psych chapter 6

perspective taking a social cognitive process involved in assuming the perspective of others

true

piagets theory of development emphasizes the cognitive aspects of changing mental capacities

true

researchers have found few differences between children growing up with gay fathers or lesbian mothers compared to those raised by heterosexual parents

true

gender identity is

c. determined by what you sense of your own gender

what percenetage of parents who have been abused themselves as children engage in abuse of their own children once they have them

d. about 33

adolescents who experienced abuse or neglect as children have been found to be no more likely than others to engage in violent romantic relationships

false

children learn new words easily and well even when access to clear information about word meaning is not available

false

executive attention is defined as focused and extended engagment with an object task or event

false

in piagets view, operational mental tasks are not reversible

false

in vygotskys theory social interaction is not a strongly emphasized factor in development

false

older aged children who are in the autonomous stage of morality development are prone to believe in immanent justice

false

the second stage of moral development in piagets theory is the heteronomous stage

false

the skills of a child interviewer do not have any significant influence on the reliability of young childrens reports of their activities or observations

false

the upper limit of vygotskys zone of proximal development can be reached by most children with out the assistance of more able peers or an able instructor.

false

accoring to banduras social cognitive theory when young children are provided with modesl who behave morally they will be more likely to behave morally as well

true

among young children, peers extensively reward and punish gender behavior

true

both piaget and vygotsky are constructionalist in that they view the children as actively participating in developing their mental abilities

true

children refer to emotional desires earlier and more frequently than they refer to cognitive states such as thinking and knowing

true

emotional abuse is almost always present when other forms of children maltreatment include physical and sexual abuse are identified

true

object permanence is a hallmark accomplishment of piagets sensorimotor stage of development

true