Researchers have found that although specific parenting practices change according to
the age of the child, basic parenting styles _________ over time.
a. remain quite stable
b. change even more
c. disappear
d. cannot be determined
Children ages birth to 6 spend as much time with television, computers, and video
games as they do
a. in cooperative play.
b. playing outside.
c. in model-building play.
d. in formal operational thought.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of
Education have identified ways for schools to participate in the prevention of substance
abuse. Which of the following is not one of these ways?
a. Schools must provide factual information about the harmful effects of drugs.
b. Schools must collaborate with parents and community members.
c. Schools must provide referrals to appropriate treatment programs.
d. Schools must do random drug testing.
Any intentional harm to or endangerment of a child is called
a. maltreatment.
b. guidance.
c. neglect.
d. restriction.
The National Television Violence Study notes that television viewing poses which of
the following risk(s) for viewers?
a. Learning to behave more violently
b. Becoming desensitized to violence
c. Becoming fearful of being attacked
d. All of these
The process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, and character traits that
enable them to participate as effective members of groups and society is called
a. socialization.
b. maturation.
c. temperament.
d. revolution.
Attending a school where the majority of children are of a different socioeconomic
status is found to affect children’s self-esteem in which direction?
a. Positivelychildren show higher self-esteem.
b. Negativelychildren show lower self-esteem.
c. Neutraldoes not affect self-esteem
d. None of these
Which of the following can be found in picture books?
a. Gender stereotypes
b. Messages about morality
c. Messages about race
d. All of these
A magnet school differs from a charter school in which of the following ways?
a. A magnet school runs a full-day program.
b. A magnet school is designed by the district, whereas a charter school is designed by
parents, teachers, and others.
c. A magnet school must meet state educational standards, whereas a charter school
does not need to meet state educational standards.
d. A magnet school serves only children from a local neighborhood.
Tania and Joe would like to help their 4-year-old be ready for kindergarten next year.
Which of the following is something they should not do?
a. Discourage writing, as the teacher will want it done a different way.
b. Read books to the child.
c. Encourage the child to ask questions.
d. Give the child approval for trying new things.
The most powerful socializing influence of the school is the
a. teacher.
b. peer group.
c. custodian.
d. school principal.
Which of the following can influence the formation of attitudes?
a. Peers
b. Television and movies
c. Books
d. All of these
Kochanska (1995, 1997) found that gentle parenting techniques were
a. less effective in getting timid children to comply as compared to assertive children.
b. more effective in getting timid children to comply as compared to assertive children.
c. equally effective in getting timid children and assertive children to comply.
d. none of these.
Janet provides child care in her home 5 days per week. Which of the following is true
about Janet?
a. She was required to go through an accreditation process (through the NAFCC) for
her home day care.
b. She had the option of going through an accreditation process (through the NAFCC)
for her home day care.
c. She would only be required to go through an accreditation process (through the
NAFCC) if she had more than 10 children in her care.
d. There is not an accreditation process for family day care homes.
Jalon’s teacher read a book in which a monster emerged from under the bed. Since the
book reading, Jalon has been afraid to go to sleep. This is an example of how a media
message can _______ experience.
a. change
b. enhance
c. interfere with
d. all of these
According to your text, children first begin to think less intuitively and more concretely
around the age of
a. 1 year.
b. 3 years.
c. 5 years.
d. 7 years.
In the United States, the first cooperative nursery school was established at which of the
following?
a. The St. Louis World’s fair
b. The University of Chicago
c. The University of Houston
d. A Russian cultural center in Chicago
Political ideology refers to
a. theories pertaining to government.
b. theories specific to child development.
c. the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
d. an individual’s rank or position within society.
Modeling helps children
a. learn complicated behavior by observing it.
b. develop new ways of behaving in situation they have not previously experienced.
c. learn appropriate social behavior vicariously.
d. all of these.
A group of people who form an alliance for a common purpose and engage in unlawful
of criminal activity is called a
a. gang.
b. chronosystem.
c. peer tutoring program.
d. socioeconomic group.
In one study, college students who heard a violent song felt more _________ than those
who heard a similar but nonviolent song.
a. hostile
b. relaxed
c. confused
d. numb
John’s Boy Scout troop invited some individuals from the neighborhood to give a
presentation about different occupational choices (careers). This is an example of
socialization at what level?
a. The school
b. The family
c. The community
d. The mass media
Baby Miranda is learning that she can make a noise by banging two lids together.
Which of the following best describes what the lids are helping Miranda develop?
a. Her sense of self-efficacy
b. Her cultural identity
c. Her sociocentrism
d. All of these
Two-year-old Matthew bit his brother. In response, his mother bit him back. Which
parenting style does this exhibit?
a. Authoritative
b. Uninvolved
c. Permissive
d. Authoritarian
Keisha’s family consists of her mother, her father, and Keisha. For Keisha, this is her
family of
a. orientation.
b. extension.
c. procreation.
d. childbearing.
Play in which children manipulate objectssuch as by emptying, filling, and
insertingwith organization is which kind of play?
a. Exploratory
b. Imitative
c. Parallel
d. Model-building
Assumptions and practices that promote the differential and unequal treatment of
people because they are different physically, mentally, or behaviorally are called
a. classism.
b. stereotyping.
c. handicapism.
d. Title IX.
Genetic prewiring that motivates a person to seek out compatible environments is called
a. active.
b. passive.
c. language-rich.
d. responsive.
Traditional teaching settings are characterized by _________, whereas modern teaching
settings are characterized by _________.
a. large class size; small class size
b. individualized with no sharing; cooperative with much sharing
c. older teachers; younger teachers
d. physical traits; psychological traits
Sarah lives with her mother in a homeless shelter. A possible risk for Sarah is
a. depression.
b. sleep disorders.
c. short attention span.
d. all of these.
Action for Children’s Television is an example of which of the following?
a. Public interest group
b. Law protecting children
c. Legislative body
d. Government agency
The curriculum style that is individualized to each child’s stage of development is the
a. developmental interaction curriculum.
b. Montessori curriculum.
c. direct instruction curriculum.
d. cognitively oriented curriculum.
Peer pressure for appropriate gender-type play has been observed as early as age
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 12
Mrs. Martinez is interested in fostering a sense of self-efficacy in her children. Which
of the following is a strategy she should try?
a. Take away all positive role models.
b. Focus with the children on long-term rather than short-term goals.
c. Stop giving the children encouragement.
d. Provide instruction in specific learning strategies, such as highlighting their
homework.
Mark has egocentric ideas about right and wrong. Mark doesn”t consider the interests of
others. Mark sometimes confuses his parents’ perspective with that of his own. Which
stage of moral development best describes Mark?
a. Preoperational
b. Preconventional
c. Conventional
d. Image-making
Freud’s name for the conscience was _________.
According to your text, the idea that change is good would be likely to be found in a(n)
_________-context macrosystem.
A belief in individualism, thrift, self-sacrifice, efficiency, personal responsibility, and
productivity characterizes the _________.
Family patterns that stress individual achievement, separateness of generations,
egalitarianism, and consensus are termed _________.
When schools and teachers are held responsible for student learning and/or achievement
outcomes, this is called _________.
Actions toward a child that include things such as unkindness, harshness, rejection,
neglect, deprivation, abuse, and/or violence are termed _________.
Imagine you are an advisor to the governmental budget office. The government must
cut programs to balance the budget this year. List and describe the federal programs
discussed in your text that are designed to alleviate the conditions of poverty.
Afterward, choose one of the two categories and craft an argument describing why such
programs should not be cut this year.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Compare and contrast preventive services and supportive services, and give examples of
each.
Answer:Answer not provided.
A document that functions like a coupon good for the amount of money a school district
would normally spend on a child’s education is called a(n) _________.
The _________ mind refers to socialization toward having the capacity to uncover and
clarify new problems and questions, and pose possible and novel solutions.
Using cultural background as a framework, describe the factors other than language
proficiency that contribute to a child’s success in school.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Children in teacher-directed programs score ________ on reading and math
achievement tests than children in learner-directed programs.
Imagine you are giving a class presentation on Piaget and Kohlberg. Describe the three
dimensions of morality and give examples of each.
Answer:Answer not provided.
Using information found in your text, provide an overview of the effects of nonparental
child care on cognitive development.
Answer:Answer not provided.
_________ is a term for actions that are intended to aid or benefit another person or
group of people without the actor’s anticipation of external rewards.
The awareness of cultural differences, beginning about age 2 to 3 years, is _____ in the
development of cultural-group attitudes.