Question 1

Children who believe they are competent develop feelings of positive self-efficacy and behave effectually,

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A) even if they are not competent. 
B) only if they are really competent. 
C) only if they also have high self-esteem 
D) even when they have little motivation 
A) even if they are not competent. 
B) only if they are really competent. 
C) only if they also have high self-esteem 
D) even when they have little motivation A

Question 2

Which of the following is not a good way to promote children's self-esteem?

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A) praising them only when they accomplish difficult tasks 
B) praising them for all their efforts, whether or not they succeed at tasks 
C) encouraging them when they struggle with a tough problem 
D) not becoming involved when they struggle with a tough problem 
A) praising them only when they accomplish difficult tasks 
B) praising them for all their efforts, whether or not they succeed at tasks 
C) encouraging them when they struggle with a tough problem 
D) not becoming involved when they struggle with a tough problem D

Question 3

In Western societies today, many adolescents take a psychosocial moratorium in their search for an adult identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Emulation requires that the observer take the perspective of the model, understand the model's goal, and reproduce important portions of the model's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A central skill that it is the basis of most social interaction and develops over childhood is

Accepted Answer

A) instructed learning. 
B) promiscuous teleology. 
C) imitative learning. 
D) mind reading. 
A) instructed learning. 
B) promiscuous teleology. 
C) imitative learning. 
D) mind reading.

Question 6

Which of the following is likely to have better theory of mind?

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A) an only child 
B) an oldest sibling 
C) a middle sibling 
D) a youngest sibling 
A) an only child 
B) an oldest sibling 
C) a middle sibling 
D) a youngest sibling

Question 7

Minority adolescents from a variety of backgrounds (African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American), who have a strong sense of ethnic identity tend to

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A) have low self-esteem. 
B) have high self-esteem. 
C) have conflicted feelings about their identity. 
D) avoid people of other ethnicities. 
A) have low self-esteem. 
B) have high self-esteem. 
C) have conflicted feelings about their identity. 
D) avoid people of other ethnicities.

Question 8

Mirror neurons in monkeys' brains were first observed to fire when

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A) when a monkey saw a human imitating its behavior. 
B) when a monkey watched a hand making grasping movements without something to grasp. 
C) when a monkey did or watched a human do a specific goal-directed act with the hands. 
D) when a monkey saw another monkey eating. 
A) when a monkey saw a human imitating its behavior. 
B) when a monkey watched a hand making grasping movements without something to grasp. 
C) when a monkey did or watched a human do a specific goal-directed act with the hands. 
D) when a monkey saw another monkey eating.

Question 9

Much of human knowledge about the natural world comes from

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A) experience. 
B) formal education. 
C) magical thinking. 
D) intuition. 
A) experience. 
B) formal education. 
C) magical thinking. 
D) intuition.

Question 10

All of the following are true of chimpanzees except

Accepted Answer

A) they have well-defined social hierarchies. 
B) they use tools from one generation to the next via social learning. 
C) they possess culture in the form of greetings, grooming, and foraging. 
D) mother chimps and their babies point out objects for the other to see. 
A) they have well-defined social hierarchies. 
B) they use tools from one generation to the next via social learning. 
C) they possess culture in the form of greetings, grooming, and foraging. 
D) mother chimps and their babies point out objects for the other to see.

Question 11

The integration of one's ethnic identity with that of the majority culture is called

Accepted Answer

A) bicultural identity. 
B) ethnic role-behavior. 
C) ethnic assimilation. 
D) identity confusion. 
A) bicultural identity. 
B) ethnic role-behavior. 
C) ethnic assimilation. 
D) identity confusion.

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of infants from birth to about 15 to 18 months old?

Accepted Answer

A) They have an implicit self. 
B) They have no self-awareness. 
C) Their mentality is sometimes called the "I-self." 
D) They do not realize that they can cause things to happen. 
A) They have an implicit self. 
B) They have no self-awareness. 
C) Their mentality is sometimes called the "I-self." 
D) They do not realize that they can cause things to happen.

Question 13

In general, the phrase theory of mind refers to

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A) children's developing abstract reasoning. 
B) children's developing concepts of mental activity. 
C) children's developing sense of self. 
D) children's developing understanding of the motivations of others. 
A) children's developing abstract reasoning. 
B) children's developing concepts of mental activity. 
C) children's developing sense of self. 
D) children's developing understanding of the motivations of others.

Question 14

Adolescents in which of the following states tend to remain in this state into young adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) identity diffusion status 
B) identity foreclosure status 
C) identity moratorium status 
D) identity achievement status 
A) identity diffusion status 
B) identity foreclosure status 
C) identity moratorium status 
D) identity achievement status

Question 15

James Marcia's identity status approach pays special attention to which aspects of identity?

Accepted Answer

A) psychological and social 
B) sexual and physical 
C) occupational and ideological 
D) spiritual 
A) psychological and social 
B) sexual and physical 
C) occupational and ideological 
D) spiritual

Question 16

For neurons that were first called "monkey see, monkey do" neurons, later research has shown that their purpose in monkeys is

Accepted Answer

A) to recognize when another individual's behavior matches its own. 
B) to reproduce observed behavior. 
C) to learn new behavior from emulation. 
D) to teach other monkeys what they have observed. 
A) to recognize when another individual's behavior matches its own. 
B) to reproduce observed behavior. 
C) to learn new behavior from emulation. 
D) to teach other monkeys what they have observed.

Question 17

Which of the following is considered "the gold standard" for mind reading tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic tasks 
B) false-belief tasks 
C) seriation 
D) hidden-object tasks 
A) symbolic tasks 
B) false-belief tasks 
C) seriation 
D) hidden-object tasks

Question 18

Baron-Cohen claims that the primary deficit of children with autism is what he calls

Accepted Answer

A) executive function. 
B) finalism. 
C) promiscuous teleology. 
D) mindblindness. 
A) executive function. 
B) finalism. 
C) promiscuous teleology. 
D) mindblindness.

Question 19

Which of the following is not related to promiscuous teleology?

Accepted Answer

A) Children learn that people do things for a reason. 
B) Children learn that some things happen by chance. 
C) Children extend their logic of intentional beings to natural phenomena. 
D) Children believe that natural objects and events must have a specific cause. 
A) Children learn that people do things for a reason. 
B) Children learn that some things happen by chance. 
C) Children extend their logic of intentional beings to natural phenomena. 
D) Children believe that natural objects and events must have a specific cause.

Question 20

Attending college, joining the military for a short stint, and traveling for an extended time before settling down all

Accepted Answer

A) postpone adulthood. 
B) allow one's identity to develop and then become fixed at adulthood. 
C) lead to lower levels of college attendance. 
D) require that one's identity crisis be resolved in the teenage years. 
A) postpone adulthood. 
B) allow one's identity to develop and then become fixed at adulthood. 
C) lead to lower levels of college attendance. 
D) require that one's identity crisis be resolved in the teenage years.

Children who believe they are competent develop feelings of positive self-efficacy and behave effectually,

Which of the following is not a good way to promote children's self-esteem?

In Western societies today, many adolescents take a psychosocial moratorium in their search for an adult identity.

Emulation requires that the observer take the perspective of the model, understand the model's goal, and reproduce important portions of the model's behavior.

A central skill that it is the basis of most social interaction and develops over childhood is

Which of the following is likely to have better theory of mind?

Minority adolescents from a variety of backgrounds (African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American), who have a strong sense of ethnic identity tend to

Mirror neurons in monkeys' brains were first observed to fire when

Much of human knowledge about the natural world comes from

All of the following are true of chimpanzees except

The integration of one's ethnic identity with that of the majority culture is called

Which of the following is not true of infants from birth to about 15 to 18 months old?

In general, the phrase theory of mind refers to

Adolescents in which of the following states tend to remain in this state into young adulthood?

James Marcia's identity status approach pays special attention to which aspects of identity?

For neurons that were first called "monkey see, monkey do" neurons, later research has shown that their purpose in monkeys is

Which of the following is considered "the gold standard" for mind reading tasks?

Baron-Cohen claims that the primary deficit of children with autism is what he calls

Which of the following is not related to promiscuous teleology?

Attending college, joining the military for a short stint, and traveling for an extended time before settling down all

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

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What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

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Children who believe they are competent develop feelings of positive self-efficacy and behave effectually,

Which of the following is not a good way to promote children's self-esteem?

In Western societies today, many adolescents take a psychosocial moratorium in their search for an adult identity.

Emulation requires that the observer take the perspective of the model, understand the model's goal, and reproduce important portions of the model's behavior.

A central skill that it is the basis of most social interaction and develops over childhood is

Which of the following is likely to have better theory of mind?

Minority adolescents from a variety of backgrounds (African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American), who have a strong sense of ethnic identity tend to

Mirror neurons in monkeys' brains were first observed to fire when

Much of human knowledge about the natural world comes from

All of the following are true of chimpanzees except

The integration of one's ethnic identity with that of the majority culture is called

Which of the following is not true of infants from birth to about 15 to 18 months old?

In general, the phrase theory of mind refers to

Adolescents in which of the following states tend to remain in this state into young adulthood?

James Marcia's identity status approach pays special attention to which aspects of identity?

For neurons that were first called "monkey see, monkey do" neurons, later research has shown that their purpose in monkeys is

Which of the following is considered "the gold standard" for mind reading tasks?

Baron-Cohen claims that the primary deficit of children with autism is what he calls

Which of the following is not related to promiscuous teleology?

Attending college, joining the military for a short stint, and traveling for an extended time before settling down all

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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