Question 1

Which of the following is a desirable strategy when handling misbehavior by children?

Accepted Answer

A) corporal punishment 
B) mild spanking 
C) time outs 
D) power assertion 
A) corporal punishment 
B) mild spanking 
C) time outs 
D) power assertion

Question 2

Shane,who is 4 years old,had stolen some money lying on the coffee table three days ago.Ever since he stole the money,Shane has been a little gloomy.When Shane's mother informed him that he will not be able to watch his favorite cartoon show,as they were expecting guests that evening,Shane felt he deserved this as punishment for stealing and did not throw a tantrum.Shane's acceptance of his mother's word without a tantrum reflects the operation of ________ in this scenario.

Accepted Answer

A) distributive justice 
B) immanent justice 
C) autonomous morality 
D) postconventional morality 
A) distributive justice 
B) immanent justice 
C) autonomous morality 
D) postconventional morality

Question 3

According to Sigmund Freud,the ________ is the moral element of the personality that children form when they identify with their parents and internalize their standards of right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) archetype 
A) id 
B) ego 
C) superego 
D) archetype

Question 4

How does parents' divorce affect children?

Accepted Answer

Most researchers agree that children fro

Question 5

Define the terms gender identity,gender roles,and gender typing.

Accepted Answer

Gender identity involves the sense of on

Question 6

Research conducted to study the effects of working parents on children consistently shows that children of working mothers are

Accepted Answer

A) likely to have significant adjustment problems. 
B) likely to have academic problems and internalized problems such as anxiety and depression. 
C) more likely to have egalitarian views and engage in less gender stereotyping. 
D) more likely to associate with antisocial peers and have low self-esteem. 
A) likely to have significant adjustment problems. 
B) likely to have academic problems and internalized problems such as anxiety and depression. 
C) more likely to have egalitarian views and engage in less gender stereotyping. 
D) more likely to associate with antisocial peers and have low self-esteem.

Question 7

Which of the following does Susan Harter argue there is still evidence for?

Accepted Answer

A) Talking with children can help them come to a sophisticated understanding of various mental and emotional states. 
B) Children are basically egocentric. 
C) Children have low self-concept as a result of parental stress. 
D) Children are essentially egocentric. 
A) Talking with children can help them come to a sophisticated understanding of various mental and emotional states. 
B) Children are basically egocentric. 
C) Children have low self-concept as a result of parental stress. 
D) Children are essentially egocentric.

Question 8

________ play occurs when children engage in the self-regulated creation of a product or a solution.

Accepted Answer

A) Pretense 
B) Constructive 
C) Social 
D) Practice 
A) Pretense 
B) Constructive 
C) Social 
D) Practice

Question 9

According to Jean Piaget,most children aged 4 to 7 are in the ________ stage of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) postconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) heteronomous 
D) autonomous 
A) postconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) heteronomous 
D) autonomous

Question 10

Ross Thompson refers to parents who applaud their child's accomplishments,work to repair affective mismatches,and talk with their child about emotions as

Accepted Answer

A) relational catalysts. 
B) occupational therapists. 
C) restricted parents. 
D) dysfunctional analysts. 
A) relational catalysts. 
B) occupational therapists. 
C) restricted parents. 
D) dysfunctional analysts.

Question 11

Research by McCoy and Raver suggests that positive emotional expressiveness by caregivers is linked to ________ behavior problems.

Accepted Answer

A) more externalizing 
B) fewer externalizing 
C) more internalizing 
D) fewer internalizing 
A) more externalizing 
B) fewer externalizing 
C) more internalizing 
D) fewer internalizing

Question 12

Which of the following is the MOST common form of child maltreatment?

Accepted Answer

A) emotional abuse 
B) physical abuse 
C) child neglect 
D) sexual abuse 
A) emotional abuse 
B) physical abuse 
C) child neglect 
D) sexual abuse

Question 13

Authoritative parenting involves being both

Accepted Answer

A) accepting/responsive and demanding/controlling. 
B) rejecting/unresponsive and demanding/controlling. 
C) accepting/responsive and undemanding/uncontrolling. 
D) rejecting/unresponsive and undemanding/uncontrolling. 
A) accepting/responsive and demanding/controlling. 
B) rejecting/unresponsive and demanding/controlling. 
C) accepting/responsive and undemanding/uncontrolling. 
D) rejecting/unresponsive and undemanding/uncontrolling.

Question 14

Children whose parents are ________ have poor self-control,low self-esteem,are immature,and do not handle independence well.

Accepted Answer

A) indulgent 
B) neglectful 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian 
A) indulgent 
B) neglectful 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian

Question 15

Cognition inhibition,an executive function involved in perspective taking in young children,refers to

Accepted Answer

A) controlling one's own thoughts to consider the perspective of others. 
B) representing the substance and content of one's self-conceptions realistically. 
C) evaluating all situations in the identical way irrespective of how different they are. 
D) functioning without any internal regulation of standards of right and wrong. 
A) controlling one's own thoughts to consider the perspective of others. 
B) representing the substance and content of one's self-conceptions realistically. 
C) evaluating all situations in the identical way irrespective of how different they are. 
D) functioning without any internal regulation of standards of right and wrong.

Question 16

During early childhood years,self-conscious emotions such as pride and guilt are mainly influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) hereditary and genetic factors. 
B) parents' responses to children's behavior. 
C) the moods and preferences of the children. 
D) children's sense of fairness and empathy. 
A) hereditary and genetic factors. 
B) parents' responses to children's behavior. 
C) the moods and preferences of the children. 
D) children's sense of fairness and empathy.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the evolutionary psychology view on gender differences?

Accepted Answer

A) It states that the psychological differences in males and females are a result of adaptation during evolution. 
B) It states that females' contributions to the gene pool were improved when they opted for short-term mates. 
C) It incorporates cultural and individual variations in gender differences. 
D) It states that females evolved dispositions that favor competition and risk taking. 
A) It states that the psychological differences in males and females are a result of adaptation during evolution. 
B) It states that females' contributions to the gene pool were improved when they opted for short-term mates. 
C) It incorporates cultural and individual variations in gender differences. 
D) It states that females evolved dispositions that favor competition and risk taking.

Question 18

Which of the following undermines the validity of the psychoanalytic theory of gender?

Accepted Answer

A) The preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent. 
B) Children become gender-typed even when the same-sex parent is not present in the family. 
C) Gender typing in children occurs at the stages of the Electra complex for girls and Oedipus complex for boys. 
D) The child consciously identifies and adopts the same-sex parent's characteristics. 
A) The preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent. 
B) Children become gender-typed even when the same-sex parent is not present in the family. 
C) Gender typing in children occurs at the stages of the Electra complex for girls and Oedipus complex for boys. 
D) The child consciously identifies and adopts the same-sex parent's characteristics.

Question 19

Lillian's father Will came home from work one day to find his study table transformed into a "hut." Lillian had pulled out old sheets to cover the table.She excitedly took Will to see her "hut" below the table where she had arranged all her toys and books.Lillian is engaging in ________ play in this scenario.

Accepted Answer

A) practice 
B) constructive 
C) pretense 
D) sensorimotor 
A) practice 
B) constructive 
C) pretense 
D) sensorimotor

Question 20

Gender roles are defined as the

Accepted Answer

A) sense of one's own gender,including knowledge,understanding,and acceptance of being male or female. 
B) expectations that prescribe how females or males should think,act,and feel. 
C) process of acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role. 
D) genotypic and biological factors that cause differentiation on the basis of gender. 
A) sense of one's own gender,including knowledge,understanding,and acceptance of being male or female. 
B) expectations that prescribe how females or males should think,act,and feel. 
C) process of acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role. 
D) genotypic and biological factors that cause differentiation on the basis of gender.

Which of the following is a desirable strategy when handling misbehavior by children?

According to Sigmund Freud,the ________ is the moral element of the personality that children form when they identify with their parents and internalize their standards of right and wrong.

How does parents' divorce affect children?

Define the terms gender identity,gender roles,and gender typing.

Research conducted to study the effects of working parents on children consistently shows that children of working mothers are

Which of the following does Susan Harter argue there is still evidence for?

________ play occurs when children engage in the self-regulated creation of a product or a solution.

According to Jean Piaget,most children aged 4 to 7 are in the ________ stage of moral development.

Ross Thompson refers to parents who applaud their child's accomplishments,work to repair affective mismatches,and talk with their child about emotions as

Research by McCoy and Raver suggests that positive emotional expressiveness by caregivers is linked to ________ behavior problems.

Which of the following is the MOST common form of child maltreatment?

Authoritative parenting involves being both

Children whose parents are ________ have poor self-control,low self-esteem,are immature,and do not handle independence well.

Cognition inhibition,an executive function involved in perspective taking in young children,refers to

During early childhood years,self-conscious emotions such as pride and guilt are mainly influenced by

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the evolutionary psychology view on gender differences?

Which of the following undermines the validity of the psychoanalytic theory of gender?

Gender roles are defined as the

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Exam 10: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following is a desirable strategy when handling misbehavior by children?

According to Sigmund Freud,the ________ is the moral element of the personality that children form when they identify with their parents and internalize their standards of right and wrong.

How does parents' divorce affect children?

Define the terms gender identity,gender roles,and gender typing.

Research conducted to study the effects of working parents on children consistently shows that children of working mothers are

Which of the following does Susan Harter argue there is still evidence for?

________ play occurs when children engage in the self-regulated creation of a product or a solution.

According to Jean Piaget,most children aged 4 to 7 are in the ________ stage of moral development.

Ross Thompson refers to parents who applaud their child's accomplishments,work to repair affective mismatches,and talk with their child about emotions as

Research by McCoy and Raver suggests that positive emotional expressiveness by caregivers is linked to ________ behavior problems.

Which of the following is the MOST common form of child maltreatment?

Authoritative parenting involves being both

Children whose parents are ________ have poor self-control,low self-esteem,are immature,and do not handle independence well.

Cognition inhibition,an executive function involved in perspective taking in young children,refers to

During early childhood years,self-conscious emotions such as pride and guilt are mainly influenced by

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the evolutionary psychology view on gender differences?

Which of the following undermines the validity of the psychoanalytic theory of gender?

Gender roles are defined as the

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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