Question 1

To reduce the impact of divorce on children, which of the following should take place?

Accepted Answer

A)   Only one parent should stay in the children's lives for the first few years.
B)   Both parents should quickly remarry and move to new communities to allow children to start fresh.
C)   Transitions should be minimized.
D)   Parents should stay in their marriages regardless of the circumstances, avoiding divorce at all costs.

Question 2

As schoolchildren make social comparisons, their self-esteem tends to suffer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Jenny is always friendly. When someone tells her a secret she does not tell other friends. She also is helpful and cooperates with others to get class projects done. Other students like working with Jenny. Jenny could be defined as a(n)  _____ child.

Accepted Answer

A)   aggressive-rejected
B)   popular
C)   moral
D)   spoiled

Question 4

Chance steals food to feed himself and his little brother because they are starving. If another child hears about this and states, "Chance shouldn't steal because stealing is against the law," that child is MOST likely in Lawrence Kohlberg's _____ stage of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A)   preconventional
B)   premoral
C)   postconventional
D)   conventional

Question 5

Neglected children are ignored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the school years, self-esteem typically _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   increases
B)   decreases
C)   stays the same
D)   fluctuates up and down

Question 7

Mr. Cortez had a good conversation about the fairness of restitution and retribution with 9-year-old Sherrod. The next day, Sherrod still thought retribution was the fairest. Scientific study shows us that this MOST likely means that talking about moral values with children _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   is a waste of time
B)   must be done after age 10
C)   will not bring about immediate change
D)   makes them more stubborn

Question 8

According to Erik Erikson's theory, children in middle childhood tend to judge themselves as either _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   suppressed or superior
B)   industrious or inferior
C)   competent or awkward
D)   intelligent or stupid

Question 9

Name and describe the first two levels of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning. How does a preschool child's morality differ from that of a school-age child?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which scenario is typical of the industry versus inferiority stage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rose is having difficulty in learning math, but she continues to practice.
B)   Vanessa says, "My parents never let me do anything!"
C)   Clayton says that his girlfriend, Claire, doesn't understand him.
D)   Tyson decides to stop taking piano lessons.

Question 11

An expert team of scientists compared 1,000 sets of monozygotic twins reared by their biological parents The researchers asked the mothers to describe each twin. Descriptions ranged from very positive to very negative. The researchers measured personality at age 5 (including antisocial behavior as reported by kindergarten teachers)  and then measured each twin's personality two years later. The results revealed _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   if mothers were more negative toward one of their twins, that twin became more antisocial at age 7 than at age 5
B)   if mothers were less negative toward one of their twins, that twin became more antisocial at age 7 than at age 5
C)   if mothers were more negative toward one of their twins, that twin became less antisocial at age 7 than at age 5
D)   that there was no relation between maternal negatively and child antisocial behavior

Question 12

Which of the following is crucial during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)   abstract thinking
B)   social comparison
C)   fitness
D)   the development of conservation

Question 13

When children act as parents and try to take care of everyone, it is called "______."

Accepted Answer

A)   resilience
B)   parentification
C)   emerging adulthood
D)   an extended family

Question 14

Throughout childhood, children who are kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are popular among their peers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The quality of resilience is dynamic, which means that it _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   is always present in the same way
B)   may change over time
C)   can be either a positive or negative adaptation
D)   reflects successful coping with minor adversities

Question 16

Making a positive adaptation to significant adversity is one sign of resilience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which is NOT a common value among 6- to 11-year-old children?

Accepted Answer

A)   dressing like adults
B)   protecting friends
C)   keeping secrets from adults
D)   blending in with peers

Question 18

A study conducted in the slums of Mumbai, India, found that children in _____ families had more psychological disorders than children in _____ families.

Accepted Answer

A)   single-parent; divorced
B)   extended; nuclear
C)   nuclear; extended
D)   divorced; same-sex

Question 19

According to Sigmund Freud, during the latency stage children _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   develop sexual feelings toward their opposite-sex peers
B)   seek to establish their identity
C)   work to learn self-control
D)   have quieted emotional drives and psychosexual needs

Question 20

Alisha's family is experiencing multiple problems, including her mother's illness, her father's loss of employment, and two relatives moving into their home. Despite the stress of home life, Alisha does attend weekly church and feels welcomed by the congregation. Overall, Alisha seems to be doing fairly well despite her home life. Alisha may be _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   indifferent to her family's problems
B)   relying on egocentric tendencies
C)   using religion as a source of support
D)   hoping to go to college after high school

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Throughout childhood, children who are kind, trustworthy, and cooperative are popular among their peers.

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Making a positive adaptation to significant adversity is one sign of resilience.

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Mr. Cortez had a good conversation about the fairness of restitution and retribution with 9-year-old Sherrod. The next day, Sherrod still thought retribution was the fairest. Scientific study shows us that this MOST likely means that talking about moral values with children _____.

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Chance steals food to feed himself and his little brother because they are starving. If another child hears about this and states, "Chance shouldn't steal because stealing is against the law," that child is MOST likely in Lawrence Kohlberg's _____ stage of moral development.

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