chap 5

The process by which we develop a sense of self, referred to as the "looking-glass self," was developed by ________.

Charles Horton Cooley

The symbolic interactionist who taught at the University of Chicago and stressed that play was crucial to the development of the concept of self was ________.

George Herbert Mead

Mead describes the active, creative, and spontaneous part of the self as the ________.

I

What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life course?

The self-concept begins at birth and continues as a life-long process until death.

Which of the following traits is least likely to be linked to "nature" (heredity) and most likely linked to "nurture" (the social environment)?

career choice

In Piaget's model for children's development of reasoning skills, abstract thinking happens about the same time a child learns to walk.

false

In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ability to think abstractly develops in the concrete operational stage.

false

Sociologists are primarily concerned with the nature side of the nature-nurture debate.

false

The Harlow's research with rhesus monkeys demonstrated that the key to mother-child bonding is the the mother providing food and other nutrition to the offspring.

false

The latent function of formal education is to teach knowledge and skills, such as writing, reading, and arithmetic.

false

Morris is 3 years old and learning to talk, speaking new words every day. He can count to 10 but is not altogether sure what numbers actually mean. According to Piaget, Morris is in the ________ stage.

preoperational

According to Mead's theory of development, individuals who have a profound influence on the lives of another person, such as parents or siblings, are referred to as ________.

significant others

Bob's football coach is a very important influence in his life. Many of Bob's actions are attempts to win the approval of his coach. Mead would suggest that the coach is one of Bob's ________.

significant others

What concept do sociologists refer to when they say that "society makes us human"?

socialization

Frank is the son of a middle-class family. He took the family car without permission last night, returning home at 3 AM with the smell of alcohol on his breath. It is most likely, based on the research of Kohn, that the next day Frank's parents will ________.

suspend Frank's driving privileges for a month and discuss with Frank the dangers of drinking and driving

According to Charles Horton Cooley's conclusions about the looking-glass self, self development is a lifelong process.

true

Cooley's theory of development, known as the looking-glass self, claims that individual identity is formed through a process of internalizing others' reactions to us.

true

Parents are the first significant others to teach children about the fundamental symbolic division of the world.

true

Problems in early childhood attachment can have life-long effects

true

The still-face experiment measures the attachment between caregiver and baby

true