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Question #1
According to Erikson's psychological theory, the negative outcome of middle childhood is
A.
Role confusion
B.
Industry
C.
Shame
D.
Inferiority
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.
Industry
B.
Trust
C.
Autonomy
D.
Identity
Question #3
In middle childhood, children begin to
A.
reject conventional standards for moral behavior
B.
Describe themselves in unrealistically positive terms
C.
Experience role confusion
D.
Compare their own characteristics to those of peers
Question #4
As children internalize others' expectations and make social comparisons, they
A.
Develop a strong sense of superiority
B.
Seldom look to people beyond the family for information about themselves
C.
Form an ideal self that they use to evaluate their real self
D.
experience shame, the negative outcome of middle childhood
Question #5
Which of the following statements about the development of self-concept is true?
A.
In middle childhood, self-descriptions rarely include reference to social groups
B.
As children move into adolescences, self concept is increasingly vested in feedback from close friends
C.
School-age children often avoid making social comparisons when describing themselves
D.
A large discrepancy between an ideal self and a real self boosts self esteem
Question #6
Which of the following statements about self esteem in middle childhood is true?
A.
Throughout middle childhood, girls' self esteem tends to be higher than boys'
B.
Children's self evaluations become increasingly vague and overlapping with age
C.
Perceived physical appearance correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than any other self-esteem factor
D.
From fourth grade on, self esteem drops for the majority of young people
Question #7
Children and adolescents who _______ have fewer self-esteem problems
A.
Spend longer hours in child care
B.
Attend schools in high SES neighborhoods, regardless of their own SES
C.
Have permissive parents
D.
Attend school where their SES and ethnic groups are well-represented
Question #8
The best way for parents to foster a positive, secure self-image is to
A.
Encourage their children to stave for worthwhile goals
B.
Make decisions for their children
C.
Use frequent social comparisons
D.
Use a firm, controlling parenting style
Question #9
Mastery-oriented children are most likely to attribute failure to
A.
Insufficient effort
B.
The malicious intent of another person
C.
Ability
D.
Bad luck
Question #10
Again parents and teachers are more likely than their American counterparts to view _______ as key to success
A.
Luck
B.
Ability
C.
Effort
D.
Intelligence
Question #11
Which of the following statements about attribution retaining is true
A.
Following a failure, children are given repeated feedback that helps them revise their attributions, such as "You can do it if you try harder."
B.
One approach is to encourage low-effort students to focus more on grades and less on mastering a task for individual improvement
C.
Attribution retraining encourages children to believe that success should be attributed to ability, rather than luck or effort
D.
Attribution retraining is an alternative to instruction in effective strategies and self-regulation
Question #12
Excessive guilt is linked to
A.
Ignoring responsibilities
B.
Lying and cheating
C.
Depressive symptoms
D.
Intentional wrongdoing
Question #13
Appreciating mixed emotions helps children realize that
A.
Tone of voice is a more accurate predicator of emotion than facial expressions
B.
People's expressions may not reflect their true feelings
C.
Postive and negative emotions cannot be experienced simultaneously
D.
Negative emotions are more frequent than positive emotions
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.
Redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable
D.
Opt for distraction when faced with outcomes beyond their control, such as receiving a bad grade
Question #15
By middle childhood, children
A.
Reject conventional standards for moral behavior
B.
Have internalized rules for good conduct
C.
Begin to recognize that the context of behavior is more important than the intent
D.
Pick up morally relevant behaviors,but do not understand the reasons behind them
Question #16
Which of the following children is the most likely to volunteer to help the needy?
A.
Angie, who has very low self esteem
B.
Helen, who views others traits as fixed
C.
Lisa, who views others traits as changeable
D.
Jane, who has overly high self esteem
Question #17
In middle childhood, the ______ becomes an increasingly important context for development
A.
Society of peers
B.
Extended family
C.
Church
D.
home
Question #18
Popular-antisocial children
A.
Are anxious, unhappy, and low in self-esteem
B.
Show high rates of absenteeism and prosocial behavior
C.
Combine academic and social competence
D.
Include "tough" boys and relationally aggressive boys and girls
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.
Popular-aggressive
B.
Rejected-withdrawn
C.
Rejected-assertive
D.
Popular-prosocial
Question #20
When the victim of bullying develops a close or gratifying friendship
A.
The children are more likely to team up and retaliate against the bully
B.
Bullying often comes to an end
C.
The bully often targets the new friend
D.
The new friend is often ostracized by other children
Question #21
Training in ______ often improve the peer relations and psychological adjustment of rejected children
A.
Personal defense
B.
Public speaking
C.
Positive social skills
D.
Public speaking
Question #22
School age children often regard _____ as a ____ subject
A.
Music; masculine
B.
Reading; feminine
C.
Language arts; masculine
D.
physical education; feminine
Question #23
Child rearing becomes easier in middle childhood for parents who established an ______ style during the early years
A.
Authoritative
B.
Uninvolved
C.
Permissive
D.
Authoritarian
Question #24
As children demonstrate that they can manage daily activities and responsibilities, effective parents engage in
A.
Distributive justice
B.
Permissive parenting
C.
Coregulation
D.
Transitive inference
Question #25
Coregulation
A.
involves from parental control and greater child dependence
B.
Is a permissive child-rearing style where the child takes responsibly or making rules
C.
Involves general parental oversight while letting the child make moment by moment decisions
D.
Is an agreement between parents and other caregivers to be consistent with rules
Question #26
During middle childhood
A.
Fathers engage in as much caregiving as mothers
B.
Fathers spend more time than meters with school-age children
C.
Each parents tends to devote more time to children of his or her own sex
D.
Fathers are more knowledgeable than mothers about children's everyday activities
Question #27
Paternal involvement is associated with in childhood and adolescence with
A.
More immature social behavior
B.
More gender-stereotyped beliefs
C.
Higher intelligence
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.
Show greater academic achievement
B.
Have fewer emotional difficulties
C.
Are less likely to bend to peer pressure
D.
Are more likely to engage in antisocial behavior
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.
After-care
C.
Rejected
D.
Self-care
Question #30
A common fear during the school years, which is not especially common during the preschool years, is
A.
Thunder and lightning
B.
Peer rejection
C.
The dark
D.
Ghosts and goblins
Question #31
Children with _______ temperaments are at high risk for displaying phobias
A.
Impulsive
B.
Inhibited
C.
Easy
D.
Active
Question #32
Children who have been victims of sexual abuse
A.
Usually tell a parent or teacher what has happened
B.
Trend to avoid sexual activity in adolescence
C.
Adjust better when allowed to face their abuser in court
D.
Frequently displayed precocoious sexual knowledge and behavior
Question #33
Studies examining the relationship between stressful experiences and psychological disturbance
A.
Often just one or a few protective factors account for a child being "stress-resilient"
B.
There is a strong relationship between stressful experiences and psychological disturbance
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.
Is less common among children whose parents use an authoritative child rearing style
C.
Is less common among children with a mastery-oriented approach to new situations
D.
Enables children to use internal and external resources to cope with adversity
Question #35
In Western nations, the most frequent source of children's fears is
A.
Direct exposure to frightening events
B.
Exposure to negative information in media
C.
Exposure to fairy tales
D.
School or neighborhood bullies
Question #36
Ryan suffers from school phobia, Ryan is most likely a _______ who ______
A.
5 to 7 year old is afraid of academic failure
B.
8 to 10 year old, is afraid to be separated from his mother
C.
11 to 13 year old, fears a bully
D.
8 to 10 year old has permissive parents
Question #37
Children in blended families usually have _______ than children in stable, first-marriage families
A.
Better relationships with their parents
B.
More adjustment problems
C.
Fewer behavior problems
D.
Higher self-esteem
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.
Liem, his 3 year old son
B.
Harry, his 6 year old son
C.
Kate, his 9 year old daughter
D.
Max, his 11 year old son
Question #39
_________ grants parents an equal say in important decisions about the child's upbringing
A.
Coregulation
B.
Mediated custody
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.
Joint physical custody
B.
Authoritarian parenting
C.
Coparenting
D.
Mediation
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