Question 1

Which statement best exemplifies ego resilience?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I am a good person." 
B)  "Parents should be able to discipline their children any way they see fit." 
C)  "Even though I have never been in this situation before, I can handle it." 
D)  "It is hard for me to take the point of view of someone who thinks differently than I do."

Question 2

Children who are aggressive tend to come from families with ____ or _____ parenting styles.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian; authoritative 
B)  uninvolved; authoritarian 
C)  authoritative; permissive 
D)  permissive; uninvolved

Question 3

Roughly _____ percent of youth get "hooked" on video games.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 4

Rather than simply ordering his son to mow the lawn, Ahmad says, "Son,mow the lawn now. It's really long and we're having company over tomorrow, so I'll need help getting the lawn ready." Ahmad's statement is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  direct instruction. 
B)  counterimitation. 
C)  disinhibition. 
D)  negative reinforcement trap.

Question 5

Children who are rejected by their peers have often been:

Accepted Answer

A)  disciplined inconsistently by their parents. 
B)  raised in environments that lacked a sense of intimidation. 
C)  raised by parents with an authoritative style. 
D)  the victims of time-out procedures.

Question 6

Members of high-status groups are more likely to be prejudiced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Whenever Roger says "please," his father gives Roger what he asks for. This in turn increases Roger's use of the word "please." Giving in to Roger's requests appears to be a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement. 
B)  punishment. 
C)  counterimitation. 
D)  inhibition.

Question 8

Children who play video games such as Tetris and Star Fox frequently improve their:

Accepted Answer

A)  vocabularies. 
B)  spatial skills. 
C)  short-term memories. 
D)  leadership skills.

Question 9

There is a group in town called "The Killer Tees," made up of girls who like golf. The leader of the group is MOST likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Annika, who is the best golfer in the group. 
B)  Michelle, who has the most outgoing personality. 
C)  Sella, who is the wealthiest person in the group. 
D)  Grace, who is the best student in the group.

Question 10

A "blended" family must consist of at least two people from different racial/ethnic backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Children who watch more ____ on TV seem better prepared to enter school than preschoolers who watch less frequently.

Accepted Answer

A)  news 
B)  Sesame Street 
C)  cartoons 
D)  commercials

Question 12

Which is the MOST effective way for parents to reduce the negative impact of divorce on a child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reinforce the idea that in life you cannot control what happens to you. 
B)  Make sure that only one parent is actively involved with the child's life. 
C)  Ask the child to help mediate disputes between them. 
D)  Don't view the child's love as a competition between them.

Question 13

Olivia was divorced three years ago and has custody of her preadolescent children (one boy and one girl). Olivia is now planning to remarry. Who will have the most difficulty adjusting to this new blended family?

Accepted Answer

A)  Olivia's son 
B)  Olivia's daughter 
C)  Olivia 
D)  The new stepfather

Question 14

Which child is MOST likely to succeed academically and go to college?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teri, who is firstborn 
B)  Martha, who is second born 
C)  Dorothy, who is third born 
D)  Vanessa, who is the youngest child

Question 15

Brooke's family consists of her biological mother, biological sister, and stepfather. This kind of unit is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a clique. 
B)  a negative reinforcement trap. 
C)  a blended family. 
D)  joint custody.

Question 16

Anjali's parents are divorced. Anjali spends weekends with his father and the rest of the week with his mother. In legal terms, this arrangement is an aspect of what is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  an indifferent-uninvolved parenting style. 
B)  direct instruction. 
C)  a blended family. 
D)  joint custody.

Question 17

Sixteen-year-old Yvonne is a member of the "Math-elites," the highest status crowd at school. It is most likely that Yvonne has:

Accepted Answer

A)  low self-esteem. 
B)  average self-esteem. 
C)  high self-esteem. 
D)  no friends.

Question 18

In China, only children are MOST accurately described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  "rejected." 
B)  "little emperors." 
C)  "great wall flowers" 
D)  "similar to kids with siblings."

Question 19

Today most theorists view families from a __________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  contextual 
B)  parenting 
C)  narrow 
D)  genetic

Question 20

Authorities will sometimes find children near death due to the fact that their parents have not fed them or protected them from environmental conditions such as the weather. These children are most accurately labeled as victims of:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical abuse. 
B)  neglect. 
C)  psychological abuse. 
D)  negative reinforcement trap.

Exam 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood