Question 1

Carrie, age 8, has high social self-esteem. Which of the following statements most likely applies to Carrie?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is perceived to be a bit snobbish by her classmates. 
B)  She outperforms the majority of her classmates in schoolwork. 
C)  She tends to be well-liked by her classmates. 
D)  She often gets other classmates into trouble. 
A)  She is perceived to be a bit snobbish by her classmates. 
B)  She outperforms the majority of her classmates in schoolwork. 
C)  She tends to be well-liked by her classmates. 
D)  She often gets other classmates into trouble. C

Question 2

Which of the following resources is known to foster resilience in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  strict parental discipline 
B)  maternal employment 
C)  extracurricular school activities 
D)  teachers who emphasize achievement 
A)  strict parental discipline 
B)  maternal employment 
C)  extracurricular school activities 
D)  teachers who emphasize achievement C

Question 3

Which of the following statements about sibling rivalry is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sibling rivalry tends to decrease in middle childhood. 
B)  Jealousy over attention from fathers predicts sibling conflict. 
C)  To reduce rivalry, siblings often strive to be more like one another. 
D)  Parental comparisons are more frequent for opposite-sex siblings who are close in age. 
A)  Sibling rivalry tends to decrease in middle childhood. 
B)  Jealousy over attention from fathers predicts sibling conflict. 
C)  To reduce rivalry, siblings often strive to be more like one another. 
D)  Parental comparisons are more frequent for opposite-sex siblings who are close in age. B

Question 4

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 5

Dr. Schulz is conducting a study of the degree to which children feel comfortable with their gender assignment. Dr. Schulz is examining gender

Accepted Answer

A)  typicality. 
B)  contentedness. 
C)  roles. 
D)  stereotypes. 
A)  typicality. 
B)  contentedness. 
C)  roles. 
D)  stereotypes.

Question 6

School-age children with a history of __________ have more complex, favorable, and coherent self-concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)  elaborative parent-child conversations about past experiences 
B)  authoritarian parent-child interactions 
C)  permissive parent-child interactions 
D)  routine parent-child conversations about current events 
A)  elaborative parent-child conversations about past experiences 
B)  authoritarian parent-child interactions 
C)  permissive parent-child interactions 
D)  routine parent-child conversations about current events

Question 7

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

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, 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, do well in school. 
D)  She has a lot of friends of diverse ethnic and SES groups.

Question 8

By the end of the school years, most children

Accepted Answer

A)  dismiss most gender stereotypes. 
B)  regard gender typing as socially rather than biologically influenced. 
C)  are open-minded about violations of all gender roles. 
D)  are rigid in their view of what females can do. 
A)  dismiss most gender stereotypes. 
B)  regard gender typing as socially rather than biologically influenced. 
C)  are open-minded about violations of all gender roles. 
D)  are rigid in their view of what females can do.

Question 9

Eight-year-old Lin, a Chinese child, is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  say that telling the truth is always good. 
B)  say that telling a lie is always bad. 
C)  rate lying favorably when the intention is modesty. 
D)  favor lying to support the individual at the expense of the group. 
A)  say that telling the truth is always good. 
B)  say that telling a lie is always bad. 
C)  rate lying favorably when the intention is modesty. 
D)  favor lying to support the individual at the expense of the group.

Question 10

Consider the unlikely situation where a school principal tells a student to steal another student's lunch. Which of the following is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most children, regardless of their culture, would listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
B)  Asian children would be more likely than Western children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
C)  Western children would be more likely than Asian children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
D)  Most children, regardless of their culture, would disobey authority and not do as the principal asked. 
A)  Most children, regardless of their culture, would listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
B)  Asian children would be more likely than Western children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
C)  Western children would be more likely than Asian children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch. 
D)  Most children, regardless of their culture, would disobey authority and not do as the principal asked.

Question 11

Which of the following is the best protection against lasting problems for children living in chronic danger?

Accepted Answer

A)  education and high-quality child care 
B)  individual and family therapy 
C)  parental affection and reassurance 
D)  drawing and writing about traumatic experiences 
A)  education and high-quality child care 
B)  individual and family therapy 
C)  parental affection and reassurance 
D)  drawing and writing about traumatic experiences

Question 12

When mothers support their 5-year-olds' emotional development by responding sensitively and helpfully when the child is distressed, children demonstrate __________ at age 7.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater emotion-centered coping 
B)  increased levels of physical affection 
C)  decreased emotional self-efficacy 
D)  more effective emotional self-regulation 
A)  greater emotion-centered coping 
B)  increased levels of physical affection 
C)  decreased emotional self-efficacy 
D)  more effective emotional self-regulation

Question 13

Which of the following statements about mother-stepfather families is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys often react with sulky, resistant behavior to their custodial mother's remarriage. 
B)  Mothers' friction with sons tends to increase. 
C)  It is the most common form of blended family. 
D)  Older school-age children display a marked decrease in acting-out behavior. 
A)  Boys often react with sulky, resistant behavior to their custodial mother's remarriage. 
B)  Mothers' friction with sons tends to increase. 
C)  It is the most common form of blended family. 
D)  Older school-age children display a marked decrease in acting-out behavior.

Question 14

Hymie has developed a school phobia. Hymie's parents should

Accepted Answer

A)  tell him to be braver and send him to school anyway. 
B)  insist that he return to school as well as provide training in how to cope. 
C)  arrange a shortened school day for him. 
D)  give him tangible rewards for each day he attends school without complaining. 
A)  tell him to be braver and send him to school anyway. 
B)  insist that he return to school as well as provide training in how to cope. 
C)  arrange a shortened school day for him. 
D)  give him tangible rewards for each day he attends school without complaining.

Question 15

Kurt is a target of verbal abuse and physical attacks and other forms of abuse. Kurt is

Accepted Answer

A)  a rejected-aggressive child. 
B)  experiencing peer victimization. 
C)  experiencing atypical bullying. 
D)  a controversial-withdrawn child. 
A)  a rejected-aggressive child. 
B)  experiencing peer victimization. 
C)  experiencing atypical bullying. 
D)  a controversial-withdrawn child.

Question 16

Cheryl and Saul are getting a divorce. They are meeting together with a trained professional in order to reduce family conflict, including legal battles over property division and child custody. Cheryl and Saul are participating in

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage counseling. 
B)  joint custody. 
C)  divorce mediation. 
D)  family arbitration. 
A)  marriage counseling. 
B)  joint custody. 
C)  divorce mediation. 
D)  family arbitration.

Question 17

Which of the following children is most likely to be enrolled in good after-care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gigi, an ethnic minority girl 
B)  Trenton, a middle-class boy 
C)  Alana, a recently immigrated girl 
D)  Jayden, an African-American boy 
A)  Gigi, an ethnic minority girl 
B)  Trenton, a middle-class boy 
C)  Alana, a recently immigrated girl 
D)  Jayden, an African-American boy

Question 18

Lilly's parents are gay. Research shows that she is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  be confused about her gender identity. 
B)  suffer from poor mental health. 
C)  have inadequate peer relations. 
D)  identify as heterosexual. 
A)  be confused about her gender identity. 
B)  suffer from poor mental health. 
C)  have inadequate peer relations. 
D)  identify as heterosexual.

Question 19

Only children __________ than children with siblings.

Accepted Answer

A)  do poorer in school 
B)  are somewhat closer to their parents 
C)  have lower achievement motivation 
D)  have fewer close, high-quality friends 
A)  do poorer in school 
B)  are somewhat closer to their parents 
C)  have lower achievement motivation 
D)  have fewer close, high-quality friends

Question 20

Research on peer-group exclusion shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  children who belong to a peer group rarely use relationally aggressive tactics to oust no longer "respected" children. 
B)  with age, children are more likely to endorse excluding someone because of unconventional appearance or behavior. 
C)  most school-age children believe it is okay for a group to exclude a peer on the basis of skin color. 
D)  girls, especially, regard exclusion as unjust, perhaps because they experience it more often than boys. 
A)  children who belong to a peer group rarely use relationally aggressive tactics to oust no longer "respected" children. 
B)  with age, children are more likely to endorse excluding someone because of unconventional appearance or behavior. 
C)  most school-age children believe it is okay for a group to exclude a peer on the basis of skin color. 
D)  girls, especially, regard exclusion as unjust, perhaps because they experience it more often than boys.

Carrie, age 8, has high social self-esteem. Which of the following statements most likely applies to Carrie?

Which of the following resources is known to foster resilience in middle childhood?

Which of the following statements about sibling rivalry is true?

Learned-helpless children

Dr. Schulz is conducting a study of the degree to which children feel comfortable with their gender assignment. Dr. Schulz is examining gender

School-age children with a history of __________ have more complex, favorable, and coherent self-concepts.

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

By the end of the school years, most children

Eight-year-old Lin, a Chinese child, is likely to

Consider the unlikely situation where a school principal tells a student to steal another student's lunch. Which of the following is most likely true?

Which of the following is the best protection against lasting problems for children living in chronic danger?

When mothers support their 5-year-olds' emotional development by responding sensitively and helpfully when the child is distressed, children demonstrate __________ at age 7.

Which of the following statements about mother-stepfather families is true?

Hymie has developed a school phobia. Hymie's parents should

Kurt is a target of verbal abuse and physical attacks and other forms of abuse. Kurt is

Cheryl and Saul are getting a divorce. They are meeting together with a trained professional in order to reduce family conflict, including legal battles over property division and child custody. Cheryl and Saul are participating in

Which of the following children is most likely to be enrolled in good after-care?

Lilly's parents are gay. Research shows that she is likely to

Only children __________ than children with siblings.

Research on peer-group exclusion shows that

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Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Carrie, age 8, has high social self-esteem. Which of the following statements most likely applies to Carrie?

Which of the following resources is known to foster resilience in middle childhood?

Which of the following statements about sibling rivalry is true?

Learned-helpless children

Dr. Schulz is conducting a study of the degree to which children feel comfortable with their gender assignment. Dr. Schulz is examining gender

School-age children with a history of __________ have more complex, favorable, and coherent self-concepts.

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

By the end of the school years, most children

Eight-year-old Lin, a Chinese child, is likely to

Consider the unlikely situation where a school principal tells a student to steal another student's lunch. Which of the following is most likely true?

Which of the following is the best protection against lasting problems for children living in chronic danger?

When mothers support their 5-year-olds' emotional development by responding sensitively and helpfully when the child is distressed, children demonstrate __________ at age 7.

Which of the following statements about mother-stepfather families is true?

Hymie has developed a school phobia. Hymie's parents should

Kurt is a target of verbal abuse and physical attacks and other forms of abuse. Kurt is

Cheryl and Saul are getting a divorce. They are meeting together with a trained professional in order to reduce family conflict, including legal battles over property division and child custody. Cheryl and Saul are participating in

Which of the following children is most likely to be enrolled in good after-care?

Lilly's parents are gay. Research shows that she is likely to

Only children __________ than children with siblings.

Research on peer-group exclusion shows that

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 Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

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