Question 1

Children believe that natural objects and events must have a specifiable cause, failing to understand that some events happen entirely by chance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Keleman refers to children as "intuitive theists" because

Accepted Answer

A) their symbolic system develops so that it is likely that they will acquire cultural beliefs God or gods. 
B) they come into the world with a concept of God. 
C) they do not believe that everything happens for a reason. 
D) they attribute motivation unlike humans' motivations to fantasy characters. 
A) their symbolic system develops so that it is likely that they will acquire cultural beliefs God or gods. 
B) they come into the world with a concept of God. 
C) they do not believe that everything happens for a reason. 
D) they attribute motivation unlike humans' motivations to fantasy characters.

Question 3

It has been suggested that young children's overly optimistic self-perception is a result of

Accepted Answer

A) too much parental praise. 
B) overly permissive parents. 
C) a lack of punishment for misbehavior. 
D) wishful thinking. 
A) too much parental praise. 
B) overly permissive parents. 
C) a lack of punishment for misbehavior. 
D) wishful thinking.

Question 4

The most elementary social-cognitive abilities required for theory of mind include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) self-awareness. 
B) viewing self and others as intentional agents. 
C) the ability to take the point of view of others. 
D) a sense of egocentrism. 
A) self-awareness. 
B) viewing self and others as intentional agents. 
C) the ability to take the point of view of others. 
D) a sense of egocentrism.

Question 5

African American youth consistently score lower on measures of self-esteem than do Euro-American youth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

At about what age do children recognize that their likes can be different from those of another person?

Accepted Answer

A) 14 months 
B) 18 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 3 years 
A) 14 months 
B) 18 months 
C) 2 years 
D) 3 years

Question 7

How have researchers come to know that babies understand that the image looking back at them in a mirror is their own?

Accepted Answer

A) They smile at their reflection in a mirror 
B) They touch a mark on their face rather than touching a mirror that reflects their face. 
C) They touch the mirror where it reflects a mark on their face. 
D) They keep touching the reflection of their face in a mirror. 
A) They smile at their reflection in a mirror 
B) They touch a mark on their face rather than touching a mirror that reflects their face. 
C) They touch the mirror where it reflects a mark on their face. 
D) They keep touching the reflection of their face in a mirror.

Question 8

Preschool children generally describe themselves in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) their physical characteristics. 
B) their emotional feelings. 
C) their families. 
D) their friendships. 
A) their physical characteristics. 
B) their emotional feelings. 
C) their families. 
D) their friendships.

Question 9

Preschool children's self-esteem tends to be

Accepted Answer

A) overly positive. 
B) overly negative. 
C) quite accurate. 
D) very unrealistic. 
A) overly positive. 
B) overly negative. 
C) quite accurate. 
D) very unrealistic.

Question 10

All of the following account for adolescent girls' slightly higher levels of low self-esteem except

Accepted Answer

A) girls are more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their bodies. 
B) girls perform more poorly academically than boys do. 
C) Western culture emphasizes the physical appearance of young women more than young men. 
D) girls mature faster than boys and experience more stressors of adolescence. 
A) girls are more likely than boys to be dissatisfied with their bodies. 
B) girls perform more poorly academically than boys do. 
C) Western culture emphasizes the physical appearance of young women more than young men. 
D) girls mature faster than boys and experience more stressors of adolescence.

Question 11

Which of the following animals tested so far do not show visual self-recognition?

Accepted Answer

A) magpies 
B) dolphins 
C) elephants 
D) alligators 
A) magpies 
B) dolphins 
C) elephants 
D) alligators

Question 12

Which of the following types of social learning does not require understanding the goal, or intentions, of the model?

Accepted Answer

A) mimicry 
B) emulation 
C) imitative learning 
D) instructive learning 
A) mimicry 
B) emulation 
C) imitative learning 
D) instructive learning

Question 13

Ad adolescent who is highly anxious, unhappy, and rejects authority is in which of the following identity statuses?

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 14

Intentional agents essentially

Accepted Answer

A) try to understand the reasoning of others. 
B) help others with things that they can't do themselves. 
C) do things on purpose and for a reason. 
D) negotiate with others to achieve a good relationship. 
A) try to understand the reasoning of others. 
B) help others with things that they can't do themselves. 
C) do things on purpose and for a reason. 
D) negotiate with others to achieve a good relationship.

Question 15

A person's self-portrait of the different pieces of self in a coherent and integrated mode is the person's

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem. 
B) self-efficacy. 
C) identity. 
D) theory of mind. 
A) self-esteem. 
B) self-efficacy. 
C) identity. 
D) theory of mind.

Question 16

Research has shown that most movement across adolescence and young adulthood is in the direction from

Accepted Answer

A) identity diffusion to identity foreclosure. 
B) identity diffusion to identity achievement. 
C) identity foreclosure to identity moratorium. 
D) identity moratorium to identity achievement. 
A) identity diffusion to identity foreclosure. 
B) identity diffusion to identity achievement. 
C) identity foreclosure to identity moratorium. 
D) identity moratorium to identity achievement.

Question 17

Self-efficacy is

Accepted Answer

A) the way a person defines himself or herself. 
B) the way a person is viewed by peers. 
C) the confidence one has in being able to control events in one's surroundings 
D) the degree of independence that one has. 
A) the way a person defines himself or herself. 
B) the way a person is viewed by peers. 
C) the confidence one has in being able to control events in one's surroundings 
D) the degree of independence that one has.

Question 18

Which of the following groups of adolescents consistently scores highest on measures of self-esteem in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) Caucasians 
B) Asian-Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) African Americans 
A) Caucasians 
B) Asian-Americans 
C) Native Americans 
D) African Americans

Question 19

Which of the following is not a difference between the mirror neuron systems of monkeys and humans?

Accepted Answer

A) When people see another person experience an emotion, the same mirror neurons are activated in their brains as when they experience the emotion themselves. 
B) Mirror neurons in monkeys activate only to goal-directed behaviors. 
C) Monkey mirror neurons provide the brain-based mechanisms for identifying with others. 
D) Human mirror neurons seem to code for movements forming an action-not only for the action itself. 
A) When people see another person experience an emotion, the same mirror neurons are activated in their brains as when they experience the emotion themselves. 
B) Mirror neurons in monkeys activate only to goal-directed behaviors. 
C) Monkey mirror neurons provide the brain-based mechanisms for identifying with others. 
D) Human mirror neurons seem to code for movements forming an action-not only for the action itself.

Question 20

The failure to resolve one's identity crisis is most likely to result in

Accepted Answer

A) low self-esteem. 
B) a lack of self- concept. 
C) the inability to form meaningful relationships. 
D) role confusion. 
A) low self-esteem. 
B) a lack of self- concept. 
C) the inability to form meaningful relationships. 
D) role confusion.

Children believe that natural objects and events must have a specifiable cause, failing to understand that some events happen entirely by chance.

Keleman refers to children as "intuitive theists" because

It has been suggested that young children's overly optimistic self-perception is a result of

The most elementary social-cognitive abilities required for theory of mind include all of the following except

African American youth consistently score lower on measures of self-esteem than do Euro-American youth.

At about what age do children recognize that their likes can be different from those of another person?

How have researchers come to know that babies understand that the image looking back at them in a mirror is their own?

Preschool children generally describe themselves in terms of

Preschool children's self-esteem tends to be

All of the following account for adolescent girls' slightly higher levels of low self-esteem except

Which of the following animals tested so far do not show visual self-recognition?

Which of the following types of social learning does not require understanding the goal, or intentions, of the model?

Ad adolescent who is highly anxious, unhappy, and rejects authority is in which of the following identity statuses?

Intentional agents essentially

A person's self-portrait of the different pieces of self in a coherent and integrated mode is the person's

Research has shown that most movement across adolescence and young adulthood is in the direction from

Self-efficacy is

Which of the following groups of adolescents consistently scores highest on measures of self-esteem in the U.S.?

Which of the following is not a difference between the mirror neuron systems of monkeys and humans?

The failure to resolve one's identity crisis is most likely to result in

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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Exam 7: Understanding Self and Others

Children believe that natural objects and events must have a specifiable cause, failing to understand that some events happen entirely by chance.

Keleman refers to children as "intuitive theists" because

It has been suggested that young children's overly optimistic self-perception is a result of

The most elementary social-cognitive abilities required for theory of mind include all of the following except

African American youth consistently score lower on measures of self-esteem than do Euro-American youth.

At about what age do children recognize that their likes can be different from those of another person?

How have researchers come to know that babies understand that the image looking back at them in a mirror is their own?

Preschool children generally describe themselves in terms of

Preschool children's self-esteem tends to be

All of the following account for adolescent girls' slightly higher levels of low self-esteem except

Which of the following animals tested so far do not show visual self-recognition?

Which of the following types of social learning does not require understanding the goal, or intentions, of the model?

Ad adolescent who is highly anxious, unhappy, and rejects authority is in which of the following identity statuses?

Intentional agents essentially

A person's self-portrait of the different pieces of self in a coherent and integrated mode is the person's

Research has shown that most movement across adolescence and young adulthood is in the direction from

Self-efficacy is

Which of the following groups of adolescents consistently scores highest on measures of self-esteem in the U.S.?

Which of the following is not a difference between the mirror neuron systems of monkeys and humans?

The failure to resolve one's identity crisis is most likely to result in

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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