Question 1

All family functions are enhanced by adequate family income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

How might a child's interpretation of events help him or her cope with repeated stress?

Accepted Answer

When an event is interpreted as a threat, it contributes to increased cortisol levels. When a child doesn't take things personally or doesn't view negative situations as permanent, it is much more likely that the child will be resilient.

Question 3

What factors help a child become resilient?

Accepted Answer

A supportive family helps children to cope with stressful situations. When the family itself is stressful, academic involvement, community and social connections, and peers can be positive adaptations that lead to resilience.

Question 4

In middle childhood being accepted by the entire group is more important than having a close friend.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Freud, during the latency stage children:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop sexual feelings toward their opposite-sex peers. 
B)  seek to establish their identity. 
C)  work to learn self-control. 
D)  emotional drives and psychosexual needs are quiet. 
A)  develop sexual feelings toward their opposite-sex peers. 
B)  seek to establish their identity. 
C)  work to learn self-control. 
D)  emotional drives and psychosexual needs are quiet.

Question 6

Postconventional morality involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  the careful consideration of all options. 
B)  an emphasis on laws and social order. 
C)  seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. 
D)  trying to take care of one's own needs. 
A)  the careful consideration of all options. 
B)  an emphasis on laws and social order. 
C)  seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. 
D)  trying to take care of one's own needs.

Question 7

According to Erikson, if 9-year-old Anna is successful in solving her psychosocial conflict, she should be developing a(n) ______ view of herself.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotionally mature 
B)  industrious 
C)  inept 
D)  latent 
A)  emotionally mature 
B)  industrious 
C)  inept 
D)  latent

Question 8

A Japanese study compared children who stayed with their mother while their fathers moved for a new job with children who moved with their mother and father for a new job. The research found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  children who moved with their fathers were happiest, but the mothers were depressed. 
B)  the children and mothers who moved with the fathers were happiest. 
C)  there were no differences between the children who moved with their fathers and those that did not. 
D)  children who moved with their fathers were more depressed and their school achievement suffered. 
A)  children who moved with their fathers were happiest, but the mothers were depressed. 
B)  the children and mothers who moved with the fathers were happiest. 
C)  there were no differences between the children who moved with their fathers and those that did not. 
D)  children who moved with their fathers were more depressed and their school achievement suffered.

Question 9

What are the main criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

Accepted Answer

Kohlberg has been criticized f

Question 10

During the school years, self-esteem typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  stays the same. 
D)  fluctuates up and down. 
A)  increases. 
B)  decreases. 
C)  stays the same. 
D)  fluctuates up and down.

Question 11

How do Erikson's stages of psychosocial development for school-age children and for preschool children differ?

Accepted Answer

School-age children become consumed by a

Question 12

Describe the characteristics of four different family structures.

Accepted Answer

The family structures discussed in the t

Question 13

What are three things that adults do to help children cope with stress?

Accepted Answer

Supportive, affectionate families can he

Question 14

Ajay, age 8, sleeps in the back of the shop where he works. His gets a bowl of rice with vegetables to eat. He carries heavy loads. In Ajay's village, his siblings sometimes have nothing to eat. None of them goes to school. His employer's son sometimes brings a book in the evening to teach Ajay to read. In making a judgment about Ajay's situation, one must consider:

Accepted Answer

A)  what Ajay's culture says. 
B)  what Ajay himself wants. 
C)  the universal needs of childhood. 
D)  the state of Ajay's family. 
A)  what Ajay's culture says. 
B)  what Ajay himself wants. 
C)  the universal needs of childhood. 
D)  the state of Ajay's family.

Question 15

The kind of bully who is the most strongly disliked by peers is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  modeled bully. 
B)  rejected bully. 
C)  bully-victim. 
D)  familial bully. 
A)  modeled bully. 
B)  rejected bully. 
C)  bully-victim. 
D)  familial bully.

Question 16

Malik and Anastasia have been married one year and now have a 15-month-old son. Their chances of a successful marriage are better if they:

Accepted Answer

A)  work separate shifts to co-parent their baby. 
B)  married relatively young. 
C)  decided to marry for the baby's sake. 
D)  knew each other for several years before marrying. 
A)  work separate shifts to co-parent their baby. 
B)  married relatively young. 
C)  decided to marry for the baby's sake. 
D)  knew each other for several years before marrying.

Question 17

Children with these personality traits become popular around fifth grade.

Accepted Answer

A)  kind, trustworthy, cooperative, assertive 
B)  athletic, cool, dominant, aggressive 
C)  cooperative, cool, assertive, kind 
D)  trustworthy, athletic, dominant, aggressive 
A)  kind, trustworthy, cooperative, assertive 
B)  athletic, cool, dominant, aggressive 
C)  cooperative, cool, assertive, kind 
D)  trustworthy, athletic, dominant, aggressive

Question 18

Marissa and Jessica, sisters born two years apart, grew up in an impoverished, violent neighborhood. As adults, Marissa is chronically jobless and is addicted to drugs while Jessica is a professor of economics at a community college. Which theory might explain their different life outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  differential sensitivity theory 
B)  shared environmental influences theory 
C)  cohort theory 
D)  parental influence theory 
A)  differential sensitivity theory 
B)  shared environmental influences theory 
C)  cohort theory 
D)  parental influence theory

Question 19

Relational aggression includes hitting and shoving other children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Children who kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children who kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are...

All family functions are enhanced by adequate family income.

How might a child's interpretation of events help him or her cope with repeated stress?

What factors help a child become resilient?

In middle childhood being accepted by the entire group is more important than having a close friend.

According to Freud, during the latency stage children:

Postconventional morality involves:

According to Erikson, if 9-year-old Anna is successful in solving her psychosocial conflict, she should be developing a(n) ______ view of herself.

A Japanese study compared children who stayed with their mother while their fathers moved for a new job with children who moved with their mother and father for a new job. The research found that:

What are the main criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

During the school years, self-esteem typically:

How do Erikson's stages of psychosocial development for school-age children and for preschool children differ?

Describe the characteristics of four different family structures.

What are three things that adults do to help children cope with stress?

The kind of bully who is the most strongly disliked by peers is called a:

Malik and Anastasia have been married one year and now have a 15-month-old son. Their chances of a successful marriage are better if they:

Children with these personality traits become popular around fifth grade.

Marissa and Jessica, sisters born two years apart, grew up in an impoverished, violent neighborhood. As adults, Marissa is chronically jobless and is addicted to drugs while Jessica is a professor of economics at a community college. Which theory might explain their different life outcomes?

Relational aggression includes hitting and shoving other children.

Children who kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are _____.

The Science of Development

From Conception to Birth

The First Two Years: Body and Mind

The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Early Childhood: Body and Mind

Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Body and Mind

Adolescence: Body and Mind

Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Emerging Adulthood: Body, Mind, and Social World

Adulthood: Body and Mind

Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Late Adulthood: Body and Mind

Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Epilogue: Death and Dying

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Exam 8: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

All family functions are enhanced by adequate family income.

How might a child's interpretation of events help him or her cope with repeated stress?

What factors help a child become resilient?

In middle childhood being accepted by the entire group is more important than having a close friend.

According to Freud, during the latency stage children:

Postconventional morality involves:

According to Erikson, if 9-year-old Anna is successful in solving her psychosocial conflict, she should be developing a(n) ______ view of herself.

A Japanese study compared children who stayed with their mother while their fathers moved for a new job with children who moved with their mother and father for a new job. The research found that:

What are the main criticisms of Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

During the school years, self-esteem typically:

How do Erikson's stages of psychosocial development for school-age children and for preschool children differ?

Describe the characteristics of four different family structures.

What are three things that adults do to help children cope with stress?

The kind of bully who is the most strongly disliked by peers is called a:

Malik and Anastasia have been married one year and now have a 15-month-old son. Their chances of a successful marriage are better if they:

Children with these personality traits become popular around fifth grade.

Marissa and Jessica, sisters born two years apart, grew up in an impoverished, violent neighborhood. As adults, Marissa is chronically jobless and is addicted to drugs while Jessica is a professor of economics at a community college. Which theory might explain their different life outcomes?

Relational aggression includes hitting and shoving other children.

Children who kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are _____.

The Science of Development

From Conception to Birth

The First Two Years: Body and Mind

The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development

Early Childhood: Body and Mind

Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Childhood: Body and Mind

Adolescence: Body and Mind

Adolescence: Psychosocial Development

Emerging Adulthood: Body, Mind, and Social World

Adulthood: Body and Mind

Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Late Adulthood: Body and Mind

Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Epilogue: Death and Dying

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