Question 1

The later older years begin at about age

Accepted Answer

A)  50. 
B)  65. 
C)  75. 
D)  95. 
A)  50. 
B)  65. 
C)  75. 
D)  95. C

Question 2

One of the emotions identified by Paul Ekman is

Accepted Answer

A)  surprise. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  love. 
D)  confusion. 
A)  surprise. 
B)  certainty. 
C)  love. 
D)  confusion. A

Question 3

Are we prisoners of socialization? Why, or why not?

Accepted Answer

We are not prisoners of socialization. Socialization is very powerful. But we have a self. The self is a vigorous, essential part of our being. It allows us to act on our environment. We are each actively involved in the construction of the self. We influence our socialization as we make choices.

Question 4

_____ studied the natural process that children go through to develop their ability to reason.

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Cooley 
C)  Flavel 
D)  Mead 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Cooley 
C)  Flavel 
D)  Mead

Question 5

A total institution leaves an indelible mark on a person's self. The mark can be imposed quickly or in a more prolonged process. In _____, the process is brutal and prolonged.

Accepted Answer

A)  prison 
B)  boot camp 
C)  a convent 
D)  a conventional school 
A)  prison 
B)  boot camp 
C)  a convent 
D)  a conventional school

Question 6

Adolescence is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  natural age division. 
B)  ancient invention. 
C)  social invention. 
D)  obsolete age distinction. 
A)  natural age division. 
B)  ancient invention. 
C)  social invention. 
D)  obsolete age distinction.

Question 7

How does society make us human?

Accepted Answer

Babies do not develop naturally into soc

Question 8

Individuals and groups that influence our orientations to life are called

Accepted Answer

A)  the looking-glass crowd. 
B)  agents of socialization. 
C)  the ego. 
D)  nature. 
A)  the looking-glass crowd. 
B)  agents of socialization. 
C)  the ego. 
D)  nature.

Question 9

_____ refers to learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to match a new situation in life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflicting socialization 
B)  Pseudo-socialization 
C)  Anticipatory socialization 
D)  Resocialization 
A)  Conflicting socialization 
B)  Pseudo-socialization 
C)  Anticipatory socialization 
D)  Resocialization

Question 10

Which of the following statements about video games is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most are designed by women. 
B)  Most people who play video games are women. 
C)  Females are more underrepresented in video games than on television. 
D)  Video games are regarded as sports by most colleges. 
A)  Most are designed by women. 
B)  Most people who play video games are women. 
C)  Females are more underrepresented in video games than on television. 
D)  Video games are regarded as sports by most colleges.

Question 11

When you learn to play a role before entering it, this is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  sink or swim. 
B)  disengagement. 
C)  anticipatory socialization. 
D)  resocialization. 
A)  sink or swim. 
B)  disengagement. 
C)  anticipatory socialization. 
D)  resocialization.

Question 12

Psychoanalysis was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret and Harry Harlow. 
B)  Lawrence Kohlberg. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley. 
A)  Margaret and Harry Harlow. 
B)  Lawrence Kohlberg. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  Charles Horton Cooley.

Question 13

The _____, as viewed by Freud, is the balancing force in our personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  conscience 
A)  id 
B)  ego 
C)  superego 
D)  conscience

Question 14

When is the development of self-concept finished?

Accepted Answer

A)  Childhood 
B)  Adolescence 
C)  Middle adulthood 
D)  Never 
A)  Childhood 
B)  Adolescence 
C)  Middle adulthood 
D)  Never

Question 15

_____ factors influence our life course.

Accepted Answer

A)  Few external 
B)  Social 
C)  Only biological 
D)  No individual 
A)  Few external 
B)  Social 
C)  Only biological 
D)  No individual

Question 16

Bill heard, as part of the _____ curriculum in his school, that certain races were not as good as others, and that coolness was the key to everything.

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden 
B)  corridor 
C)  universal 
D)  manifest 
A)  hidden 
B)  corridor 
C)  universal 
D)  manifest

Question 17

After several years of foster care, children in the study in Bucharest (discussed in the text) had _____ brain cells than children who stayed in the orphanage.

Accepted Answer

A)  more 
B)  fewer 
C)  smaller 
D)  different-shaped 
A)  more 
B)  fewer 
C)  smaller 
D)  different-shaped

Question 18

The sworn virgins of Albania are treated by people in their society as

Accepted Answer

A)  women. 
B)  beings without gender. 
C)  clergy. 
D)  men. 
A)  women. 
B)  beings without gender. 
C)  clergy. 
D)  men.

Question 19

The later older years

Accepted Answer

A)  are reached by everyone. 
B)  remain an abstract concept. 
C)  are really part of late middle age. 
D)  end the same for everyone who enters that stage. 
A)  are reached by everyone. 
B)  remain an abstract concept. 
C)  are really part of late middle age. 
D)  end the same for everyone who enters that stage.

Question 20

Individuals of roughly the same age who are linked by common interests make up a

Accepted Answer

A)  peer group. 
B)  society. 
C)  gender. 
D)  transgendered group. 
A)  peer group. 
B)  society. 
C)  gender. 
D)  transgendered group.

Exam 3: Socialization

The later older years begin at about age

One of the emotions identified by Paul Ekman is

Are we prisoners of socialization? Why, or why not?

_____ studied the natural process that children go through to develop their ability to reason.

A total institution leaves an indelible mark on a person's self. The mark can be imposed quickly or in a more prolonged process. In _____, the process is brutal and prolonged.

Adolescence is a(n)

How does society make us human?

Individuals and groups that influence our orientations to life are called

_____ refers to learning new norms, values, attitudes, and behaviors to match a new situation in life.

Which of the following statements about video games is true?

When you learn to play a role before entering it, this is known as

Psychoanalysis was developed by

The _____, as viewed by Freud, is the balancing force in our personality.

When is the development of self-concept finished?

_____ factors influence our life course.

Bill heard, as part of the _____ curriculum in his school, that certain races were not as good as others, and that coolness was the key to everything.

After several years of foster care, children in the study in Bucharest (discussed in the text) had _____ brain cells than children who stayed in the orphanage.

The sworn virgins of Albania are treated by people in their society as

The later older years

Individuals of roughly the same age who are linked by common interests make up a

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