Question 1

The age of the child is part of the _____ of the bioecological model.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

_____ is a step that can be taken at the microsystem level to fight against the negative effects of media on children.

Accepted Answer

A) Parental control of children's access 
B) School-based programs to educate children about the effects of media 
C) Violent media 
D) Regulation of advertising 
A) Parental control of children's access 
B) School-based programs to educate children about the effects of media 
C) Violent media 
D) Regulation of advertising

Question 3

Long-standing contributions of psychoanalytic theories to developmental psychology do NOT include

Accepted Answer

A) the significance of early experience. 
B) the notion that a great portion of one's mental life occurs outside consciousness. 
C) an emphasis on the development of identity. 
D) the influence of one's sexual nature on development. 
A) the significance of early experience. 
B) the notion that a great portion of one's mental life occurs outside consciousness. 
C) an emphasis on the development of identity. 
D) the influence of one's sexual nature on development.

Question 4

The superego 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 5

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

Question 6

According to Selman, 6- to 8-year-old children

Accepted Answer

A) believe that others' different perspectives stem from possession of different knowledge. 
B) realize that others have different perspectives and are able to think about others' points of view. 
C) are able to systematically compare their own and another person's points of view. 
D) believe that others cannot have a different perspective from their own. 
A) believe that others' different perspectives stem from possession of different knowledge. 
B) realize that others have different perspectives and are able to think about others' points of view. 
C) are able to systematically compare their own and another person's points of view. 
D) believe that others cannot have a different perspective from their own.

Question 7

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure

Accepted Answer

A) tend to focus on their own evaluations of themselves, rather than others' evaluations of them. 
B) believe that intelligence is a fixed trait. 
C) believe that they are smart in nearly all contexts. 
D) give up when they experience failure. 
A) tend to focus on their own evaluations of themselves, rather than others' evaluations of them. 
B) believe that intelligence is a fixed trait. 
C) believe that they are smart in nearly all contexts. 
D) give up when they experience failure.

Question 8

The parents of 2-year-old Joshua are frustrated with his screaming when he wants something. Which scenario is an example of intermittent reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A) His parents always give Joshua what he wants, whether or not he screams. 
B) His parents always give Joshua what he wants only when he screams. 
C) Sometimes his parents give Joshua what he wants when he screams, and sometimes they refuse to give him what he wants when he screams. 
D) His parents never give Joshua what he wants when he screams. 
A) His parents always give Joshua what he wants, whether or not he screams. 
B) His parents always give Joshua what he wants only when he screams. 
C) Sometimes his parents give Joshua what he wants when he screams, and sometimes they refuse to give him what he wants when he screams. 
D) His parents never give Joshua what he wants when he screams.

Question 9

In Freud's theory, the biologically based, instinctual drives that inspire behaviour, thoughts, and feelings are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) motivational orientation. 
B) psychic energy. 
C) erogenous zones. 
D) intuition. 
A) motivational orientation. 
B) psychic energy. 
C) erogenous zones. 
D) intuition.

Question 10

If the ego, as theorized by Freud, could speak, which statement would it be MOST likely to say?

Accepted Answer

A) "Let's figure out how to make this work." 
B) "I want it NOW!" 
C) "That's not the right thing to do." 
D) "That's going to cause problems in the future." 
A) "Let's figure out how to make this work." 
B) "I want it NOW!" 
C) "That's not the right thing to do." 
D) "That's going to cause problems in the future."

Question 11

The use of _____ provides evidence of a resilient brain.

Accepted Answer

A) experimental designs 
B) neuroimaging techniques 
C) survey methods 
D) observational studies 
A) experimental designs 
B) neuroimaging techniques 
C) survey methods 
D) observational studies

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) surprisingly abstract. 
B) less egocentric. 
C) complex. 
D) unrelated to their level of cognitive development. 
A) surprisingly abstract. 
B) less egocentric. 
C) complex. 
D) unrelated to their level of cognitive development.

Question 13

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 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) socialization 
B) internal forces 
C) subjective experience 
D) context 
A) socialization 
B) internal forces 
C) subjective experience 
D) context

Question 15

Which concept is NOT included in Dweck's theory of self-attribution and achievement motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) entity theory 
B) helpless orientation 
C) performance goals 
D) effort 
A) entity theory 
B) helpless orientation 
C) performance goals 
D) effort

Question 16

Which factor associated with child maltreatment is NOT within the microsystem?

Accepted Answer

A) parental alcohol dependence 
B) community violence 
C) children who have developmental disabilities 
D) abusive spousal relationship 
A) parental alcohol dependence 
B) community violence 
C) children who have developmental disabilities 
D) abusive spousal relationship

Question 17

Bronfenbrenner contributed to which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A) the bioecological model 
B) the theory of social cognition 
C) the psychosexual perspective 
D) behaviourism 
A) the bioecological model 
B) the theory of social cognition 
C) the psychosexual perspective 
D) behaviourism

Question 18

What is the last stage of development, according to Freud?

Accepted Answer

A) phallic stage 
B) oral stage 
C) genital stage 
D) latency period 
A) phallic stage 
B) oral stage 
C) genital stage 
D) latency period

Question 19

The chronosystem involves the

Accepted Answer

A) settings in which the child is not a direct participant. 
B) change in person or environment over time. 
C) general beliefs, values, customs, and laws of the larger society. 
D) activities, roles, and relationships in which the child directly participates. 
A) settings in which the child is not a direct participant. 
B) change in person or environment over time. 
C) general beliefs, values, customs, and laws of the larger society. 
D) activities, roles, and relationships in which the child directly participates.

Question 20

_____ is part of the macrosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) The societal belief that men should be breadwinners 
B) A father's job loss 
C) The societal shift in the employment status of women over the past decade 
D) A mother's practice of taking her daughter to work on Take Your Daughter to Work Day 
A) The societal belief that men should be breadwinners 
B) A father's job loss 
C) The societal shift in the employment status of women over the past decade 
D) A mother's practice of taking her daughter to work on Take Your Daughter to Work Day

The age of the child is part of the _____ of the bioecological model.

_____ is a step that can be taken at the microsystem level to fight against the negative effects of media on children.

Long-standing contributions of psychoanalytic theories to developmental psychology do NOT include

The superego is ruled by

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

According to Selman, 6- to 8-year-old children

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure

The parents of 2-year-old Joshua are frustrated with his screaming when he wants something. Which scenario is an example of intermittent reinforcement?

In Freud's theory, the biologically based, instinctual drives that inspire behaviour, thoughts, and feelings are referred to as

If the ego, as theorized by Freud, could speak, which statement would it be MOST likely to say?

The use of _____ provides evidence of a resilient brain.

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

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

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

Which concept is NOT included in Dweck's theory of self-attribution and achievement motivation?

Which factor associated with child maltreatment is NOT within the microsystem?

Bronfenbrenner contributed to which of the following theories?

What is the last stage of development, according to Freud?

The chronosystem involves the

_____ is part of the macrosystem.

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

The age of the child is part of the _____ of the bioecological model.

_____ is a step that can be taken at the microsystem level to fight against the negative effects of media on children.

Long-standing contributions of psychoanalytic theories to developmental psychology do NOT include

The superego is ruled by

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

According to Selman, 6- to 8-year-old children

Children who demonstrate a mastery orientation in response to failure

The parents of 2-year-old Joshua are frustrated with his screaming when he wants something. Which scenario is an example of intermittent reinforcement?

In Freud's theory, the biologically based, instinctual drives that inspire behaviour, thoughts, and feelings are referred to as

If the ego, as theorized by Freud, could speak, which statement would it be MOST likely to say?

The use of _____ provides evidence of a resilient brain.

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

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

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

Which concept is NOT included in Dweck's theory of self-attribution and achievement motivation?

Which factor associated with child maltreatment is NOT within the microsystem?

Bronfenbrenner contributed to which of the following theories?

What is the last stage of development, according to Freud?

The chronosystem involves the

_____ is part of the macrosystem.

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