Question 1

Behavior modification is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  way to help children overcome a hostile attributional bias. 
B)  approach used to help people conquer their fears. 
C)  form of therapy that is useful for changing undesirable behaviors. 
D)  treatment to cure autism. 
A)  way to help children overcome a hostile attributional bias. 
B)  approach used to help people conquer their fears. 
C)  form of therapy that is useful for changing undesirable behaviors. 
D)  treatment to cure autism.

Question 2

According to Erikson, if adolescents do not successfully develop a core sense of identity, they will experience

Accepted Answer

A)  mistrust. 
B)  role confusion. 
C)  isolation. 
D)  shame and doubt. 
A)  mistrust. 
B)  role confusion. 
C)  isolation. 
D)  shame and doubt.

Question 3

The family is part of which level of the bioecological model?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mesosystem 
B)  the microsystem 
C)  the macrosystem 
D)  the chronosystem 
A)  the mesosystem 
B)  the microsystem 
C)  the macrosystem 
D)  the chronosystem

Question 4

The behavior modification strategy of "time-outs" 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 5

What can parents do to help their children successfully resolve Erikson's basic trust versus 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 6

Social cognitive theories are considered somewhat incomplete because they fail to

Accepted Answer

A)  discuss the role of biological factors in development. 
B)  see children as actively involved in their own development. 
C)  fully consider cognitive factors. 
D)  have any real-world implications. 
A)  discuss the role of biological factors in development. 
B)  see children as actively involved in their own development. 
C)  fully consider cognitive factors. 
D)  have any real-world implications.

Question 7

The superego is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the reality principle. 
B)  internalization of parents' standards for acceptable behavior. 
C)  the pleasure principle. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  the reality principle. 
B)  internalization of parents' standards for acceptable behavior. 
C)  the pleasure principle. 
D)  none of these.

Question 8

The active role children play in their own development is a central focus of

Accepted Answer

A)  the bioecological approach. 
B)  all ecological theories of development. 
C)  ethology. 
D)  evolutionary psychology. 
A)  the bioecological approach. 
B)  all ecological theories of development. 
C)  ethology. 
D)  evolutionary psychology.

Question 9

Carlos feels guilty when he disobeys his parents' rule about not eating cookies before dinner. Freud would see Carlos's guilt as a sign that he has developed a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  superego. 
B)  fixation. 
C)  id. 
D)  ego. 
A)  superego. 
B)  fixation. 
C)  id. 
D)  ego.

Question 10

Media is located in which bioecological level?

Accepted Answer

A)  exosystem 
B)  macrosystem 
C)  microsystem 
D)  mesosystem 
A)  exosystem 
B)  macrosystem 
C)  microsystem 
D)  mesosystem

Question 11

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 12

Individuals in the anal stage are focused on conflict surrounding

Accepted Answer

A)  breastfeeding. 
B)  parents' choice of intellectual pursuits for the child. 
C)  toilet training. 
D)  the conscience. 
A)  breastfeeding. 
B)  parents' choice of intellectual pursuits for the child. 
C)  toilet training. 
D)  the conscience.

Question 13

The mesosystem involves the

Accepted Answer

A)  settings in which the child is not a direct participant. 
B)  general beliefs, values, customs, and laws of the larger society. 
C)  activities, roles, and relationships in which the child directly participates. 
D)  connections among the contexts in which the child directly participates. 
A)  settings in which the child is not a direct participant. 
B)  general beliefs, values, customs, and laws of the larger society. 
C)  activities, roles, and relationships in which the child directly participates. 
D)  connections among the contexts in which the child directly participates.

Question 14

A person who believes that intelligence is fixed is considered by Dweck and her colleagues to have a(n) _____ theory of intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  entity 
C)  incremental 
D)  mastery 
A)  learning 
B)  entity 
C)  incremental 
D)  mastery

Question 15

Describe the importance of play from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.

Accepted Answer

Many evolutionary psychology theorists h

Question 16

The ego is ruled by

Accepted Answer

A)  the conscience. 
B)  reasoning and logic. 
C)  conscious impulses. 
D)  the reality principle. 
A)  the conscience. 
B)  reasoning and logic. 
C)  conscious impulses. 
D)  the reality principle.

Question 17

The bioecological model views development as due to

Accepted Answer

A)  nature. 
B)  nurture. 
C)  the interaction between nature and nurture. 
D)  nature when a person is young and nurture as the person gets older. 
A)  nature. 
B)  nurture. 
C)  the interaction between nature and nurture. 
D)  nature when a person is young and nurture as the person gets older.

Question 18

The bioecological model stresses the _____ nature of all relationships within the microsystem.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-dimensional 
B)  direct 
C)  indirect 
D)  bidirectional 
A)  one-dimensional 
B)  direct 
C)  indirect 
D)  bidirectional

Question 19

Children with ADHD

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be of below-average intelligence. 
B)  typically show severe emotional disturbances. 
C)  have difficulty inhibiting impulses to act. 
D)  are more likely to be female. 
A)  tend to be of below-average intelligence. 
B)  typically show severe emotional disturbances. 
C)  have difficulty inhibiting impulses to act. 
D)  are more likely to be female.

Question 20

Which of the following functions is the prefrontal cortex NOT responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion regulation 
B)  language 
C)  selective attention 
D)  empathy 
A)  emotion regulation 
B)  language 
C)  selective attention 
D)  empathy

Behavior modification is a(n)

According to Erikson, if adolescents do not successfully develop a core sense of identity, they will experience

The family is part of which level of the bioecological model?

The behavior modification strategy of "time-outs" is based on the idea that _____ is a positive reinforcement.

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

Social cognitive theories are considered somewhat incomplete because they fail to

The superego is based on

The active role children play in their own development is a central focus of

Carlos feels guilty when he disobeys his parents' rule about not eating cookies before dinner. Freud would see Carlos's guilt as a sign that he has developed a(n)

Media is located in which bioecological level?

Psychoanalytic theories view development as driven by

Individuals in the anal stage are focused on conflict surrounding

The mesosystem involves the

A person who believes that intelligence is fixed is considered by Dweck and her colleagues to have a(n) _____ theory of intelligence.

Describe the importance of play from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.

The ego is ruled by

The bioecological model views development as due to

The bioecological model stresses the _____ nature of all relationships within the microsystem.

Children with ADHD

Which of the following functions is the prefrontal cortex NOT responsible?

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

Behavior modification is a(n)

According to Erikson, if adolescents do not successfully develop a core sense of identity, they will experience

The family is part of which level of the bioecological model?

The behavior modification strategy of "time-outs" is based on the idea that _____ is a positive reinforcement.

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

Social cognitive theories are considered somewhat incomplete because they fail to

The superego is based on

The active role children play in their own development is a central focus of

Carlos feels guilty when he disobeys his parents' rule about not eating cookies before dinner. Freud would see Carlos's guilt as a sign that he has developed a(n)

Media is located in which bioecological level?

Psychoanalytic theories view development as driven by

Individuals in the anal stage are focused on conflict surrounding

The mesosystem involves the

A person who believes that intelligence is fixed is considered by Dweck and her colleagues to have a(n) _____ theory of intelligence.

Describe the importance of play from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.

The ego is ruled by

The bioecological model views development as due to

The bioecological model stresses the _____ nature of all relationships within the microsystem.

Children with ADHD

Which of the following functions is the prefrontal cortex NOT responsible?

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