Question 1

From a young age, Karen has always been praised by her parents for her feminine behavior. Her parents reward her behavior by saying such statements as "Karen, you look very pretty in your frock." Her brother, on the other hand, is reprimanded for playing with Karen's dolls. In the context of social influences on gender development, this scenario is in accordance with the ________ of gender.

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A)   psychoanalytic theory
B)   social cognitive theory
C)   gender schema theory
D)   social role theoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What is the parenting technique for handling misbehavior in children that is characterized by removing the child from a setting that offers positive reinforcement?

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Question 3

Meena is a 3-year-old. She is aware that she is a girl and understands and accepts being a female. This indicates that Meena is conscious of her ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gender neutrality
B)   gender identity
C)   ethnicity
D)   socioeconomic statusE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which parenting style is undemanding and uncontrolling but is also accepting and responsive?

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parenting
B)   indulgent parenting
C)   authoritative parenting
D)   neglectful parentingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to responding to another person's feelings with an emotion that echoes the other's feelings?

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A)   anxiety
B)   empathy
C)   coaching
D)   modelingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

What are some of the differences between emotion-coaching and emotion-dismissing parents?

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Question 7

Bernice is raised by two lesbian mothers, whereas Jessica is raised by a heterosexual couple. According to research, it is most likely that

Accepted Answer

A)   Bernice is more popular than Jessica, whereas Jessica is more psychologically adjusted than Bernice.
B)   Bernice and Jessica are the same with regard to popularity and mental health.
C)   Bernice will have a homosexual orientation; Jessica will have a heterosexual orientation.
D)   both will grow up and marry men, but Bernice is more likely to get divorced.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

In the context of the influence of ethnicity on parenting, what are some of the stressors experienced by immigrant families? How do ethnic minority families deal with stress?

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Question 9

Suzie, aged three, must eat everything on her plate at dinner. When she does not, her father punishes her by sending her to bed without dinner the next day. Suzie also has strict schedules for playing, watching television, and studying, and any disobedience leads to spanking and punishment. Suzie's father is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parent.
B)   authoritative parent.
C)   indulgent parent.
D)   neglectful parent.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

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) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

According to most child psychologists, which of the following is an effective way of handling a child's misbehavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   mild spanking that would not hurt the child
B)   time out, in which the child is removed from a setting that offers positive reinforcement
C)   shouting at the child just enough to get the point across
D)   instilling rigid household rules and meting out severe corporal punishment if those rules are brokenE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Laurie Kramer, who has conducted a number of research studies on siblings, says that

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A)   it is best to not intervene in sibling conflict and to allow the siblings to work it out on their own.
B)   it is best to let sibling conflicts escalate so that children learn coping strategies to handle anger and disagreement with peers.
C)   intervening and helping children resolve sibling conflict are not good strategies.
D)   not intervening and letting sibling conflict escalate are not good strategies.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

In the context of the size of same-sex groups of children, from about 5 years of age onward

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A)   boys are more likely to associate together in larger clusters than girls are.
B)   girls are more likely to engage in rough-and-tumble play than boys.
C)   girls are more likely to participate in organized group games than boys are.
D)   boys are more likely than girls to play in dyads or triads.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which parenting style leads to egocentric, domineering, and noncompliant behavior in children?

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parenting
B)   authoritative parenting
C)   indulgent parenting
D)   neglectful parentingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

In the context of child maltreatment, which of the following would most likely constitute child neglect?

Accepted Answer

A)   beating a child
B)   allowing chronic truancy
C)   commercial exploitation of a child
D)   fondling a child's genitalsE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Developmental psychologists describe Jennifer as an emotion-dismissing parent to her son. Which of the following actions is Jennifer most likely to display?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jennifer will praise her son when he performs a task well.
B)   Jennifer will try to change her son's negative emotions.
C)   Jennifer will use scaffolding to interact with her son.
D)   Jennifer will assist her son in labeling emotions.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Lucy frequently spanks her children, enforces rigid household rules, and exhibits rage toward them when those rules are broken. Her children are unhappy and have weak communication skills. Lucy also pressurizes them to eat when they are already full. In the context of Diana Baumrind's parenting styles, Lucy is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parent.
B)   authoritative parent.
C)   indulgent parent.
D)   neglectful parent.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Why do more researchers think that birth-order influences on child development have been emphasized too strongly?

Accepted Answer

A)   There are no clear patterns of birth-order influences on personality.
B)   With continued study on birth-order influences, the findings are bound to create self-fulfilling prophecies that will perpetuate birth order.
C)   The patterns of birth-order influences that scientists describe are largely speculation and are not based on evidence.
D)   Birth order by itself shows limited ability to predict behavior when all the factors that influence behavior are considered.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

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) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

In which parenting style do parents show pleasure and support in response to children's constructive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parenting
B)   authoritative parenting
C)   indulgent parenting
D)   neglectful parentingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Meena is a 3-year-old. She is aware that she is a girl and understands and accepts being a female. This indicates that Meena is conscious of her ________.

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Which parenting style is undemanding and uncontrolling but is also accepting and responsive?

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Laurie Kramer, who has conducted a number of research studies on siblings, says that

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What is the parenting technique for handling misbehavior in children that is characterized by removing the child from a setting that offers positive reinforcement?

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Why do more researchers think that birth-order influences on child development have been emphasized too strongly?

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Which of the following terms refers to responding to another person's feelings with an emotion that echoes the other's feelings?

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Bernice is raised by two lesbian mothers, whereas Jessica is raised by a heterosexual couple. According to research, it is most likely that

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In which parenting style do parents show pleasure and support in response to children's constructive behavior?

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What are some of the differences between emotion-coaching and emotion-dismissing parents?

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According to most child psychologists, which of the following is an effective way of handling a child's misbehavior?

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