Privately funded community services are examples of which kind of support?
a. Informal
b. Formal
c. Kin
d. Homogeneous
The main emphasis of mass communication in the United States is on news.
a. education.
b. entertainment.
c. information.
d. news.
According to your text, the latest research indicates that children who attend quality
child care programs are _________ attached to their mothers than children who are
cared for at home.
a. more negatively
b. more insecurely
c. similarly
d. more
When an 18-month-old throws a temper tantrum because he can”t have a cookie, he is
demonstrating that he has not yet developed
a. a self-concept.
b. self-regulation.
c. self-esteem.
d. a secure attachment.
Based on observations of children of all ages, Gesell concluded that
a. children need structured learning environments.
b. parents should not push their children, as growth occurs naturally.
c. children do not need experiences to develop.
d. children achieve most when pressured and pushed.
If you believe that learning occurs spontaneously, and that the best learning occurs
when children interact with materials and people in their environment, you are looking
at learning as
a. a process.
b. a product.
c. preparation for living.
d. preparation for learning.
Advertisers report that children start asking for brand names as early as age
a. 2
b. 5
c. 8
d. 10
Research on the brain indicates which of the following?
a. There are no places in the brain that can be linked to emotion.
b. The cerebral cortex alone processes information regarding the suffering of other
people.
c. Adults whose ventromedial areas are damaged show no difference in empathy as
compared to other adults.
d. All answers are correct.
The development of attitudes is influenced by
a. age.
b. cognitive development.
c. social experiences.
d. all of these.
The term “melting pot” refers to the idea that
a. a majority cultural group should take on characteristics of a minority group.
b. society should socialize diverse groups to blend into a common culture.
c. educational activities should occur in the child’s native language.
d. schools should create a common set, or pot, of science activities.
Which of the following is not one of Coopersmith’s four criteria upon which self-esteem
develops?
a. Significance
b. Wealth
c. Competence
d. Virtue
Apprenticeship programs typically progress from _________ to _________.
a. collaborating; structuring
b. structuring; transferring
c. reasoning; explaining
d. open/expressive; restrained/private
Which of the following is nottrue regarding socialization?
a. Socialization begins in adolescence.
b. Socialization continues throughout life.
c. Socialization is a reciprocal process.
d. Socialization is a dynamic process.
A curriculum based on behaviorist principles is the
a. direct instruction curriculum.
b. developmental interaction curriculum.
c. Piagetian curriculum.
d. maturational curriculum.
Which coping style is associated with “doing” and “getting things done”?
a. Active
b. Passive
c. Futuristic
d. Open
The media differs from other socializing agents in which of the following ways?
a. It does not ordinarily involve direct personal interaction.
b. It does not interact with other socializing agents.
c. It has minimal effect on children’s socialization process.
d. It is more easily controlled.
Instruction, feedback, and reinforcement are all examples of
a. socialization variables considered “input.”
b. socialization variables considered “outputs.”
c. attachment.
d. direct change.
The Individuals with Disabilities Act was passed in
a. 1910.
b. 1925.
c. 1975.
d. 1990.
Oakes and Rossi (2003) proposed that socioeconomic status can be defined in terms of
all of the following except
a. material capital.
b. human capital.
c. cognitive capital.
d. social capital.
According to Kagicibasi (1996), which kind of family patterns and socialization
practices stress family loyalty, intergenerational dependency, control, and obedience?
a. Interdependent
b. Independent
c. Authoritarian
d. Learner-centered
Which method of socialization involves feeling or emotions such love, anger, fear, or
disgust?
a. Observational
b. Cognitive
c. Affective
d. Apprenticeship
According to your text, parents with large families tend to be
a. permissive.
b. individualistic.
c. authoritarian.
d. neglectful.
High population density has
a. negative effects on social relationships.
b. positive effects on social relationships.
c. both positive and negative effects on social relationships.
d. none of these; population density is not linked to social relationships.
Endomorphy is characterized by _________, whereas ectomorphy is characterized by
_________.
a. tall and heavy; short and lean
b. short and heavy; tall and lean
c. short and lean; tall and lean
d. values; traits
Individual-oriented families believe the self is located within the
a. individual.
b. group.
c. culture.
d. authority figure.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adoptive parents do which of
the following?
a. Tell the adopted child about the adoption in a way the child can understand based on
age and maturity.
b. Keep the fact that the child was adopted a secret.
c. At about age 18, initiate the first discussion of adoption with the adopted child.
d. Tell an adopted child everything they can as soon as possible after the adoption.
Biases one might find in a textbook include which of the following?
a. Invisibility
b. Stereotyping
c. Fragmentation and isolation
d. All of these
Some children are able to acknowledge that friendship involves give-and-take.
However, these children often still see friendship as mutually serving individual
interests rather than mutually cooperating toward a common interest. These traits are
characteristic of
a. children in the early childhood years.
b. children in the middle childhood years.
c. adolescents.
d. boys rather than girls.
Which of the following is a biological influence linked to antisocial behavior?
a. Evolution
b. Peers
c. Parenting style
d. Socioeconomic status
A celebrity is an example of a(n)
a. microsystem.
b. high-context macrosystem.
c. social shift in responsibility from one group to another.
d. information intermediary.
According to your text, who plays video games more often?
a. Males play video games more often.
b. Females play video games more often.
c. Neither; males and females play video games with equal frequency.
d. Neither; this variable has not been studied.
According to your text, it is not low socioeconomic status or poverty per se that
influences aggressive behavior, but rather the _________ that often accompany such
stress.
a. dollar amounts
b. socialization mediators
c. lack of welfare payments specifically
d. none of these
The influence of the social group varies according to several factors, including which of
the following?
a. Attraction to the group
b. Acceptance by the group
c. Type of group
d. All of these
List and describe the main agents of socialization in the microsystem.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Describe how the mesosystem differs from the macrosystem.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Qualities or beliefs that are viewed as desirable or important are termed _________.
In ___________________ goal setting, each student expects to be left alone by other
students and to take a major part of the responsibility for completing the task.
Frozen embryos are an example of a societal trend in the area of _________.
When a parent, instead of seeing him- or herself as the nurturer of the child, expects the
child to meet the parent’s needs for love, this is an example of _________.
The researcher whose theory of personality emphasized unconscious forces in the mind
is _________.
Dany and Mei have a functional family. Describe five characteristics from your text that
help classify them as functional.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Describe how peer relationships differ between early (2″5 or 6 years) and middle
childhood (6″12 or 13 years).
Answer:Answer not provided.
The total amount of media used by young people ages 8″18 each day has increased to
more than _____________ hours per day.
An example of a culture that prioritizes the parenting goal of developing capacities for
economic self-maintenance is the __________________ culture.
Services that enable or restore people’s ability to participate in the community
effectively are called _________ services.
Children who live in families that are structured are found to have a(n) _________
cognitive style.
The _________theory deals with how one comes to behave as a male or female.
Imagine you work in an elementary school and have a child who is having difficulty
making friends. Describe the types of things you could do to help the child succeed in
social relationships with his peers, based on information found in the text.
Answer:Answer not provided.