Question 1

Child maltreatment is caused only by parents' personality problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which child is MOST likely to recover quickly from divorce?

Accepted Answer

A) Casey,whose mother and father are able to stay civil with each other 
B) Delaina,whose seriously depressed mother was awarded custody 
C) Ephraim,who spends weekends at his drug-addicted dad's house 
D) Fannie,who had to be uprooted from her friends at a suburban school 
A) Casey,whose mother and father are able to stay civil with each other 
B) Delaina,whose seriously depressed mother was awarded custody 
C) Ephraim,who spends weekends at his drug-addicted dad's house 
D) Fannie,who had to be uprooted from her friends at a suburban school

Question 3

"I'm worried that if my child gets in with the wrong peer group,he will go down a bad path." _____ is the theorist whose ideas resonate with this classic parental fear.

Accepted Answer

A) A behavioral geneticist 
B) Judith Harris 
C) Diana Baumrind 
D) Erik Erikson 
A) A behavioral geneticist 
B) Judith Harris 
C) Diana Baumrind 
D) Erik Erikson

Question 4

Magda admits,"I'm less loving with my son than with my daughter.I realize that a lot of what is called good parenting depends on the child." Magda would agree with _____ perspective on parenting.

Accepted Answer

A) Baumrind's styles 
B) a behavioral geneticist's 
C) a behaviorist's 
D) a psychoanalytic theorist's 
A) Baumrind's styles 
B) a behavioral geneticist's 
C) a behaviorist's 
D) a psychoanalytic theorist's

Question 5

Spanking is _____ widely accepted today than in the past.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spanking is _____ widely accepted today than...

Question 6

According to Judith Harris,_____ basically determine how children behave as adults.

Accepted Answer

peers (or

Question 7

Fiona is from a family of eight and lives in a low-income urban housing project.Her mother rules the household "with an iron fist." Fiona's mother is vigilant,highly rule-oriented,and tolerates no talking back from the children.According to the text,this mother may:

Accepted Answer

A) need to be confronted for being overly strict. 
B) need to be reported to social services. 
C) be acting appropriately. 
D) need to be taught to be kinder to her children. 
A) need to be confronted for being overly strict. 
B) need to be reported to social services. 
C) be acting appropriately. 
D) need to be taught to be kinder to her children.

Question 8

Dorek is failing in school,and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests.When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC),his intelligence quotient (IQ)score is 110.Dorek is classified as:

Accepted Answer

A) an underachiever. 
B) having a specific learning disability. 
C) dyslexic. 
D) intellectually disabled. 
A) an underachiever. 
B) having a specific learning disability. 
C) dyslexic. 
D) intellectually disabled.

Question 9

In U.S.mainstream culture,the label "smart" or "gifted" typically refers to a child's:

Accepted Answer

A) performance on cognitive tests. 
B) social skills. 
C) social competence and performance on academic tests. 
D) real-life competence. 
A) performance on cognitive tests. 
B) social skills. 
C) social competence and performance on academic tests. 
D) real-life competence.

Question 10

Which is NOT a strategy a professor should adopt to make this course intrinsically interesting?

Accepted Answer

A) Connect to students as people,and care about their well-being. 
B) Make the material relevant to students' lives and careers. 
C) Allow students some choice in the material to focus on and study. 
D) Give easy tests. 
A) Connect to students as people,and care about their well-being. 
B) Make the material relevant to students' lives and careers. 
C) Allow students some choice in the material to focus on and study. 
D) Give easy tests.

Question 11

Edite was abused as a child.According to the text,which will NOT be a direct effect on Edite from that abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) As a mom,Edite may abuse her child. 
B) Edite may decide never to hit her child in any way. 
C) As a mom,Edite will be passionate to be the best possible parent. 
D) Edite will decide to have many daughters and sons. 
A) As a mom,Edite may abuse her child. 
B) Edite may decide never to hit her child in any way. 
C) As a mom,Edite will be passionate to be the best possible parent. 
D) Edite will decide to have many daughters and sons.

Question 12

Which is NOT true of a child who gets an intelligence quotient (IQ)score of 130?

Accepted Answer

A) This person scored at the 98th percentile for that age group. 
B) The score falls in the top 2 percent of kids that age. 
C) This score is considered "gifted." 
D) This child is apt to be succeeding socially in class. 
A) This person scored at the 98th percentile for that age group. 
B) The score falls in the top 2 percent of kids that age. 
C) This score is considered "gifted." 
D) This child is apt to be succeeding socially in class.

Question 13

Research suggests teachers are reluctant to report their suspicions to authorities when they think a student is being abused.All are reasons why EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) worrying that if they make a mistake,they might ruin a family's life. 
B) fearing retaliation from the parents. 
C) believing that people in power won't take their reports seriously. 
D) not knowing that it's their professional obligation to speak up. 
A) worrying that if they make a mistake,they might ruin a family's life. 
B) fearing retaliation from the parents. 
C) believing that people in power won't take their reports seriously. 
D) not knowing that it's their professional obligation to speak up.

Question 14

Which strategy would help make this course more intrinsically motivating?

Accepted Answer

A) providing choices about which sections of this book students want to study in depth 
B) providing a public list of everyone's grades 
C) having students use flash cards to review key terms 
D) testing with much easier test questions 
A) providing choices about which sections of this book students want to study in depth 
B) providing a public list of everyone's grades 
C) having students use flash cards to review key terms 
D) testing with much easier test questions

Question 15

If a parent has been abusing her preschool son,research suggests that over time the situation:

Accepted Answer

A) is apt to get worse. 
B) is apt to get better. 
C) will teach the parent to control herself. 
D) result in the child being removed from the home. 
A) is apt to get worse. 
B) is apt to get better. 
C) will teach the parent to control herself. 
D) result in the child being removed from the home.

Question 16

Parents should never allow children to provide input into custody arrangements,as it would be too stressful for the children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which is NOT an argument Halim can make in support of the Common Core State Standards?

Accepted Answer

A) These standards offer consistent learning experiences to students at all schools. 
B) The Common Core stresses creativity and thinking rather than rote memorization. 
C) Benchmarks structure learning experiences to fit where students are "at" intellectually. 
D) The Common Core has been proven to be effective at enhancing student learning. 
A) These standards offer consistent learning experiences to students at all schools. 
B) The Common Core stresses creativity and thinking rather than rote memorization. 
C) Benchmarks structure learning experiences to fit where students are "at" intellectually. 
D) The Common Core has been proven to be effective at enhancing student learning.

Question 18

Which is NOT a valid criticism of Baumrind's parenting-styles framework?

Accepted Answer

A) Parenting styles can vary from child to child. 
B) Parenting styles can differ by culture. 
C) Authoritarian parenting styles are need more in dangerous environments. 
D) There is no correlation between parenting styles and a child's success. 
A) Parenting styles can vary from child to child. 
B) Parenting styles can differ by culture. 
C) Authoritarian parenting styles are need more in dangerous environments. 
D) There is no correlation between parenting styles and a child's success.

Question 19

There are important differences between intelligence tests and achievement tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Child abuse rates:

Accepted Answer

A) vary dramatically,depending on who is being surveyed. 
B) are accurate. 
C) are inflated. 
D) have risen dramatically around the world. 
A) vary dramatically,depending on who is being surveyed. 
B) are accurate. 
C) are inflated. 
D) have risen dramatically around the world.

Child maltreatment is caused only by parents' personality problems.

Which child is MOST likely to recover quickly from divorce?

"I'm worried that if my child gets in with the wrong peer group,he will go down a bad path." _____ is the theorist whose ideas resonate with this classic parental fear.

Magda admits,"I'm less loving with my son than with my daughter.I realize that a lot of what is called good parenting depends on the child." Magda would agree with _____ perspective on parenting.

Spanking is _____ widely accepted today than in the past.

According to Judith Harris,_____ basically determine how children behave as adults.

Fiona is from a family of eight and lives in a low-income urban housing project.Her mother rules the household "with an iron fist." Fiona's mother is vigilant,highly rule-oriented,and tolerates no talking back from the children.According to the text,this mother may:

Dorek is failing in school,and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests.When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC),his intelligence quotient (IQ)score is 110.Dorek is classified as:

In U.S.mainstream culture,the label "smart" or "gifted" typically refers to a child's:

Which is NOT a strategy a professor should adopt to make this course intrinsically interesting?

Edite was abused as a child.According to the text,which will NOT be a direct effect on Edite from that abuse?

Which is NOT true of a child who gets an intelligence quotient (IQ)score of 130?

Research suggests teachers are reluctant to report their suspicions to authorities when they think a student is being abused.All are reasons why EXCEPT:

Which strategy would help make this course more intrinsically motivating?

If a parent has been abusing her preschool son,research suggests that over time the situation:

Parents should never allow children to provide input into custody arrangements,as it would be too stressful for the children.

Which is NOT an argument Halim can make in support of the Common Core State Standards?

Which is NOT a valid criticism of Baumrind's parenting-styles framework?

There are important differences between intelligence tests and achievement tests.

Child abuse rates:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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Exam 7: Settings for Development Home and School

Child maltreatment is caused only by parents' personality problems.

Which child is MOST likely to recover quickly from divorce?

"I'm worried that if my child gets in with the wrong peer group,he will go down a bad path." _____ is the theorist whose ideas resonate with this classic parental fear.

Magda admits,"I'm less loving with my son than with my daughter.I realize that a lot of what is called good parenting depends on the child." Magda would agree with _____ perspective on parenting.

Spanking is _____ widely accepted today than in the past.

According to Judith Harris,_____ basically determine how children behave as adults.

Fiona is from a family of eight and lives in a low-income urban housing project.Her mother rules the household "with an iron fist." Fiona's mother is vigilant,highly rule-oriented,and tolerates no talking back from the children.According to the text,this mother may:

Dorek is failing in school,and scores well below grade-level on achievement tests.When he takes the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC),his intelligence quotient (IQ)score is 110.Dorek is classified as:

In U.S.mainstream culture,the label "smart" or "gifted" typically refers to a child's:

Which is NOT a strategy a professor should adopt to make this course intrinsically interesting?

Edite was abused as a child.According to the text,which will NOT be a direct effect on Edite from that abuse?

Which is NOT true of a child who gets an intelligence quotient (IQ)score of 130?

Research suggests teachers are reluctant to report their suspicions to authorities when they think a student is being abused.All are reasons why EXCEPT:

Which strategy would help make this course more intrinsically motivating?

If a parent has been abusing her preschool son,research suggests that over time the situation:

Parents should never allow children to provide input into custody arrangements,as it would be too stressful for the children.

Which is NOT an argument Halim can make in support of the Common Core State Standards?

Which is NOT a valid criticism of Baumrind's parenting-styles framework?

There are important differences between intelligence tests and achievement tests.

Child abuse rates:

The People and the Field

Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Physical and Cognitive Development

Socioemotional Development

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

Filters