-being 
D)  boys; feelings of competence 
A)  girls; corumination 
B)  girls; feelings of competence 
C)  boys; less positive well-being 
D)  boys; feelings of competence

Question 4

Five-year-old Juan notices that a peer is having difficulty carrying a stack of books to her desk. Juan is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  move right in and give assistance, regardless of whether it is desired. 
B)  ignore the peer and reject her request for help. 
C)  laugh at the peer as she struggles to carry the books. 
D)  offer assistance and demand a reward for helping. 
A)  move right in and give assistance, regardless of whether it is desired. 
B)  ignore the peer and reject her request for help. 
C)  laugh at the peer as she struggles to carry the books. 
D)  offer assistance and demand a reward for helping.

Question 5

If Ebony is excluded from her peer group, she

Accepted Answer

A)  will probably concentrate more on her schoolwork. 
B)  may turn to a more popular group for acceptance and support. 
C)  will easily find another peer group with interests similar to her own. 
D)  may find it difficult to join other groups if her previous behavior toward them was hostile. 
A)  will probably concentrate more on her schoolwork. 
B)  may turn to a more popular group for acceptance and support. 
C)  will easily find another peer group with interests similar to her own. 
D)  may find it difficult to join other groups if her previous behavior toward them was hostile.

Question 6

Paolo is a low-SES Hispanic male who is unruly in class. Paolo most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  receives more encouragement and praise from his teachers than his higher-SES peers. 
B)  receives more criticism from his teachers than his higher-achieving peers. 
C)  has a close, sensitive, and supportive relationship with his teachers. 
D)  receives more criticism from his peers than his teachers. 
A)  receives more encouragement and praise from his teachers than his higher-SES peers. 
B)  receives more criticism from his teachers than his higher-achieving peers. 
C)  has a close, sensitive, and supportive relationship with his teachers. 
D)  receives more criticism from his peers than his teachers.

Question 7

Rejected children's socially incompetent behaviors often originate in

Accepted Answer

A)  child-care settings. 
B)  classrooms with poorly trained teachers. 
C)  a poor fit between the child's temperament and parenting practices. 
D)  early adolescence. 
A)  child-care settings. 
B)  classrooms with poorly trained teachers. 
C)  a poor fit between the child's temperament and parenting practices. 
D)  early adolescence.

Question 8

For collaboration between heterogeneous peers to succeed, teachers need to

Accepted Answer

A)  provide the children with extensive guidance. 
B)  provide repetitive drill and practice activities. 
C)  hire formal tutors for students. 
D)  develop a tracking system to measure individual and group progress. 
A)  provide the children with extensive guidance. 
B)  provide repetitive drill and practice activities. 
C)  hire formal tutors for students. 
D)  develop a tracking system to measure individual and group progress.

Question 9

__________ grants children the confidence, social-cognition understandings, and social skills they need to enter the world and form gratifying peer relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  A secure attachment bond 
B)  Authoritarian parenting 
C)  Emotional support 
D)  Coregulation 
A)  A secure attachment bond 
B)  Authoritarian parenting 
C)  Emotional support 
D)  Coregulation

Question 10

When asked about the meaning of friendship, teenagers stress which of the following three characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  popularity, intimacy, and enjoyable interactions 
B)  similar interests, family values, and trust 
C)  intimacy, mutual understanding, and loyalty 
D)  similar moral values, a common peer group, and enjoyable interactions 
A)  popularity, intimacy, and enjoyable interactions 
B)  similar interests, family values, and trust 
C)  intimacy, mutual understanding, and loyalty 
D)  similar moral values, a common peer group, and enjoyable interactions

Question 11

Taylor is under pressure from his peers to experiment with drugs. He is most likely to resist this pressure if his parents use a(n) __________ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

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

American employers regard recent high school graduates as

If Lydia goes to a constructivist classroom, which of the following outcomes will most likely occur?

Among without same-sex friends, having an other-sex friend is associated with .

Five-year-old Juan notices that a peer is having difficulty carrying a stack of books to her desk. Juan is likely to

If Ebony is excluded from her peer group, she

Paolo is a low-SES Hispanic male who is unruly in class. Paolo most likely

Rejected children's socially incompetent behaviors often originate in

For collaboration between heterogeneous peers to succeed, teachers need to

__________ grants children the confidence, social-cognition understandings, and social skills they need to enter the world and form gratifying peer relationships.

When asked about the meaning of friendship, teenagers stress which of the following three characteristics?

Taylor is under pressure from his peers to experiment with drugs. He is most likely to resist this pressure if his parents use a(n) __________ parenting style.

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Filters

Exam 15: Peers, Media, and Schooling

American employers regard recent high school graduates as

If Lydia goes to a constructivist classroom, which of the following outcomes will most likely occur?

Among __________ without same-sex friends, having an other-sex friend is associated with __________.

Five-year-old Juan notices that a peer is having difficulty carrying a stack of books to her desk. Juan is likely to

If Ebony is excluded from her peer group, she

Paolo is a low-SES Hispanic male who is unruly in class. Paolo most likely

Rejected children's socially incompetent behaviors often originate in

For collaboration between heterogeneous peers to succeed, teachers need to

__________ grants children the confidence, social-cognition understandings, and social skills they need to enter the world and form gratifying peer relationships.

When asked about the meaning of friendship, teenagers stress which of the following three characteristics?

Taylor is under pressure from his peers to experiment with drugs. He is most likely to resist this pressure if his parents use a(n) __________ parenting style.

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Filters

Among without same-sex friends, having an other-sex friend is associated with .