Question 1

When responding to a peer's distress, children __________ rarely express concern and frequently display fear, anger, or engage in physical attacks.

Accepted Answer

A)  of permissive parents 
B)  of divorced parents 
C)  who have been physically abused 
D)  of authoritative parents 
A)  of permissive parents 
B)  of divorced parents 
C)  who have been physically abused 
D)  of authoritative parents

Question 2

In adopted children with longer institutional stays, the volume of the __________ is atypically __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala; large 
B)  corpus callosum; large 
C)  amygdala; small 
D)  corpus callosum; small 
A)  amygdala; large 
B)  corpus callosum; large 
C)  amygdala; small 
D)  corpus callosum; small

Question 3

In the Strange Situation, Marcus is not distressed when his father leaves. He reacts to the stranger in much the same way as to his father. During reunion, Marcus is slow to greet his father. Marcus is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized/disoriented 
A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized/disoriented

Question 4

Some studies suggest that babies placed in full-time child care before __________ of age are more likely to display insecure attachment in the Strange Situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months 
B)  12 months 
C)  18 months 
D)  2 years 
A)  6 months 
B)  12 months 
C)  18 months 
D)  2 years

Question 5

Jerome Kagan's longitudinal research on several hundred Caucasian infants found that about 40 percent of 4-month-old babies

Accepted Answer

A)  were easily upset by novelty. 
B)  retained their temperamental styles as they got older. 
C)  were comfortable, even delighted, with new experiences. 
D)  became more extreme in disposition over time. 
A)  were easily upset by novelty. 
B)  retained their temperamental styles as they got older. 
C)  were comfortable, even delighted, with new experiences. 
D)  became more extreme in disposition over time.

Question 6

Today, more than _____ percent of U.S. mothers with a child under age 2 are employed.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  40 
C)  50 
D)  60 
A)  30 
B)  40 
C)  50 
D)  60

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotions are learned behaviors. 
B)  Young children are unable to experience more than one emotion at a time. 
C)  Authoritative parents tend to discourage emotional expression in their children. 
D)  Emotional reactions can lead to learning that is essential for survival. 
A)  Emotions are learned behaviors. 
B)  Young children are unable to experience more than one emotion at a time. 
C)  Authoritative parents tend to discourage emotional expression in their children. 
D)  Emotional reactions can lead to learning that is essential for survival.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding paternal depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  At younger ages, paternal depression is linked to frequent father-child conflict. 
B)  Children of depressed fathers tend to become overprotective parents. 
C)  Persistent paternal depression is a strong predictor of child behavior problems. 
D)  Over time, children exposed to paternal depression develop a positive worldview. 
A)  At younger ages, paternal depression is linked to frequent father-child conflict. 
B)  Children of depressed fathers tend to become overprotective parents. 
C)  Persistent paternal depression is a strong predictor of child behavior problems. 
D)  Over time, children exposed to paternal depression develop a positive worldview.

Question 9

By age 3, capacity for self-regulation predicts

Accepted Answer

A)  children's skill at portraying an emotion they do not feel. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  anger and hostility toward peers. 
D)  gender differences in make-believe play. 
A)  children's skill at portraying an emotion they do not feel. 
B)  empathy. 
C)  anger and hostility toward peers. 
D)  gender differences in make-believe play.

Question 10

About _____ percent of women experience mild to severe feelings of sadness, distress, and withdrawal that continue for months or years.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 3 
B)  4 to 7 
C)  8 to 10 
D)  11 to 15 
A)  1 to 3 
B)  4 to 7 
C)  8 to 10 
D)  11 to 15

Question 11

Discuss paternal depression. How common is it? How does it interfere with children's development?

Accepted Answer

Parental depression can interfere with e

Question 12

Thirty-five percent of children do not fit into any of the Thomas and Chess temperament categories. Instead, they

Accepted Answer

A)  show temperamental characteristics that researchers have not yet classified. 
B)  have temperamental characteristics that change frequently, depending on social and family influences. 
C)  show unique blends of temperamental characteristics. 
D)  display no identifiable temperamental characteristics. 
A)  show temperamental characteristics that researchers have not yet classified. 
B)  have temperamental characteristics that change frequently, depending on social and family influences. 
C)  show unique blends of temperamental characteristics. 
D)  display no identifiable temperamental characteristics.

Question 13

Beginning in the preschool years, __________ is an important motivator of prosocial, or altruistic, behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  fear 
B)  empathy 
C)  social referencing 
D)  emotional contagion 
A)  fear 
B)  empathy 
C)  social referencing 
D)  emotional contagion

Question 14

Compared with North American Caucasian infants, Chinese and Japanese babies

Accepted Answer

A)  take longer to soothe themselves when upset. 
B)  display less anxiety when interacting with a stranger. 
C)  smile, laugh, and cry more frequently. 
D)  tend to be less active, irritable, and vocal, and better at quieting themselves. 
A)  take longer to soothe themselves when upset. 
B)  display less anxiety when interacting with a stranger. 
C)  smile, laugh, and cry more frequently. 
D)  tend to be less active, irritable, and vocal, and better at quieting themselves.

Question 15

Which of the following mothers is more likely to have a child who is better at understanding emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beth, who has four children and works full-time 
B)  Betty, who has a secure attachment bond with her child 
C)  Bev, who does not frequently talk about feelings or emotions with her child 
D)  Bettina, who refuses to disagree with her husband in front of her children 
A)  Beth, who has four children and works full-time 
B)  Betty, who has a secure attachment bond with her child 
C)  Bev, who does not frequently talk about feelings or emotions with her child 
D)  Bettina, who refuses to disagree with her husband in front of her children

Question 16

Name and describe the three types of children Thomas and Chess identified in their groundbreaking longitudinal study of temperament. In what category did 35 percent of the children in the sample fit?

Accepted Answer

When detailed descriptions of infants' a

Question 17

In the Strange Situation, Helena clings to her mother and fails to explore. When her mother leaves, Helena is distressed. When her mother returns, she clings to her mother, but hits and pushes her. Helena is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized/disoriented 
A)  secure 
B)  avoidant 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized/disoriented

Question 18

As an unfamiliar adult starts to talk to three-year-old Rose, she becomes anxious and looks at her father, who smiles calmly at her. Reassured, Rose relaxes and responds to the new adult. Rose is demonstrating the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathy. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  empathy. 
D)  emotional display rules. 
A)  sympathy. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  empathy. 
D)  emotional display rules.

Question 19

The powerful effects of __________ on temperament indicate that __________ is/are linked to maladaptive emotional reactivity in children.

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment; persistent nutritional and emotional deprivation 
B)  heredity; large family size 
C)  SES; limited resources 
D)  birth order and gender; having four or more children 
A)  the environment; persistent nutritional and emotional deprivation 
B)  heredity; large family size 
C)  SES; limited resources 
D)  birth order and gender; having four or more children

Question 20

At the park, 13-month-old Felix wanders toward other toddlers, returns to his father, interacts briefly with a preschooler, and then returns to his father. Felix is demonstrating the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  secure base. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  emotional self-regulation. 
A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  secure base. 
C)  self-efficacy. 
D)  emotional self-regulation.

When responding to a peer's distress, children __________ rarely express concern and frequently display fear, anger, or engage in physical attacks.

In adopted children with longer institutional stays, the volume of the is atypically .

In the Strange Situation, Marcus is not distressed when his father leaves. He reacts to the stranger in much the same way as to his father. During reunion, Marcus is slow to greet his father. Marcus is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

Some studies suggest that babies placed in full-time child care before __________ of age are more likely to display insecure attachment in the Strange Situation.

Jerome Kagan's longitudinal research on several hundred Caucasian infants found that about 40 percent of 4-month-old babies

Today, more than _____ percent of U.S. mothers with a child under age 2 are employed.

Which of the following statements is true about emotions?

Which of the following statements is true regarding paternal depression?

By age 3, capacity for self-regulation predicts

About _____ percent of women experience mild to severe feelings of sadness, distress, and withdrawal that continue for months or years.

Discuss paternal depression. How common is it? How does it interfere with children's development?

Thirty-five percent of children do not fit into any of the Thomas and Chess temperament categories. Instead, they

Beginning in the preschool years, __________ is an important motivator of prosocial, or altruistic, behavior.

Compared with North American Caucasian infants, Chinese and Japanese babies

Which of the following mothers is more likely to have a child who is better at understanding emotions?

Name and describe the three types of children Thomas and Chess identified in their groundbreaking longitudinal study of temperament. In what category did 35 percent of the children in the sample fit?

In the Strange Situation, Helena clings to her mother and fails to explore. When her mother leaves, Helena is distressed. When her mother returns, she clings to her mother, but hits and pushes her. Helena is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

As an unfamiliar adult starts to talk to three-year-old Rose, she becomes anxious and looks at her father, who smiles calmly at her. Reassured, Rose relaxes and responds to the new adult. Rose is demonstrating the use of

The powerful effects of on temperament indicate that is/are linked to maladaptive emotional reactivity in children.

At the park, 13-month-old Felix wanders toward other toddlers, returns to his father, interacts briefly with a preschooler, and then returns to his father. Felix is demonstrating the concept of

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Exam 10: Emotional Development

When responding to a peer's distress, children __________ rarely express concern and frequently display fear, anger, or engage in physical attacks.

In adopted children with longer institutional stays, the volume of the __________ is atypically __________.

In the Strange Situation, Marcus is not distressed when his father leaves. He reacts to the stranger in much the same way as to his father. During reunion, Marcus is slow to greet his father. Marcus is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

Some studies suggest that babies placed in full-time child care before __________ of age are more likely to display insecure attachment in the Strange Situation.

Jerome Kagan's longitudinal research on several hundred Caucasian infants found that about 40 percent of 4-month-old babies

Today, more than _____ percent of U.S. mothers with a child under age 2 are employed.

Which of the following statements is true about emotions?

Which of the following statements is true regarding paternal depression?

By age 3, capacity for self-regulation predicts

About _____ percent of women experience mild to severe feelings of sadness, distress, and withdrawal that continue for months or years.

Discuss paternal depression. How common is it? How does it interfere with children's development?

Thirty-five percent of children do not fit into any of the Thomas and Chess temperament categories. Instead, they

Beginning in the preschool years, __________ is an important motivator of prosocial, or altruistic, behavior.

Compared with North American Caucasian infants, Chinese and Japanese babies

Which of the following mothers is more likely to have a child who is better at understanding emotions?

Name and describe the three types of children Thomas and Chess identified in their groundbreaking longitudinal study of temperament. In what category did 35 percent of the children in the sample fit?

In the Strange Situation, Helena clings to her mother and fails to explore. When her mother leaves, Helena is distressed. When her mother returns, she clings to her mother, but hits and pushes her. Helena is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.

As an unfamiliar adult starts to talk to three-year-old Rose, she becomes anxious and looks at her father, who smiles calmly at her. Reassured, Rose relaxes and responds to the new adult. Rose is demonstrating the use of

The powerful effects of __________ on temperament indicate that __________ is/are linked to maladaptive emotional reactivity in children.

At the park, 13-month-old Felix wanders toward other toddlers, returns to his father, interacts briefly with a preschooler, and then returns to his father. Felix is demonstrating the concept of

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Peers, Media, and Schooling

Filters

In adopted children with longer institutional stays, the volume of the is atypically .

The powerful effects of on temperament indicate that is/are linked to maladaptive emotional reactivity in children.