Question 1

Which of the following children is engaging in social comparison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florrie, who observes that she is better at singing than her peers but does not run as fast 
B)  Clark, who understands that his friend is upset because he received a poor grade 
C)  Astra, who describes herself as talkative and fun-loving, but also as a hard worker 
D)  Julien, who attributes his successful basketball dribbling skills to ability 
A)  Florrie, who observes that she is better at singing than her peers but does not run as fast 
B)  Clark, who understands that his friend is upset because he received a poor grade 
C)  Astra, who describes herself as talkative and fun-loving, but also as a hard worker 
D)  Julien, who attributes his successful basketball dribbling skills to ability

Question 2

The overriding factor in positive adjustment after divorce is

Accepted Answer

A)  the gender of the child. 
B)  effective parenting. 
C)  the custody arrangements. 
D)  the temperament of the child. 
A)  the gender of the child. 
B)  effective parenting. 
C)  the custody arrangements. 
D)  the temperament of the child.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about self-esteem is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who attend schools where their SES is well-represented have fewer self-esteem problems. 
B)  Compared with their Caucasian agemates, African-American children tend to have slightly lower self-esteem. 
C)  Compared with U.S. children, Chinese and Japanese children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
D)  Gender-stereotyped beliefs have little, in any, effect on children's overall self-esteem. 
A)  Children who attend schools where their SES is well-represented have fewer self-esteem problems. 
B)  Compared with their Caucasian agemates, African-American children tend to have slightly lower self-esteem. 
C)  Compared with U.S. children, Chinese and Japanese children tend to have slightly higher self-esteem. 
D)  Gender-stereotyped beliefs have little, in any, effect on children's overall self-esteem.

Question 4

Ernie is a perpetrator who sexually abuses children. As a child, Ernie was likely

Accepted Answer

A)  a bully. 
B)  the victim of sexual abuse. 
C)  extremely religious. 
D)  learned helpless. 
A)  a bully. 
B)  the victim of sexual abuse. 
C)  extremely religious. 
D)  learned helpless.

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following statements about maternal employment is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maternal employment often leads fathers to take on greater child-rearing responsibilities. 
B)  Employed mothers who value their parenting role are more likely to use authoritarian child rearing. 
C)  Children in dual-earner households devote less daily hours to doing homework. 
D)  Part-time employment is associated with poor child adjustment. 
A)  Maternal employment often leads fathers to take on greater child-rearing responsibilities. 
B)  Employed mothers who value their parenting role are more likely to use authoritarian child rearing. 
C)  Children in dual-earner households devote less daily hours to doing homework. 
D)  Part-time employment is associated with poor child adjustment.

Question 7

Trent's parents are divorced, and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  uninvolved, but loving. 
B)  harsh, but consistent. 
C)  authoritative and warm. 
D)  permissive and indulgent. 
A)  uninvolved, but loving. 
B)  harsh, but consistent. 
C)  authoritative and warm. 
D)  permissive and indulgent.

Question 8

Maddy spends most of her time with a particular set of girlfriends. Within this group, there are specific standards of behavior, a specialized dress code, and identified leaders. Maddy is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  a controversial child. 
B)  a popular-prosocial child. 
C)  part of a peer group. 
D)  part of a social clique. 
A)  a controversial child. 
B)  a popular-prosocial child. 
C)  part of a peer group. 
D)  part of a social clique.

Question 9

When describing themselves, older school-age children are __________ likely than younger children to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; include both positive and negative personality traits 
B)  more; describe themselves in extreme ways 
C)  less; describe themselves in comparison to peers 
D)  far less; describe themselves in all-or-none ways 
A)  less; include both positive and negative personality traits 
B)  more; describe themselves in extreme ways 
C)  less; describe themselves in comparison to peers 
D)  far less; describe themselves in all-or-none ways

Question 10

The United States has experienced a(n) __________ in divorces over the past fifteen years, largely due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase; increases in family size 
B)  increase; heightened economic stress 
C)  decline; improved economic stability 
D)  decline; a rise in the age at first marriage 
A)  increase; increases in family size 
B)  increase; heightened economic stress 
C)  decline; improved economic stability 
D)  decline; a rise in the age at first marriage

Question 11

Longitudinal research suggests that rates of __________ are elevated among survivors of child sexual abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage in late life 
B)  spousal abuse 
C)  obesity 
D)  homosexuality 
A)  marriage in late life 
B)  spousal abuse 
C)  obesity 
D)  homosexuality

Question 12

Parents who are overly indulgent tend to have children who

Accepted Answer

A)  develop learned helplessness. 
B)  have unrealistically high self-esteem. 
C)  are overly confident. 
D)  are industrious. 
A)  develop learned helplessness. 
B)  have unrealistically high self-esteem. 
C)  are overly confident. 
D)  are industrious.

Question 13

Discuss blended families, and describe some support options available to them.

Accepted Answer

When divorced parents remarry, cohabit,

Question 14

A summary of findings from many studies confirm that children who experience guilt following transgressions

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be well-adjusted. 
B)  are prone to adjustment problems. 
C)  have increase problems with coping. 
D)  experience impaired perspective taking. 
A)  tend to be well-adjusted. 
B)  are prone to adjustment problems. 
C)  have increase problems with coping. 
D)  experience impaired perspective taking.

Question 15

Which of the following parents is most likely to pay child support regularly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Betty, a noncustodial mother who sees her son only occasionally 
B)  George, a noncustodial father who has supervised visitation with his son 
C)  Frank, a noncustodial father who sees his daughter often 
D)  Willa, a noncustodial mother who has no visitation rights 
A)  Betty, a noncustodial mother who sees her son only occasionally 
B)  George, a noncustodial father who has supervised visitation with his son 
C)  Frank, a noncustodial father who sees his daughter often 
D)  Willa, a noncustodial mother who has no visitation rights

Question 16

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 and lonely. 
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 and lonely. 
C)  Bao differs from agemates with siblings in social skills. 
D)  Bao does not differ from agemates with siblings in peer acceptance.

Question 17

When Amanda succeeds, her mother says, "You're so smart!" This type of praise might lead Amanda to

Accepted Answer

A)  exert more effort when faced with a challenge. 
B)  question her competence in the face of failure. 
C)  focus on learning rather than performance. 
D)  pay little attention to her academic achievements. 
A)  exert more effort when faced with a challenge. 
B)  question her competence in the face of failure. 
C)  focus on learning rather than performance. 
D)  pay little attention to her academic achievements.

Question 18

In middle childhood, children's anxieties are directed toward new concerns, such as a fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  the dark. 
B)  supernatural beings. 
C)  thunder and lightning. 
D)  the possibility of dying. 
A)  the dark. 
B)  supernatural beings. 
C)  thunder and lightning. 
D)  the possibility of dying.

Question 19

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children who give eyewitness testimony are

Accepted Answer

A)  better at correctly inferring other's motives and intentions. 
B)  less resistant to misleading questions. 
C)  less likely to give detailed narrative accounts. 
D)  less able to recall recent events accurately. 
A)  better at correctly inferring other's motives and intentions. 
B)  less resistant to misleading questions. 
C)  less likely to give detailed narrative accounts. 
D)  less able to recall recent events accurately.

Question 20

Employed mothers who value their parenting role

Accepted Answer

A)  have increased rates of marital discord and divorce. 
B)  often prevent fathers from becoming fully involved in parenting. 
C)  are more likely to use authoritative child rearing and coregulation. 
D)  tend to experience stress and anxiety due to role overload. 
A)  have increased rates of marital discord and divorce. 
B)  often prevent fathers from becoming fully involved in parenting. 
C)  are more likely to use authoritative child rearing and coregulation. 
D)  tend to experience stress and anxiety due to role overload.

Which of the following children is engaging in social comparison?

The overriding factor in positive adjustment after divorce is

Which of the following statements about self-esteem is true?

Ernie is a perpetrator who sexually abuses children. As a child, Ernie was likely

Parents

Which of the following statements about maternal employment is true?

Trent's parents are divorced, and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Maddy spends most of her time with a particular set of girlfriends. Within this group, there are specific standards of behavior, a specialized dress code, and identified leaders. Maddy is most likely

When describing themselves, older school-age children are likely than younger children to .

The United States has experienced a(n) in divorces over the past fifteen years, largely due to .

Longitudinal research suggests that rates of __________ are elevated among survivors of child sexual abuse.

Parents who are overly indulgent tend to have children who

Discuss blended families, and describe some support options available to them.

A summary of findings from many studies confirm that children who experience guilt following transgressions

Which of the following parents is most likely to pay child support regularly?

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

When Amanda succeeds, her mother says, "You're so smart!" This type of praise might lead Amanda to

In middle childhood, children's anxieties are directed toward new concerns, such as a fear of

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children who give eyewitness testimony are

Employed mothers who value their parenting role

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Which of the following children is engaging in social comparison?

The overriding factor in positive adjustment after divorce is

Which of the following statements about self-esteem is true?

Ernie is a perpetrator who sexually abuses children. As a child, Ernie was likely

Parents

Which of the following statements about maternal employment is true?

Trent's parents are divorced, and he resides with his mother. Trent's father sees him only occasionally. His father's parenting style is likely to be

Maddy spends most of her time with a particular set of girlfriends. Within this group, there are specific standards of behavior, a specialized dress code, and identified leaders. Maddy is most likely

When describing themselves, older school-age children are __________ likely than younger children to __________.

The United States has experienced a(n) __________ in divorces over the past fifteen years, largely due to __________.

Longitudinal research suggests that rates of __________ are elevated among survivors of child sexual abuse.

Parents who are overly indulgent tend to have children who

Discuss blended families, and describe some support options available to them.

A summary of findings from many studies confirm that children who experience guilt following transgressions

Which of the following parents is most likely to pay child support regularly?

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

When Amanda succeeds, her mother says, "You're so smart!" This type of praise might lead Amanda to

In middle childhood, children's anxieties are directed toward new concerns, such as a fear of

Compared with preschoolers, school-age children who give eyewitness testimony are

Employed mothers who value their parenting role

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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When describing themselves, older school-age children are likely than younger children to .

The United States has experienced a(n) in divorces over the past fifteen years, largely due to .