Exam 1: Ecology of the Child

Kochanska (1995, 1997) found gentle parenting techniques were _________ effective in getting timid children than assertive children to comply.

The innate characteristics that determine an individual's sensitivity to various experiences and responsiveness to patterns of social interaction collectively are called _________.

The process of socialization begins

A happy sociable child is more likely to engage others in social activities than a moody, shy child. This is an example of a:

Genetic prewiring which motivates a person to seek out compatible environments is called

Compare an easy child with one who is slow-to-warm up using the five aspects of temperamental quality found in the text.

Which of the following proposed a stage theory describing cognitive development in childhood?

Rationality and practicality are characteristic of a _________-context macrosystem.

According to your text, the idea that change is good would be likely to be found in a _________-context macrosystem.

When an adult reminds a child to write a thank you note to Grandma, this is an example of _________ socialization.

The media differs from the community in that

Imagine you are part of a debate team. Your position for the debate is to argue that children play a role in their own socialization. Describe what you will say.

A low-context macrosystem is characterized by _________; whereas a high-context macrosystem is characterized by _________.

An example of a chronosystem is

The process by which externally controlled behavior shifts to internally controlled, or self-controlled, behavior is

Which of the following is true?

All of the following are part of the microsystem except

According to Bronfenbrenner, a community's school board is an example of a(n) _________.

Bronfenbrenner's model is called the _________ model of human development.

The microsystem in which children formally learn about their society is