Question 1

To examine children's use of aggression in dealing with social problems, Dodge and his colleagues:

Accepted Answer

A) interview children about why they are aggressive with their peers. 
B) observe the reinforcement and punishment aggressive children receive from peers and adults. 
C) examine the contexts in which children display aggression. 
D) examine whether aggressive children are able to take the perspective of others. 
E) present children with hypothetical stories in which they are the victims of another child's ambiguous actions. 
A) interview children about why they are aggressive with their peers. 
B) observe the reinforcement and punishment aggressive children receive from peers and adults. 
C) examine the contexts in which children display aggression. 
D) examine whether aggressive children are able to take the perspective of others. 
E) present children with hypothetical stories in which they are the victims of another child's ambiguous actions.

Question 2

Parental investment theory stresses the_____ basis of many aspects of parental behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary 
B) empirical 
C) behaviorist 
D) bioecological 
A) evolutionary 
B) empirical 
C) behaviorist 
D) bioecological

Question 3

Which theme in child development does NOT play a major role in psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

A) nature and nurture 
B) continuity/discontinuity 
C) the sociological context 
D) individual differences 
A) nature and nurture 
B) continuity/discontinuity 
C) the sociological context 
D) individual differences

Question 4

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to focus on their own evaluations of themselves rather than others' evaluations of them. 
B) believe that intelligence is a fixed trait. 
C) believe that they are smart in nearly all contexts. 
D) give up when they experience failure. 
A) tend to focus on their own evaluations of themselves rather than others' evaluations of them. 
B) believe that intelligence is a fixed trait. 
C) believe that they are smart in nearly all contexts. 
D) give up when they experience failure.

To examine children's use of aggression in dealing with social problems, Dodge and his colleagues:

Parental investment theory stresses the_____ basis of many aspects of parental behavior.

Which theme in child development does NOT play a major role in psychoanalytic theory?

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure:

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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Exam 9: Theories of Social Development

To examine children's use of aggression in dealing with social problems, Dodge and his colleagues:

Parental investment theory stresses the_____ basis of many aspects of parental behavior.

Which theme in child development does NOT play a major role in psychoanalytic theory?

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure:

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters