Question 1

_____theories are primarily concerned with children's ability to think and reason about their own and other people's thoughts, feelings, motives, and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Social learning 
B) Ecological 
C) Psychoanalytic 
D) Social cognitive 
A) Social learning 
B) Ecological 
C) Psychoanalytic 
D) Social cognitive

Question 2

Contemporary learning theorists emphasize the importance of on_____ children's development.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive factors. 
B) internal forces. 
C) subjective experience. 
D) context. 
A) cognitive factors. 
B) internal forces. 
C) subjective experience. 
D) context.

Question 3

Which idea of psychoanalytic theory has NOT found support in subsequent research?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's explanation of the repression of autobiography memories 
B) Freud's identification of infantile amnesia 
C) Erikson's psychosocial stages of development 
D) Freud's emphasis on the importance of early experience and close relationships 
A) Freud's explanation of the repression of autobiography memories 
B) Freud's identification of infantile amnesia 
C) Erikson's psychosocial stages of development 
D) Freud's emphasis on the importance of early experience and close relationships

Question 4

According to Freud, internalization is:

Accepted Answer

A) adopting, as one's own, the attributes, beliefs, and standards of another person. 
B) the successful transition from the anal stage. 
C) the experiencing of intense sexual desires. 
D) the lack of memories from the infant years. 
A) adopting, as one's own, the attributes, beliefs, and standards of another person. 
B) the successful transition from the anal stage. 
C) the experiencing of intense sexual desires. 
D) the lack of memories from the infant years.

Question 5

Freud would argue that an adult who is compulsively tidy has unresolved issues from:

Accepted Answer

A) the anal stage. 
B) the oral stage. 
C) the latency period. 
D) internalization. 
A) the anal stage. 
B) the oral stage. 
C) the latency period. 
D) internalization.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about children's exposure to pornography is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most pornographic Web sites require adult verification. 
B) The number of pornographic Web sites is very small, and thus children do not have ready access. 
C) Exposure to pornography is associated with tolerance of aggression toward women. 
D) Exposure to pornography is associated with less tolerance of extramarital sex. 
A) Most pornographic Web sites require adult verification. 
B) The number of pornographic Web sites is very small, and thus children do not have ready access. 
C) Exposure to pornography is associated with tolerance of aggression toward women. 
D) Exposure to pornography is associated with less tolerance of extramarital sex.

Question 7

Which best describes a parenting style influenced by Watson's theories?

Accepted Answer

A) rigid and strict 
B) overprotective 
C) permissive 
D) child-centered 
A) rigid and strict 
B) overprotective 
C) permissive 
D) child-centered

Question 8

_______is an example of the way in which children play an active role in their own development.

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocal determinism 
B) Behavior modification 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Systematic desensitization 
A) Reciprocal determinism 
B) Behavior modification 
C) Operant conditioning 
D) Systematic desensitization

Question 9

With his information-processing theory of social problem solving, Kenneth Dodge is particularly interested in children's:

Accepted Answer

A) ability to take the perspective of others. 
B) use of aggression as a strategy. 
C) propensity to learn from others' rewards and punishment. 
D) reactions to failure. 
A) ability to take the perspective of others. 
B) use of aggression as a strategy. 
C) propensity to learn from others' rewards and punishment. 
D) reactions to failure.

Question 10

Which of the following factors involved in ADHD is part of the chronosystem?

Accepted Answer

A) perception of drug companies that ADHD drugs will be profitable 
B) FDA evaluation of ADHD medications 
C) requirement that children sit still and concentrate while at school 
D) advent of compulsory schooling 
A) perception of drug companies that ADHD drugs will be profitable 
B) FDA evaluation of ADHD medications 
C) requirement that children sit still and concentrate while at school 
D) advent of compulsory schooling

Question 11

In adolescence and adulthood, individuals with a history of maltreatment are at risk for:

Accepted Answer

A) substance abuse. 
B) depression. 
C) heart disease. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) substance abuse. 
B) depression. 
C) heart disease. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

What can parents do to help their children successfully resolve Erikson's basic trust vs. mistrust stage?

Accepted Answer

A) be consistent and warm in their caretaking 
B) help the children have successful experiences 
C) not be highly controlling 
D) instill socially acceptable behaviors 
A) be consistent and warm in their caretaking 
B) help the children have successful experiences 
C) not be highly controlling 
D) instill socially acceptable behaviors

Question 13

The promising child maltreatment intervention program described in the text focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) parents' substance abuse. 
B) parents' interpretations of their children's behavior. 
C) social support. 
D) children's temperaments. 
A) parents' substance abuse. 
B) parents' interpretations of their children's behavior. 
C) social support. 
D) children's temperaments.

Question 14

While Alex is swinging on the school playground's monkey bars, he kicks Michael on the shoulder. If Michael has a hostile attributional bias, he will believe:

Accepted Answer

A) Alex kicked him intentionally. 
B) Alex kicked him accidentally. 
C) he got in Alex's way. 
D) he deserved to be kicked. 
A) Alex kicked him intentionally. 
B) Alex kicked him accidentally. 
C) he got in Alex's way. 
D) he deserved to be kicked.

Question 15

Pria's friends love to gossip, and they wish Pria would gossip more than she currently does. According to operant conditioning, which of the following is likely to increase Pria's gossiping?

Accepted Answer

A) Her friends yell at her when she is not gossiping and threaten that they won't be friends with her if she doesn't gossip more. 
B) Her friends stop talking to her altogether. 
C) Her friends pay lots of attention to her when she is gossiping and walk away when she is not gossiping. 
D) Her friends explain to her why they want her to gossip more and ask her to please do so. 
A) Her friends yell at her when she is not gossiping and threaten that they won't be friends with her if she doesn't gossip more. 
B) Her friends stop talking to her altogether. 
C) Her friends pay lots of attention to her when she is gossiping and walk away when she is not gossiping. 
D) Her friends explain to her why they want her to gossip more and ask her to please do so.

Question 16

Psychoanalytic theories view development as driven by:

Accepted Answer

A) external factors. 
B) biological maturation. 
C) the multiple contexts in which children develop. 
D) children's active shaping of their own development. 
A) external factors. 
B) biological maturation. 
C) the multiple contexts in which children develop. 
D) children's active shaping of their own development.

Question 17

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that the prolonged period of human children's immaturity is:

Accepted Answer

A) wasteful. 
B) a result of the nested structure of human contexts. 
C) caused by parents' reinforcement of children's immature behavior. 
D) adaptive. 
A) wasteful. 
B) a result of the nested structure of human contexts. 
C) caused by parents' reinforcement of children's immature behavior. 
D) adaptive.

Question 18

The behavior modification strategy of "time out" is based on the idea that_____ is a positive reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) whining 
B) learning 
C) withdrawal 
D) attention 
A) whining 
B) learning 
C) withdrawal 
D) attention

Question 19

According to Selman, young children's thinking about other people is:

Accepted Answer

A) surprisingly abstract. 
B) egocentric. 
C) complex. 
D) unassociated with their level of cognitive development. 
A) surprisingly abstract. 
B) egocentric. 
C) complex. 
D) unassociated with their level of cognitive development.

Question 20

______is an example of a weapon against the negative effects of media on children that occurs at the microsystem level.

Accepted Answer

A) Parental control of children's access 
B) Legal controls 
C) Nonviolent media 
D) Regulation of advertising 
A) Parental control of children's access 
B) Legal controls 
C) Nonviolent media 
D) Regulation of advertising

_____theories are primarily concerned with children's ability to think and reason about their own and other people's thoughts, feelings, motives, and behavior.

Contemporary learning theorists emphasize the importance of on_____ children's development.

Which idea of psychoanalytic theory has NOT found support in subsequent research?

According to Freud, internalization is:

Freud would argue that an adult who is compulsively tidy has unresolved issues from:

Which of the following statements about children's exposure to pornography is true?

Which best describes a parenting style influenced by Watson's theories?

_______is an example of the way in which children play an active role in their own development.

With his information-processing theory of social problem solving, Kenneth Dodge is particularly interested in children's:

Which of the following factors involved in ADHD is part of the chronosystem?

In adolescence and adulthood, individuals with a history of maltreatment are at risk for:

What can parents do to help their children successfully resolve Erikson's basic trust vs. mistrust stage?

The promising child maltreatment intervention program described in the text focused on:

While Alex is swinging on the school playground's monkey bars, he kicks Michael on the shoulder. If Michael has a hostile attributional bias, he will believe:

Pria's friends love to gossip, and they wish Pria would gossip more than she currently does. According to operant conditioning, which of the following is likely to increase Pria's gossiping?

Psychoanalytic theories view development as driven by:

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that the prolonged period of human children's immaturity is:

The behavior modification strategy of "time out" is based on the idea that_____ is a positive reinforcement.

According to Selman, young children's thinking about other people is:

______is an example of a weapon against the negative effects of media on children that occurs at the microsystem level.

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

Exam 9: Theories of Social Development

_____theories are primarily concerned with children's ability to think and reason about their own and other people's thoughts, feelings, motives, and behavior.

Contemporary learning theorists emphasize the importance of on_____ children's development.

Which idea of psychoanalytic theory has NOT found support in subsequent research?

According to Freud, internalization is:

Freud would argue that an adult who is compulsively tidy has unresolved issues from:

Which of the following statements about children's exposure to pornography is true?

Which best describes a parenting style influenced by Watson's theories?

_______is an example of the way in which children play an active role in their own development.

With his information-processing theory of social problem solving, Kenneth Dodge is particularly interested in children's:

Which of the following factors involved in ADHD is part of the chronosystem?

In adolescence and adulthood, individuals with a history of maltreatment are at risk for:

What can parents do to help their children successfully resolve Erikson's basic trust vs. mistrust stage?

The promising child maltreatment intervention program described in the text focused on:

While Alex is swinging on the school playground's monkey bars, he kicks Michael on the shoulder. If Michael has a hostile attributional bias, he will believe:

Pria's friends love to gossip, and they wish Pria would gossip more than she currently does. According to operant conditioning, which of the following is likely to increase Pria's gossiping?

Psychoanalytic theories view development as driven by:

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that the prolonged period of human children's immaturity is:

The behavior modification strategy of "time out" is based on the idea that_____ is a positive reinforcement.

According to Selman, young children's thinking about other people is:

______is an example of a weapon against the negative effects of media on children that occurs at the microsystem level.

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