Question 1

Which of the following characteristics is more likely to be found in neglected children than in popular or rejected children?

Accepted Answer

A) Higher intelligence 
B) Depression and loneliness 
C) Aggression 
D) Creativity 
A) Higher intelligence 
B) Depression and loneliness 
C) Aggression 
D) Creativity

Question 2

According to your text,what is one major contributor to children's food preferences?

Accepted Answer

television

Question 3

Rudolf is struggling with his math and reading skills,but excels at soccer.What would Erikson say about Rudolf's sense of competence?

Accepted Answer

A) Rudolf will successfully resolve the conflict of this stage through his competence at soccer. 
B) Rudolf will not successfully resolve this stage because his peers are likely to make fun of him. 
C) Since his teachers are likely to treat Rudolf badly,he will disregard the sense of competence that he feels at soccer. 
D) Since soccer is a European sport,Rudolf will not develop a sense of confidence. 
A) Rudolf will successfully resolve the conflict of this stage through his competence at soccer. 
B) Rudolf will not successfully resolve this stage because his peers are likely to make fun of him. 
C) Since his teachers are likely to treat Rudolf badly,he will disregard the sense of competence that he feels at soccer. 
D) Since soccer is a European sport,Rudolf will not develop a sense of confidence.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-esteem tends to be unstable in the short term and can vary somewhat over time. 
B) A child with high self esteem at age 8 or 9 is not likely to have high self-esteem at age 10. 
C) Self-esteem tends to be more stable in boys than in girls. 
D) Self-esteem tends to be more stable in girls than in boys. 
A) Self-esteem tends to be unstable in the short term and can vary somewhat over time. 
B) A child with high self esteem at age 8 or 9 is not likely to have high self-esteem at age 10. 
C) Self-esteem tends to be more stable in boys than in girls. 
D) Self-esteem tends to be more stable in girls than in boys.

Question 5

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who knows that the players of a game can change the rules as long as all the children agree to play by the new rules is demonstrating moral ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

A group of girls were playing jump-rope when a couple of boys ran in and grabbed their rope yelling,"You can't catch us!" The girls laughed and gave chase,retrieving the rope-to the delight of both the boys and girls.This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Dominance-seeking 
B) A boundary violation 
C) Social conflict 
D) Cross-gender pickets 
A) Dominance-seeking 
B) A boundary violation 
C) Social conflict 
D) Cross-gender pickets

Question 7

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at which stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Moral relativism 
B) Moral realism 
C) Ego ideal 
D) Post-conventional 
A) Moral relativism 
B) Moral realism 
C) Ego ideal 
D) Post-conventional

Question 8

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding children and internet access?

Accepted Answer

A) White children spend more time online per day than African American and Hispanic American children. 
B) School-age girls and boys have nearly identical rates of computer and internet use. 
C) School-age boys spend much more time on the internet than girls. 
D) Hispanic American children have the highest rates of internet access. 
A) White children spend more time online per day than African American and Hispanic American children. 
B) School-age girls and boys have nearly identical rates of computer and internet use. 
C) School-age boys spend much more time on the internet than girls. 
D) Hispanic American children have the highest rates of internet access.

Question 9

Cecelia rolled her eyes in disgust when Carrie walked up to the group and began to speak.Cecelia was using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Relational aggression 
C) Person imperception 
D) Inductive persuasion 
A) Instrumental aggression 
B) Relational aggression 
C) Person imperception 
D) Inductive persuasion

Question 10

Psychologists have begun to believe that girls may not be less aggressive than boys,but rather that girls may express themselves by using which form of aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) Relational aggression 
B) Parallel aggression 
C) Verbal hostility 
D) Covert hostility 
A) Relational aggression 
B) Parallel aggression 
C) Verbal hostility 
D) Covert hostility

Question 11

Monica is an only child.Which of the following statements is likely to be true regarding Monica?

Accepted Answer

A) Research indicates that she will be less well adjusted as children who have siblings. 
B) She will have difficulty making friends once she starts school. 
C) Her family is likely to suffer from resource dilution. 
D) She will likely get as much of her parents' attention as a first-born child. 
A) Research indicates that she will be less well adjusted as children who have siblings. 
B) She will have difficulty making friends once she starts school. 
C) Her family is likely to suffer from resource dilution. 
D) She will likely get as much of her parents' attention as a first-born child.

Question 12

Leticia failed to ride her bike up the hill with her friends.She later asked her father to remove the training wheels from her bike so that she would no longer feel embarrassed.This is an example of which part of social-cognitive theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The person component 
B) Residual traits 
C) Extroversion 
D) Reciprocal determinism 
A) The person component 
B) Residual traits 
C) Extroversion 
D) Reciprocal determinism

Question 13

Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence,gang activity,and overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) PTSD 
B) Panic Disorder 
C) OCD 
D) LED 
A) PTSD 
B) Panic Disorder 
C) OCD 
D) LED

Which of the following characteristics is more likely to be found in neglected children than in popular or rejected children?

According to your text,what is one major contributor to children's food preferences?

Rudolf is struggling with his math and reading skills,but excels at soccer.What would Erikson say about Rudolf's sense of competence?

Which of the following statements is correct?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who knows that the players of a game can change the rules as long as all the children agree to play by the new rules is demonstrating moral ________.

A group of girls were playing jump-rope when a couple of boys ran in and grabbed their rope yelling,"You can't catch us!" The girls laughed and gave chase,retrieving the rope-to the delight of both the boys and girls.This is an example of which of the following?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at which stage?

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding children and internet access?

Cecelia rolled her eyes in disgust when Carrie walked up to the group and began to speak.Cecelia was using which of the following?

Psychologists have begun to believe that girls may not be less aggressive than boys,but rather that girls may express themselves by using which form of aggression?

Monica is an only child.Which of the following statements is likely to be true regarding Monica?

Leticia failed to ride her bike up the hill with her friends.She later asked her father to remove the training wheels from her bike so that she would no longer feel embarrassed.This is an example of which part of social-cognitive theory?

Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence,gang activity,and overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

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Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Which of the following characteristics is more likely to be found in neglected children than in popular or rejected children?

According to your text,what is one major contributor to children's food preferences?

Rudolf is struggling with his math and reading skills,but excels at soccer.What would Erikson say about Rudolf's sense of competence?

Which of the following statements is correct?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who knows that the players of a game can change the rules as long as all the children agree to play by the new rules is demonstrating moral ________.

A group of girls were playing jump-rope when a couple of boys ran in and grabbed their rope yelling,"You can't catch us!" The girls laughed and gave chase,retrieving the rope-to the delight of both the boys and girls.This is an example of which of the following?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development,a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at which stage?

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding children and internet access?

Cecelia rolled her eyes in disgust when Carrie walked up to the group and began to speak.Cecelia was using which of the following?

Psychologists have begun to believe that girls may not be less aggressive than boys,but rather that girls may express themselves by using which form of aggression?

Monica is an only child.Which of the following statements is likely to be true regarding Monica?

Leticia failed to ride her bike up the hill with her friends.She later asked her father to remove the training wheels from her bike so that she would no longer feel embarrassed.This is an example of which part of social-cognitive theory?

Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence,gang activity,and overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical,Sensory,and Perceptual Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Personality Development in Infancy

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Death,Dying,and Bereavement

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Early Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Late Adulthood

Social and Personality Developmentin Late Adulthood

Death,dying,and Bereavement

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