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Question #1
According to Erikson's psychological theory, the negative outcome of middle childhood is
A.
Industry
B.
Role confusion
C.
Inferiority
D.
Shame
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.
Autonomy
B.
Identity
C.
Industry
D.
Trust
Question #3
In middle childhood, children begin to
A.
Experience role confusion
B.
reject conventional standards for moral behavior
C.
Compare their own characteristics to those of peers
D.
Describe themselves in unrealistically positive terms
Question #4
As children internalize others' expectations and make social comparisons, they
A.
experience shame, the negative outcome of middle childhood
B.
Develop a strong sense of superiority
C.
Form an ideal self that they use to evaluate their real self
D.
Seldom look to people beyond the family for information about themselves
Question #5
Which of the following statements about the development of self-concept is true?
A.
School-age children often avoid making social comparisons when describing themselves
B.
In middle childhood, self-descriptions rarely include reference to social groups
C.
As children move into adolescences, self concept is increasingly vested in feedback from close friends
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.
Perceived physical appearance correlates more strongly with overall self-worth than any other self-esteem factor
B.
Throughout middle childhood, girls' self esteem tends to be higher than boys'
C.
From fourth grade on, self esteem drops for the majority of young people
D.
Children's self evaluations become increasingly vague and overlapping with age
Question #7
Children and adolescents who _______ have fewer self-esteem problems
A.
Have permissive parents
B.
Attend school where their SES and ethnic groups are well-represented
C.
Attend schools in high SES neighborhoods, regardless of their own SES
D.
Spend longer hours in child care
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.
Use frequent social comparisons
C.
Use a firm, controlling parenting style
D.
Make decisions for their children
Question #9
Mastery-oriented children are most likely to attribute failure to
A.
The malicious intent of another person
B.
Insufficient effort
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.
Ability
B.
Effort
C.
Intelligence
D.
Luck
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.
Attribution retraining encourages children to believe that success should be attributed to ability, rather than luck or effort
C.
Attribution retraining is an alternative to instruction in effective strategies and self-regulation
D.
One approach is to encourage low-effort students to focus more on grades and less on mastering a task for individual improvement
Question #12
Excessive guilt is linked to
A.
Lying and cheating
B.
Depressive symptoms
C.
Ignoring responsibilities
D.
Intentional wrongdoing
Question #13
Appreciating mixed emotions helps children realize that
A.
Negative emotions are more frequent than positive emotions
B.
Postive and negative emotions cannot be experienced simultaneously
C.
Tone of voice is a more accurate predicator of emotion than facial expressions
D.
People's expressions may not reflect their true feelings
Question #14
In problem-centered coping, children
A.
Appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty and decide what to do about it
B.
Opt for distraction when faced with outcomes beyond their control, such as receiving a bad grade
C.
Redefine the situation and appraise it as unchangeable
D.
Think about thinking
Question #15
By middle childhood, children
A.
Have internalized rules for good conduct
B.
Begin to recognize that the context of behavior is more important than the intent
C.
Reject conventional standards for moral behavior
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.
Helen, who views others traits as fixed
B.
Angie, who has very low self esteem
C.
Jane, who has overly high self esteem
D.
Lisa, who views others traits as changeable
Question #17
In middle childhood, the ______ becomes an increasingly important context for development
A.
Church
B.
home
C.
Extended family
D.
Society of peers
Question #18
Popular-antisocial children
A.
Are anxious, unhappy, and low in self-esteem
B.
Include "tough" boys and relationally aggressive boys and girls
C.
Combine academic and social competence
D.
Show high rates of absenteeism and prosocial behavior
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-prosocial
B.
Rejected-withdrawn
C.
Popular-aggressive
D.
Rejected-assertive
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.
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.
Language arts; masculine
C.
physical education; feminine
D.
Reading; feminine
Question #23
Child rearing becomes easier in middle childhood for parents who established an ______ style during the early years
A.
Uninvolved
B.
Authoritative
C.
Authoritarian
D.
Permissive
Question #24
As children demonstrate that they can manage daily activities and responsibilities, effective parents engage in
A.
Coregulation
B.
Transitive inference
C.
Permissive parenting
D.
Distributive justice
Question #25
Coregulation
A.
Is a permissive child-rearing style where the child takes responsibly or making rules
B.
Is an agreement between parents and other caregivers to be consistent with rules
C.
involves from parental control and greater child dependence
D.
Involves general parental oversight while letting the child make moment by moment decisions
Question #26
During middle childhood
A.
Fathers are more knowledgeable than mothers about children's everyday activities
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 engage in as much caregiving as mothers
Question #27
Paternal involvement is associated with in childhood and adolescence with
A.
Higher intelligence
B.
More immature social behavior
C.
More gender-stereotyped beliefs
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.
Self-care
B.
Rejected
C.
Controversial
D.
After-care
Question #30
A common fear during the school years, which is not especially common during the preschool years, is
A.
The dark
B.
Peer rejection
C.
Thunder and lightning
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.
Adjust better when allowed to face their abuser in court
B.
Usually tell a parent or teacher what has happened
C.
Frequently displayed precocoious sexual knowledge and behavior
D.
Trend to avoid sexual activity in adolescence
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 less common among children whose parents use an authoritative child rearing style
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 a preexisting attribute weather than a capacity that develops over time
Question #35
In Western nations, the most frequent source of children's fears is
A.
Direct exposure to frightening events
B.
School or neighborhood bullies
C.
Exposure to fairy tales
D.
Exposure to negative information in media
Question #36
Ryan suffers from school phobia, Ryan is most likely a _______ who ______
A.
11 to 13 year old, fears a bully
B.
5 to 7 year old is afraid of academic failure
C.
8 to 10 year old has permissive parents
D.
8 to 10 year old, is afraid to be separated from his mother
Question #37
Children in blended families usually have _______ than children in stable, first-marriage families
A.
More adjustment problems
B.
Fewer behavior problems
C.
Better relationships with their parents
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.
Kate, his 9 year old daughter
C.
Harry, his 6 year old son
D.
Max, his 11 year old son
Question #39
_________ grants parents an equal say in important decisions about the child's upbringing
A.
Joint custody
B.
Divorce mediation
C.
Coregulation
D.
Mediated 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.
Coparenting
B.
Joint physical custody
C.
Mediation
D.
Authoritarian parenting
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