Question 1

Michael,aged four,loves playing with toy cars and airplanes,and his idea of play involves wrestling and pushing his friends.Melanie,also aged four,loves playing with her dolls and doll house,and her idea of play is to have a tea party with her dolls and friends.Both are exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A)   inappropriate behavior.
B)   sex-typed behavior.
C)   rebellious behavior.
D)   gender confusion.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Hans feels ashamed when his parents say "You should feel bad about biting your sister!" To experience a _____ emotion like shame,Hans must be able to refer to himself as distinct from others.

Accepted Answer

A)   social
B)   self-conscious
C)   penitent
D)   sympatheticE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Damian's parents fail to provide his basic needs; he is often unfed and dirty when he gets to school.This constitutes:

Accepted Answer

A)   physical abuse.
B)   mental injury.
C)   child neglect.
D)   child inattention.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The ability to discern another's inner psychological state is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   correspondence.
B)   congruence.
C)   perspective taking.
D)   nurturance.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is true of children in divorced families?

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A)   A majority of children in divorced families do not have significant adjustment problems.
B)   Divorces inevitably impair children's ability to adapt to difficulties in their lives.
C)   Competent children cannot be raised in single-parent families.
D)   Children in divorced families are no more likely than children in nondivorced families to have academic problems.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Children's Saturday morning cartoons show about _____ violent acts per hour.

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A)   5
B)   10
C)   15
D)   25E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Children are internally motivated to perceive the world and to act in accordance with their developing _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   preferences
B)   schemas
C)   roles
D)   orientationsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The primary social theories of gender include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   the evolutionary psychology view.
B)   the social role theory.
C)   the psychoanalytic theory.
D)   the social cognitive theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

According to the UNICEF (2011) ,in most cultures around the world:

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A)   women have less power than men but are given a higher social status.
B)   women have less power and status than men,and they control fewer resources.
C)   men have less power and status than women,and they control most of the resources.
D)   men have less power than women but are given a higher social status.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

Most children know whether they are physically a girl or boy by about _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A)   1½
B)   2½
C)   4½
D)   5½E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Psychological evolutionary theories of gender differences fail to take into account:

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural and individual variations in gender differences.
B)   intelligent speculations about the roles of men and women in prehistoric times.
C)   the differing roles in reproduction for both males and females.
D)   the fact that people are locked into behavior that was adaptive in the evolutionary past.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The public and many professionals use the term child abuse to refer to both abuse and neglect,developmentalists increasingly use the term _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   child neglect
B)   child maltreatment
C)   child battery
D)   child assaultE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following hormones is an androgen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Testosterone
B)   Progesterone
C)   Estradiol
D)   InsulinE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

_____ promote the development of female physical sex characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)   Androgens
B)   Estrogens
C)   Testosterone
D)   ProgesteroneE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

_____ play occurs when children engage in the self-regulated creation of a product or a solution.

Accepted Answer

A)   Constructive
B)   Social
C)   Collective
D)   PretenseE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Barbara monitors her children's emotions,views their negative emotions as opportunities for teaching,and assists her children in labeling their emotions.She is an:

Accepted Answer

A)   emotion-facilitator parent.
B)   emotion-supportive parent.
C)   emotion-coaching parent.
D)   emotion-encouraging parent.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Sets of expectations that prescribe how females and males should think,act,and feel are known as gender:

Accepted Answer

A)   roles.
B)   identities.
C)   expectancies.
D)   rules.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Josh's mother makes his favorite food-burgers,fries,and pizza-every night for dinner.His mother lets Josh play as much as he wants to,study only when he feels like it,and imposes no fixed bedtime.Josh's mom is most likely a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian parent.
B)   authoritative parent.
C)   indulgent parent.
D)   neglectful parent.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

About _____ of parents who were abused themselves when they were young go on to abuse their own children.

Accepted Answer

A)   half
B)   three-quarter
C)   one-third
D)   two-thirdE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Gender _____ involves a sense of one's own gender,including knowledge,understanding,and acceptance of being male or female.

Accepted Answer

A)   role
B)   typing
C)   identity
D)   experienceE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following hormones is an androgen?

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Barbara monitors her children's emotions,views their negative emotions as opportunities for teaching,and assists her children in labeling their emotions.She is an:

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Gender _____ involves a sense of one's own gender,including knowledge,understanding,and acceptance of being male or female.

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Most children know whether they are physically a girl or boy by about _____ years of age.

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According to the UNICEF (2011) ,in most cultures around the world:

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Damian's parents fail to provide his basic needs; he is often unfed and dirty when he gets to school.This constitutes:

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Josh's mother makes his favorite food-burgers,fries,and pizza-every night for dinner.His mother lets Josh play as much as he wants to,study only when he feels like it,and imposes no fixed bedtime.Josh's mom is most likely a(n) :

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Michael,aged four,loves playing with toy cars and airplanes,and his idea of play involves wrestling and pushing his friends.Melanie,also aged four,loves playing with her dolls and doll house,and her idea of play is to have a tea party with her dolls and friends.Both are exhibiting:

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_____ promote the development of female physical sex characteristics.

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Children's Saturday morning cartoons show about _____ violent acts per hour.

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Psychological evolutionary theories of gender differences fail to take into account:

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Children are internally motivated to perceive the world and to act in accordance with their developing _____.

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About _____ of parents who were abused themselves when they were young go on to abuse their own children.

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Hans feels ashamed when his parents say "You should feel bad about biting your sister!" To experience a _____ emotion like shame,Hans must be able to refer to himself as distinct from others.

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The ability to discern another's inner psychological state is known as:

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The primary social theories of gender include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Sets of expectations that prescribe how females and males should think,act,and feel are known as gender:

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Which of the following is true of children in divorced families?

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_____ play occurs when children engage in the self-regulated creation of a product or a solution.

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The public and many professionals use the term child abuse to refer to both abuse and neglect,developmentalists increasingly use the term _____.

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