Question 1

Which of the following statements about reducing prejudice is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term contact and collaboration among neighborhoods, schools, and communities may be the best way to reduce prejudice. 
B)  Children assigned to cooperative learning groups with peers of diverse backgrounds have fewer prejudices even with regard to out-group members who are not part of the learning teams. 
C)  School environments that expose children to broad ethnic diversity often cause children to form negative biases about out-group members. 
D)  The more children believe that personalities are fixed, the more they report liking and perceiving themselves as similar to members of disadvantaged out-groups. 
A)  Long-term contact and collaboration among neighborhoods, schools, and communities may be the best way to reduce prejudice. 
B)  Children assigned to cooperative learning groups with peers of diverse backgrounds have fewer prejudices even with regard to out-group members who are not part of the learning teams. 
C)  School environments that expose children to broad ethnic diversity often cause children to form negative biases about out-group members. 
D)  The more children believe that personalities are fixed, the more they report liking and perceiving themselves as similar to members of disadvantaged out-groups.

Question 2

Jade received many positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in her class. How would Jade be classified?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably __________ than their friends in single-earner households.

Accepted Answer

A)  participate in fewer household chores 
B)  have more rigid views of gender roles 
C)  have more behavioral and academic problems 
D)  devote more daily hours to doing homework under parental guidance 
A)  participate in fewer household chores 
B)  have more rigid views of gender roles 
C)  have more behavioral and academic problems 
D)  devote more daily hours to doing homework under parental guidance

Question 4

Programs like 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) recognize that resilience is not __________ but rather __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a preexisting attribute; a capacity that develops 
B)  predetermined; a developmental cascade 
C)  environmental; biological 
D)  a cognitive ability; a social ability 
A)  a preexisting attribute; a capacity that develops 
B)  predetermined; a developmental cascade 
C)  environmental; biological 
D)  a cognitive ability; a social ability

Question 5

Which of the following statements about child sexual abuse is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers. 
B)  Sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls. 
C)  Most cases begin in middle childhood and are not reported until adulthood. 
D)  Typically, the abuser is a nonrelative whom the child does not know very well. 
A)  Children with disabilities are abused less than their typically developing peers. 
B)  Sexual abuse is committed against children of both sexes, but more often against girls. 
C)  Most cases begin in middle childhood and are not reported until adulthood. 
D)  Typically, the abuser is a nonrelative whom the child does not know very well.

Question 6

Charles received few positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in his class. How would Charles be classified?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following children is at greatest risk for developing a phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yolanda, who is a self-care girl 
B)  Jeremy, who has low self-esteem 
C)  Jill, who has an inhibited temperament 
D)  Gligor, whose parents are divorced 
A)  Yolanda, who is a self-care girl 
B)  Jeremy, who has low self-esteem 
C)  Jill, who has an inhibited temperament 
D)  Gligor, whose parents are divorced

Question 8

Victims of persistent bullying are likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  experience low peer acceptance. 
B)  experience relationships high in personal sharing. 
C)  have a history of avoidant attachment. 
D)  experience increased production of cortisol. 
A)  experience low peer acceptance. 
B)  experience relationships high in personal sharing. 
C)  have a history of avoidant attachment. 
D)  experience increased production of cortisol.

Question 9

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  identity versus role confusion. 
A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  identity versus role confusion.

Question 10

Which of the following children is most likely to have a sense of industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erika, who has an overly high self-concept 
B)  Tak, who gets along with older children, but does not cooperate with agemates 
C)  Thayer, who has a positive but realistic self-concept 
D)  Kumi, who has little confidence in her abilities 
A)  Erika, who has an overly high self-concept 
B)  Tak, who gets along with older children, but does not cooperate with agemates 
C)  Thayer, who has a positive but realistic self-concept 
D)  Kumi, who has little confidence in her abilities

Question 11

Girls __________ often than boys __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; attribute poor performance to lack of ability 
B)  more; view failures as stemming from external factors 
C)  less; let negative stereotypes undermine their performance 
D)  more; tend to receive mastery-oriented support from teachers 
A)  more; attribute poor performance to lack of ability 
B)  more; view failures as stemming from external factors 
C)  less; let negative stereotypes undermine their performance 
D)  more; tend to receive mastery-oriented support from teachers

Question 12

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when experiences lead children to develop

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of purpose and initiative. 
B)  a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks. 
C)  a growing sense of independence and autonomy. 
D)  conflict-free ideals and problem solving skills. 
A)  a sense of purpose and initiative. 
B)  a sense of competence at useful skills and tasks. 
C)  a growing sense of independence and autonomy. 
D)  conflict-free ideals and problem solving skills.

Question 13

Findings that some girls' friendships are full of jealousy and that some boys' friendships often involve physical attacks suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  prosocial children are as much at risk of having hostile, fragile relationships as aggressive children. 
B)  friendships in middle childhood are seldom considered to be stable. 
C)  aggressive children's social problems operate even within their closest peer ties. 
D)  school-age children are still largely incapable of behaving prosocially. 
A)  prosocial children are as much at risk of having hostile, fragile relationships as aggressive children. 
B)  friendships in middle childhood are seldom considered to be stable. 
C)  aggressive children's social problems operate even within their closest peer ties. 
D)  school-age children are still largely incapable of behaving prosocially.

Question 14

The capacity to __________ permits school-age children to combine their separate self-evaluations into an overall sense of self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A)  master increasingly complex social challenges 
B)  view the self in terms of stable dispositions 
C)  understand the perspectives of others 
D)  evaluate the behaviors and intentions of others 
A)  master increasingly complex social challenges 
B)  view the self in terms of stable dispositions 
C)  understand the perspectives of others 
D)  evaluate the behaviors and intentions of others

Question 15

Interventions with rejected children aim to help them attribute their peer difficulties to __________ causes.

Accepted Answer

A)  external, unchangeable 
B)  external, changeable 
C)  internal, changeable 
D)  internal, unchangeable 
A)  external, unchangeable 
B)  external, changeable 
C)  internal, changeable 
D)  internal, unchangeable

Question 16

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their father since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their father remarries, you would expect __________ to react negatively to the remarriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  neither Matthew nor Molly 
B)  both Matthew and Molly 
C)  Molly, but not Matthew, 
D)  Matthew, but not Molly, 
A)  neither Matthew nor Molly 
B)  both Matthew and Molly 
C)  Molly, but not Matthew, 
D)  Matthew, but not Molly,

Question 17

Despite facing school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment, Marni is a well-adjusted, easygoing third grader with favorable self-esteem. Marni is a __________ child.

Accepted Answer

A)  "stress-resilient" 
B)  self-care 
C)  mastery-oriented 
D)  popular-prosocial 
A)  "stress-resilient" 
B)  self-care 
C)  mastery-oriented 
D)  popular-prosocial

Question 18

In many sexual abuse cases, the use of anatomically correct dolls or body diagrams

Accepted Answer

A)  misleads older children to give false information. 
B)  increases the suggestibility of preschoolers. 
C)  helps very young witnesses sort through confusion. 
D)  helps preschoolers provide more detail. 
A)  misleads older children to give false information. 
B)  increases the suggestibility of preschoolers. 
C)  helps very young witnesses sort through confusion. 
D)  helps preschoolers provide more detail.

Question 19

In response to a story about unjust parental punishment, which of the following children is most likely to say that he or she would feel OK, rather than angry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dalaja, a Hindu girl 
B)  Joslyn, an American girl 
C)  Ashoka, a Buddhist boy 
D)  Samuel, an American boy 
A)  Dalaja, a Hindu girl 
B)  Joslyn, an American girl 
C)  Ashoka, a Buddhist boy 
D)  Samuel, an American boy

Question 20

Describe some of the consequences of child sexual abuse from early childhood to adulthood.

Accepted Answer

The adjustment problems of child sex abu

Which of the following statements about reducing prejudice is true?

Jade received many positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in her class. How would Jade be classified?

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably __________ than their friends in single-earner households.

Programs like 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) recognize that resilience is not but rather .

Which of the following statements about child sexual abuse is true?

Charles received few positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in his class. How would Charles be classified?

Which of the following children is at greatest risk for developing a phobia?

Victims of persistent bullying are likely to

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

Which of the following children is most likely to have a sense of industry?

Girls often than boys .

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when experiences lead children to develop

Findings that some girls' friendships are full of jealousy and that some boys' friendships often involve physical attacks suggest that

The capacity to __________ permits school-age children to combine their separate self-evaluations into an overall sense of self-esteem.

Interventions with rejected children aim to help them attribute their peer difficulties to __________ causes.

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their father since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their father remarries, you would expect __________ to react negatively to the remarriage.

Despite facing school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment, Marni is a well-adjusted, easygoing third grader with favorable self-esteem. Marni is a __________ child.

In many sexual abuse cases, the use of anatomically correct dolls or body diagrams

In response to a story about unjust parental punishment, which of the following children is most likely to say that he or she would feel OK, rather than angry?

Describe some of the consequences of child sexual abuse from early childhood to adulthood.

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

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Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

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Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Which of the following statements about reducing prejudice is true?

Jade received many positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in her class. How would Jade be classified?

The Fishers are a dual-earner family. The Fisher children probably __________ than their friends in single-earner households.

Programs like 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) recognize that resilience is not __________ but rather __________.

Which of the following statements about child sexual abuse is true?

Charles received few positive and many negative votes on peer-acceptance self-reports from the children in his class. How would Charles be classified?

Which of the following children is at greatest risk for developing a phobia?

Victims of persistent bullying are likely to

According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of middle childhood is

Which of the following children is most likely to have a sense of industry?

Girls __________ often than boys __________.

The psychological conflict of middle childhood is resolved positively when experiences lead children to develop

Findings that some girls' friendships are full of jealousy and that some boys' friendships often involve physical attacks suggest that

The capacity to __________ permits school-age children to combine their separate self-evaluations into an overall sense of self-esteem.

Interventions with rejected children aim to help them attribute their peer difficulties to __________ causes.

Seven-year-old Matthew and 14-year-old Molly have been living with their father since their parents' divorce two years ago. If their father remarries, you would expect __________ to react negatively to the remarriage.

Despite facing school difficulties, family transitions, and early maltreatment, Marni is a well-adjusted, easygoing third grader with favorable self-esteem. Marni is a __________ child.

In many sexual abuse cases, the use of anatomically correct dolls or body diagrams

In response to a story about unjust parental punishment, which of the following children is most likely to say that he or she would feel OK, rather than angry?

Describe some of the consequences of child sexual abuse from early childhood to adulthood.

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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Programs like 4Rs (Reading, Writing, Respect, and Resolution) recognize that resilience is not but rather .

Girls often than boys .