Question 1

The best strategy for parents who want to have some control over the impact of media on their children is to

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A)  tightly regulate and restrict which program your children can watch. 
B)  not say anything about violence seen in TV because it will only draw the child's attention to it and make it more memorable. 
C)  try to find a balance between being overly restrictive and having no restrictions at all. 
D)  not watch television with your children because may appear that you approve of what is being shown. 
A)  tightly regulate and restrict which program your children can watch. 
B)  not say anything about violence seen in TV because it will only draw the child's attention to it and make it more memorable. 
C)  try to find a balance between being overly restrictive and having no restrictions at all. 
D)  not watch television with your children because may appear that you approve of what is being shown. C

Question 2

In an analysis of the portrayal of homosexual characters in television programming, Raley and Lucas concluded that we were current at the state where gay characters are

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A)  largely excluded from programming. 
B)  occasionally portrayed, but primarily as a topic of ridicule. 
C)  moving into roles where they are shown in limited, but socially acceptable, roles. 
D)  thoroughly integrated into regular television programming. 
A)  largely excluded from programming. 
B)  occasionally portrayed, but primarily as a topic of ridicule. 
C)  moving into roles where they are shown in limited, but socially acceptable, roles. 
D)  thoroughly integrated into regular television programming. C

Question 3

Discuss the variety of ways that nonparental adults become involved with children and the effects this involvement has on children.

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Nonparental adults can become involved with children in a variety of ways, including through mentoring programs, coaching sports teams, volunteering at schools or community organizations, and through family friends or neighbors. This involvement can have a positive impact on children in several ways.

First, nonparental adults can provide additional support and guidance for children, offering different perspectives and experiences that can enrich a child's life. Mentors and other nonparental adults can serve as positive role models, offering encouragement and advice that can help children navigate challenges and make positive choices.

Additionally, nonparental adults can provide children with opportunities to develop new skills and interests. For example, a coach or mentor may introduce a child to a new sport or hobby, helping them to build confidence and self-esteem. This involvement can also help children to develop social and emotional skills, as they learn to interact with and trust adults outside of their immediate family.

Research has shown that nonparental adult involvement can have a positive impact on children's academic achievement, behavior, and overall well-being. Children who have supportive relationships with nonparental adults are more likely to succeed in school, have higher self-esteem, and exhibit fewer behavioral problems.

Overall, the involvement of nonparental adults can provide children with additional support, guidance, and opportunities for growth, contributing to their overall development and well-being.

Question 4

Respond to your friend who tells you that he plays violent videogames and is not aggressive so the research showing otherwise is nonsense and biased.

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Hey there, I understand where you're com

Question 5

Which of the following is not a good indicator of a child's readiness to participate in a particular sport?

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A)  Chronological age 
B)  The child's motivation to participate 
C)  Participation of the peer group 
D)  The skill set of an individual child 
A)  Chronological age 
B)  The child's motivation to participate 
C)  Participation of the peer group 
D)  The skill set of an individual child

Question 6

We can reduce children's tendency to want to emulate movie stars that they see smoking in movies if we help the children learn that

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A)  smoking is bad for you. 
B)  smoking is just a random event with no particular purpose in the movie. 
C)  most actors and actresses also smoke in real life. 
D)  smoking in movies is really a type of advertising. 
A)  smoking is bad for you. 
B)  smoking is just a random event with no particular purpose in the movie. 
C)  most actors and actresses also smoke in real life. 
D)  smoking in movies is really a type of advertising.

Question 7

In most cases, children and adolescents say that their motivation for participating in organized activities is

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A)  their own desire to seek out and participate in these experiences. 
B)  their parents pressure on them to participate. 
C)  the fact that their peers urge them to participate. 
D)  to avoid having to do homework or to hold part-time employment. 
A)  their own desire to seek out and participate in these experiences. 
B)  their parents pressure on them to participate. 
C)  the fact that their peers urge them to participate. 
D)  to avoid having to do homework or to hold part-time employment.

Question 8

One gender difference in how teens use media is that

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A)  girls use these media much more frequently than boys. 
B)  boys use these media much more frequently than girls. 
C)  girls use media to maintain existing friendships but boys use media to make new friends. 
D)  girls report that using media makes them feel better, but boys report that it often causes conflict. 
A)  girls use these media much more frequently than boys. 
B)  boys use these media much more frequently than girls. 
C)  girls use media to maintain existing friendships but boys use media to make new friends. 
D)  girls report that using media makes them feel better, but boys report that it often causes conflict.

Question 9

What is positive youth development and how does this approach differ from earlier programs designed to intervene to help children with problems.

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Positive youth development is an approac

Question 10

The focus of the positive youth development approach is to

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A)  help children develop a competitive spirit. 
B)  help young people reach their full potential. 
C)  pair young people with adults who will be their mentors. 
D)  help remediate alcohol and drug problems among adolescents. 
A)  help children develop a competitive spirit. 
B)  help young people reach their full potential. 
C)  pair young people with adults who will be their mentors. 
D)  help remediate alcohol and drug problems among adolescents.

Question 11

Many children who participate in organized sports drop out by age 13, but more children might continue these activities if

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A)  we placed a greater emphasis on competition and winning, because that is what children value most. 
B)  we let the children themselves write the rules for the games they play. 
C)  the coaches worked the children harder so they had more of a sense of accomplishment. 
D)  we emphasized skills, teamwork and fun, rather than winning. 
A)  we placed a greater emphasis on competition and winning, because that is what children value most. 
B)  we let the children themselves write the rules for the games they play. 
C)  the coaches worked the children harder so they had more of a sense of accomplishment. 
D)  we emphasized skills, teamwork and fun, rather than winning.

Question 12

Adding creative arts to the existing curriculum has helped

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A)  low-income preschoolers be better prepared for school. 
B)  autistic children to come out of their shells. 
C)  learning-disabled children develop reading and math skills. 
D)  to improve the school's standardized test scores. 
A)  low-income preschoolers be better prepared for school. 
B)  autistic children to come out of their shells. 
C)  learning-disabled children develop reading and math skills. 
D)  to improve the school's standardized test scores.

Question 13

Narcissistic individuals are more likely to take selfies and the more they show selfies online the more narcissistic they become.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Most of the people who volunteer to coach youth sports are professionals who already work with children in some capacity (such as being a teacher or counselor).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When teens and their parents were asked to report on the strength of the teen's relationship with important people in the teen's life, the parents

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A)  underestimated the influence of extended family members, but overestimated the influence of professionals, such as teachers and coaches. 
B)  underestimated the influence of professional, such as teachers and coaches, but overestimates the influence of extended family members. 
C)  underestimated the influence of all relationships with adults, compared to the teen's perception of them. 
D)  overestimated the influence of all relationships with adults, compared to the teen's perception of them. 
A)  underestimated the influence of extended family members, but overestimated the influence of professionals, such as teachers and coaches. 
B)  underestimated the influence of professional, such as teachers and coaches, but overestimates the influence of extended family members. 
C)  underestimated the influence of all relationships with adults, compared to the teen's perception of them. 
D)  overestimated the influence of all relationships with adults, compared to the teen's perception of them.

Question 16

The relationship between television viewing and problems with attention

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A)  is clear in studies involving young children, but not in those involving adolescents. 
B)  is clear and we know that it is the television viewing that creates the attention problem. 
C)  is clear and we know that it is because children who have attention problems like to watch television. 
D)  is unclear because we don't know which is the cause and which is the effect. 
A)  is clear in studies involving young children, but not in those involving adolescents. 
B)  is clear and we know that it is the television viewing that creates the attention problem. 
C)  is clear and we know that it is because children who have attention problems like to watch television. 
D)  is unclear because we don't know which is the cause and which is the effect.

Question 17

In order for structured activities for adolescents to be effective in reducing deviant behavior, it is important that

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A)  the activities be competitive ones that push the adolescent to excel. 
B)  all activities are mixed-gender activities. 
C)  the activities occur after school when teens would otherwise be hanging out with friends outside of adult supervision. 
D)  the activities bring together adolescents from a variety of backgrounds and with different levels of experience. 
A)  the activities be competitive ones that push the adolescent to excel. 
B)  all activities are mixed-gender activities. 
C)  the activities occur after school when teens would otherwise be hanging out with friends outside of adult supervision. 
D)  the activities bring together adolescents from a variety of backgrounds and with different levels of experience.

Question 18

Give five pieces of advice to parents based on research regarding their children's use of TV.

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1. Limit screen time: Research has shown

Question 19

Online predators

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A)  often are guilty of forcible rape when they actually meet the teens they have been communicating with. 
B)  cultivate relationships with their victims over time to establish a trusting relationship. 
C)  often know the children or teens they contact before they begin chatting or text messaging. 
D)  are usually looking for a romantic relationship with someone who understands them. 
A)  often are guilty of forcible rape when they actually meet the teens they have been communicating with. 
B)  cultivate relationships with their victims over time to establish a trusting relationship. 
C)  often know the children or teens they contact before they begin chatting or text messaging. 
D)  are usually looking for a romantic relationship with someone who understands them.

Question 20

The research on the association between television viewing and obesity has found that

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A)  there is no consistent relationship between television viewing and a child's weight. 
B)  the more time children spend watching television, the less time they have for physical activity. 
C)  the relationship holds for younger children but not for adolescents. 
D)  this relationship only holds for a small number of overweight children who watch extraordinary amounts of television. 
A)  there is no consistent relationship between television viewing and a child's weight. 
B)  the more time children spend watching television, the less time they have for physical activity. 
C)  the relationship holds for younger children but not for adolescents. 
D)  this relationship only holds for a small number of overweight children who watch extraordinary amounts of television.

The best strategy for parents who want to have some control over the impact of media on their children is to

In an analysis of the portrayal of homosexual characters in television programming, Raley and Lucas concluded that we were current at the state where gay characters are

Discuss the variety of ways that nonparental adults become involved with children and the effects this involvement has on children.

Respond to your friend who tells you that he plays violent videogames and is not aggressive so the research showing otherwise is nonsense and biased.

Which of the following is not a good indicator of a child's readiness to participate in a particular sport?

We can reduce children's tendency to want to emulate movie stars that they see smoking in movies if we help the children learn that

In most cases, children and adolescents say that their motivation for participating in organized activities is

One gender difference in how teens use media is that

What is positive youth development and how does this approach differ from earlier programs designed to intervene to help children with problems.

The focus of the positive youth development approach is to

Many children who participate in organized sports drop out by age 13, but more children might continue these activities if

Adding creative arts to the existing curriculum has helped

Narcissistic individuals are more likely to take selfies and the more they show selfies online the more narcissistic they become.

Most of the people who volunteer to coach youth sports are professionals who already work with children in some capacity (such as being a teacher or counselor).

When teens and their parents were asked to report on the strength of the teen's relationship with important people in the teen's life, the parents

The relationship between television viewing and problems with attention

In order for structured activities for adolescents to be effective in reducing deviant behavior, it is important that

Give five pieces of advice to parents based on research regarding their children's use of TV.

Online predators

The research on the association between television viewing and obesity has found that

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Prenatal Development, the Newborn, and the Transition to Parenthood

Physical Development: the Brain and the Body

Cognitive Development

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Exam 14: Beyond Family and School: Activities, Media and the Natural World

The best strategy for parents who want to have some control over the impact of media on their children is to

In an analysis of the portrayal of homosexual characters in television programming, Raley and Lucas concluded that we were current at the state where gay characters are

Discuss the variety of ways that nonparental adults become involved with children and the effects this involvement has on children.

Respond to your friend who tells you that he plays violent videogames and is not aggressive so the research showing otherwise is nonsense and biased.

Which of the following is not a good indicator of a child's readiness to participate in a particular sport?

We can reduce children's tendency to want to emulate movie stars that they see smoking in movies if we help the children learn that

In most cases, children and adolescents say that their motivation for participating in organized activities is

One gender difference in how teens use media is that

What is positive youth development and how does this approach differ from earlier programs designed to intervene to help children with problems.

The focus of the positive youth development approach is to

Many children who participate in organized sports drop out by age 13, but more children might continue these activities if

Adding creative arts to the existing curriculum has helped

Narcissistic individuals are more likely to take selfies and the more they show selfies online the more narcissistic they become.

Most of the people who volunteer to coach youth sports are professionals who already work with children in some capacity (such as being a teacher or counselor).

When teens and their parents were asked to report on the strength of the teen's relationship with important people in the teen's life, the parents

The relationship between television viewing and problems with attention

In order for structured activities for adolescents to be effective in reducing deviant behavior, it is important that

Give five pieces of advice to parents based on research regarding their children's use of TV.

Online predators

The research on the association between television viewing and obesity has found that

Introduction: Issues and Themes in Child Development

Theories of Development

How We Study Development

How Children Develop: Nature Through Nurture

Prenatal Development, the Newborn, and the Transition to Parenthood

Physical Development: the Brain and the Body

Cognitive Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

Identity: the Self, Gender, and Moral Development

Social Development: Social Cognition and Peer Relationships

Families

Health, Well-Being, and Resilience

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