Question 1

Which of the following is an example of reactive aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelle, for no reason, hits Brenda on the arm 
B)  Samantha, after losing a game of tennis to Paula, starts the "I hate Paula" club 
C)  Khadijah, after losing a game of checkers to Tiana, throws all the checkers on the floor 
D)  Jon shoves Ricky in order to get to the front of the lunch line 
A)  Michelle, for no reason, hits Brenda on the arm 
B)  Samantha, after losing a game of tennis to Paula, starts the "I hate Paula" club 
C)  Khadijah, after losing a game of checkers to Tiana, throws all the checkers on the floor 
D)  Jon shoves Ricky in order to get to the front of the lunch line C

Question 2

It is not until elementary school that children have the ability to distinguish moral decisions and social conventions from the personal domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Children with very strict parents show more self-control than other children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

According to Crick and Dodge's information-processing model of aggressive children's thinking,

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive and nonaggressive children do not differ in their processing of social information. 
B)  aggressive children are less likely to attend to information that signals non-hostile motives. 
C)  aggressive and nonaggressive children both know the appropriate responses, but aggressive children choose to act aggressively. 
D)  aggressive children are more skilled at interpreting others' behavior. 
A)  aggressive and nonaggressive children do not differ in their processing of social information. 
B)  aggressive children are less likely to attend to information that signals non-hostile motives. 
C)  aggressive and nonaggressive children both know the appropriate responses, but aggressive children choose to act aggressively. 
D)  aggressive children are more skilled at interpreting others' behavior.

Question 5

In the United States and Europe, about 15% of school children are chronic victims of aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Actions that benefit others are called __________ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonistic 
B)  perspective-taking 
C)  empathic 
D)  prosocial 
A)  hedonistic 
B)  perspective-taking 
C)  empathic 
D)  prosocial

Question 7

Explain what Piaget meant by moral realism, immanent justice, and moral relativism.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 8

At about __________ months of age, children have internalized some control and are capable of some control in their parents' absence.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  12 
C)  24 
D)  48 
A)  6 
B)  12 
C)  24 
D)  48

Question 9

Self-control is the ability to control one's behavior and to inhibit impulsive responding to temptations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research has shown that moral reasoning is NOT related to moral behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a research study, Dr. Evanshen has children respond to the Heinz dilemma. What is she studying?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-control 
B)  prosocial behavior 
C)  altruism 
D)  moral reasoning 
A)  self-control 
B)  prosocial behavior 
C)  altruism 
D)  moral reasoning

Question 12

The setting helps determine whether children act altruistically or not. Describe four situational influences that influence altruistic behavior.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

At what point do children begin to understand that breaking a moral rule is more serious than breaking a social convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  during preschool 
B)  during early elementary school 
C)  during late elementary school 
D)  during adolescence 
A)  during preschool 
B)  during early elementary school 
C)  during late elementary school 
D)  during adolescence

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the biological contributions of aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fraternal twins are usually more alike in their levels of physical aggression than are identical twins. 
B)  Children who are temperamentally difficult are more likely to be aggressive. 
C)  Boys with higher levels of testosterone are more often irritable. 
D)  Aggressive behavior is more likely if there is a deficit in the neurotransmitters that inhibit aggressive behavior. 
A)  Fraternal twins are usually more alike in their levels of physical aggression than are identical twins. 
B)  Children who are temperamentally difficult are more likely to be aggressive. 
C)  Boys with higher levels of testosterone are more often irritable. 
D)  Aggressive behavior is more likely if there is a deficit in the neurotransmitters that inhibit aggressive behavior.

Question 15

Carol Gilligan has argued that Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning puts too much emphasis on __________ and not enough emphasis on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  justice; caring 
B)  caring; justice 
C)  cognition; behavior 
D)  behavior; cognition 
A)  justice; caring 
B)  caring; justice 
C)  cognition; behavior 
D)  behavior; cognition

Question 16

Children are more likely to act altruistically when it entails few or modest sacrifices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Teacher ratings of aggression in 7-year-olds are related to adolescent acts of delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Programs like Fast Track improve children's lives and the lives of people (around them), but unfortunately they are NOT cost-effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Children are more likely to be aggressive when parents are coercive and emotionally uninvested in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Pushing another child for no apparent reason is an example of reactive aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is an example of reactive aggression?

It is not until elementary school that children have the ability to distinguish moral decisions and social conventions from the personal domain.

Children with very strict parents show more self-control than other children.

According to Crick and Dodge's information-processing model of aggressive children's thinking,

In the United States and Europe, about 15% of school children are chronic victims of aggression.

Actions that benefit others are called __________ behaviors.

Explain what Piaget meant by moral realism, immanent justice, and moral relativism.

At about __________ months of age, children have internalized some control and are capable of some control in their parents' absence.

Self-control is the ability to control one's behavior and to inhibit impulsive responding to temptations.

Research has shown that moral reasoning is NOT related to moral behavior.

In a research study, Dr. Evanshen has children respond to the Heinz dilemma. What is she studying?

The setting helps determine whether children act altruistically or not. Describe four situational influences that influence altruistic behavior.

At what point do children begin to understand that breaking a moral rule is more serious than breaking a social convention?

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the biological contributions of aggressive behavior?

Carol Gilligan has argued that Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning puts too much emphasis on and not enough emphasis on .

Children are more likely to act altruistically when it entails few or modest sacrifices.

Teacher ratings of aggression in 7-year-olds are related to adolescent acts of delinquency.

Programs like Fast Track improve children's lives and the lives of people (around them), but unfortunately they are NOT cost-effective.

Children are more likely to be aggressive when parents are coercive and emotionally uninvested in them.

Pushing another child for no apparent reason is an example of reactive aggression.

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Which of the following is an example of reactive aggression?

It is not until elementary school that children have the ability to distinguish moral decisions and social conventions from the personal domain.

Children with very strict parents show more self-control than other children.

According to Crick and Dodge's information-processing model of aggressive children's thinking,

In the United States and Europe, about 15% of school children are chronic victims of aggression.

Actions that benefit others are called __________ behaviors.

Explain what Piaget meant by moral realism, immanent justice, and moral relativism.

At about __________ months of age, children have internalized some control and are capable of some control in their parents' absence.

Self-control is the ability to control one's behavior and to inhibit impulsive responding to temptations.

Research has shown that moral reasoning is NOT related to moral behavior.

In a research study, Dr. Evanshen has children respond to the Heinz dilemma. What is she studying?

The setting helps determine whether children act altruistically or not. Describe four situational influences that influence altruistic behavior.

At what point do children begin to understand that breaking a moral rule is more serious than breaking a social convention?

Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the biological contributions of aggressive behavior?

Carol Gilligan has argued that Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning puts too much emphasis on __________ and not enough emphasis on __________.

Children are more likely to act altruistically when it entails few or modest sacrifices.

Teacher ratings of aggression in 7-year-olds are related to adolescent acts of delinquency.

Programs like Fast Track improve children's lives and the lives of people (around them), but unfortunately they are NOT cost-effective.

Children are more likely to be aggressive when parents are coercive and emotionally uninvested in them.

Pushing another child for no apparent reason is an example of reactive aggression.

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Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

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Carol Gilligan has argued that Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning puts too much emphasis on and not enough emphasis on .