Lifespan Chpt 7 Quizbank

Which statement best exemplifies ego resilience? a. "I am a good person." b. "Parents should be able to discipline their children any way they see fit." c. "Even though I have never been in this situation before, I can handle it." d. "It is hard for me to take the point of view of someone who thinks differently than I do."

"Even though I have never been in this situation before, I can handle it."

What advice should you give to a parent who is trying to discourage prejudice in his or her child? a. "Simply put your child in contact with individuals from other groups and let things occur on their own" b. "Have your child role-play being members of another group" c. "Work on strengthening your child's feelings toward his or her own group" d. "Let things alone, as attempts to reduce prejudice almost always result in increased prejudice"

"Have your child role-play being members of another group"

Which advice should you give to parents who are trying to reduce their children's sibling conflict? a. "Admit that you have a 'favorite.'" b. "Try to keep your marital problems to yourself." c. "Next time try and not have your children so close together in age." d. "It would be helpful if you didn't have all girls."

"Try to keep your marital problems to yourself."

The statement, "we share our feelings" is most likely to be made by a a. 3-year-old. b. 5-year-old. c. 10-year-old. d. 15-year-old.

15-year-old

Amy describes her friend Duffy by saying, "She's fun to be around because she's funny and has good ideas, but she's often insensitive to how others feel." Amy is most likely about ____ years old. a. 2 b. 7 c. 10 d. 16

16

Which six-year-old is most likely to be distressed by the fact that she has a new baby brother? a. Annabella, whose parents pay less attention to her b. Noni, who has two older sisters c. Monique, who has one older brother d. Patsy, whose dad has become more involved in parenting

Annabella, whose parents pay less attention to her

There is a group in town made up of girls who like golf. The leader of the group is most likely to be a. Annika, who is the best golfer in the group. b. Michelle, who has the most outgoing personality. c. Sela, who is the wealthiest person in the group. d. Grace, who is the best student in the group.

Annika, who is the best golfer in the group.

Early psychologists like Watson viewed ____ as "all powerful" concerning the development of a child. a. parents b. peers c. teachers d. siblings

parents

Which technique is always based on modeling? a. Negative reinforcement trap b. Counterimitation c. Instrumental aggression d. Direct instruction

Counterimitation

What has research shown to be useful in preventing child abuse? a. Jail time and censure of abusive parents b. Early childhood intervention programs c. Encouragement of parents to use more physical punishment d. Removal of the father from the lives of the children

Early childhood intervention programs

Graham watches television for many hours every day. Dan does not watch television at all. It is most likely that a. Graham has more stereotyped views of men and women. b. Dan will be more aggressive. c. Dan will be bullied by his peers. d. Graham has a more realistic view of the elderly.

Graham has more stereotyped views of men and women

Casey is a chronic victim of bullies. What is one way research suggests to decrease the likelihood that Casey will continue to be victimized? a. Try to externalize the fear experienced while being bullied. b. Increase his own hostile aggressiveness. c. Help him make more friends. d. Put him in time-out.

Help him make more friends

What basic premise underlies Chinese parenting? a. Love is more important than control. b. Scream but never hit. c. Keep your emotions in check. d. Children are not responsible for their actions.

Keep your emotions in check

Which pairing is most likely to fall victim to the "negative reinforcement trap"? a. Mother and daughter b. Mother and son c. Father and daughter d. Father and son

Mother and son

Who would likely have the highest self-esteem? a. Vincent, who has high status in a clique of his school's most "in" crowd b. Kasen, who has high status with one of the most "in" kids in school c. Niv, who has high status in her school's most "in" crowd d. Namid, who has high status with teachers in her school

Niv, who has high status in her school's most "in" crowd

Olivia was divorced three years ago and has custody of her preadolescent children (one boy and one girl). Olivia is now planning to remarry. Who will have the most difficulty adjusting to this new blended family? a. Olivia's son b. Olivia's daughter c. Olivia d. The new step-father

Olivia's daughter

Which best describes the relationship between parenting styles and children's temperaments? a. Parenting styles cause temperaments. b. Parenting styles may develop as the result of temperament. c. Temperaments develop as the result of parenting styles. d. Temperament and parenting styles are unrelated.

Parenting styles may develop as the result of temperament

Simon spanks his son Paul in order to get him to stop acting aggressively. Which outcome is least likely in the long term? a. Paul will become fearful of Simon. b. Paul will become more aggressive. c. Paul will stop being aggressive. d. Paul will not internalize the social rules concerning aggressive behavior.

Paul will stop being aggressive.

Which behavior best describes hostile aggression? a. Provoked attempt to humiliate b. Unprovoked attempt to humiliate c. Provoked attempt to attain a goal d. Unprovoked attempt to attain a goal

Unprovoked attempt to humiliate

Which social condition appears to foster maltreatment of children? a. Fragile-X syndrome b. Poverty c. Alcoholism d. ADHD

Poverty

What would be the most effective way to increase the impact of prosocial television programs on children's behavior? a. Put more cartoons on the air b. Eliminate commercials c. Put more prosocial programs on the air d. Eliminate adult-oriented programs

Put more prosocial programs on the air

Children who watch more ____ on TV seem better prepared to enter school than preschoolers who watch less frequently. a. news b. Sesame Street c. cartoons d. commercials

Sesame Street

Researchers have found that watching ____ increased the likelihood that a child gained important mathematics skills. a. Super Why b. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood c. The Dinosaur Train d. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

The Dinosaur Train

What single factor appears to be most influential in determining whether an adolescent will "cave in" to peer pressure? a. The degree to which appropriate standards of behavior are clear-cut b. The degree to which you can get into trouble for engaging in the act c. The degree to which parents oppose the act d. The degree to which the act requires effort

The degree to which appropriate standards of behavior are clear-cut

In which way are adopted children different from children living with their biological parents? a. They have different temperaments. b. They have more maladjusted mother-infant attachments. c. They are more likely to have problems adjusting to school. d. They are delayed in terms of cognitive development.

They are more likely to have problems adjusting to school.

Divorce is more difficult for adolescent children than for preschool children. a. True b. False

True

In what stage of perspective-taking are children most egocentric? a. Social-informational b. Societal c. Undifferentiated d. Self-reflective

Undifferentiated

Which parenting style is best characterized as "indifferent?" a. Authoritarian b. Authoritative c. Permissive d. Uninvolved

Uninvolved

Does watching TV violence really affect the behavior of children? a. No, it has no effect on overt violent behavior. b. Not really. It may make them a little scared for a while but has no long-term effects. c. It might if the children are ADHD before they watch the violence. d. Yes, it tends to be associated with more aggressive behavior.

Yes, it tends to be associated with more aggressive behavior.

In a group based on a dominance hierarchy, you can expect a. increased internal conflict. b. equal status for all members. c. a single leader. d. few active members.

a single leader

The odds of ____ increase in a person who has been abused as a child. a. divorce b. attempting suicide c. being an authoritative parent d. high academic performance

attempting suicide

Dick and Wendy want their children to work hard. They have rules and expect their children to obey them without question. Dick and Wendy are most likely ____ parents. a. uninvolved b. authoritarian c. authoritative d. permissive

authoritarian

Parental conflict a. usually has no negative effects on children. b. can make a child feel that the family is unstable. c. often has positive effects on a child's development. d. is not a normal part of most marriages.

can make a child feel that the family is unstable

Concerning blended families, a. children in blended families tend to experience fewer incidence of depression but more anxiety. b. the likelihood of divorce is slightly lower than for first marriages. c. children often fear that the step-parent will disturb their relationship with the biological parent. d. noncustodial fathers tend to maintain closer contact with their children.

children often fear that the step-parent will disturb their relationship with the biological parent.

Glenna hangs around two other friends who are the same sex and have similar attitudes and interests. This group of friends would most accurately be described as a a. group. b. crowd. c. gang. d. clique.

clique

The fact that friends spend a lot of time discussing personal problems is referred to as a. co-rumination. b. ego-resilience. c. dominancy hierarchy. d. the negative reinforcement trap.

co-rumination

Clyde is quite a character. He is very well liked by some people in his class but is very much disliked by some others. Clyde is a good example of a(n) ____ child. a. popular b. rejected c. average d. controversial

controversial

Children who are rejected by their peers have often been a. disciplined inconsistently by their parents. b. raised in environments that lacked a sense of intimidation c. raised by parents with an authoritative style. d. the victims of time-out procedures.

disciplined inconsistently by their parents.

According to the systems view of families, how many of these factors influence a child's development: neighborhood, school, religious organizations, and extended family? a. one b. two c. three d. four

four

During adolescence, as preference for your own group intensifies, the likelihood of prejudice a. gets higher. b. gets lower. c. stays the same. d. reduces to zero.

gets higher

Tito would be more likely to have friends of a different race if a. he lived in a diverse neighborhood. b. he attended a segregated school. c. his friends were older. d. his friends had different attitudes than his own.

he lived in a diverse neighborhood

As a "neglected" child, Juno should expect to be ____ by her peers. a. bullied b. disliked c. ignored d. feared

ignored

Playing violent video games while identifying with aggressive characters in the game ____ aggressive behavior. a. is inversely correlated with b. is positively correlated with c. is unrelated with d. reduces the incidence of

is positively correlated with

By far the most frequent sort of child abuse would be categorized as a. neglect. b. sexual. c. physical. d. psychological

neglect

Anthea's parents include her in most family discussions. This has to increase the likelihood of Anthea being in the____ crowds. a. popular or jock b. normal or brainy c. brainy or druggie d. normal or popular

normal or brainy

Sally and Dan are quick to express affection toward their son, Zach, and accept most of his behavior. In fact, Zach has never once been punished. Sally and Dan are exhibiting a(n) ____ style of parenting. a. authoritative b. authoritarian c. uninvolved d. permissive

permissive

One of the problems with relying on prosocial television programs to encourage prosocial behaviors in children is that a. prosocial programs have no effect on behavior. b. children do not like programs that promote prosocial behavior. c. prosocial programs only affect the behavior of girls. d. prosocial programs are far outnumbered by violent programs.

prosocial programs are far outnumbered by violent programs

Crowd is to clique as a. set is to subset. b. friends are to rivals. c. black is to white. d. attitude is to behavior

set is to subset

Children who are aggressive tend to come from families with ____ parenting styles. a. authoritarian or authoritative b. uninvolved or authoritarian c. authoritative or permissive d. permissive or uninvolved

uninvolved or authoritarian

A permissive parent is best thought of as a. cold and controlling. b. warm and controlling. c. coldand uncontrolling. d. warm and uncontrolling.

warm and uncontrolling

The two main dimensions of parental behavior are a. dominance and counterimitation. b. counterimitation and warmth. c. warmth and control. d. control and dominance

warmth and control

If you're going to use time-out, make sure that a. the time-out location is close to where the child misbehaved. b. you explain the reasons for the time-out to the child. c. the time-out period is at least a half-hour long. d. you model the appropriate behavior to the child.

you explain the reasons for the time-out to the child