Exam 10: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Nicholas told his mother that his friend Chang won the class math contest earlier that day. His mother responded, "well, Chinese people are good at math." This type of sentence is an example of

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Explain why young children's moral reasoning skills break down when the situation involves equitable treatment between friends and non-friends.

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Young children demonstrate the ability to make correct judgements about right vs wrong in straightforward situations involving moral transgressions; they can readilty differentiate between a moral vs a social transgression. However, at this age, they tend to have difficulty objectively reasoning about correct behavior in social situations involving their friends or individuals they identify as being "like them." Young children are more likely to show systematic preferential treatment towards members of their "in group," without understanding that the need to share equitably would apply in these situations as well.

Which is true about the use of corporal punishment on young children?

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Explain how researchers can use emotional vignettes to test a child's understanding of how situations can elicit emotions in people.

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High quality early education has been shown to have the most significant impact on the emotional development of children who come from

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Whenever Miguel gets angry with his little sister, he pushes her to the ground. In response, his father spanks him. Over time, Miguel's experience will likely lead him to

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Gina noticed her parents praise her whenever she plays with her new doll but look upset when she plays with her brother with trucks. According to the social learning theory perspective of gender development, Gina likely will

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Question 7

In an experiment, Chinese- and American-born preschoolers are told they can earn tokens for prizes for each math problem they complete. The children are given a choice to either spend their tokens as they earn them for smaller prizes or save the tokens until the end to receive a bigger prize. Which is the most likely outcome of this experiment?

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Question 8

Countries like China, that tend to emphasize cultural ideologies of collectivism, harmony, and modesty, are more likely than Western cultures to

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Which would not be an example of a parental behavior that conveys gender stereotypes?

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Question 10

Isolde was given a batch of her mothers' delicious chocolate chip cookies to bring to school. Upon opening the box, Isolde discovered that some of the cookies were bigger than others. Based on the findings from resource allocation studies, we would expect Isolde to

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Question 11

Explain how efforts to minimize emotional expression, typically seen in collectivistic cultures such as China, can both aid and inhibit emotional development in young children, compared to children raised in predominately individualistic cultures.

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Question 12

Explain how the cognitive developmental view of gender development addresses some major limitations posed by the social learning view.

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Question 13

Young children often have difficulty waiting for a reward such as a marshmallow because

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Question 14

Mischel and Mischel's (1987) famous marshmallow task, in which children were given a choice to either eat one marshmallow immediately or wait for the chance to get a second marshmallow, represents a type of _______, which measures children's ability to forgo an immediate, smaller reward for a larger reward later.

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Question 15

Gerald was excited to show his mom the ceramic cup he had painted that day in class, but when he opened his backpack, he discovered it had broken in half! His mother responded, "I know you are upset, but with a little glue, we can mend it and you will feel better." His mother's response would be an example of a(n)

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Question 16

Eva, a young girl from Peru, and Charles, a young boy from the United States, are both asked to share a handful of highly coveted play tokens with a child they did not know. Which would best capture the role of cultural orientation in determining resource allocation behaviors?

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Question 17

When Randy gets upset, his father typically sits down and talks to him about his feelings and what made him feel that way. Brandon's father, on the other hand, typically ignores him when he is upset or gets angry or tells him that he needs to control himself better. How could these differences in parenting styles impact each child's emotional development?

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Question 18

Which best describes the role sibling relationships play in moral development?

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Question 19

Explain why the use of corporal punishment is less likely to reduce unwanted behaviors in children.

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Nicholas told his mother that his friend Chang won the class math contest earlier that day. His mother responded, "well, Chinese people are good at math." This type of sentence is an example of

Explain why young children's moral reasoning skills break down when the situation involves equitable treatment between friends and non-friends.

Which is true about the use of corporal punishment on young children?

Explain how researchers can use emotional vignettes to test a child's understanding of how situations can elicit emotions in people.

High quality early education has been shown to have the most significant impact on the emotional development of children who come from

Whenever Miguel gets angry with his little sister, he pushes her to the ground. In response, his father spanks him. Over time, Miguel's experience will likely lead him to

Gina noticed her parents praise her whenever she plays with her new doll but look upset when she plays with her brother with trucks. According to the social learning theory perspective of gender development, Gina likely will

Countries like China, that tend to emphasize cultural ideologies of collectivism, harmony, and modesty, are more likely than Western cultures to

Which would not be an example of a parental behavior that conveys gender stereotypes?

Isolde was given a batch of her mothers' delicious chocolate chip cookies to bring to school. Upon opening the box, Isolde discovered that some of the cookies were bigger than others. Based on the findings from resource allocation studies, we would expect Isolde to

Explain how efforts to minimize emotional expression, typically seen in collectivistic cultures such as China, can both aid and inhibit emotional development in young children, compared to children raised in predominately individualistic cultures.

Explain how the cognitive developmental view of gender development addresses some major limitations posed by the social learning view.

Young children often have difficulty waiting for a reward such as a marshmallow because

Eva, a young girl from Peru, and Charles, a young boy from the United States, are both asked to share a handful of highly coveted play tokens with a child they did not know. Which would best capture the role of cultural orientation in determining resource allocation behaviors?

Which best describes the role sibling relationships play in moral development?

Explain why the use of corporal punishment is less likely to reduce unwanted behaviors in children.

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Heredity, Environment, and the Brain

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Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

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Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

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