Question 1

Children who are spanked are more likely to use aggression to retaliate against a peer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jose demonstrates warmth and nurturance toward his children. He does not believe in punishment of any sort and does not have any rules for his children. His parenting style is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian
B)   authoritative
C)   neglecting
D)   permissiveE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Adeline can describe some of her characteristics, including what emotions she feels. The achievements reveal that she has developed _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   social referencing skills
B)   high self-esteem
C)   an identity
D)   her self-conceptE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which strategy produced higher scores among children playing a game in a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)   Telling the boys that boys are usually good at this game.
B)   Telling the girls that girls are usually good at this game.
C)   Telling the children that the other sex is usually good at this game.
D)   Telling the children that one particular child is good at this game.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

_____, controlling the expression of emotions, is the preeminent psychosocial task between ages 2 and 6.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

_____ makes children believe that they will be good at anything they try to do.

Accepted Answer

A)   Overwhelming pride
B)   Protective optimism
C)   Extrinsic motivation
D)   Intrinsic motivationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Freud's term for the formation of a conscience that internalizes parental morals is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   the superego
B)   the ego
C)   schema
D)   identificationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What is a criticism of Baumrind's classification of parenting styles?

Accepted Answer

A)   She overlooked the fact that most authoritative parents are lax in discipline.
B)   She did not realize that many permissive parents love their children.
C)   She considered children's temperamental differences.
D)   She focused more on parental attitudes than on parental actions.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Psychological control as a means of discipline relies on a child's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   sense of belonging to the family unit
B)   sense of pride in himself or herself
C)   feelings of shame, guilt, and gratitude
D)   sense of fear toward the parentsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

"Boys are really good at this game," the researcher told the group of little boys. What effect did this information have on the boys' scores in the game?

Accepted Answer

A)   There was no effect on their scores.
B)   The boys scored higher than boys who hadn't been given that information.
C)   The boys scored higher than girls.
D)   The boys scored lower than boys who hadn't been given that information.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

_____ are irrational, crippling fears that diminish as emotional regulation improves.

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Question 12

One type of play identified by Mildred Parten in which children play together and take turns is called _____ play.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One type of play identified by Mildred...

Question 13

Jesse showed his gender schema when he told his parents that he can run fast because he is a boy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which factor helps children to develop empathy?

Accepted Answer

A)   experience with other children
B)   punishment for selfish behavior
C)   experiencing negative outcomes so that they will know how it feels
D)   stories about how characters felt in different circumstancesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Cultures differ in their child-rearing strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rough-and-tumble play has been associated with the development of the _____ area of the brain since it helps children to regulate their emotions, practice social skills, and strengthen their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A)   hippocampus
B)   frontal lobe
C)   prefrontal cortex
D)   brain stemE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

For a child's behavior to be called prosocial, it should be a kind, self-benefiting behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Wow, look how tall your tower is!" Lila's mother exclaims. When the tower falls and Lila is disappointed, her mother says, "Those blocks are pretty slippery. They fall too easily from such a nice tall tower." From which country is Lila?

Accepted Answer

A)   United States
B)   Japan
C)   China
D)   KoreaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Today's children in industrialized nations spend more time _____ than the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends.

Accepted Answer

A)   engaged in indoor sociodramatic play
B)   participating in solitary play
C)   using electronic media
D)   reading booksE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Children play best with playmates of the same _____ and social status.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children play best with playmates of the...

Exam 10: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

_____ are irrational, crippling fears that diminish as emotional regulation improves.

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Psychological control as a means of discipline relies on a child's _____.

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Which strategy produced higher scores among children playing a game in a research study?

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"Wow, look how tall your tower is!" Lila's mother exclaims. When the tower falls and Lila is disappointed, her mother says, "Those blocks are pretty slippery. They fall too easily from such a nice tall tower." From which country is Lila?

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Jose demonstrates warmth and nurturance toward his children. He does not believe in punishment of any sort and does not have any rules for his children. His parenting style is _____.

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