Question 1

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

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A)   verbal abuse.
B)   sexual abuse.
C)   child neglect.
D)   physical abuse.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

_____ refers to an internal regulation of standards of right and wrong that involves an integration of all three components of moral development,namely,moral thought,feeling,and behavior.

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A)   Ethics
B)   Protocol
C)   Constitution
D)   ConscienceE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Misha has been sent to his room for hitting his baby sister.Later,his mother talks 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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A)   Authoritarian parenting
B)   Authoritative parenting
C)   Indulgent parenting
D)   Neglectful parentingE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Why are young children's self-descriptions typically unrealistically positive?

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Question 5

In Thompson's view,young children are moral _____,striving to understand what is moral.

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A)   apprentices
B)   novices
C)   explorers
D)   adventurersE) A) and C)
F) B) and D) A

Question 6

When her mother asks Selena why she feels so sad,Selena says it is because her best friend just lost her puppy.Selena is exhibiting:

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A)   guilt.
B)   empathy.
C)   correspondence.
D)   lack of perspective-taking.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D) B

Question 7

According to a study,maltreated young children in foster care were _____ than middle-SES young children living with their birth family.

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A)   less likely to be depressed and engage in suicidal ideation as adults
B)   less likely to engage in violent romantic relationships,delinquency,sexual risk taking,and substance abuse
C)   more likely to show abnormal stress hormone levels
D)   more likely to openly discuss difficult emotional circumstancesE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of single-parent families?

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A)   Canada
B)   The United States
C)   Germany
D)   SwedenE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Girls are more likely to engage in _____,in which they talk and act in a more reciprocal manner.

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A)   collaborative discourse
B)   rough-and-tumble play
C)   ego display
D)   dominating playE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which type of play increases dramatically during the preschool years?

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A)   Practice play
B)   Sensorimotor play
C)   Social play
D)   Constructive playE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

What does a child get from peers that he/she typically cannot get from siblings?

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A)   A same-sex friend
B)   A chance to share intimate feelings
C)   An idea of how the child compares with other children of the same age.
D)   A view of what the world looks like from another person's perspectiveE) A) 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 them 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) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Compare and contrast the three major social theories of gender.Which would you argue is the dominant approach today?

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Three main social theories of gender have been proposed-social role theory,psychoanalytic theory,and social cognitive theory.Alice Eagly proposed the social role theory,which states that gender differences result from the contrasting roles of women and men.The psychoanalytic theory of gender stems from Freud's view that the preschool child develops a sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent.At 5 or 6 years of age,the child renounces this attraction because of anxious feelings.Subsequently,the child identifies with the same-sex parent,unconsciously adopting the same-sex parent's characteristics.According to the social cognitive theory of gender,children's gender development occurs through observing and imitating what other people say and do,and through being rewarded and punished for gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate behavior.

Question 14

Bit by bit,children pick up what is gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate in their culture,and develop gender _____ that shape how they perceive the world and what they remember.

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A)   identities
B)   roles
C)   schemas
D)   typesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

According to Erik Erikson,the great governor of initiative is:

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A)   conscience.
B)   independence.
C)   fear.
D)   obedience.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Nicola tries to take steps to avert potential misbehavior by her children before it takes place.The moment she sees that her four-year-old daughter is going to have a meltdown,she distracts her with a favorite activity.She has regular talks with her ten-year-old son where she tries to impart her cherished values to him and indicates what is expected of him as he grows older.Nicola is:

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A)   being overly cautious in her parenting approach.
B)   being too authoritative in her approach to her children's moral development.
C)   acting as moral police to her children and may have a detrimental effect on their moral development.
D)   proactive in her approach to her children's moral development.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Jerome,6,and Hani,10,get up early on Saturday morning and decide to make "breakfast in bed" for their mother.While reaching for the bed tray in the back of the hall cabinet,they accidentally break one of their mother's favorite porcelain dolls.Jerome knows that he's going to get into "big trouble".Hani tells him not to worry because Mom would understand that it was an accident.In what stage would Jean Piaget categorize the moral reasoning of Jerome and Hani?

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A)   Jerome-autonomous morality; Hani-heteronomous morality
B)   Jerome-heteronomous morality; Hani-autonomous morality
C)   Jerome-universal law morality; Hani-context-specific morality
D)   Jerome-context-specific morality; Hani-universal law moralityE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Ellen Galinsky and Judy David developed a number of guidelines for communicating with children about divorce.Which one of these guidelines connects with the concept of emotion-coaching?

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Question 19

According to Erik Erikson,the psychosocial stage that characterizes early childhood is:

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A)   initiative versus guilt.
B)   autonomy versus shame and doubt.
C)   industry versus inferiority.
D)   trust versus mistrust.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

According to evolutionary psychologists,natural selection favored females who chose:

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A)   multiple partners to have many children.
B)   a mate who would stay home and help raise the children than provide resources.
C)   ambitious mates who could provide their children with resources and protection.
D)   short-term mating strategies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 8: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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

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_____ refers to an internal regulation of standards of right and wrong that involves an integration of all three components of moral development,namely,moral thought,feeling,and behavior.

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Misha has been sent to his room for hitting his baby sister.Later,his mother talks 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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Why are young children's self-descriptions typically unrealistically positive?

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According to a study,maltreated young children in foster care were _____ than middle-SES young children living with their birth family.

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Which of the following countries has the highest percentage of single-parent families?

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Girls are more likely to engage in _____,in which they talk and act in a more reciprocal manner.

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Which type of play increases dramatically during the preschool years?

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What does a child get from peers that he/she typically cannot get from siblings?

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

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Ellen Galinsky and Judy David developed a number of guidelines for communicating with children about divorce.Which one of these guidelines connects with the concept of emotion-coaching?

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

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_____ refers to an internal regulation of standards of right and wrong that involves an integration of all three components of moral development,namely,moral thought,feeling,and behavior.

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Misha has been sent to his room for hitting his baby sister.Later,his mother talks 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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Why are young children's self-descriptions typically unrealistically positive?

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

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