Question 1

What is an effective way to reduce prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A) ask children to play different roles that involve being discriminated against. 
B) decrease the amount of contact people have with members of different groups. 
C) stress the ways in which people in one group are different from people in other groups. 
D) be more like young children in terms of the amount of prejudice towards others. 
A) ask children to play different roles that involve being discriminated against. 
B) decrease the amount of contact people have with members of different groups. 
C) stress the ways in which people in one group are different from people in other groups. 
D) be more like young children in terms of the amount of prejudice towards others.

Question 2

Adolescents are more likely to achieve an ethnic identity when their parents encourage them to explore alternatives rather than pressuring them to adopt a particular identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Self-awareness is usually well established by the age of

Accepted Answer

A) six months. 
B) one years. 
C) two years. 
D) three years. 
A) six months. 
B) one years. 
C) two years. 
D) three years.

Question 4

The self-absorption characteristic of the teen-age search for identity is called

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) adolescent egocentrism. 
D) specification. 
A) diffusion. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) adolescent egocentrism. 
D) specification.

Question 5

Your friends are the parents of a 13-year-old adolescent.They have told you that they are dreading the teen years because adolescence is a time of storm and stress and they aren't sure that they can handle all of the storm and stress that their son will be going through in the next few years.What can you tell them about the facts behind the idea of adolescence as a time of storm and stress?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 6

Self-aware toddlers look more at photos of other children than photos of themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nikolai has achieved a distinct ethnic self-concept.He is in the ________ phase of achieving an ethnic identity.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth

Question 8

Three-year-old Caitlin knows that she and other people can have different thoughts and feelings,but she often confuses the two.Caitlin appears to be in Selman's ________ stage of perspective taking.

Accepted Answer

A) self-reflective 
B) societal 
C) social-informational 
D) undifferentiated 
A) self-reflective 
B) societal 
C) social-informational 
D) undifferentiated

Question 9

Which of the following statements about parent-child relations during adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Parent-adolescent relations can be accurately summed up as being full of storm-and-stress. 
B) Parent-adolescent relationships become more egalitarian throughout adolescence. 
C) Parents and adolescents continue to spend the same amount of time together as they did when the adolescent was a child. 
D) Adolescents show their parents more affection than they did as children. 
A) Parent-adolescent relations can be accurately summed up as being full of storm-and-stress. 
B) Parent-adolescent relationships become more egalitarian throughout adolescence. 
C) Parents and adolescents continue to spend the same amount of time together as they did when the adolescent was a child. 
D) Adolescents show their parents more affection than they did as children.

Question 10

Developmental changes in structure and average levels of self-esteem

Accepted Answer

A) are universal. 
B) are culturally-specific. 
C) are easily explained. 
D) aren't important to study. 
A) are universal. 
B) are culturally-specific. 
C) are easily explained. 
D) aren't important to study.

Question 11

Encouraging contact between children from different groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Taking pride in belonging to a distinct social and cultural group may raise an adolescent's self-worth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Narcissistic children and adolescents

Accepted Answer

A) think poorly of themselves. 
B) don't want attention from others. 
C) are prone to aggression. 
D) are less likely to experience depression. 
A) think poorly of themselves. 
B) don't want attention from others. 
C) are prone to aggression. 
D) are less likely to experience depression.

Question 14

Which of the following most accurately describes a typical preschooler in terms of self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) full of confidence 
B) full of self-doubt 
C) at the bottom of the "pecking order" 
D) very differentiated 
A) full of confidence 
B) full of self-doubt 
C) at the bottom of the "pecking order" 
D) very differentiated

Question 15

The first step in the development of self-concept is the child's awareness that he or she exists independently of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Self-concepts become less differentiated during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

On Laurel's 16th birthday,her parents gave her a new car and a Conservative Party bumper sticker.Laurel was happy to accept the car but didn't want to display the bumper sticker.She had begun to read and think about different political parties and,although she hadn't yet decided which political party she supported,she didn't want to be a Conservative just because her parents were.In terms of her political beliefs,Laurel appears to be in Marcia's ________ identity status.

Accepted Answer

A) diffusion 
B) achievement 
C) moratorium 
D) foreclosure 
A) diffusion 
B) achievement 
C) moratorium 
D) foreclosure

Question 18

The process of integrating into and adopting the customs of a different culture is called

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic identity. 
B) acculturation. 
C) multiculturalism. 
D) ethnic crystallization. 
A) ethnic identity. 
B) acculturation. 
C) multiculturalism. 
D) ethnic crystallization.

Question 19

Sixteen-year-old Edward is sexually active but doesn't practice safe sex.He thinks becoming infected with HIV is something that would happen to other people,but not to him.Which of the following concepts best explains Edward's belief?

Accepted Answer

A) hypothetical reasoning 
B) the personal fable 
C) the imaginary audience 
D) the illusion of invulnerability 
A) hypothetical reasoning 
B) the personal fable 
C) the imaginary audience 
D) the illusion of invulnerability

Question 20

In the elementary-school years,what are the areas of self-esteem that stand out?

Accepted Answer

A) scholastic competence,athletic competence,social competence,and physical appearance. 
B) physical appearance,emotional stability,emotional regulation,and social competence. 
C) scholastic competence,emotional regulation,physical appearance,and athletic competence.. 
D) social competence,emotional stability,athletic competence,and scholastic competence. 
A) scholastic competence,athletic competence,social competence,and physical appearance. 
B) physical appearance,emotional stability,emotional regulation,and social competence. 
C) scholastic competence,emotional regulation,physical appearance,and athletic competence.. 
D) social competence,emotional stability,athletic competence,and scholastic competence.

What is an effective way to reduce prejudice?

Adolescents are more likely to achieve an ethnic identity when their parents encourage them to explore alternatives rather than pressuring them to adopt a particular identity.

Self-awareness is usually well established by the age of

The self-absorption characteristic of the teen-age search for identity is called

Self-aware toddlers look more at photos of other children than photos of themselves.

Nikolai has achieved a distinct ethnic self-concept.He is in the ________ phase of achieving an ethnic identity.

Three-year-old Caitlin knows that she and other people can have different thoughts and feelings,but she often confuses the two.Caitlin appears to be in Selman's ________ stage of perspective taking.

Which of the following statements about parent-child relations during adolescence is true?

Developmental changes in structure and average levels of self-esteem

Encouraging contact between children from different groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.

Taking pride in belonging to a distinct social and cultural group may raise an adolescent's self-worth.

Narcissistic children and adolescents

Which of the following most accurately describes a typical preschooler in terms of self-esteem?

The first step in the development of self-concept is the child's awareness that he or she exists independently of others.

Self-concepts become less differentiated during adolescence.

The process of integrating into and adopting the customs of a different culture is called

Sixteen-year-old Edward is sexually active but doesn't practice safe sex.He thinks becoming infected with HIV is something that would happen to other people,but not to him.Which of the following concepts best explains Edward's belief?

In the elementary-school years,what are the areas of self-esteem that stand out?

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Exam 11: Understanding Self and Others

What is an effective way to reduce prejudice?

Adolescents are more likely to achieve an ethnic identity when their parents encourage them to explore alternatives rather than pressuring them to adopt a particular identity.

Self-awareness is usually well established by the age of

The self-absorption characteristic of the teen-age search for identity is called

Self-aware toddlers look more at photos of other children than photos of themselves.

Nikolai has achieved a distinct ethnic self-concept.He is in the ________ phase of achieving an ethnic identity.

Three-year-old Caitlin knows that she and other people can have different thoughts and feelings,but she often confuses the two.Caitlin appears to be in Selman's ________ stage of perspective taking.

Which of the following statements about parent-child relations during adolescence is true?

Developmental changes in structure and average levels of self-esteem

Encouraging contact between children from different groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.

Taking pride in belonging to a distinct social and cultural group may raise an adolescent's self-worth.

Narcissistic children and adolescents

Which of the following most accurately describes a typical preschooler in terms of self-esteem?

The first step in the development of self-concept is the child's awareness that he or she exists independently of others.

Self-concepts become less differentiated during adolescence.

The process of integrating into and adopting the customs of a different culture is called

Sixteen-year-old Edward is sexually active but doesn't practice safe sex.He thinks becoming infected with HIV is something that would happen to other people,but not to him.Which of the following concepts best explains Edward's belief?

In the elementary-school years,what are the areas of self-esteem that stand out?

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Moral Understanding and Behaviour

Gender and Development

Social Influences

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