Psychology 041 - Lifespan Psychology » Spring 2016 » Chapter 10 Quiz

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Question #1
According to Erikson's psychological theory, the negative outcome of middle childhood is 
A.   Role confusion
B.   Shame
C.    Inferiority
D.    Industry 
Question #2
Erik son's sense of ______ combines several developments of middle childhood: a positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, and cooperative participation with age mates 
A.   Identity
B.   Autonomy
C.   Industry
D.   Trust
Question #3
In middle childhood, children begin to 
A.   Describe themselves in unrealistically positive terms
B.   Compare their own characteristics to those of peers
C.   reject conventional standards for moral behavior
D.   Experience role confusion
Question #4
As children internalize others' expectations and make social comparisons, they
A.   Seldom look to people beyond the family for information about themselves 
B.   experience shame, the negative outcome of middle childhood
C.   Form an ideal self that they use to evaluate their real self 
D.   Develop a strong sense of superiority
Question #5
Which of the following statements about the development of self-concept is true?
A.   As children move into adolescences, self concept is increasingly vested in feedback from close friends
B.   School-age children often avoid making social comparisons when describing themselves
C.   A large discrepancy between an ideal self and a real self boosts self esteem
D.   In middle childhood, self-descriptions rarely include reference to social groups
Question #6
Which of the following statements about self esteem in middle childhood is true?
A.   Perceived physical appearance correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than any other self-esteem factor
B.   From fourth grade on, self esteem drops for the majority of young people
C.   Children's self evaluations become increasingly vague and overlapping with age
D.   Throughout middle childhood, girls' self esteem tends to be higher than boys'
Question #7
Children and adolescents who _______ have fewer self-esteem problems
A.   Attend school where their SES and ethnic groups are well-represented
B.   Attend schools in high SES neighborhoods, regardless of their own SES
C.   Have permissive parents
D.   Spend longer hours in child care
Question #8
The best way for parents to foster a positive, secure self-image is to 
A.   Use a firm, controlling parenting style
B.    Encourage their children to stave for worthwhile goals
C.   Use frequent social comparisons 
D.   Make decisions for their children 
Question #9
Mastery-oriented children are most likely to attribute failure to 
A.   Ability
B.   The malicious intent of another person
C.   Insufficient effort
D.   Bad luck
Question #10
Again parents and teachers are more likely than their American counterparts to view _______ as key to success
A.   Ability
B.   Effort
C.   Intelligence
D.   Luck 
Question #11
Which of the following statements about attribution retaining is true
A.   Attribution retraining is an alternative to instruction in effective strategies and self-regulation
B.   Attribution retraining encourages children to believe that success should be attributed to ability, rather than luck or effort
C.   One approach is to encourage low-effort students to focus more on grades and less on mastering a task for individual improvement 
D.   Following a failure, children are given repeated feedback that helps them revise their attributions, such as "You can do it if you try harder."
Question #12
Excessive guilt is linked to 
A.    Lying and cheating
B.   Intentional wrongdoing
C.   Ignoring responsibilities 
D.    Depressive symptoms
Question #13
Appreciating mixed emotions helps children realize that
A.   People's expressions may not reflect their true feelings
B.   Negative emotions are more frequent than positive emotions
C.   Postive and negative emotions cannot be experienced simultaneously 
D.   Tone of voice is a more accurate predicator of emotion than facial expressions
Question #14
In problem-centered coping, children 
A.   Think about thinking 
B.   Appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty and decide what to do about it 
C.   Opt for distraction when faced with outcomes beyond their control, such as receiving a bad grade
D.   Redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable 
Question #15
By middle childhood, children
A.   Pick up morally relevant behaviors,but do not understand the reasons behind them
B.   Reject conventional standards for moral behavior
C.   Begin to recognize that the context of behavior is more important than the intent
D.   Have internalized rules for good conduct 
Question #16
Which of the following children is the most likely to volunteer to help the needy?
A.   Jane, who has overly high self esteem 
B.   Lisa, who views others traits as changeable
C.   Helen, who views others traits as fixed
D.   Angie, who has very low self esteem
Question #17
In middle childhood, the ______ becomes an increasingly important context for development 
A.   Society of peers
B.   Church
C.   Extended family 
D.   home
Question #18
Popular-antisocial children
A.   Show high rates of absenteeism and prosocial behavior
B.   Include "tough" boys and relationally aggressive boys and girls
C.   Combine academic and social competence
D.   Are anxious, unhappy, and low in self-esteem
Question #19
Marc is passive and socially awkward. As he entered second grade, his classroom participation declined and his academic achievement faltered, Marc is a ____ child 
A.   Rejected-withdrawn
B.   Rejected-assertive
C.   Popular-prosocial 
D.   Popular-aggressive
Question #20
When the victim of bullying develops a close or gratifying friendship
A.   Bullying often comes to an end
B.    The children are more likely to team up and retaliate against the bully
C.   The new friend is often ostracized by other children 
D.   The bully often targets the new friend
Question #21
Training in ______ often improve the peer relations and psychological adjustment of rejected children
A.   Public speaking
B.   Personal defense 
C.   Public speaking
D.   Positive social skills
Question #22
School age children often regard _____ as a ____ subject 
A.   Music; masculine
B.   Reading; feminine
C.   physical education; feminine
D.   Language arts; masculine
Question #23
Child rearing becomes easier in middle childhood for parents who established an ______ style during the early years
A.   Authoritarian 
B.   Permissive
C.   Authoritative 
D.   Uninvolved 
Question #24
As children demonstrate that they can manage daily activities and responsibilities, effective parents engage in
A.   Coregulation
B.   Transitive inference 
C.   Distributive justice
D.   Permissive parenting
Question #25
Coregulation
A.    Is a permissive child-rearing style where the child takes responsibly or making rules
B.   Involves general parental oversight while letting the child make moment by moment decisions 
C.    involves from parental control and greater child dependence
D.   Is an agreement between parents and other caregivers to be consistent with rules 
Question #26
During middle childhood 
A.   Each parents tends to devote more time to children of his or her own sex
B.   Fathers engage in as much caregiving as mothers
C.   Fathers are more knowledgeable than mothers about children's everyday activities 
D.   Fathers spend more time than meters with school-age children 
Question #27
Paternal involvement is associated with in childhood and adolescence with 
A.   More gender-stereotyped beliefs
B.   Higher intelligence 
C.   More immature social behavior 
D.   Lower achievement 
Question #28
Children in self-care, who regularly look themselves for some period of time after school ______ than children in after-school programs
A.   Have fewer emotional difficulties
B.   Are less likely to bend to peer pressure
C.   Are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior
D.   Show greater academic achievement 
Question #29
Seven-year-old Frankie comes home from school at 4pm and is without adult supervision ntl his mother arrives home from work around 5pm. Frankie is one of 5 million ______ children in the U.S.
A.   Controversial
B.   Self-care
C.   After-care
D.   Rejected
Question #30
A common fear during the school years, which is not especially common during the preschool years, is 
A.   Peer rejection
B.   Ghosts and goblins
C.   Thunder and lightning
D.   The dark 
Question #31
Children with _______ temperaments are at high risk for displaying phobias 
A.   Impulsive
B.    Inhibited
C.   Active
D.   Easy
Question #32
Children who have been victims of sexual abuse
A.   Trend to avoid sexual activity in adolescence 
B.   Usually tell a parent or teacher what has happened
C.   Frequently displayed precocoious sexual knowledge and behavior 
D.   Adjust better when allowed to face their abuser in court 
Question #33
Studies examining the relationship between stressful experiences and psychological disturbance 
A.   There is a strong relationship between stressful experiences and psychological disturbance 
B.   Often just one or a few protective factors account for a child being "stress-resilient"
C.   Traits and experiences that protect children against psychological disturbance are unknown
Question #34
Resilience 
A.   Is a preexisting attribute weather than a capacity that develops over time
B.   Enables children to use internal and external resources to cope with adversity
C.   Is less common among children with a mastery-oriented approach to new situations
D.   Is less common among children whose parents use an authoritative child rearing style
Question #35
In Western nations, the most frequent source of children's fears is
A.   Exposure to fairy tales
B.   Exposure to negative information in media 
C.   Direct exposure to frightening events
D.   School or neighborhood bullies
Question #36
Ryan suffers from school phobia, Ryan is most likely a _______ who ______ 
A.   8 to 10 year old, is afraid to be separated from his mother
B.   8 to 10 year old has permissive parents 
C.   5 to 7 year old is afraid of academic failure
D.   11 to 13 year old, fears a bully
Question #37
Children in blended families usually have _______ than children in stable, first-marriage families 
A.   Higher self-esteem
B.   Fewer behavior problems
C.   More adjustment problems 
D.   Better relationships with their parents
Question #38
Hank, a noncustodial father of four, is remarrying, which of hanks children is more likely to have difficulty getting along with his new wife?
A.   Max, his 11 year old son
B.   Liem, his 3 year old son
C.   Harry, his 6 year old son
D.   Kate, his 9 year old daughter
Question #39
_________ grants parents an equal say in important decisions about the child's upbringing 
A.   Mediated custody
B.   Coregulation
C.   Divorce mediation
D.   Joint custody 
Question #40
Regardless of the extent of their friction, divorcing parents who manage to engage in _______ greatly improve the chances of favorable child outcomes
A.   Mediation 
B.   Authoritarian parenting
C.   Joint physical custody
D.   Coparenting 

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