Ch. 3 Test

Significant others

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:

Formal operational stage

According to Piaget, when children are capable of abstract thinking, they have reached the level of development called:

Intimate early social interaction

Based on studies of isolated and institutionalized children, what is the key variable in acquiring the basic "human" traits we take for granted?

corridor curriculum

Frankie and Johnnie are both above-average students, but they feel that they learn much more about life, success, and relationships with others from other students outside the classroom. What are Frankie and Johnnie relying on?

it reinforces gender roles considered appropriate for one's sex

How does the mass media influence gender roles in contemporary American society?

Peers

Individuals who are approximately the same age and are linked by common interests, including friends, classmates, and the "kids in the neighborhood"

Agents of socialization

People and groups that influence our orientation to life- our self concept, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors

Cooley's looking glass self

Professor Zale bases her self-concept as a professor on the interactions she has with students and the reactions she receives from them during class. In view of this, which process is Professor Zale utilizing?

True

T or F: Cooley's conclusions about the looking-glass self appear to be true for people around the world

False

T or F: Mead's theory of personal development is based on the image that we present to those around us, the reactions of these people, and the way we interpret these reactions

True

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

False

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

False

T or F: The research of the Harlows demonstrated that the key to mother-child bonding is the ability of the mother to provide food and other nutrition to the offspring.

Gender socialization

The Smiths are going Christmas shopping for their 2 children, Dick and Jane. They plan to buy Dick a Tonka truck and Jane a Barbie doll. Their selection of toys for their children is an example of:

The orphans raised by the mentally impaired scored an average of 58 points higher than those raised by trained professionals

What discovery did Skeels and Dye make when they administered intelligence tests to a sample of orphans cared for by trained professionals in a "good" orphanage and to a second sample of orphans raised by residents of an institution for mentally retarded women?

a latent function

although formal education is intended to transmit knowledge and skills, it unintentionally teaches students that the same rules apply to everyone. This universality reflects what sociologists describe as:

Environment has a significant influence on behavior, regardless of gene complement

the case study of Jack and Oskar provides support for which explanation of behavior

Feral

the term used to describe children who are assumed to have been raised by animals in the wilderness and isolated from other children, such as the "wild boy of Aveyron"

Intimate social contact

what did the Harlow experiment conclude as being the key to infant-mother bonding?

As the # of hours in day care increased, the bond was weaker between mother and child

what's the result of research on mother-child bonding based on hours per week children spent in day care?