Question 1

Which of the following characteristics is most likely to influence perceived popularity?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived kindness 
B)  perceived power 
C)  perceived tolerance of diverse beliefs 
D)  perceived trustworthiness 
A)  perceived kindness 
B)  perceived power 
C)  perceived tolerance of diverse beliefs 
D)  perceived trustworthiness

Question 2

Which of the following classifications shows the most stability over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  average 
B)  controversial 
C)  neglected 
D)  rejected 
A)  average 
B)  controversial 
C)  neglected 
D)  rejected

Question 3

Jenelle allows her child to watch violent television because she believes that experiencing violence in a pretend setting is a form of release that makes it less likely that her child will release aggressive impulses in real life.Jenelle's belief illustrates the ________ hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A)  catharsis 
B)  cleansing 
C)  desensitization 
D)  release 
A)  catharsis 
B)  cleansing 
C)  desensitization 
D)  release

Question 4

At what point in development do children shift markedly toward interacting with peers of their own sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  preschool 
B)  elementary school 
C)  middle school 
D)  high school 
A)  preschool 
B)  elementary school 
C)  middle school 
D)  high school

Question 5

All of the following are considered individualist cultures EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  France 
C)  Japan 
D)  United States 
A)  Canada 
B)  France 
C)  Japan 
D)  United States

Question 6

Taylor's class participates in a peer nomination task.She is nominated as being well liked by most children and disliked by few children.Her status is:

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted 
B)  controversial 
C)  dominant 
D)  popular 
A)  accepted 
B)  controversial 
C)  dominant 
D)  popular

Question 7

Dr.Underwood examines the sociometric status of the participants in her study.All of the following are types of children identified with this technique EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  active 
B)  neglected 
C)  popular 
D)  rejected 
A)  active 
B)  neglected 
C)  popular 
D)  rejected

Question 8

One of the main reasons that friendship jealousy is less common in early childhood than in adolescence is believed to be a result of younger children being less sophisticated at:

Accepted Answer

A)  communicating in dyadic relationships 
B)  making social comparisons 
C)  perspective-taking 
D)  understanding relationship needs 
A)  communicating in dyadic relationships 
B)  making social comparisons 
C)  perspective-taking 
D)  understanding relationship needs

Question 9

Lisa knocks Jamie's notebook off of his desk.Rather than thinking this was accidental, Jamie gets really mad and quickly assumes Lisa did this on purpose.This illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile attribution bias 
B)  social attribution bias 
C)  hostile processing deficit 
D)  social ascription deficit 
A)  hostile attribution bias 
B)  social attribution bias 
C)  hostile processing deficit 
D)  social ascription deficit

Question 10

Maxwell is 3, Dylan is 5, and Jeff is 10 years old.Who is most likely to insist that firefighters can only be men, even if they have seen female firefighters?

Accepted Answer

A)  All three boys are equally likely to do so. 
B)  Maxwell 
C)  Dylan 
D)  Jeff 
A)  All three boys are equally likely to do so. 
B)  Maxwell 
C)  Dylan 
D)  Jeff

Question 11

All of the following are true of the effects of minimal group affiliations EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  participants' assignments to clearly arbitrary groups can cause immediate biases 
B)  participants recalled significantly more positive behaviors about in-group characters than out-group characters 
C)  participants did not differ in their recall of negative behaviors about in-group characters and out-group characters 
D)  participants strongly prefer in-group characters as playmates 
A)  participants' assignments to clearly arbitrary groups can cause immediate biases 
B)  participants recalled significantly more positive behaviors about in-group characters than out-group characters 
C)  participants did not differ in their recall of negative behaviors about in-group characters and out-group characters 
D)  participants strongly prefer in-group characters as playmates

Question 12

All of the following statements about friendship jealousy are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  friendship jealousy is more common in younger adolescents than middle childhood 
B)  friendship jealousy is not seen after early adolescence due to the understanding that different friends can meet different needs 
C)  in early adolescence friendship jealousy is more common in girls than it is among boys 
D)  friendship jealousy may be related to Sullivan's ideas about the emergence of chumships 
A)  friendship jealousy is more common in younger adolescents than middle childhood 
B)  friendship jealousy is not seen after early adolescence due to the understanding that different friends can meet different needs 
C)  in early adolescence friendship jealousy is more common in girls than it is among boys 
D)  friendship jealousy may be related to Sullivan's ideas about the emergence of chumships

Question 13

All of the following statements about gender roles and stereotyping are true EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender-based toy preferences emerge quite early, at least by 2 years of age 
B)  it is not until about 4 or 5 years of age that a child knows that certain activities are stereotypically done by boys or girls 
C)  the content of particular gender stereotypes varies from culture to culture 
D)  there is wide cultural variation in the time children learn gender-based stereotypes 
A)  gender-based toy preferences emerge quite early, at least by 2 years of age 
B)  it is not until about 4 or 5 years of age that a child knows that certain activities are stereotypically done by boys or girls 
C)  the content of particular gender stereotypes varies from culture to culture 
D)  there is wide cultural variation in the time children learn gender-based stereotypes

Question 14

What are social network effects and how have these effects been illustrated by examining happiness?

Accepted Answer

Some researchers examine social networks

Question 15

Rodkin's study of fourth to sixth grade boys found:

Accepted Answer

A)  one distinct group of popular children who were prosocial 
B)  one distinct group of popular children who were antisocial 
C)  two distinct groups of popular children-a prosocial group and an antisocial group 
D)  three distinct groups of popular children-a prosocial group, an antisocial group, and an independent group 
A)  one distinct group of popular children who were prosocial 
B)  one distinct group of popular children who were antisocial 
C)  two distinct groups of popular children-a prosocial group and an antisocial group 
D)  three distinct groups of popular children-a prosocial group, an antisocial group, and an independent group

Question 16

Gracie hangs out with a small group of other girls.They voluntarily spend a great deal of time together and seem to actively exclude others.This group may be considered to be a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  alliance 
B)  clique 
C)  crew 
D)  crowd 
A)  alliance 
B)  clique 
C)  crew 
D)  crowd

Question 17

Describe developmental intergroup theory to a first grade teacher, noting potential implications for her classroom.

Accepted Answer

According to developmental intergroup th

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of television viewing at ages 2 and 3?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who watch more television at ages 2-3 have less advanced vocabularies at 4-5 regardless of the content. 
B)  Children who watch more educational television at ages 2-3 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5, but this does not hold for those watching more entertainment-oriented programs. 
C)  Children who watch more entertainment-oriented television at ages 2-3 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5 but this does not hold for those watching more educational programs. 
D)  Children who watch more television at ages 2-4 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5 regardless of the content. 
A)  Children who watch more television at ages 2-3 have less advanced vocabularies at 4-5 regardless of the content. 
B)  Children who watch more educational television at ages 2-3 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5, but this does not hold for those watching more entertainment-oriented programs. 
C)  Children who watch more entertainment-oriented television at ages 2-3 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5 but this does not hold for those watching more educational programs. 
D)  Children who watch more television at ages 2-4 have more advanced vocabularies at 4-5 regardless of the content.

Question 19

Bridget and Monika are both European-American mothers.Bridget uses color-blind language when discussing individuals of different racial backgrounds with her children.Monika also uses color-blind language and has many more non-European-American friends than Bridget.Which of the following is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Bridget and Monika's children will demonstrate low racial bias. 
B)  Bridget's children will demonstrate less racial bias than Monika's children. 
C)  Monika's children will demonstrate less racial bias than Bridget's children. 
D)  Both Bridget and Monika's children will demonstrate high racial bias. 
A)  Both Bridget and Monika's children will demonstrate low racial bias. 
B)  Bridget's children will demonstrate less racial bias than Monika's children. 
C)  Monika's children will demonstrate less racial bias than Bridget's children. 
D)  Both Bridget and Monika's children will demonstrate high racial bias.

Question 20

All of the following are risk factors for being the victim of peer aggression EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressiveness 
B)  having popular friends 
C)  short stature 
D)  submissiveness 
A)  aggressiveness 
B)  having popular friends 
C)  short stature 
D)  submissiveness

Which of the following characteristics is most likely to influence perceived popularity?

Which of the following classifications shows the most stability over time?

Jenelle allows her child to watch violent television because she believes that experiencing violence in a pretend setting is a form of release that makes it less likely that her child will release aggressive impulses in real life.Jenelle's belief illustrates the ________ hypothesis.

At what point in development do children shift markedly toward interacting with peers of their own sex?

All of the following are considered individualist cultures EXCEPT:

Taylor's class participates in a peer nomination task.She is nominated as being well liked by most children and disliked by few children.Her status is:

Dr.Underwood examines the sociometric status of the participants in her study.All of the following are types of children identified with this technique EXCEPT:

One of the main reasons that friendship jealousy is less common in early childhood than in adolescence is believed to be a result of younger children being less sophisticated at:

Lisa knocks Jamie's notebook off of his desk.Rather than thinking this was accidental, Jamie gets really mad and quickly assumes Lisa did this on purpose.This illustrates:

Maxwell is 3, Dylan is 5, and Jeff is 10 years old.Who is most likely to insist that firefighters can only be men, even if they have seen female firefighters?

All of the following are true of the effects of minimal group affiliations EXCEPT:

All of the following statements about friendship jealousy are true EXCEPT:

All of the following statements about gender roles and stereotyping are true EXCEPT:

What are social network effects and how have these effects been illustrated by examining happiness?

Rodkin's study of fourth to sixth grade boys found:

Gracie hangs out with a small group of other girls.They voluntarily spend a great deal of time together and seem to actively exclude others.This group may be considered to be a(n):

Describe developmental intergroup theory to a first grade teacher, noting potential implications for her classroom.

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of television viewing at ages 2 and 3?

All of the following are risk factors for being the victim of peer aggression EXCEPT:

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Which of the following characteristics is most likely to influence perceived popularity?

Which of the following classifications shows the most stability over time?

Jenelle allows her child to watch violent television because she believes that experiencing violence in a pretend setting is a form of release that makes it less likely that her child will release aggressive impulses in real life.Jenelle's belief illustrates the ________ hypothesis.

At what point in development do children shift markedly toward interacting with peers of their own sex?

All of the following are considered individualist cultures EXCEPT:

Taylor's class participates in a peer nomination task.She is nominated as being well liked by most children and disliked by few children.Her status is:

Dr.Underwood examines the sociometric status of the participants in her study.All of the following are types of children identified with this technique EXCEPT:

One of the main reasons that friendship jealousy is less common in early childhood than in adolescence is believed to be a result of younger children being less sophisticated at:

Lisa knocks Jamie's notebook off of his desk.Rather than thinking this was accidental, Jamie gets really mad and quickly assumes Lisa did this on purpose.This illustrates:

Maxwell is 3, Dylan is 5, and Jeff is 10 years old.Who is most likely to insist that firefighters can only be men, even if they have seen female firefighters?

All of the following are true of the effects of minimal group affiliations EXCEPT:

All of the following statements about friendship jealousy are true EXCEPT:

All of the following statements about gender roles and stereotyping are true EXCEPT:

What are social network effects and how have these effects been illustrated by examining happiness?

Rodkin's study of fourth to sixth grade boys found:

Gracie hangs out with a small group of other girls.They voluntarily spend a great deal of time together and seem to actively exclude others.This group may be considered to be a(n):

Describe developmental intergroup theory to a first grade teacher, noting potential implications for her classroom.

Which of the following statements is true about the effects of television viewing at ages 2 and 3?

All of the following are risk factors for being the victim of peer aggression EXCEPT:

Approaching Psychological Development

The Biology of Development

Coming to Perceive the World

The Emergence of Action

Coming to Understand the Physical World

Connecting with the Social World

The Origins of Emotion, Temperament, and Personality

Language Development

The Growth of Knowledge

The Growth of Cognitive Skills

Intelligence and Schooling

Morality in Thought and Action

Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

Becoming Part of the Family

Psychopathology in Childhood

Development after Childhood and Adolescence

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