Question 1

Following divorce,custodial mothers experience the loss of about _____ percent of their predivorce income.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15
B)  15 to 30
C)  25 to 50
D)  over 70E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Approximately _____ percent of gay men are parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  10
B)  20
C)  30
D)  40E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Most children know whether they are physically a girl or boy by about _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  3
C)  4
D)  5E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Feelings of anxiety and guilt are central to the account of moral development provided by _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vygotsky's sociocultural cognitive
B)  Piaget's cognitive development
C)  Erikson's psychosocial
D)  Freud's psychoanalyticE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

Children are internally motivated to perceive the world and to act in accordance with their developing:

Accepted Answer

A)  preferences.
B)  schemas.
C)  roles.
D)  orientations.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Four-year-old Harlan says "I'm always happy!" Researchers suggest that Harlan,like other kids his own age,have self-descriptions that are typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflective of reality.
B)  reflective of what others think about them.
C)  abstract and magical.
D)  unrealistically positive.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following approaches holds that the processes of reinforcement,punishment,and imitation explain the development of moral behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud's psychoanalytic approach
B)  The evolutionary psychology approach
C)  The behavioral and social cognitive approach
D)  The biological approachE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

A number of researchers have shown that a(n) _____,which includes diminished parenting skills,occurs in the year following the divorce.

Accepted Answer

A)  centration
B)  restabilization
C)  equilibrium
D)  disequilibriumE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Parents who monitor their children's emotions,view their children's negative emotions as opportunities for teaching,and assist children in labeling their emotions.

Accepted Answer

Emotion-co...

Question 10

According to Baumrind,a parent who is highly involved with his/her children but places few demands or controls on them is displaying a(n) ____ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian
B)  authoritative
C)  indulgent
D)  neglectfulE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

This theorist proposed that gender differences result from the contrasting roles of men and women in societies where women have less power and status than men and control fewer resources.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

According to Jean Piaget,this is the first stage of moral development where children think of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

According to Baumrind,a parent who is very uninvolved in a child's life,showing neither responsiveness nor control,is displaying a(n) _____ parenting style.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian
B)  authoritative
C)  indulgent
D)  neglectfulE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Four-year-old Becky has just hit her sister again.What should Becky's mom do? Most developmental psychologists would suggest:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving Becky a spanking; she is too young to understand reasoning.
B)  explaining to Becky that "hitting hurts"; she is old enough to understand the consequences of her behavior for others.
C)  sending Becky to bed without dinner; she is too young to understand reasoning.
D)  giving Becky a spanking; she is old enough to understand the consequences of her behavior,and would expect to be punished accordingly.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

In a study of maltreating mothers and their one-year-olds,one treatment that was found to be effective in reducing child maltreatment involved parent-infant psychotherapy that focused on improving:

Accepted Answer

A)  maternal-infant attachment.
B)  paternal-infant attachment.
C)  socioeconomic status of the family.
D)  support for the father.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The ability to discern another's inner psychological state is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  correspondence.
B)  congruence.
C)  perspective-taking.
D)  nurturance.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Punching,beating,kicking,biting,burning,and shaking a child constitutes:

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal abuse.
B)  sexual abuse.
C)  child neglect.
D)  physical abuse.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following statements about higher-SES parents in the United States and most Western cultures is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher-SES parents are more likely to use physical punishment in disciplining their children.
B)  Higher-SES parents are less likely to use physical punishment.
C)  Higher-SES parents are more concerned that their children conform to society's expectations.
D)  Higher-SES parents are more directive and less conversational with their children.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

This theory of gender stems from the view that the preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalytic theory of gender
B)  Social cognitive theory of gender
C)  Evolutionary psychology view of gender
D)  Social role theory of genderE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Misha has been sent to his room for hitting his baby sister.His mother will come in and talk to him about why he cannot treat his sister this way and about other,more acceptable ways for him to express his anger.Which parenting style does this exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authoritarian
B)  Authoritative
C)  Indulgent
D)  NeglectfulE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Feelings of anxiety and guilt are central to the account of moral development provided by _____ theory.

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Following divorce,custodial mothers experience the loss of about _____ percent of their predivorce income.

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Most children know whether they are physically a girl or boy by about _____ years of age.

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According to Baumrind,a parent who is highly involved with his/her children but places few demands or controls on them is displaying a(n) ____ parenting style.

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Which of the following approaches holds that the processes of reinforcement,punishment,and imitation explain the development of moral behavior?

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In a study of maltreating mothers and their one-year-olds,one treatment that was found to be effective in reducing child maltreatment involved parent-infant psychotherapy that focused on improving:

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According to Baumrind,a parent who is very uninvolved in a child's life,showing neither responsiveness nor control,is displaying a(n) _____ parenting style.

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According to Jean Piaget,this is the first stage of moral development where children think of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world.

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Parents who monitor their children's emotions,view their children's negative emotions as opportunities for teaching,and assist children in labeling their emotions.

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Four-year-old Becky has just hit her sister again.What should Becky's mom do? Most developmental psychologists would suggest:

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Approximately _____ percent of gay men are parents.

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A number of researchers have shown that a(n) _____,which includes diminished parenting skills,occurs in the year following the divorce.

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Four-year-old Harlan says "I'm always happy!" Researchers suggest that Harlan,like other kids his own age,have self-descriptions that are typically:

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The ability to discern another's inner psychological state is known as:

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Children are internally motivated to perceive the world and to act in accordance with their developing:

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This theorist proposed that gender differences result from the contrasting roles of men and women in societies where women have less power and status than men and control fewer resources.

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Which of the following statements about higher-SES parents in the United States and most Western cultures is true?

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This theory of gender stems from the view that the preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent.

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Misha has been sent to his room for hitting his baby sister.His mother will come in and talk to him about why he cannot treat his sister this way and about other,more acceptable ways for him to express his anger.Which parenting style does this exemplify?

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Punching,beating,kicking,biting,burning,and shaking a child constitutes:

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