Question 1

During a child's second year of life, she begins to show a range of self-conscious emotions that include:

Accepted Answer

A) pride, guilt, self-confidence, sadness. 
B) embarrassment, pride, guilt, shame. 
C) guilt, anxiety, self-confidence, shame. 
D) embarrassment, anxiety, pride, sadness. 
A) pride, guilt, self-confidence, sadness. 
B) embarrassment, pride, guilt, shame. 
C) guilt, anxiety, self-confidence, shame. 
D) embarrassment, anxiety, pride, sadness. B

Question 2

Juan is able to adjust his behavior in recognition of the needs and desires of others. Which temperament dimension is Juan most likely displaying?

Accepted Answer

A) activity level 
B) adaptability 
C) persistence 
D) inhibition 
A) activity level 
B) adaptability 
C) persistence 
D) inhibition B

Question 3

Compared to other children, those who regulate their emotions well and are academically competent have parents who respond to their children's negative emotions with:

Accepted Answer

A) teasing. 
B) disregard. 
C) support. 
D) threats. 
A) teasing. 
B) disregard. 
C) support. 
D) threats. C

Question 4

Elementary school children are less likely to be afraid of monsters than preschool children because older children have:

Accepted Answer

A) better night vision. 
B) a better understanding of reality. 
C) better language skills. 
D) more coping skills. 
A) better night vision. 
B) a better understanding of reality. 
C) better language skills. 
D) more coping skills.

Question 5

At approximately what age are children able to understand that people can have mixed feelings about events or issues?

Accepted Answer

A) by age 2 
B) by age 6 
C) by age 10 
D) by age 12 
A) by age 2 
B) by age 6 
C) by age 10 
D) by age 12

Question 6

Which of the following aspects of emotional understanding develops latest?

Accepted Answer

A) understanding emotional ambivalence 
B) understanding that one can feel two negative emotions simultaneously 
C) understanding the difference between real and false emotions 
D) understanding the distinction between fear and anger 
A) understanding emotional ambivalence 
B) understanding that one can feel two negative emotions simultaneously 
C) understanding the difference between real and false emotions 
D) understanding the distinction between fear and anger

Question 7

Emil, who is 4 years old, has a doctor's appointment today and he knows he will need to get a shot. Which of the following behaviors is Emil LEAST likely to show in response to this negative situation?

Accepted Answer

A) have a temper tantrum 
B) realize that this situation cannot be controlled and try to distract himself by thinking about the lollipop he will get following the shot 
C) refuse to stop playing with his toys as his mother is trying to get him ready to go to the doctor's office 
D) tell his mother he doesn't need the shot 
A) have a temper tantrum 
B) realize that this situation cannot be controlled and try to distract himself by thinking about the lollipop he will get following the shot 
C) refuse to stop playing with his toys as his mother is trying to get him ready to go to the doctor's office 
D) tell his mother he doesn't need the shot

Question 8

To be able to engage in social referencing, infants need to be able to:

Accepted Answer

A) label emotions. 
B) understand the causes of emotions. 
C) comprehend the meaning of emotions. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) label emotions. 
B) understand the causes of emotions. 
C) comprehend the meaning of emotions. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

In terms of emotional regulation, as they get older, children:

Accepted Answer

A) are better able to select appropriate strategies. 
B) rely on their parents more. 
C) use behavioral strategies to a greater extent. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) are better able to select appropriate strategies. 
B) rely on their parents more. 
C) use behavioral strategies to a greater extent. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is an example of social referencing?

Accepted Answer

A) Jessica sucks her thumb when her brother takes away her favorite doll. 
B) Jose smiles when he opens a gift from his grandmother, even though he doesn't like the new shirt she has given him. 
C) Stacey hears her parents arguing and begins to cry. 
D) Henry looks up at his mother after he falls, and on seeing her content expression, gets up without crying. 
A) Jessica sucks her thumb when her brother takes away her favorite doll. 
B) Jose smiles when he opens a gift from his grandmother, even though he doesn't like the new shirt she has given him. 
C) Stacey hears her parents arguing and begins to cry. 
D) Henry looks up at his mother after he falls, and on seeing her content expression, gets up without crying.

Question 11

Lia is less emotionally competent than other children her age, a problem that causes her much difficulty with her peers. Which of the following statements is NOT a possible cause of Lia's poor emotional competence?

Accepted Answer

A) Lia's parents express a great deal of negative emotion in their home. 
B) Lia's parents feel unable to cope with her negative emotions. 
C) Lia's parents commonly talk to her about emotions. 
D) All of the above are possible causes. 
A) Lia's parents express a great deal of negative emotion in their home. 
B) Lia's parents feel unable to cope with her negative emotions. 
C) Lia's parents commonly talk to her about emotions. 
D) All of the above are possible causes.

Question 12

Newborns' emotions are most frequently regulated in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) by intentionally averting their gaze in distressing situations 
B) through self-soothing 
C) through other people's attempts to soothe and distract the baby 
D) by initiating the "fight or flight" response 
A) by intentionally averting their gaze in distressing situations 
B) through self-soothing 
C) through other people's attempts to soothe and distract the baby 
D) by initiating the "fight or flight" response

Question 13

Which of the following statements about infants' negative emotions is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants' negative emotions are easily interpreted. 
B) Infants' negative emotions often seem incongruent with the situation. 
C) Infants show a wide variety of highly discernible
facial expressions. 
D) Infants display only generalized distress. 
A) Infants' negative emotions are easily interpreted. 
B) Infants' negative emotions often seem incongruent with the situation. 
C) Infants show a wide variety of highly discernible
facial expressions. 
D) Infants display only generalized distress.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about older infants' displays of sadness is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants often display sadness in the same contexts in which they display anger. 
B) Displays of sadness are less frequent than displays of anger. 
C) Infants show anger but not sadness when they are unable to control their environment. 
D) Infants are capable of experiencing sadness. 
A) Infants often display sadness in the same contexts in which they display anger. 
B) Displays of sadness are less frequent than displays of anger. 
C) Infants show anger but not sadness when they are unable to control their environment. 
D) Infants are capable of experiencing sadness.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about vagal suppression is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Vagal suppression is an index of how effectively the vagus nerve modulates heart rate in accordance with breathing. 
B) Children who have lower heart rates are said to have high vagal suppression. 
C) Children with higher vagal suppression are more likely to exhibit problem behaviors. 
D) Vagal suppression is associated with a capacity related to emotion regulation. 
A) Vagal suppression is an index of how effectively the vagus nerve modulates heart rate in accordance with breathing. 
B) Children who have lower heart rates are said to have high vagal suppression. 
C) Children with higher vagal suppression are more likely to exhibit problem behaviors. 
D) Vagal suppression is associated with a capacity related to emotion regulation.

Question 16

Which of the following phrases is NOT a motive to use a display rule?

Accepted Answer

A) to prevent hurting someone's feelings 
B) to protect oneself from looking bad 
C) to get information about an ambiguous event 
D) to make someone else feel good 
A) to prevent hurting someone's feelings 
B) to protect oneself from looking bad 
C) to get information about an ambiguous event 
D) to make someone else feel good

Question 17

Which of the following emotions is identified earliest by children?

Accepted Answer

A) disgust 
B) shame 
C) happiness 
D) anger 
A) disgust 
B) shame 
C) happiness 
D) anger

Question 18

A social group's informal norms about the demonstration of emotion and when and where they should be suppressed or masked are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) display rules. 
B) social referencing. 
C) demonstration motives. 
D) emotion regulation. 
A) display rules. 
B) social referencing. 
C) demonstration motives. 
D) emotion regulation.

Question 19

Cultural differences in emotional expression can be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic differences. 
B) diversity in parenting practices. 
C) culturally specific assessments of the values of
emotions. 
D) All of these answers can explain cultural differences in emotional expression. 
A) genetic differences. 
B) diversity in parenting practices. 
C) culturally specific assessments of the values of
emotions. 
D) All of these answers can explain cultural differences in emotional expression.

Question 20

The argument that each emotion is innately packaged with a specific set of physiological reactions and that distinct emotions are evident from very early in life describes:

Accepted Answer

A) an environmental explanation of emotions. 
B) a dynamic-systems emotional theory. 
C) the discrete emotions theory. 
D) the functionalist approach to emotions. 
A) an environmental explanation of emotions. 
B) a dynamic-systems emotional theory. 
C) the discrete emotions theory. 
D) the functionalist approach to emotions.

During a child's second year of life, she begins to show a range of self-conscious emotions that include:

Juan is able to adjust his behavior in recognition of the needs and desires of others. Which temperament dimension is Juan most likely displaying?

Compared to other children, those who regulate their emotions well and are academically competent have parents who respond to their children's negative emotions with:

Elementary school children are less likely to be afraid of monsters than preschool children because older children have:

At approximately what age are children able to understand that people can have mixed feelings about events or issues?

Which of the following aspects of emotional understanding develops latest?

Emil, who is 4 years old, has a doctor's appointment today and he knows he will need to get a shot. Which of the following behaviors is Emil LEAST likely to show in response to this negative situation?

To be able to engage in social referencing, infants need to be able to:

In terms of emotional regulation, as they get older, children:

Which of the following statements is an example of social referencing?

Lia is less emotionally competent than other children her age, a problem that causes her much difficulty with her peers. Which of the following statements is NOT a possible cause of Lia's poor emotional competence?

Newborns' emotions are most frequently regulated in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements about infants' negative emotions is true?

Which of the following statements about older infants' displays of sadness is NOT true?

Which of the following statements about vagal suppression is true?

Which of the following phrases is NOT a motive to use a display rule?

Which of the following emotions is identified earliest by children?

A social group's informal norms about the demonstration of emotion and when and where they should be suppressed or masked are referred to as:

Cultural differences in emotional expression can be explained by:

The argument that each emotion is innately packaged with a specific set of physiological reactions and that distinct emotions are evident from very early in life describes:

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

Theories of Social Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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Exam 10: Emotional Development

During a child's second year of life, she begins to show a range of self-conscious emotions that include:

Juan is able to adjust his behavior in recognition of the needs and desires of others. Which temperament dimension is Juan most likely displaying?

Compared to other children, those who regulate their emotions well and are academically competent have parents who respond to their children's negative emotions with:

Elementary school children are less likely to be afraid of monsters than preschool children because older children have:

At approximately what age are children able to understand that people can have mixed feelings about events or issues?

Which of the following aspects of emotional understanding develops latest?

Emil, who is 4 years old, has a doctor's appointment today and he knows he will need to get a shot. Which of the following behaviors is Emil LEAST likely to show in response to this negative situation?

To be able to engage in social referencing, infants need to be able to:

In terms of emotional regulation, as they get older, children:

Which of the following statements is an example of social referencing?

Lia is less emotionally competent than other children her age, a problem that causes her much difficulty with her peers. Which of the following statements is NOT a possible cause of Lia's poor emotional competence?

Newborns' emotions are most frequently regulated in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements about infants' negative emotions is true?

Which of the following statements about older infants' displays of sadness is NOT true?

Which of the following statements about vagal suppression is true?

Which of the following phrases is NOT a motive to use a display rule?

Which of the following emotions is identified earliest by children?

A social group's informal norms about the demonstration of emotion and when and where they should be suppressed or masked are referred to as:

Cultural differences in emotional expression can be explained by:

The argument that each emotion is innately packaged with a specific set of physiological reactions and that distinct emotions are evident from very early in life describes:

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

Theories of Social Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters