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Generalizing from information presented in the text, which of the following children would be the least likely to be abused?


A) Tommy, who is an infant
B) Robbie, who is a toddler
C) Jamie, who has a physical disability
D) Sammy, who is 12 years old

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to a recent meta-analysis, what impact does media violence have on children's aggressiveness?


A) a strong negative impact; viewing violent programming makes most children much less violent
B) a weak negative impact; viewing violent programming makes some children less violent
C) a strong positive impact; viewing violent programming makes most children much more violent
D) a weak positive impact; viewing violence makes some children more violent

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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According to research presented in the text, the more children there are in the family, the ____ their IQs tend to be and the _____ are their chances from graduating from high school.


A) higher; greater
B) higher; lower
C) lower; greater
D) lower; lower

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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When Stacey asked her mother, "What's 2 plus 2?" her mother replied, "Four, you dummy!" This is an example of what form of psychological abuse?


A) degradation
B) terrorization
C) isolation
D) exploitation

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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In her original work, Diana Baumrind identified three of the following types of parenting styles. Which style was added later to Baumrind's original three styles?


A) permissive parenting
B) authoritative parenting
C) authoritarian parenting
D) indifferent parenting

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Research indicates that many stereotyped gender roles (such as boys being more achievement-oriented, or girls being more social) do exist.

A) True
B) False

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What relationship appears to exist between strong public support for child care and the impact that large families have on IQ?


A) When support for child care is strong, the negative effect of growing up in a large family is lessened.
B) When support for child care is strong, the positive effect of growing up in a large family is every greater.
C) When support for child care is strong, large family size has no effect on IQ.
D) There is no relationship between child care support and the impact of large family size on IQ.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following outcomes is associated with having an imaginary friend in childhood?


A) having a higher incidence of mental disorders in adolescence and adulthood
B) being very shy and not very sociable with other children
C) having a harder time mastering symbolic representation and lacking creativity
D) participating more in family activities

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Karen's parents have adopted the authoritative parenting style, which means that they show


A) high control and high warmth
B) high control and low warmth
C) low control and high warmth
D) low control and low warmth

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If you were the parent of a 4-year-old, and your child began to talk to her "imaginary friend," whom she described as a boy who was a clown and who had red hair, which of the following responses should you make?


A) You should probably have her evaluated by a psychologist for an early-onset mental disorder.
B) You should take her to your family doctor, to have her evaluated for a vitamin deficiency.
C) You should encourage her to continue to play with her "friend."
D) You should discourage her from playing with her friends, and continue to tell her that he does not really exist.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Young children typically see "feminine" and "masculine" as two distinct and mutually exclusive categories. This situation is in direct conflict with the basic idea of:


A) gender identity
B) gender-role stereotyping
C) androgyny
D) self-socialization

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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According to Diana Baumrind's classification of parenting styles, authoritarian parents are high on both warmth and control.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following aspects of social competence seems especially important to its development?


A) emotional regulation
B) social knowledge
C) social skills
D) social disposition

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When a child's conscience is violated, feelings of guilt result.

A) True
B) False

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According to Erik Erikson, most 3-year-olds have developed a sense of autonomy and then can begin to focus on the conflict between:


A) initiative versus guilt
B) love and empathy
C) trust and mistrust
D) ego integrity and despair

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The process by which one incorporates the moral standards and values of one's society into one's self-concept or understanding is called;


A) generalization
B) ingestion
C) internalization
D) sensitization

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Alliya's mother wants her to be more generous with her toys, so she instructs Alliya to act out how she would behave if another child gave her one of his toys to play with. Alliya's mother is using the technique called:


A) instrumental behavior
B) classical conditioning
C) role playing
D) empathetic understanding

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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U.S. children under the age of 6 spend on average more time using screen media than in any other activity except sleeping.

A) True
B) False

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Suppose that Tom was raised in an individualist culture, like that of the United States. Hank was raised in a collectivist culture, like that of Japan. As both children grow older, you would expect that Tom would become ____ competitive and Hank would become ____ competitive.


A) more; less
B) less; more
C) more; more
D) less; less

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Research generally shows that children raised in the same family have similar personalities because the family environment is very much the same for every child.

A) True
B) False

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