Question 1

Which parenting style includes a mixture of high levels of vigilant control with high levels of support?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative parenting 
B)  authoritarian parenting 
C)  permissive parenting 
D)  no-nonsense parenting 
A)  authoritative parenting 
B)  authoritarian parenting 
C)  permissive parenting 
D)  no-nonsense parenting

Question 2

Approximately what percentage of children in the United States lives in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  21 percent 
D)  40 percent 
A)  5 percent 
B)  15 percent 
C)  21 percent 
D)  40 percent

Question 3

In some cases, experience in high-quality child-care programs lessens or prevents the decline in intellectual performance that sometimes occurs in children of low socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise remain at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When the Whitings compared cultural contexts among six different cultures, they found that within the New England Orchard Town culture, children were:

Accepted Answer

A)  often asked to do chores. 
B)  encouraged to think of themselves as group members. 
C)  less likely to engage in prosocial behaviors than were Gusii children. 
D)  very likely to be found engaged in nurturant-responsible behaviors. 
A)  often asked to do chores. 
B)  encouraged to think of themselves as group members. 
C)  less likely to engage in prosocial behaviors than were Gusii children. 
D)  very likely to be found engaged in nurturant-responsible behaviors.

Question 5

The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized.

Accepted Answer

A)  family structure 
B)  family dynamics 
C)  extended family 
D)  nuclear family 
A)  family structure 
B)  family dynamics 
C)  extended family 
D)  nuclear family

Question 6

In the United States, compared with children who do not receive child care, children receiving child care tend to be less:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-sufficient. 
B)  independent. 
C)  socially knowledgeable. 
D)  agreeable and compliant with adults. 
A)  self-sufficient. 
B)  independent. 
C)  socially knowledgeable. 
D)  agreeable and compliant with adults.

Question 7

Child care provided in the child's own home, usually by a relative, is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  home child care. 
B)  family child care. 
C)  child-care centers. 
D)  informal child care. 
A)  home child care. 
B)  family child care. 
C)  child-care centers. 
D)  informal child care.

Question 8

Analysis of social stereotypes in the content of children's television programming reveals that:

Accepted Answer

A)  male characters are more likely to play more active and visible roles than female characters. 
B)  female characters tend to be more powerful and resourceful than male characters. 
C)  ethnic minorities are overrepresented on network television programming. 
D)  ethnic minority television characters tend to be depicted behaving morally. 
A)  male characters are more likely to play more active and visible roles than female characters. 
B)  female characters tend to be more powerful and resourceful than male characters. 
C)  ethnic minorities are overrepresented on network television programming. 
D)  ethnic minority television characters tend to be depicted behaving morally.

Question 9

The intellectual development of children in child care:

Accepted Answer

A)  has not been studied. 
B)  may be accelerated for low-income children. 
C)  is never as good as when children are cared for at home. 
D)  is normal for middle-class children but below normal for low-income children. 
A)  has not been studied. 
B)  may be accelerated for low-income children. 
C)  is never as good as when children are cared for at home. 
D)  is normal for middle-class children but below normal for low-income children.

Question 10

Family child care is an arrangement in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  care is provided in the child's own home. 
B)  care is provided in someone else's home. 
C)  care is provided by a relative. 
D)  care is provided in a licensed child-care program. 
A)  care is provided in the child's own home. 
B)  care is provided in someone else's home. 
C)  care is provided by a relative. 
D)  care is provided in a licensed child-care program.

Question 11

Jessica comes from a White, middle-class family. Her parents engage in a parenting style that is demanding, controlling while also stressing obedience. Jessica is MOST likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-reliant. 
B)  withdrawn. 
C)  self-controlled. 
D)  neglectful. 
A)  self-reliant. 
B)  withdrawn. 
C)  self-controlled. 
D)  neglectful.

Question 12

In which of the following settings is the socializing role of siblings likely to have the LEAST amount of influence on a child's development?

Accepted Answer

A)  agricultural societies 
B)  industrialized societies in which mothers work outside of the home 
C)  African-American families 
D)  traditional nuclear families in which the mother does not work outside of the home 
A)  agricultural societies 
B)  industrialized societies in which mothers work outside of the home 
C)  African-American families 
D)  traditional nuclear families in which the mother does not work outside of the home

Question 13

Children of authoritarian parents:

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to lack social competence. 
B)  behave with spontaneity and curiosity. 
C)  often take the initiative in social interactions. 
D)  are more self-controlled and self-reliant than other children. 
A)  tend to lack social competence. 
B)  behave with spontaneity and curiosity. 
C)  often take the initiative in social interactions. 
D)  are more self-controlled and self-reliant than other children.

Question 14

Parents who were abused as children are more likely than not to abuse their own children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Media refers to forms of mass communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which parenting style was associated with children's behavior in preschool that was characterized as immature, low in impulse control, and showing difficulty in accepting responsibility for one's actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  permissive 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  Preschool behavior was not found to be linked to parenting style. 
A)  permissive 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  Preschool behavior was not found to be linked to parenting style.

Question 17

Familism is common in Hispanic families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Hostile family environment," "impoverished community" and "poor peer relations" are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  protective factors. 
B)  risk factors. 
C)  prevention variables. 
D)  public policies. 
A)  protective factors. 
B)  risk factors. 
C)  prevention variables. 
D)  public policies.

Question 19

Which of the following seems to increase sibling fighting?

Accepted Answer

A)  parental fighting 
B)  similar treatment by mother 
C)  two children of the same sex 
D)  spacing of births close together 
A)  parental fighting 
B)  similar treatment by mother 
C)  two children of the same sex 
D)  spacing of births close together

Question 20

Baumrind found that children's behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  not influenced by personality. 
B)  independent of parenting style. 
C)  related to parenting styles. 
D)  influenced mostly by individual differences among children. 
A)  not influenced by personality. 
B)  independent of parenting style. 
C)  related to parenting styles. 
D)  influenced mostly by individual differences among children.

Which parenting style includes a mixture of high levels of vigilant control with high levels of support?

Approximately what percentage of children in the United States lives in poverty?

In some cases, experience in high-quality child-care programs lessens or prevents the decline in intellectual performance that sometimes occurs in children of low socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise remain at home.

When the Whitings compared cultural contexts among six different cultures, they found that within the New England Orchard Town culture, children were:

The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized.

In the United States, compared with children who do not receive child care, children receiving child care tend to be less:

Child care provided in the child's own home, usually by a relative, is called:

Analysis of social stereotypes in the content of children's television programming reveals that:

The intellectual development of children in child care:

Family child care is an arrangement in which:

Jessica comes from a White, middle-class family. Her parents engage in a parenting style that is demanding, controlling while also stressing obedience. Jessica is MOST likely to be:

In which of the following settings is the socializing role of siblings likely to have the LEAST amount of influence on a child's development?

Children of authoritarian parents:

Parents who were abused as children are more likely than not to abuse their own children.

Media refers to forms of mass communication.

Which parenting style was associated with children's behavior in preschool that was characterized as immature, low in impulse control, and showing difficulty in accepting responsibility for one's actions?

Familism is common in Hispanic families.

"Hostile family environment," "impoverished community" and "poor peer relations" are all examples of:

Which of the following seems to increase sibling fighting?

Baumrind found that children's behavior is:

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Exam 10: Contexts of Development

Which parenting style includes a mixture of high levels of vigilant control with high levels of support?

Approximately what percentage of children in the United States lives in poverty?

In some cases, experience in high-quality child-care programs lessens or prevents the decline in intellectual performance that sometimes occurs in children of low socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise remain at home.

When the Whitings compared cultural contexts among six different cultures, they found that within the New England Orchard Town culture, children were:

The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized.

In the United States, compared with children who do not receive child care, children receiving child care tend to be less:

Child care provided in the child's own home, usually by a relative, is called:

Analysis of social stereotypes in the content of children's television programming reveals that:

The intellectual development of children in child care:

Family child care is an arrangement in which:

Jessica comes from a White, middle-class family. Her parents engage in a parenting style that is demanding, controlling while also stressing obedience. Jessica is MOST likely to be:

In which of the following settings is the socializing role of siblings likely to have the LEAST amount of influence on a child's development?

Children of authoritarian parents:

Parents who were abused as children are more likely than not to abuse their own children.

Media refers to forms of mass communication.

Which parenting style was associated with children's behavior in preschool that was characterized as immature, low in impulse control, and showing difficulty in accepting responsibility for one's actions?

Familism is common in Hispanic families.

"Hostile family environment," "impoverished community" and "poor peer relations" are all examples of:

Which of the following seems to increase sibling fighting?

Baumrind found that children's behavior is:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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