Exam 13: Development of the Self and Social Cognition

Phillipe's and Bernice's parents differ in their parenting style.Phillipe's parents use an authoritarian style and Bernice's parents use a permissive style.Based on this scenario, which of the following would you expect when both children are measured for levels of self-esteem?

Cummings and colleagues found that child bystanders intervened in bullying incidents for which of the following reasons?

Sachi's parents always tell her that she has "worked hard" when she succeeds, but that she "lacks ability" when she fails.What achievement orientation correlates with this pattern of parental feedback?

Which of the following would a 4- to 5-year old be most likely to say about his or her peers?

Who proposed a hierarchical model of childhood self-esteem?

Research suggests that children differ in terms of the importance they assign to various competency domains, as demonstrated by which of the following?

Which of the following is an unstable external cause for an achievement outcome?

Identify and describe the three phases that children progress through in learning to evaluate their own performance in achievement situations.

Which parenting style is typical of parents whose children are high achieving and successful?

In order to foster mastery orientation in a child, what should an adult emphasize in his or her feedback?

Which of the following best describes the entity view of ability?

Which of the following is a stable external cause for an achievement outcome?

Gnepp tested the ability of 8-year-olds to make judgments of other children's traits.The children were asked to base their judgments of an unfamiliar child on a small sample of the child's previous behaviours.Which of the following best summarizes Gnepp's findings?

How do attachment patterns differentiate between children in individualistic and collectivistic societies?

Describe how parents and peers can influence self-esteem in children and adolescents.

You are having dinner with your friend.When you arrive, his daughter Brianne runs up and tells you proudly that she is a "big girl." According to most developmentalists, what accounts for Brianne's self-categorical statement?

According to Selman's stages of social perspective taking, when a child can assume the perspective of a disinterested third party and anticipate how each participant will react, which stage of role taking has the child reached?

Naadir feels proud that he can help fix things around the house and tutor his brother in math.What is Naadir's knowledge about his skills called?

The Contingencies of Self-Worth Scale assesses which of the following domains of self-esteem?

Discuss the results of current research concerning the effects of person-praise versus process-oriented praise in enhancing achievement motivation.