Question 1

In the context of parenting, which of the following is true of divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world, indicating that more children stay with their married, biological parents. 
B)  A family's standard of living is most likely to improve after divorce. 
C)  Younger children tend to be less anxious about divorce than older children. 
D)  Emotional or behavioral problems children exhibit after parental divorce may reflect the level of parental conflict before the divorce. 
A)  The United States has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world, indicating that more children stay with their married, biological parents. 
B)  A family's standard of living is most likely to improve after divorce. 
C)  Younger children tend to be less anxious about divorce than older children. 
D)  Emotional or behavioral problems children exhibit after parental divorce may reflect the level of parental conflict before the divorce. D

Question 2

Aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person is known as ________ aggression.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudiced 
B)  hostile 
C)  instrumental 
D)  relational 
A)  prejudiced 
B)  hostile 
C)  instrumental 
D)  relational B

Question 3

A child's adjustment to parental divorce depends in part on the child's age, maturity, gender, temperament, and psychosocial adjustment before the divorce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about adopted children in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transracial adoptions, where at least one parent is of a different race than the child, are common. 
B)  Cognitively, adoption is usually detrimental to children. 
C)  Adoption rates for children born to women of color are extremely low at present. 
D)  Children adopted after 1 year of age are less likely than those adopted in infancy to show disturbances in their attachment patterns. 
A)  Transracial adoptions, where at least one parent is of a different race than the child, are common. 
B)  Cognitively, adoption is usually detrimental to children. 
C)  Adoption rates for children born to women of color are extremely low at present. 
D)  Children adopted after 1 year of age are less likely than those adopted in infancy to show disturbances in their attachment patterns.

Question 5

Rejected children and those exposed to harsh parenting tend to have a hostile attribution bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mark is a 9-year-old boy. Which of the following, if true, would indicate that he has low effortful control?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thinks girls are boring and plays only with boys. 
B)  He becomes very angry and throws a tantrum whenever his parents refuse to buy him a toy. 
C)  He always shows a keen interest in doing things himself and learning new skills. 
D)  He knows that he is very good at math and science and not that good at geography and history. 
A)  He thinks girls are boring and plays only with boys. 
B)  He becomes very angry and throws a tantrum whenever his parents refuse to buy him a toy. 
C)  He always shows a keen interest in doing things himself and learning new skills. 
D)  He knows that he is very good at math and science and not that good at geography and history.

Question 7

Children are more apt to follow their parents' wishes when they believe that the parents are fair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain the differences between hostile aggression, instrumental aggression, and relational aggression, and describe gender differences, if any, with regard to aggression.

Accepted Answer

Instrumental aggression, aggression aime

Question 9

Which of the following is true of sibling relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mixed-sex dyads are higher in sibling intimacy than sisters. 
B)  High sibling conflict reduces internalizing and externalizing problems in children. 
C)  Siblings learn about others' points of view, negotiation, and problem solving through conflicts. 
D)  The negative influence of an older antisocial sibling on a younger sibling is limited to mixed-sex dyads. 
A)  Mixed-sex dyads are higher in sibling intimacy than sisters. 
B)  High sibling conflict reduces internalizing and externalizing problems in children. 
C)  Siblings learn about others' points of view, negotiation, and problem solving through conflicts. 
D)  The negative influence of an older antisocial sibling on a younger sibling is limited to mixed-sex dyads.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of peer groups in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children segregate themselves by sex and engage in different activities because of boys' higher activity levels and more vigorous play. 
B)  Boys have more intimate conversations characterized by prosocial interactions and shared confidences. 
C)  Same-sex peer groups prevent children from incorporating gender roles into their self-concept. 
D)  Boys' and girls' peer groups engage in similar types of activities. 
A)  Children segregate themselves by sex and engage in different activities because of boys' higher activity levels and more vigorous play. 
B)  Boys have more intimate conversations characterized by prosocial interactions and shared confidences. 
C)  Same-sex peer groups prevent children from incorporating gender roles into their self-concept. 
D)  Boys' and girls' peer groups engage in similar types of activities.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of children living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poverty rate for white children is five times more than that for black and Hispanic children. 
B)  Poor children are less likely than other children to have emotional or behavioral problems. 
C)  Poverty tends to have no influence on the cognitive potential and school performance of children under 18. 
D)  Children living with single mothers are more likely to be poor than children living with married couples. 
A)  The poverty rate for white children is five times more than that for black and Hispanic children. 
B)  Poor children are less likely than other children to have emotional or behavioral problems. 
C)  Poverty tends to have no influence on the cognitive potential and school performance of children under 18. 
D)  Children living with single mothers are more likely to be poor than children living with married couples.

Question 12

Erikson's second stage of psychosocial development focuses on industry versus inferiority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about aggression in children after the age of 7?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls continue to engage in more direct aggression. 
B)  Boys are increasingly more likely to engage in social or indirect aggression. 
C)  Instrumental aggression becomes much more common in both boys and girls. 
D)  Hostile aggression often takes verbal rather than physical form. 
A)  Girls continue to engage in more direct aggression. 
B)  Boys are increasingly more likely to engage in social or indirect aggression. 
C)  Instrumental aggression becomes much more common in both boys and girls. 
D)  Hostile aggression often takes verbal rather than physical form.

Question 14

Eight-year-old Stephanie is beginning to internalize the values of her parents and society. Although her parents supervise her behavior, they allow her to have periods of self-supervision. This sharing of power between Stephanie and her parents is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  coregulation. 
B)  authoritative parenting. 
C)  autocratic parenting. 
D)  self-regulation. 
A)  coregulation. 
B)  authoritative parenting. 
C)  autocratic parenting. 
D)  self-regulation.

Question 15

Children's concepts of friendship and the ways they act with their friends change with age, reflecting cognitive and emotional growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Andy is an 11-year-old boy. While having lunch in the school cafeteria, a boy walking past him misses a step and spills a few drops of his drink on Andy. Andy thinks that the boy's action was deliberate and shouts at him. Which of the following concepts is illustrated by Andy's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental aggression 
B)  prejudice 
C)  elicited imitation 
D)  hostile attribution bias 
A)  instrumental aggression 
B)  prejudice 
C)  elicited imitation 
D)  hostile attribution bias

Question 17

Identify a true statement about children raised by gay or lesbian parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not likely to have positive relationships with their parents. 
B)  They tend to have consistent negative social outcomes. 
C)  They report more psychological problems than do children raised by heterosexual parents. 
D)  They are no more likely to be homosexual or to be confused about their gender than are other children. 
A)  They are not likely to have positive relationships with their parents. 
B)  They tend to have consistent negative social outcomes. 
C)  They report more psychological problems than do children raised by heterosexual parents. 
D)  They are no more likely to be homosexual or to be confused about their gender than are other children.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about poverty and children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective parenting can buffer children from the effects of low socioeconomic status. 
B)  Children living with married couples are more likely to be poor than children living with single mothers. 
C)  Poverty affects children's self-esteem, but it does not seem to affect their peer relations or conduct. 
D)  Poor children are less likely than other children to have emotional or behavioral problems. 
A)  Effective parenting can buffer children from the effects of low socioeconomic status. 
B)  Children living with married couples are more likely to be poor than children living with single mothers. 
C)  Poverty affects children's self-esteem, but it does not seem to affect their peer relations or conduct. 
D)  Poor children are less likely than other children to have emotional or behavioral problems.

Question 19

Most studies of the impact of parents' work on children's well-being have focused on employed fathers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following scenarios illustrates internalizing behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anita, a 10-year-old girl, fails to control her anger and hits her friend when the friend breaks her favorite toy. 
B)  Ryan, an aggressive child, teases other children in his class, threatens to hit them, and takes their things. 
C)  Meghan, a cheerful girl, becomes depressed after her parents decide to file for divorce. 
D)  Greg's mother, who is a drug addict, hits him, and he fights with other boys at school to vent his frustrations. 
A)  Anita, a 10-year-old girl, fails to control her anger and hits her friend when the friend breaks her favorite toy. 
B)  Ryan, an aggressive child, teases other children in his class, threatens to hit them, and takes their things. 
C)  Meghan, a cheerful girl, becomes depressed after her parents decide to file for divorce. 
D)  Greg's mother, who is a drug addict, hits him, and he fights with other boys at school to vent his frustrations.

In the context of parenting, which of the following is true of divorce?

Aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person is known as ________ aggression.

A child's adjustment to parental divorce depends in part on the child's age, maturity, gender, temperament, and psychosocial adjustment before the divorce.

Which of the following statements is true about adopted children in the United States?

Rejected children and those exposed to harsh parenting tend to have a hostile attribution bias.

Mark is a 9-year-old boy. Which of the following, if true, would indicate that he has low effortful control?

Children are more apt to follow their parents' wishes when they believe that the parents are fair.

Explain the differences between hostile aggression, instrumental aggression, and relational aggression, and describe gender differences, if any, with regard to aggression.

Which of the following is true of sibling relationships?

Which of the following statements is true of peer groups in middle childhood?

Which of the following is true of children living in poverty?

Erikson's second stage of psychosocial development focuses on industry versus inferiority.

Which of the following statements is true about aggression in children after the age of 7?

Eight-year-old Stephanie is beginning to internalize the values of her parents and society. Although her parents supervise her behavior, they allow her to have periods of self-supervision. This sharing of power between Stephanie and her parents is referred to as

Children's concepts of friendship and the ways they act with their friends change with age, reflecting cognitive and emotional growth.

Andy is an 11-year-old boy. While having lunch in the school cafeteria, a boy walking past him misses a step and spills a few drops of his drink on Andy. Andy thinks that the boy's action was deliberate and shouts at him. Which of the following concepts is illustrated by Andy's behavior?

Identify a true statement about children raised by gay or lesbian parents.

Which of the following statements is true about poverty and children?

Most studies of the impact of parents' work on children's well-being have focused on employed fathers.

Which of the following scenarios illustrates internalizing behaviors?

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Exam 13: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

In the context of parenting, which of the following is true of divorce?

Aggressive behavior intended to hurt another person is known as ________ aggression.

A child's adjustment to parental divorce depends in part on the child's age, maturity, gender, temperament, and psychosocial adjustment before the divorce.

Which of the following statements is true about adopted children in the United States?

Rejected children and those exposed to harsh parenting tend to have a hostile attribution bias.

Mark is a 9-year-old boy. Which of the following, if true, would indicate that he has low effortful control?

Children are more apt to follow their parents' wishes when they believe that the parents are fair.

Explain the differences between hostile aggression, instrumental aggression, and relational aggression, and describe gender differences, if any, with regard to aggression.

Which of the following is true of sibling relationships?

Which of the following statements is true of peer groups in middle childhood?

Which of the following is true of children living in poverty?

Erikson's second stage of psychosocial development focuses on industry versus inferiority.

Which of the following statements is true about aggression in children after the age of 7?

Eight-year-old Stephanie is beginning to internalize the values of her parents and society. Although her parents supervise her behavior, they allow her to have periods of self-supervision. This sharing of power between Stephanie and her parents is referred to as

Children's concepts of friendship and the ways they act with their friends change with age, reflecting cognitive and emotional growth.

Andy is an 11-year-old boy. While having lunch in the school cafeteria, a boy walking past him misses a step and spills a few drops of his drink on Andy. Andy thinks that the boy's action was deliberate and shouts at him. Which of the following concepts is illustrated by Andy's behavior?

Identify a true statement about children raised by gay or lesbian parents.

Which of the following statements is true about poverty and children?

Most studies of the impact of parents' work on children's well-being have focused on employed fathers.

Which of the following scenarios illustrates internalizing behaviors?

Introduction to Child Development

Conception, Environment, and Heredity

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Development and Health: 0 to 3

Cognitive Development: 0 to 3

Psychosocial Development: 0 to 3

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

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Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

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