Question 1

In one study, 8- to 10-year-olds judged the moral implications of flag burning. Which of the following was a judgment the children made?

Accepted Answer

A)  They stated that private flag burning is worse than public flag burning. 
B)  They stated that burning a flag to start a cooking fire was worse than burning it accidentally. 
C)  They agreed that it was never acceptable to burn a flag, even in a country that treated its citizens unfairly. 
D)  They stated that burning a flag was no different than burning other household items. 
A)  They stated that private flag burning is worse than public flag burning. 
B)  They stated that burning a flag to start a cooking fire was worse than burning it accidentally. 
C)  They agreed that it was never acceptable to burn a flag, even in a country that treated its citizens unfairly. 
D)  They stated that burning a flag was no different than burning other household items.

Question 2

To assess __________, researchers ask children to identify classmates whom they "like most" and "like least."

Accepted Answer

A)  peer acceptance 
B)  friendship quality 
C)  perceived popularity 
D)  gender typing 
A)  peer acceptance 
B)  friendship quality 
C)  perceived popularity 
D)  gender typing

Question 3

__________, which improves from early to middle childhood, predicts children's resistance to suggestion in the courtroom.

Accepted Answer

A)  Elaboration 
B)  Attention 
C)  Processing speed 
D)  Inhibition 
A)  Elaboration 
B)  Attention 
C)  Processing speed 
D)  Inhibition

Question 4

Seven-year-old Jane feels severe apprehension about attending school. She often gets dizzy or nauseous and complains of stomachaches. Jane's real fear is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to achieve. 
B)  maternal separation. 
C)  her teacher. 
D)  an aggressive older sibling. 
A)  failure to achieve. 
B)  maternal separation. 
C)  her teacher. 
D)  an aggressive older sibling.

Question 5

Discuss the development of gender identity in middle childhood, including the self-evaluations that affect adjustment.

Accepted Answer

Children who were strongly gender-typed

Question 6

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond by

Accepted Answer

A)  telling a teacher. 
B)  asking him not to push. 
C)  pushing back. 
D)  sulking. 
A)  telling a teacher. 
B)  asking him not to push. 
C)  pushing back. 
D)  sulking.

Question 7

Asian parents and teachers are more likely than their American counterparts to

Accepted Answer

A)  hold a fixed view of ability. 
B)  attend more to success than to failure. 
C)  ignore a child's inadequate performance. 
D)  hold an incremental view of ability. 
A)  hold a fixed view of ability. 
B)  attend more to success than to failure. 
C)  ignore a child's inadequate performance. 
D)  hold an incremental view of ability.

Question 8

Margaret is high in academic self-esteem and motivation. She probably credits her successes to

Accepted Answer

A)  luck. 
B)  favoritism. 
C)  a fixed ability. 
D)  ability and effort. 
A)  luck. 
B)  favoritism. 
C)  a fixed ability. 
D)  ability and effort.

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children tend to describe themselves by focusing on specific behaviors. 
B)  Children will describe positive, but not negative, personality traits. 
C)  Children organize their observations of behaviors and internal states into general dispositions. 
D)  Children are likely to describe themselves in extreme, all-or-none ways. 
A)  Children tend to describe themselves by focusing on specific behaviors. 
B)  Children will describe positive, but not negative, personality traits. 
C)  Children organize their observations of behaviors and internal states into general dispositions. 
D)  Children are likely to describe themselves in extreme, all-or-none ways.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both parents tend to devote more time to children of their own sex. 
B)  Mothers tend to focus on achievement-related pursuits and chores. 
C)  Fathers tend to focus on ensuring that children meet responsibilities for homework. 
D)  When both parents are present, mothers engage in more caregiving than fathers. 
A)  Both parents tend to devote more time to children of their own sex. 
B)  Mothers tend to focus on achievement-related pursuits and chores. 
C)  Fathers tend to focus on ensuring that children meet responsibilities for homework. 
D)  When both parents are present, mothers engage in more caregiving than fathers.

Question 11

Mrs. Cybrig would like to help her low-effort daughter gain a sense of academic competence. Which of the following would you recommend to her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Select tasks that challenge, but do not overwhelm, her daughter. 
B)  Attribute her daughter's successes to intelligence rather than effort. 
C)  Compare her daughter to her higher-achieving son by using prizes for good grades. 
D)  Select tasks that her daughter can easily do, so she can have success. 
A)  Select tasks that challenge, but do not overwhelm, her daughter. 
B)  Attribute her daughter's successes to intelligence rather than effort. 
C)  Compare her daughter to her higher-achieving son by using prizes for good grades. 
D)  Select tasks that her daughter can easily do, so she can have success.

Question 12

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

Accepted Answer

The extent to which children hold racial

Question 13

What are some ways that schools can prevent learned helplessness and foster a mastery-oriented approach to learning?

Accepted Answer

The following techniques can be used to

Question 14

Which of the following children is likely to describe themselves with attributes that stress group membership and relationships to others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laurie, an American girl 
B)  Alberto, a Hispanic boy 
C)  Tali, a Russian girl 
D)  Charin, a Chinese boy 
A)  Laurie, an American girl 
B)  Alberto, a Hispanic boy 
C)  Tali, a Russian girl 
D)  Charin, a Chinese boy

Question 15

Self-esteem can be greatly undermined when

Accepted Answer

A)  children gain an understanding that traits are linked to specific desires. 
B)  recursive thought influences the development of perspective taking. 
C)  children internalize the expectations of those around them. 
D)  there is a large discrepancy between a child's ideal and real self. 
A)  children gain an understanding that traits are linked to specific desires. 
B)  recursive thought influences the development of perspective taking. 
C)  children internalize the expectations of those around them. 
D)  there is a large discrepancy between a child's ideal and real self.

Question 16

Steven and Stephanie have equal skill levels in math, science, and language arts. Which of the following is probably true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephanie has higher math self-esteem. 
B)  Steven has higher language-arts self-esteem. 
C)  They have equal academic self-esteem. 
D)  Steven has higher math and science self-esteem. 
A)  Stephanie has higher math self-esteem. 
B)  Steven has higher language-arts self-esteem. 
C)  They have equal academic self-esteem. 
D)  Steven has higher math and science self-esteem.

Question 17

By the early school years,

Accepted Answer

A)  most children always form stereotypes when some basis for them exists. 
B)  children's parents' and friends' racial attitudes typically resemble their own. 
C)  children associate power and privilege with white people. 
D)  children pick up much information about group status from explicit messages from adults. 
A)  most children always form stereotypes when some basis for them exists. 
B)  children's parents' and friends' racial attitudes typically resemble their own. 
C)  children associate power and privilege with white people. 
D)  children pick up much information about group status from explicit messages from adults.

In one study, 8- to 10-year-olds judged the moral implications of flag burning. Which of the following was a judgment the children made?

To assess __________, researchers ask children to identify classmates whom they "like most" and "like least."

__________, which improves from early to middle childhood, predicts children's resistance to suggestion in the courtroom.

Seven-year-old Jane feels severe apprehension about attending school. She often gets dizzy or nauseous and complains of stomachaches. Jane's real fear is most likely

Discuss the development of gender identity in middle childhood, including the self-evaluations that affect adjustment.

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond by

Asian parents and teachers are more likely than their American counterparts to

Margaret is high in academic self-esteem and motivation. She probably credits her successes to

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Which of the following statements about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood is true?

Mrs. Cybrig would like to help her low-effort daughter gain a sense of academic competence. Which of the following would you recommend to her?

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

What are some ways that schools can prevent learned helplessness and foster a mastery-oriented approach to learning?

Which of the following children is likely to describe themselves with attributes that stress group membership and relationships to others?

Self-esteem can be greatly undermined when

Steven and Stephanie have equal skill levels in math, science, and language arts. Which of the following is probably true?

By the early school years,

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

Filters

Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

In one study, 8- to 10-year-olds judged the moral implications of flag burning. Which of the following was a judgment the children made?

To assess __________, researchers ask children to identify classmates whom they "like most" and "like least."

__________, which improves from early to middle childhood, predicts children's resistance to suggestion in the courtroom.

Seven-year-old Jane feels severe apprehension about attending school. She often gets dizzy or nauseous and complains of stomachaches. Jane's real fear is most likely

Discuss the development of gender identity in middle childhood, including the self-evaluations that affect adjustment.

Eleven-year-old Elin is in line at the drinking fountain. When a boy pushes her from behind, Elin is most likely to respond by

Asian parents and teachers are more likely than their American counterparts to

Margaret is high in academic self-esteem and motivation. She probably credits her successes to

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the change in self-description that typically occurs between ages 8 and 11?

Which of the following statements about the parent-child relationship in middle childhood is true?

Mrs. Cybrig would like to help her low-effort daughter gain a sense of academic competence. Which of the following would you recommend to her?

Describe personal and situational factors that affect the extent to which children hold racial and ethnic biases.

What are some ways that schools can prevent learned helplessness and foster a mastery-oriented approach to learning?

Which of the following children is likely to describe themselves with attributes that stress group membership and relationships to others?

Self-esteem can be greatly undermined when

Steven and Stephanie have equal skill levels in math, science, and language arts. Which of the following is probably true?

By the early school years,

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

Filters