Exam 7: Settings for Development Home and School

Barbara has recently shown interest in helping her mother with chores.She asks to put the dishes away and water the plants.Her mother notices that she seems to really enjoy doing these things,and decides to give Barbara one dollar for every chore she completes.According to the research on extrinsic rewards,you may predict that Barbara:

In the United States,economically disadvantaged children are typically given special enriched services at school.

Jessica believes that her most important task as a parent is to "be there for her children." Karen loves her children dearly,but believes that her most important task is to "enforce the family's rules." These women differ in their:

All of these forces help explain the reasons that impoverished children tend to enter school academically behind their more affluent counterparts EXCEPT that:

Link each statement with the relevant parenting perspective: (1)A child's personality shapes parenting; (2)children model their peer group rather than what they learn at home; (3)having firm rules and being loving produces a successful child.

Studying only in order to raise your grade point average is an example of:

Which child raised under difficult conditions is most likely to have a successful adult life?

Talia grew up in an impoverished home and was abused as a child.Yet now,she has a loving,successful marriage,and a middle-class life.The developmental science label for Talia is _____.

In lecturing on child maltreatment,Professor Caring should make all of these statements EXCEPT:

Which is NOT a take-home message from the text's parenting-styles discussion?

Common Core tries to use which developmental principle in the development and implementation of educational materials?

Identify each parenting style: (1)The Smith's provide incredible love,but no discipline; (2)The Jones's are very strict,and don't allow deviations from the rules; (3)The Johnson's home is chaotic,with parents absent in their children's lives.

The school counselor told Ricardo and Deanna that their 9-year-old daughter Samantha scored 135 on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC).Although they both are very pleased to hear this,they disagree about whether to tell Samantha her score: Deanna wants to tell her daughter,and Ricardo does not.Give Ricardo's argument,using research findings cited in the text,along with your own ideas.

On which quality do BOTH Robert Sternberg and Howard Gardner agree?

Based on the text discussion,offer a list of childrearing principles that a developmental psychologist might give as parenting advice.

Sternberg believes that intelligence tests can _____ to students.

Spearman called his general intelligence factor _____.

Raquel seems to have a natural ability to understand other people.Howard Gardner would label Raquel as high in _____ intelligence.

According to the text,the phrase that BEST fits the Common Core Standards is:

All are "take-home messages" from the resilience research EXCEPT: