Question 1

Children whose parents give them emotion coaching:

Accepted Answer

A) are less skilled at soothing themselves 
B) have difficulty understanding the emotions of others 
C) are more accepted by their peers 
D) are poorer at displaying clear emotional expressions 
A) are less skilled at soothing themselves 
B) have difficulty understanding the emotions of others 
C) are more accepted by their peers 
D) are poorer at displaying clear emotional expressions C

Question 2

Compared with younger adults, older adults:

Accepted Answer

A) distort their memories to make them more emotionally gratifying 
B) experience fewer negative emotions 
C) are less likely to confront their emotions 
D) all of the above 
A) distort their memories to make them more emotionally gratifying 
B) experience fewer negative emotions 
C) are less likely to confront their emotions 
D) all of the above D

Question 3

Stranger distress or fear of strangers typically emerges at:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 9 months 
D) 12 months 
A) 3 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 9 months 
D) 12 months C

Question 4

The three theoretical perspectives of emotional development include:

Accepted Answer

A) sociocultural, biological, learning 
B) evolutionary, sociocultural, biological 
C) biological, evolutionary, functional 
D) functional, biological, learning 
A) sociocultural, biological, learning 
B) evolutionary, sociocultural, biological 
C) biological, evolutionary, functional 
D) functional, biological, learning

Question 5

Emotional expressions:

Accepted Answer

A) are culture specific 
B) involve an objective reaction to something in the environment 
C) are generally accompanied by physiological arousal 
D) are evident only in the second half of the first year 
A) are culture specific 
B) involve an objective reaction to something in the environment 
C) are generally accompanied by physiological arousal 
D) are evident only in the second half of the first year

Question 6

The PATHS Head Start curriculum designed to facilitate children's emotional competence shows success at:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing emotional vocabulary 
B) reducing aggression and attention problems at home 
C) increasing reading skills 
D) a and b but not c 
A) increasing emotional vocabulary 
B) reducing aggression and attention problems at home 
C) increasing reading skills 
D) a and b but not c

Question 7

Which of the following is not true regarding how parents socialize children's emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) children are similar to their parents in terms of level of emotional expressiveness 
B) children are similar to their parents in terms of types of emotions they display 
C) links between parents' and children's emotions do not persist through adolescence 
D) all of the above accurately describe how parents socialize children's emotions 
A) children are similar to their parents in terms of level of emotional expressiveness 
B) children are similar to their parents in terms of types of emotions they display 
C) links between parents' and children's emotions do not persist through adolescence 
D) all of the above accurately describe how parents socialize children's emotions

Question 8

Children are more likely to laugh if presented with:

Accepted Answer

A) auditory stimuli 
B) tactile stimuli 
C) visual and social stimuli 
D) both a and b 
A) auditory stimuli 
B) tactile stimuli 
C) visual and social stimuli 
D) both a and b

Question 9

Social referencing refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) an infant's tendency to interpret ambiguous situations by reading others' emotional reactions to those situations 
B) an infant's tendency to communicate needs and wants by sending emotional messages to his or her companions 
C) an infant's tendency to be social ly after feeding 
D) all of the above 
A) an infant's tendency to interpret ambiguous situations by reading others' emotional reactions to those situations 
B) an infant's tendency to communicate needs and wants by sending emotional messages to his or her companions 
C) an infant's tendency to be social ly after feeding 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Infant smiling becomes less discriminating as babies mature

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Peers can help a child improve emotional understanding and knowledge by:

Accepted Answer

A) providing the child with opportunities to learn about emotions as they interact 
B) helping the child understand other people's feelings through pretend play 
C) making positive or negative responses to the child's emotions 
D) all of the above 
A) providing the child with opportunities to learn about emotions as they interact 
B) helping the child understand other people's feelings through pretend play 
C) making positive or negative responses to the child's emotions 
D) all of the above

Question 12

Infants will look longer at a stranger than at a familiar person, often with interest, at:

Accepted Answer

A) 3 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 9 months 
D) 12 months 
A) 3 months 
B) 6 months 
C) 9 months 
D) 12 months

Question 13

Which of the following steps in the progression of learning about emotional scripts happens last:

Accepted Answer

A) describing situations that elicit relief or disappointment 
B) describing situations that elicit emotions with no obvious facial or behavioral expressions 
C) describing situations that lead to emotions with recognizable facial displays or behaviors 
D) describing situations that evoke emotions like excitement, surprise, and fear 
A) describing situations that elicit relief or disappointment 
B) describing situations that elicit emotions with no obvious facial or behavioral expressions 
C) describing situations that lead to emotions with recognizable facial displays or behaviors 
D) describing situations that evoke emotions like excitement, surprise, and fear

Question 14

Social smiles:

Accepted Answer

A) are seen in newborns 
B) appear to depend on internal stimulus 
C) are usually spontaneous 
D) none of the above 
A) are seen in newborns 
B) appear to depend on internal stimulus 
C) are usually spontaneous 
D) none of the above

Question 15

A shared emotional response that parallels another person's feelings is:

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing 
B) empathy 
C) Duchenne smile 
D) secondary emotion 
A) social referencing 
B) empathy 
C) Duchenne smile 
D) secondary emotion

Question 16

Which of the following is not a way in which people socialize children's emotions according to Denham (1998):

Accepted Answer

A) arrange opportunities for children to practice expressing basic emotions 
B) provide models of emotional expressiveness 
C) react to children's emotions in ways that encourage or discourage them 
D) act as emotional coaches by talking about their own and other people's emotional responses 
A) arrange opportunities for children to practice expressing basic emotions 
B) provide models of emotional expressiveness 
C) react to children's emotions in ways that encourage or discourage them 
D) act as emotional coaches by talking about their own and other people's emotional responses

Question 17

Childhood depression:

Accepted Answer

A) is more likely when the parents are clinically depressed 
B) is not more likely if the parents have recovered from depression 
C) is related to peer rejection 
D) all of the above 
A) is more likely when the parents are clinically depressed 
B) is not more likely if the parents have recovered from depression 
C) is related to peer rejection 
D) all of the above

Question 18

Children who have been routinely rebuffed by potential friends become more wary, but children who are successful in their social overtures do not become more confident

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Restaurant servers who express positive emotions by smiling, telling a joke, giving a complement, or drawing a smiley face on the bill get higher tips

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Western societies socialize children to use active problem-focused regulatory strategies; Asian societies promote endurance as a way to regulate negative emotions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Children whose parents give them emotion coaching:

Compared with younger adults, older adults:

Stranger distress or fear of strangers typically emerges at:

The three theoretical perspectives of emotional development include:

Emotional expressions:

The PATHS Head Start curriculum designed to facilitate children's emotional competence shows success at:

Which of the following is not true regarding how parents socialize children's emotions?

Children are more likely to laugh if presented with:

Social referencing refers to:

Infant smiling becomes less discriminating as babies mature

Peers can help a child improve emotional understanding and knowledge by:

Infants will look longer at a stranger than at a familiar person, often with interest, at:

Which of the following steps in the progression of learning about emotional scripts happens last:

Social smiles:

A shared emotional response that parallels another person's feelings is:

Which of the following is not a way in which people socialize children's emotions according to Denham (1998):

Childhood depression:

Children who have been routinely rebuffed by potential friends become more wary, but children who are successful in their social overtures do not become more confident

Restaurant servers who express positive emotions by smiling, telling a joke, giving a complement, or drawing a smiley face on the bill get higher tips

Western societies socialize children to use active problem-focused regulatory strategies; Asian societies promote endurance as a way to regulate negative emotions

Introduction: Theories of Social Development

Research Methods: Tools for Discovery

Biological Foundations: Roots in Neurons and Genes

Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

Self and Other: Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know You

Family: Early and Enduring Influences

Peers: a World of Their Own

Schools Mentors and Media: Connections With Society

Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence

Morality: Knowing Right Doing Good

Aggression: Insult and Injury

Policy: Improving Childrens Lives

Overarching Themes: Integrating Social Development

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Exam 5: Emotions: Thoughts About Feelings

Children whose parents give them emotion coaching:

Compared with younger adults, older adults:

Stranger distress or fear of strangers typically emerges at:

The three theoretical perspectives of emotional development include:

Emotional expressions:

The PATHS Head Start curriculum designed to facilitate children's emotional competence shows success at:

Which of the following is not true regarding how parents socialize children's emotions?

Children are more likely to laugh if presented with:

Social referencing refers to:

Infant smiling becomes less discriminating as babies mature

Peers can help a child improve emotional understanding and knowledge by:

Infants will look longer at a stranger than at a familiar person, often with interest, at:

Which of the following steps in the progression of learning about emotional scripts happens last:

Social smiles:

A shared emotional response that parallels another person's feelings is:

Which of the following is not a way in which people socialize children's emotions according to Denham (1998):

Childhood depression:

Children who have been routinely rebuffed by potential friends become more wary, but children who are successful in their social overtures do not become more confident

Restaurant servers who express positive emotions by smiling, telling a joke, giving a complement, or drawing a smiley face on the bill get higher tips

Western societies socialize children to use active problem-focused regulatory strategies; Asian societies promote endurance as a way to regulate negative emotions

Introduction: Theories of Social Development

Research Methods: Tools for Discovery

Biological Foundations: Roots in Neurons and Genes

Attachment: Forming Close Relationships

Self and Other: Getting to Know Me, Getting to Know You

Family: Early and Enduring Influences

Peers: a World of Their Own

Schools Mentors and Media: Connections With Society

Sex and Gender: Vive La Différence

Morality: Knowing Right Doing Good

Aggression: Insult and Injury

Policy: Improving Childrens Lives

Overarching Themes: Integrating Social Development

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