Question 1

Research has shown that the amount of aggressive television boys watched at 8 years of age clearly predicted criminal behavior

Accepted Answer

A) immediately after viewing. 
B) at age 12. 
C) at age 16. 
D) at age 30. 
A) immediately after viewing. 
B) at age 12. 
C) at age 16. 
D) at age 30.

Question 2

Which of the following is related to sets of beliefs or values and to how people behave in relation to those beliefs, specifically as these beliefs relate to our relationships and interactions with other people and social rules and conventions?

Accepted Answer

A) ethics 
B) politics 
C) morality 
D) conscience 
A) ethics 
B) politics 
C) morality 
D) conscience

Question 3

Olweus found that the best predictor of children's aggression was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) genetics 
B) temperament 
C) mothers' negativism and permissiveness 
D) fathers' neglect and lack of warmth 
A) genetics 
B) temperament 
C) mothers' negativism and permissiveness 
D) fathers' neglect and lack of warmth

Question 4

Research of Rhee and Wildan has shown that approximately what percentage of individual differences in levels of aggression can be accounted for by genetic effects?

Accepted Answer

A) 16% 
B) 41% 
C) 63% 
D) 80% 
A) 16% 
B) 41% 
C) 63% 
D) 80%

Question 5

At about what age do children begin to show empathy for a person's larger life conditions, not just specific conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 years 
B) 6 years 
C) 11 years 
D) 15 years 
A) 2 years 
B) 6 years 
C) 11 years 
D) 15 years

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of direct antisocial behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) aggression 
B) lying 
C) cheating 
D) flattering 
A) aggression 
B) lying 
C) cheating 
D) flattering

Question 7

Aggression has been linked to high levels of

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine. 
B) cortisol 
C) progesterone. 
D) testosterone. 
A) dopamine. 
B) cortisol 
C) progesterone. 
D) testosterone.

Question 8

Postconventional moral reasoning (Kohlberg's stages 5 and 6) never exceeds greater than what percentage of participants' justifications at any age?

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 75% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 75%

Question 9

Dodge propose that highly aggressive children are more likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive, rather than accidental, intent than are less-aggressive children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of research on the relationship between playing violent video games and children's aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) There has not been enough research to report conclusive findings. 
B) What research has been done shows that the relationship is higher than watching aggressive television programs. 
C) What research has been done finds a positive relationship between the two. 
D) What research has been done finds no relationship between the two. 
A) There has not been enough research to report conclusive findings. 
B) What research has been done shows that the relationship is higher than watching aggressive television programs. 
C) What research has been done finds a positive relationship between the two. 
D) What research has been done finds no relationship between the two.

Question 11

About what percentage of children report that they are repeatedly targeted by bullies?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 25% 
D) 50%

Question 12

Piaget referred to children's idea that all rules are absolute, passed on by some high authority figure (for instance, God, the police, one's parents), and all violations of them are wrong is called

Accepted Answer

A) moral relativism. 
B) imminent justice. 
C) cooperative agreements. 
D) heteronomous morality. 
A) moral relativism. 
B) imminent justice. 
C) cooperative agreements. 
D) heteronomous morality.

Question 13

Piaget referred to children's idea that good deeds will be rewarded, and misdeeds will be punished as

Accepted Answer

A) moral relativism. 
B) imminent justice. 
C) cooperative agreements. 
D) heteronomous morality. 
A) moral relativism. 
B) imminent justice. 
C) cooperative agreements. 
D) heteronomous morality.

Question 14

Dominance hierarchies do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) reduce antagonism within the group. 
B) distribute scarce resources. 
C) foster competition among group members. 
D) focus division of labor. 
A) reduce antagonism within the group. 
B) distribute scarce resources. 
C) foster competition among group members. 
D) focus division of labor.

Question 15

Children at Kohlberg's level of conventional morality

Accepted Answer

A) behave to help or please others, or win their approval. 
B) follow personal, internalized moral principles. 
C) have ethical principles that are self-chosen, abstract, and universal. 
D) conform to rules in order to gain rewards and avoid punishment. 
A) behave to help or please others, or win their approval. 
B) follow personal, internalized moral principles. 
C) have ethical principles that are self-chosen, abstract, and universal. 
D) conform to rules in order to gain rewards and avoid punishment.

Question 16

What is the best way for parents do to reduce levels of aggression in their children?

Accepted Answer

A) Seek counseling early for children. 
B) Treat children more as equals instead of trying to control them. 
C) Ask teachers to help regulate their children's behavior. 
D) Take control of their own lives. 
A) Seek counseling early for children. 
B) Treat children more as equals instead of trying to control them. 
C) Ask teachers to help regulate their children's behavior. 
D) Take control of their own lives.

Question 17

Toddlers are more likely to engage in sharing behaviors that in helping or comforting behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Based on peer nominations, which of the following types of children are mentioned frequently but receive comparable numbers of positive and negative nominations?

Accepted Answer

A) rejected children 
B) children of average status 
C) controversial children 
D) neglected children 
A) rejected children 
B) children of average status 
C) controversial children 
D) neglected children

Question 19

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development are children are generally unaware of rules as being cooperative agreements?

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 20

In one study, third- and fourth-grade children who had primarily opposite-sex friends were

Accepted Answer

A) less-well-adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. 
B) better adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. 
C) less-well-adjusted socially than children with no friends. 
D) about as well adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. 
A) less-well-adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. 
B) better adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends. 
C) less-well-adjusted socially than children with no friends. 
D) about as well adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends.

Research has shown that the amount of aggressive television boys watched at 8 years of age clearly predicted criminal behavior

Which of the following is related to sets of beliefs or values and to how people behave in relation to those beliefs, specifically as these beliefs relate to our relationships and interactions with other people and social rules and conventions?

Olweus found that the best predictor of children's aggression was which of the following?

Research of Rhee and Wildan has shown that approximately what percentage of individual differences in levels of aggression can be accounted for by genetic effects?

At about what age do children begin to show empathy for a person's larger life conditions, not just specific conditions?

Which of the following is an example of direct antisocial behavior?

Aggression has been linked to high levels of

Postconventional moral reasoning (Kohlberg's stages 5 and 6) never exceeds greater than what percentage of participants' justifications at any age?

Dodge propose that highly aggressive children are more likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive, rather than accidental, intent than are less-aggressive children.

Which of the following is not true of research on the relationship between playing violent video games and children's aggression?

About what percentage of children report that they are repeatedly targeted by bullies?

Piaget referred to children's idea that all rules are absolute, passed on by some high authority figure (for instance, God, the police, one's parents), and all violations of them are wrong is called

Piaget referred to children's idea that good deeds will be rewarded, and misdeeds will be punished as

Dominance hierarchies do all of the following except

Children at Kohlberg's level of conventional morality

What is the best way for parents do to reduce levels of aggression in their children?

Toddlers are more likely to engage in sharing behaviors that in helping or comforting behaviors.

Based on peer nominations, which of the following types of children are mentioned frequently but receive comparable numbers of positive and negative nominations?

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development are children are generally unaware of rules as being cooperative agreements?

In one study, third- and fourth-grade children who had primarily opposite-sex friends were

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Research has shown that the amount of aggressive television boys watched at 8 years of age clearly predicted criminal behavior

Which of the following is related to sets of beliefs or values and to how people behave in relation to those beliefs, specifically as these beliefs relate to our relationships and interactions with other people and social rules and conventions?

Olweus found that the best predictor of children's aggression was which of the following?

Research of Rhee and Wildan has shown that approximately what percentage of individual differences in levels of aggression can be accounted for by genetic effects?

At about what age do children begin to show empathy for a person's larger life conditions, not just specific conditions?

Which of the following is an example of direct antisocial behavior?

Aggression has been linked to high levels of

Postconventional moral reasoning (Kohlberg's stages 5 and 6) never exceeds greater than what percentage of participants' justifications at any age?

Dodge propose that highly aggressive children are more likely to interpret an ambiguous situation as having an aggressive, rather than accidental, intent than are less-aggressive children.

Which of the following is not true of research on the relationship between playing violent video games and children's aggression?

About what percentage of children report that they are repeatedly targeted by bullies?

Piaget referred to children's idea that all rules are absolute, passed on by some high authority figure (for instance, God, the police, one's parents), and all violations of them are wrong is called

Piaget referred to children's idea that good deeds will be rewarded, and misdeeds will be punished as

Dominance hierarchies do all of the following except

Children at Kohlberg's level of conventional morality

What is the best way for parents do to reduce levels of aggression in their children?

Toddlers are more likely to engage in sharing behaviors that in helping or comforting behaviors.

Based on peer nominations, which of the following types of children are mentioned frequently but receive comparable numbers of positive and negative nominations?

In which stage of Piaget's theory of moral development are children are generally unaware of rules as being cooperative agreements?

In one study, third- and fourth-grade children who had primarily opposite-sex friends were

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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