Question 1

The direct and indirect influence that parents have on their children's standards, values, and ways of thinking is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) socialization. 
B) goodness of fit. 
C) discipline. 
D) emotional regulation. 
E) social referencing. 
A) socialization. 
B) goodness of fit. 
C) discipline. 
D) emotional regulation. 
E) social referencing.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about developmentalists' view of emotions and cognition is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion is a part of cognition. 
B) Cognition is a part of emotion. 
C) Emotion usually occurs before cognition. 
D) Emotion and cognition are entirely separate; they typically occur independently. 
A) Emotion is a part of cognition. 
B) Cognition is a part of emotion. 
C) Emotion usually occurs before cognition. 
D) Emotion and cognition are entirely separate; they typically occur independently.

Question 3

Conor smells the chocolate cake his mother has made, but he doesn't sneak a piece. When his friend Russ makes him mad, Conor calmly explains to Russ what is wrong. Conor is most likely a _____child.

Accepted Answer

A) difficult 
B) rejected 
C) self-involved 
D) popular 
A) difficult 
B) rejected 
C) self-involved 
D) popular

Question 4

Hannah, age 4, loves to color in her coloring book. She is also very involved with her fellow preschoolers when projects are given. According to Mary Rothbart, what type of temperament dimension is Hannah most likely displaying?

Accepted Answer

A) positive affect 
B) fearful distress 
C) activity level 
D) attention span and persistence 
A) positive affect 
B) fearful distress 
C) activity level 
D) attention span and persistence

Question 5

Which of the following capabilities develops latest?

Accepted Answer

A) identifying the causes of others' negative emotions 
B) labeling others' self-conscious emotions 
C) identifying the causes of others' positive emotions 
D) fully understanding how others' memories of past emotional events can trigger the same emotions 
E) understanding emotional ambivalence 
A) identifying the causes of others' negative emotions 
B) labeling others' self-conscious emotions 
C) identifying the causes of others' positive emotions 
D) fully understanding how others' memories of past emotional events can trigger the same emotions 
E) understanding emotional ambivalence

Question 6

Children who are restrained when dealing with novel or stressful situations are displaying:

Accepted Answer

A) social adjustment. 
B) positive affect. 
C) goodness of fit. 
D) behavioral inhibition. 
A) social adjustment. 
B) positive affect. 
C) goodness of fit. 
D) behavioral inhibition.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about infant smiling is true?

Accepted Answer

A) All infant smiling is reflexive. 
B) Infants' smiling induces parents to have more positive social interactions with them. 
C) Young infants rarely smile at strangers. 
D) Infants are unlikely to smile at auditory stimuli. 
E) All of the statements are true. 
A) All infant smiling is reflexive. 
B) Infants' smiling induces parents to have more positive social interactions with them. 
C) Young infants rarely smile at strangers. 
D) Infants are unlikely to smile at auditory stimuli. 
E) All of the statements are true.

Question 8

The first negative emotion that is apparent in infants is:

Accepted Answer

A) anger. 
B) sadness. 
C) fear. 
D) distress. 
A) anger. 
B) sadness. 
C) fear. 
D) distress.

Question 9

At 2 years old, Greg is told a story about Jimmy, a boy whose favorite toy has just been broken. When Greg is asked what Jimmy is feeling, Greg is likely to indicate:

Accepted Answer

A) happiness. 
B) sadness. 
C) shame. 
D) Greg will be unable to predict Jimmy's emotion. 
A) happiness. 
B) sadness. 
C) shame. 
D) Greg will be unable to predict Jimmy's emotion.

Question 10

In comparison with preschool children, children in elementary school are:

Accepted Answer

A) less emotionally intense. 
B) less likely to be worried about real-life issues. 
C) more emotionally negative. 
D) more likely to be angry at someone who harms them accidentally. 
A) less emotionally intense. 
B) less likely to be worried about real-life issues. 
C) more emotionally negative. 
D) more likely to be angry at someone who harms them accidentally.

Question 11

The study by Judy Dunn discussed in the text demonstrated that discussions of emotions with family members at ages 2 and 3 was associated at age 6 with:

Accepted Answer

A) understanding of others' emotions. 
B) worrying and anxiety. 
C) secure attachment. 
D) emotional intensity. 
A) understanding of others' emotions. 
B) worrying and anxiety. 
C) secure attachment. 
D) emotional intensity.

Question 12

Which of the following statements describes a social smile?

Accepted Answer

A) Newborn Timmy smiles during his sleep. 
B) At 3 months, Indira smiles when her father talks to her. 
C) Alexa smiles at 1 month when her mother strokes her cheek. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Newborn Timmy smiles during his sleep. 
B) At 3 months, Indira smiles when her father talks to her. 
C) Alexa smiles at 1 month when her mother strokes her cheek. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

The notion that children's later adjustment depends on how well-suited adults' parenting style is to their children's temperament is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) goodness of fit. 
B) environment over biology influence. 
C) easy temperament effect. 
D) attachment of the child. 
A) goodness of fit. 
B) environment over biology influence. 
C) easy temperament effect. 
D) attachment of the child.

Question 14

Emotional self-regulation includes all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) eliminating subjective negative feelings. 
B) modulating one's interpretation of evocative situations. 
C) appropriately inhibiting facial expressions related to one's feelings. 
D) initiating actions related to one's feelings. 
A) eliminating subjective negative feelings. 
B) modulating one's interpretation of evocative situations. 
C) appropriately inhibiting facial expressions related to one's feelings. 
D) initiating actions related to one's feelings.

Question 15

Infants' upset when placed in new situations is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) surgency. 
B) irritable distress. 
C) rhythmicity. 
D) fearful distress. 
E) low positive affect. 
A) surgency. 
B) irritable distress. 
C) rhythmicity. 
D) fearful distress. 
E) low positive affect.

Question 16

Social referencing refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to recognize the value of authority figures. 
B) the use of an adult's facial expression or vocal cues to decide how to deal with a novel situation. 
C) the ability to recognize emotions in others. 
D) the use of emotions as a way of acquiring information. 
A) the ability to recognize the value of authority figures. 
B) the use of an adult's facial expression or vocal cues to decide how to deal with a novel situation. 
C) the ability to recognize emotions in others. 
D) the use of emotions as a way of acquiring information.

Question 17

Which of the following parental practices in response a child doing something wrong is likely to influence the child to feel shame over guilt?

Accepted Answer

A) telling the child that he or she did a mean thing, rather than that he or she is mean 
B) publicly humiliating the child 
C) helping the child to understand the consequences of his or her actions for others 
D) communicating respect and love in disciplinary situations 
A) telling the child that he or she did a mean thing, rather than that he or she is mean 
B) publicly humiliating the child 
C) helping the child to understand the consequences of his or her actions for others 
D) communicating respect and love in disciplinary situations

Question 18

Children's decreased reliance on parents for help with emotional regulation as they get older reflects:

Accepted Answer

A) their increased ability to negotiate ways to resolve situations. 
B) increasing maturation of neurological systems. 
C) changes in adults' expectations of them. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) their increased ability to negotiate ways to resolve situations. 
B) increasing maturation of neurological systems. 
C) changes in adults' expectations of them. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 19

Developmental psychologists define emotions as:

Accepted Answer

A) subjective feelings. 
B) the desire to take action. 
C) the physiological correlates of feelings. 
D) the cognitions that accompany feelings. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) subjective feelings. 
B) the desire to take action. 
C) the physiological correlates of feelings. 
D) the cognitions that accompany feelings. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following lists is the chronological order (from earliest to latest) in which children are able to identify emotions in others?

Accepted Answer

A) anger/fear, happiness, sadness, self-conscious emotions 
B) happiness, self-conscious emotions, sadness, anger/fear 
C) happiness, sadness, anger/fear, self-conscious emotions 
D) self-conscious emotions, anger/fear, happiness, sadness 
A) anger/fear, happiness, sadness, self-conscious emotions 
B) happiness, self-conscious emotions, sadness, anger/fear 
C) happiness, sadness, anger/fear, self-conscious emotions 
D) self-conscious emotions, anger/fear, happiness, sadness

The direct and indirect influence that parents have on their children's standards, values, and ways of thinking is referred to as:

Which of the following statements about developmentalists' view of emotions and cognition is true?

Conor smells the chocolate cake his mother has made, but he doesn't sneak a piece. When his friend Russ makes him mad, Conor calmly explains to Russ what is wrong. Conor is most likely a _____child.

Hannah, age 4, loves to color in her coloring book. She is also very involved with her fellow preschoolers when projects are given. According to Mary Rothbart, what type of temperament dimension is Hannah most likely displaying?

Which of the following capabilities develops latest?

Children who are restrained when dealing with novel or stressful situations are displaying:

Which of the following statements about infant smiling is true?

The first negative emotion that is apparent in infants is:

At 2 years old, Greg is told a story about Jimmy, a boy whose favorite toy has just been broken. When Greg is asked what Jimmy is feeling, Greg is likely to indicate:

In comparison with preschool children, children in elementary school are:

The study by Judy Dunn discussed in the text demonstrated that discussions of emotions with family members at ages 2 and 3 was associated at age 6 with:

Which of the following statements describes a social smile?

The notion that children's later adjustment depends on how well-suited adults' parenting style is to their children's temperament is referred to as:

Emotional self-regulation includes all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Infants' upset when placed in new situations is referred to as:

Social referencing refers to:

Which of the following parental practices in response a child doing something wrong is likely to influence the child to feel shame over guilt?

Children's decreased reliance on parents for help with emotional regulation as they get older reflects:

Developmental psychologists define emotions as:

Which of the following lists is the chronological order (from earliest to latest) in which children are able to identify emotions in others?

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

Exam 10: Emotional Development

The direct and indirect influence that parents have on their children's standards, values, and ways of thinking is referred to as:

Which of the following statements about developmentalists' view of emotions and cognition is true?

Conor smells the chocolate cake his mother has made, but he doesn't sneak a piece. When his friend Russ makes him mad, Conor calmly explains to Russ what is wrong. Conor is most likely a _____child.

Hannah, age 4, loves to color in her coloring book. She is also very involved with her fellow preschoolers when projects are given. According to Mary Rothbart, what type of temperament dimension is Hannah most likely displaying?

Which of the following capabilities develops latest?

Children who are restrained when dealing with novel or stressful situations are displaying:

Which of the following statements about infant smiling is true?

The first negative emotion that is apparent in infants is:

At 2 years old, Greg is told a story about Jimmy, a boy whose favorite toy has just been broken. When Greg is asked what Jimmy is feeling, Greg is likely to indicate:

In comparison with preschool children, children in elementary school are:

The study by Judy Dunn discussed in the text demonstrated that discussions of emotions with family members at ages 2 and 3 was associated at age 6 with:

Which of the following statements describes a social smile?

The notion that children's later adjustment depends on how well-suited adults' parenting style is to their children's temperament is referred to as:

Emotional self-regulation includes all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Infants' upset when placed in new situations is referred to as:

Social referencing refers to:

Which of the following parental practices in response a child doing something wrong is likely to influence the child to feel shame over guilt?

Children's decreased reliance on parents for help with emotional regulation as they get older reflects:

Developmental psychologists define emotions as:

Which of the following lists is the chronological order (from earliest to latest) in which children are able to identify emotions in others?

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