Question 1

According to Kübler-Ross,a person first reacts to the prospect of dying with denial.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following traits linked to a total institution is NOT correct?

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A)  Staff members supervise all aspects of daily life.
B)  Staff members encourage the individual growth and creativity of inmates.
C)  Inmates have standardized food,clothing,and activities.
D)  Formal rules direct people's daily routines.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Mead placed the origin of the self on

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A)  biological drives.
B)  genetics.
C)  social experience.
D)  the functioning of the brain.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which theory,developed by the psychologist John B.Watson,claims that human behavior is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

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A)  behaviorism
B)  biological psychology
C)  evolutionary psychology
D)  naturalismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

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Question 6

What concept refers to the lifelong social experience by which human beings develop their potential and learn culture?

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A)  socialization
B)  personality
C)  human nature
D)  behaviorismE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

In the United States,old age is generally thought to begin at about the age of sixty-five.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Even years of social isolation during infancy in humans does not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the last century,the mass media have had a declining influence on people in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If you were to summarize the lesson learned from the case of Anna,you would correctly conclude that

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A)  social experience plays a crucial part in forming human personality.
B)  both social experience and the presence of the birth mother are crucial to early development.
C)  the effect of long-term social isolation can be overcome in a relatively short time.
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Based on what you have read in thisCHAPTER,you would correctly conclude that

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A)  society shapes how we think and act.
B)  human beings are spontaneous and creative with the power to change society.
C)  human beings have the capacity to change the world.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Based on the Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna,the isolated child,one might reasonably conclude that

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A)  the two species react differently to social isolation.
B)  both monkeys and humans "bounce back" from long-term isolation.
C)  even a few days of social isolation permanently damages both monkeys and humans.
D)  long-term social isolation leads to permanent developmental damage in both monkeys and humans.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Jean Piaget's focus was on

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A)  how children develop their motor skills.
B)  how children are stimulated by their environment.
C)  the role of heredity in shaping human behavior.
D)  cognition,or how people think and understand.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

A cohort is a category of people who have something important in common,usually their age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During adolescence,the family's influence on children virtually ceases.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

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A)  increased over time.
B)  been about the same over the last century.
C)  decreased over time.
D)  The mass media have never played a large part in the socialization process.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

According to Jean Piaget,language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that

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A)  households with children get rid of their TVs.
B)  children begin watching TV when they are 6 months old.
C)  children's television time be limited to two hours a day.
D)  parents encourage children to play video games.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join,they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

Accepted Answer

A)  group conformity.
B)  future directedness.
C)  anticipatory socialization.
D)  group rejection.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 3: Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

According to Kübler-Ross,a person first reacts to the prospect of dying with denial.

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Even years of social isolation during infancy in humans does not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

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Which theory,developed by the psychologist John B.Watson,claims that human behavior is not instinctive but learned within a social environment?

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In the United States,old age is generally thought to begin at about the age of sixty-five.

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When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join,they are engaging in a process that sociologists call

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Jean Piaget's focus was on

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During the last century,the mass media have had a declining influence on people in the United States.

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Which of the following traits linked to a total institution is NOT correct?

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A cohort is a category of people who have something important in common,usually their age.

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If you were to summarize the lesson learned from the case of Anna,you would correctly conclude that

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According to Jean Piaget,language and other symbols were first used in the preoperational stage.

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In historical perspective,the importance of the mass media to the socialization process has

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Based on what you have read in thisCHAPTER,you would correctly conclude that

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During adolescence,the family's influence on children virtually ceases.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that

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Mead placed the origin of the self on

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The Harlow studies found that six months of social isolation was sufficient to permanently damage infant rhesus monkeys.

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Based on the Harlows' research with rhesus monkeys and the case of Anna,the isolated child,one might reasonably conclude that

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What differences did Carol Gilligan find in how males and females make moral judgments?

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