Question 1

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 2

High self-esteem in children is related to parents who set rules and are willing to discuss rules and discipline with their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

Family harmony is NOT related to self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the developmental changes in self-esteem that occur over the preschool,elementary,junior high,and high school years.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 6

During the elementary-school years,implicit racial bias declines,but explicit racial bias does not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you ask Eva,a preschooler,to describe herself she is most likely to say

Accepted Answer

A) "I am on the soccer team." 
B) "I'm usually happy." 
C) "I'm the fastest runner in my preschool class." 
D) "I have blond hair." 
A) "I am on the soccer team." 
B) "I'm usually happy." 
C) "I'm the fastest runner in my preschool class." 
D) "I have blond hair."

Question 8

Which of the following is 7-year-old Megan LEAST likely to say when describing a person?

Accepted Answer

A) "She has brown hair." 
B) "She lives next door to me." 
C) "She has a swingset." 
D) "She is friendly." 
A) "She has brown hair." 
B) "She lives next door to me." 
C) "She has a swingset." 
D) "She is friendly."

Question 9

Self-awareness emerges between 18 and 24 months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Veronica describes herself as an "ambitious,fun-loving Catholic who is going to be a nurse someday." Veronica is probably

Accepted Answer

A) a toddler. 
B) a preschooler. 
C) an elementary school age child. 
D) an adolescent. 
A) a toddler. 
B) a preschooler. 
C) an elementary school age child. 
D) an adolescent.

Question 11

Adolescents more often become depressed when their parents are emotionally distant and uninvolved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who is most likely to describe someone as tall with brown hair and brown eyes,and likes to play soccer?

Accepted Answer

A) Marta,who is 5 years old 
B) Otto,who is 10 years old 
C) Marina,who is 13 years old 
D) Torrin,who is 15 years old 
A) Marta,who is 5 years old 
B) Otto,who is 10 years old 
C) Marina,who is 13 years old 
D) Torrin,who is 15 years old

Question 13

As teens become more independent,their relationships with their parents become more egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Adolescents' belief that others are constantly watching their behavior is called the personal fable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If Hunter is a typical adolescent,he will

Accepted Answer

A) be rebellious. 
B) rely upon his parents for advice. 
C) not share many of his parents' values. 
D) be unhappy. 
A) be rebellious. 
B) rely upon his parents for advice. 
C) not share many of his parents' values. 
D) be unhappy.

Question 16

Which of the following is correct regarding how ethnicity and culture each influence self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) Compared to European Americans,Hispanic Americans have higher self-esteem during most of the elementary-school years. 
B) Compared to European Americans,African Americans have higher self-esteem during most of the elementary-school years. 
C) Compared to European Americans,African Americans have higher self-esteem during adolescence. 
D) Compared to European American,Hispanic Americans have higher self-esteem during adolescence. 
A) Compared to European Americans,Hispanic Americans have higher self-esteem during most of the elementary-school years. 
B) Compared to European Americans,African Americans have higher self-esteem during most of the elementary-school years. 
C) Compared to European Americans,African Americans have higher self-esteem during adolescence. 
D) Compared to European American,Hispanic Americans have higher self-esteem during adolescence.

Question 17

In Selman's __________ stage of perspective-taking,children can step into another's shoes and view themselves as others do.

Accepted Answer

A) self-reflective 
B) social-informational 
C) third-person 
D) societal 
A) self-reflective 
B) social-informational 
C) third-person 
D) societal

Question 18

Briefly describe how preschoolers,school-aged children,and adolescents are likely to describe themselves.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 19

Are parent-child relationships in adolescence always positive?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes - adolescents rarely have disagreements with their parents since they usually share the same tastes,desires,and values. 
B) Yes - as teens grow older they spend less time with their parents reduces negative interactions between the parents and adolescents. 
C) No - for a majority of families parent-child conflicts in adolescence are serious and associated with behavior problems. 
D) No - parents of adolescents sometimes fear that arguments over personal choices (like attire or hairstyle)reflect much more fundamental disagreements about values. 
A) Yes - adolescents rarely have disagreements with their parents since they usually share the same tastes,desires,and values. 
B) Yes - as teens grow older they spend less time with their parents reduces negative interactions between the parents and adolescents. 
C) No - for a majority of families parent-child conflicts in adolescence are serious and associated with behavior problems. 
D) No - parents of adolescents sometimes fear that arguments over personal choices (like attire or hairstyle)reflect much more fundamental disagreements about values.

Question 20

On Laurel's 16th birthday,her parents gave her a new car and a Republican 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 Republican 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

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

High self-esteem in children is related to parents who set rules and are willing to discuss rules and discipline with their children.

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

Family harmony is NOT related to self-esteem.

Describe the developmental changes in self-esteem that occur over the preschool,elementary,junior high,and high school years.

During the elementary-school years,implicit racial bias declines,but explicit racial bias does not.

If you ask Eva,a preschooler,to describe herself she is most likely to say

Which of the following is 7-year-old Megan LEAST likely to say when describing a person?

Self-awareness emerges between 18 and 24 months.

Veronica describes herself as an "ambitious,fun-loving Catholic who is going to be a nurse someday." Veronica is probably

Adolescents more often become depressed when their parents are emotionally distant and uninvolved.

Who is most likely to describe someone as tall with brown hair and brown eyes,and likes to play soccer?

As teens become more independent,their relationships with their parents become more egalitarian.

Adolescents' belief that others are constantly watching their behavior is called the personal fable.

If Hunter is a typical adolescent,he will

Which of the following is correct regarding how ethnicity and culture each influence self-esteem?

In Selman's __________ stage of perspective-taking,children can step into another's shoes and view themselves as others do.

Briefly describe how preschoolers,school-aged children,and adolescents are likely to describe themselves.

Are parent-child relationships in adolescence always positive?

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

High self-esteem in children is related to parents who set rules and are willing to discuss rules and discipline with their children.

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

Family harmony is NOT related to self-esteem.

Describe the developmental changes in self-esteem that occur over the preschool,elementary,junior high,and high school years.

During the elementary-school years,implicit racial bias declines,but explicit racial bias does not.

If you ask Eva,a preschooler,to describe herself she is most likely to say

Which of the following is 7-year-old Megan LEAST likely to say when describing a person?

Self-awareness emerges between 18 and 24 months.

Veronica describes herself as an "ambitious,fun-loving Catholic who is going to be a nurse someday." Veronica is probably

Adolescents more often become depressed when their parents are emotionally distant and uninvolved.

Who is most likely to describe someone as tall with brown hair and brown eyes,and likes to play soccer?

As teens become more independent,their relationships with their parents become more egalitarian.

Adolescents' belief that others are constantly watching their behavior is called the personal fable.

If Hunter is a typical adolescent,he will

Which of the following is correct regarding how ethnicity and culture each influence self-esteem?

In Selman's __________ stage of perspective-taking,children can step into another's shoes and view themselves as others do.

Briefly describe how preschoolers,school-aged children,and adolescents are likely to describe themselves.

Are parent-child relationships in adolescence always positive?

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 Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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