Question 1

Which of the following tendencies is not characteristic of most young boys' comfort in interacting with members of their own gender as opposed to girls?

Accepted Answer

A) Boys tend to organize themselves in large playgroups. 
B) Boys engage in more vigorous rough-and-tumble play than girls. 
C) Boys focus their interactions more on movable toys. 
D) Boys engage more in dramatic play. 
A) Boys tend to organize themselves in large playgroups. 
B) Boys engage in more vigorous rough-and-tumble play than girls. 
C) Boys focus their interactions more on movable toys. 
D) Boys engage more in dramatic play.

Question 2

Toddlers' main interactions with one another are conflicts over possession of toys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Behavior aimed at acquiring some concrete goal or object is

Accepted Answer

A) physical aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) indirect aggression. 
A) physical aggression. 
B) hostile aggression. 
C) instrumental aggression. 
D) indirect aggression.

Question 4

Victims of bullies tend to be associated with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) children whose attachment style to their mothers is avoidant. 
B) children whose attachment style to their mothers is ambiguous. 
C) children whose attachment style to their mothers is secure. 
D) children whose attachment style to their mothers is anxious/resistant. 
A) children whose attachment style to their mothers is avoidant. 
B) children whose attachment style to their mothers is ambiguous. 
C) children whose attachment style to their mothers is secure. 
D) children whose attachment style to their mothers is anxious/resistant.

Question 5

All of the following have been shown to be characteristics of popular children except

Accepted Answer

A) they don't necessarily follow accepted rules 
B) they are considerate and helpful 
C) they have high levels of social competence 
D) they have high athletic and academic competence 
A) they don't necessarily follow accepted rules 
B) they are considerate and helpful 
C) they have high levels of social competence 
D) they have high athletic and academic competence

Question 6

The level of empathy that Hoffman proposed in which children begin to feel empathic for groups of people, not just individuals, is

Accepted Answer

A) global empathy. 
B) egocentric empathy. 
C) veridical empathic distress. 
D) empathy for another's life conditions. 
A) global empathy. 
B) egocentric empathy. 
C) veridical empathic distress. 
D) empathy for another's life conditions.

Question 7

The tendency of individuals to cooperate with those with whom they will interact in the future is called

Accepted Answer

A) moral relativism. 
B) reciprocal altruism. 
C) in-group favoritism. 
D) the inclusive-fitness theory. 
A) moral relativism. 
B) reciprocal altruism. 
C) in-group favoritism. 
D) the inclusive-fitness theory.

Question 8

Children identified the least likely reason why they would bully another child as being

Accepted Answer

A) for fun. 
B) to get money or other things from the child. 
C) because the other child annoyed him or her. 
D) because other children were doing it. 
A) for fun. 
B) to get money or other things from the child. 
C) because the other child annoyed him or her. 
D) because other children were doing it.

Question 9

It appears that explicitly rewarding children for sharing leads them later on to

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A) share more often. 
B) share less often. 
C) share about as often as they did before. 
D) expect everyone to share with them. 
A) share more often. 
B) share less often. 
C) share about as often as they did before. 
D) expect everyone to share with them.

Question 10

According to Piaget, morality develops mainly through interactions with

Accepted Answer

A) parents. 
B) siblings. 
C) teachers. 
D) peers. 
A) parents. 
B) siblings. 
C) teachers. 
D) peers.

Question 11

Many people conceptualize morality as the internalization of values, specifically a sense of right or wrong, more commonly called

Accepted Answer

A) ethics. 
B) honor. 
C) conscience. 
D) imminent justice. 
A) ethics. 
B) honor. 
C) conscience. 
D) imminent justice.

Question 12

What defines the developmental stage of moral development?

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A) the particular answer a person gives to any moral dilemma 
B) the sophistication of how people reason about the decisions they make 
C) a universal set of moral values or behaviors 
D) the culture in which a person lives 
A) the particular answer a person gives to any moral dilemma 
B) the sophistication of how people reason about the decisions they make 
C) a universal set of moral values or behaviors 
D) the culture in which a person lives

Question 13

Childhood aggression is generally frowned upon by most parents in modern societies for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) it is not viewed as being adaptive. 
B) the police and the legal system have taken over the responsibilities of protection. 
C) they do not think it is important for children to stand up for themselves. 
D) official agencies are supposed to act on children's behalf. 
A) it is not viewed as being adaptive. 
B) the police and the legal system have taken over the responsibilities of protection. 
C) they do not think it is important for children to stand up for themselves. 
D) official agencies are supposed to act on children's behalf.

Question 14

Which f the following did Dodge find regarding aggressive children compared with nonaggressive children?

Accepted Answer

A) They are more likely to recall relevant social cues from a videotape. 
B) They are more attentive to potentially aggressive cues. 
C) They are less likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive intent. 
D) They show similar patterns of social information processing. 
A) They are more likely to recall relevant social cues from a videotape. 
B) They are more attentive to potentially aggressive cues. 
C) They are less likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive intent. 
D) They show similar patterns of social information processing.

Question 15

Dodge proposed that low-status children misinterpret the social intentions of others and are lacking in the following areas of social competence except

Accepted Answer

A) searching for possible social responses. 
B) wanting to fit in with their peers. 
C) evaluating social situations. 
D) enacting social behaviors. 
A) searching for possible social responses. 
B) wanting to fit in with their peers. 
C) evaluating social situations. 
D) enacting social behaviors.

Question 16

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development do children first understand that families and societies must live by rules?

Accepted Answer

A) the stage of moral realism 
B) the stage of moral relativism 
C) the premoral stage 
D) the stage of moral absolutism 
A) the stage of moral realism 
B) the stage of moral relativism 
C) the premoral stage 
D) the stage of moral absolutism

Question 17

At what age do children provide assistance to someone else and can determine, at some level, situations in which help is needed and when it is not?

Accepted Answer

A) 18 months 
B) 2 years 
C) 3 years 
D) 4 years 
A) 18 months 
B) 2 years 
C) 3 years 
D) 4 years

Question 18

Perpetrators of homicide are most likely to be

Accepted Answer

A) Black males. 
B) White males. 
C) Black females. 
D) White females. 
A) Black males. 
B) White males. 
C) Black females. 
D) White females.

Question 19

Which of the following behaviors are toddlers least likely to engage in?

Accepted Answer

A) helping 
B) sharing 
C) comforting 
D) playing alone 
A) helping 
B) sharing 
C) comforting 
D) playing alone

Question 20

Which of the following refers to the likeability of a person?

Accepted Answer

A) social status 
B) number of interactions 
C) popularity 
D) socialization level 
A) social status 
B) number of interactions 
C) popularity 
D) socialization level

Which of the following tendencies is not characteristic of most young boys' comfort in interacting with members of their own gender as opposed to girls?

Toddlers' main interactions with one another are conflicts over possession of toys.

Behavior aimed at acquiring some concrete goal or object is

Victims of bullies tend to be associated with all of the following except

All of the following have been shown to be characteristics of popular children except

The level of empathy that Hoffman proposed in which children begin to feel empathic for groups of people, not just individuals, is

The tendency of individuals to cooperate with those with whom they will interact in the future is called

Children identified the least likely reason why they would bully another child as being

It appears that explicitly rewarding children for sharing leads them later on to

According to Piaget, morality develops mainly through interactions with

Many people conceptualize morality as the internalization of values, specifically a sense of right or wrong, more commonly called

What defines the developmental stage of moral development?

Childhood aggression is generally frowned upon by most parents in modern societies for all of the following reasons except

Which f the following did Dodge find regarding aggressive children compared with nonaggressive children?

Dodge proposed that low-status children misinterpret the social intentions of others and are lacking in the following areas of social competence except

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development do children first understand that families and societies must live by rules?

At what age do children provide assistance to someone else and can determine, at some level, situations in which help is needed and when it is not?

Perpetrators of homicide are most likely to be

Which of the following behaviors are toddlers least likely to engage in?

Which of the following refers to the likeability of a person?

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

Understanding Self and Others

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

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Exam 14: Competing and Cooperating With Peers

Which of the following tendencies is not characteristic of most young boys' comfort in interacting with members of their own gender as opposed to girls?

Toddlers' main interactions with one another are conflicts over possession of toys.

Behavior aimed at acquiring some concrete goal or object is

Victims of bullies tend to be associated with all of the following except

All of the following have been shown to be characteristics of popular children except

The level of empathy that Hoffman proposed in which children begin to feel empathic for groups of people, not just individuals, is

The tendency of individuals to cooperate with those with whom they will interact in the future is called

Children identified the least likely reason why they would bully another child as being

It appears that explicitly rewarding children for sharing leads them later on to

According to Piaget, morality develops mainly through interactions with

Many people conceptualize morality as the internalization of values, specifically a sense of right or wrong, more commonly called

What defines the developmental stage of moral development?

Childhood aggression is generally frowned upon by most parents in modern societies for all of the following reasons except

Which f the following did Dodge find regarding aggressive children compared with nonaggressive children?

Dodge proposed that low-status children misinterpret the social intentions of others and are lacking in the following areas of social competence except

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development do children first understand that families and societies must live by rules?

At what age do children provide assistance to someone else and can determine, at some level, situations in which help is needed and when it is not?

Perpetrators of homicide are most likely to be

Which of the following behaviors are toddlers least likely to engage in?

Which of the following refers to the likeability of a person?

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

Understanding Self and Others

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

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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