Question 1

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child

Accepted Answer

A)  is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school. 
B)  needs to be told what he should draw during free art time. 
C)  is labelled a "non-conformist." 
D)  is said to have an "active imagination." 
A)  is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school. 
B)  needs to be told what he should draw during free art time. 
C)  is labelled a "non-conformist." 
D)  is said to have an "active imagination." B

Question 2

A cohort is a category of people with something important in common, usually their age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

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A)  Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages. 
B)  Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture. 
C)  We come to see ourselves as we think others see us. 
D)  Most of our personality development takes place in childhood. 
A)  Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages. 
B)  Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture. 
C)  We come to see ourselves as we think others see us. 
D)  Most of our personality development takes place in childhood. A

Question 4

According to Mead, social experience involves

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A)  understanding the world in terms of our senses. 
B)  the exchange of symbols. 
C)  a mix of biological instinct and learning. 
D)  acting but not thinking. 
A)  understanding the world in terms of our senses. 
B)  the exchange of symbols. 
C)  a mix of biological instinct and learning. 
D)  acting but not thinking.

Question 5

What are the specific contributions to human development made by family, school, peer group, and mass media? Do these agents of socialization always convey the same lessons to people? In your response, provide several specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The family, school, peer group, and mass

Question 6

Jean Piaget's focus was on

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A)  how children develop their motor skills. 
B)  how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C)  the role of heredity in shaping human behaviour. 
D)  cognition, or how people think and understand. 
A)  how children develop their motor skills. 
B)  how children are stimulated by their environment. 
C)  the role of heredity in shaping human behaviour. 
D)  cognition, or how people think and understand.

Question 7

In Freud's model of personality, the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain Erik Erikson's theory of socialization as a lifelong process.

Accepted Answer

Erik Erikson's theory of socialization a

Question 9

Every stage of life is socially constructed in ways that vary from society to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who wrote "No hard-and-fast line can be drawn between ourselves and the selves of others"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gilligan 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Mead 
D)  Freud 
A)  Gilligan 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Mead 
D)  Freud

Question 11

According to Piaget, in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor stage 
B)  pre-operational stage 
C)  concrete operational stage 
D)  formal operational stage 
A)  sensorimotor stage 
B)  pre-operational stage 
C)  concrete operational stage 
D)  formal operational stage

Question 12

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

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A)  childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere. 
B)  rich societies extend childhood much longer than poor societies do. 
C)  poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do. 
D)  biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood. 
A)  childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere. 
B)  rich societies extend childhood much longer than poor societies do. 
C)  poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do. 
D)  biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.

Question 13

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in

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A)  group conformity. 
B)  future directedness. 
C)  anticipatory socialization. 
D)  group rejection. 
A)  group conformity. 
B)  future directedness. 
C)  anticipatory socialization. 
D)  group rejection.

Question 14

Cooley's term for self-image based on how we think others see us is "mirrored image."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the last century, the mass media have had a declining influence on people in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on important people in their lives, such as parents. Mead referred to these people as

Accepted Answer

A)  role models. 
B)  looking-glass models. 
C)  significant others. 
D)  the generalized other. 
A)  role models. 
B)  looking-glass models. 
C)  significant others. 
D)  the generalized other.

Question 18

Even years of social isolation in infancy may not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self. What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

Accepted Answer

Freud's theory of human personality is b

Question 20

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Socialization

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child

A cohort is a category of people with something important in common, usually their age.

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

According to Mead, social experience involves

What are the specific contributions to human development made by family, school, peer group, and mass media? Do these agents of socialization always convey the same lessons to people? In your response, provide several specific examples.

Jean Piaget's focus was on

In Freud's model of personality, the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

Explain Erik Erikson's theory of socialization as a lifelong process.

Every stage of life is socially constructed in ways that vary from society to society.

Who wrote "No hard-and-fast line can be drawn between ourselves and the selves of others"?

According to Piaget, in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in

Cooley's term for self-image based on how we think others see us is "mirrored image."

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

During the last century, the mass media have had a declining influence on people in North America.

According to Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on important people in their lives, such as parents. Mead referred to these people as

Even years of social isolation in infancy may not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self. What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

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