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Quiz 4 PSY208
Quiz 4 PSY208
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Chapters 9 and 10
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1
Older children tend to choose friends who have all of the following characteristics except:
similarity in ethnicity.
similarity in interests
similarity in play preferences.
similarity in sibling structure
2
Which of the following is not an example of classification skills in middle childhood?
Transitive influence
Seriation
Conservation
Class inclusion
3
Children in single-parent families display all of the following except:
poorer academic achievement.
more behavior problems.
physical problems.
greater dependence on peers
4
Self-esteem is influenced by children’s self-conceptions as well as:
the feedback they get from teachers.
the number of things they are good at.
the importance they assign to the particular ability.
the age that they are.
5
How are rejected-aggressive and withdrawn children similar?
They both misinterpret other children’s behaviors & motives.
They both engage in relational aggression.
They both have at least one friend they can count on.
They both engage in overt aggression.
6
Currently schools tend to emphasize intelligence as defined by standardized IQ tests.
True
False
7
In 2013, how many U.S. children under the age of 18 lived with a single parent?
70%
10%
50%
35%
8
What is the most pressing and preventable health problem facing children today?
High blood pressure
Asthma
Ear infections
Obesity
9
The ability to use and understand the meaning and subtleties of words refers to:
intrapersonal intelligence.
logical-mathematical intelligence.
interpersonal intelligence.
verbal-linguistic intelligence.
10
Critics of IQ testing believe that IQ tests are culturally biased.
True
False
11
What percentage of children under the age of 17 have experienced sexual abuse?
12%
5%
27%
32%
12
ADHD is nearly _____ heritable.
80%
25%
50%
100%
13
Which of the following is not a common characteristic of popular children?
Helpfulness
Assertiveness
Cliquish exclusion
Trustworthiness
14
What is a more important factor to a child’s outcome of divorce than the divorce itself?
Education level of the family
Income level of the family
Social support for the children
Conflict between parents
15
Who is likely to express more worries?
Jon, a boy in preschool.
David, a boy in fourth grade.
Anne, a girl in fifth grade.
Jackie, a preschool girl.
16
Industry in childhood means that children:
are productive citizens in their community and school.
learn and master skills that are valued in their society.
make things that benefit society.
need to volunteer in business and in the community.
17
Children who experience anxiety about attending school end up staying home because:
they display physical complaints
their parents let them in order to reduce their anxiety.
they misbehave at school in order to get sent home.
18
Frequent victimization may result in the victim demonstrating reactive aggression.
False
True
19
LGBT parents are more likely to raise:
foster children.
biological children.
children of relatives.
adopted children.
20
Most children who live within a joint physical custody arrangement typically adjust well.
False
True
21
An aggressive response that is preceded by an insult, confrontation, or frustration is called:
reactive aggression.
relational aggression.
overt aggression.
passive aggression.
22
Who is going to quarrel more in a family?
Same-sex siblings who are close in age.
Opposite-sex siblings who are at least 5 years apart in age.
Opposite-sex siblings who are close in age.
Same-sex siblings who are at least 5 years apart in age.
23
Children who express many worries and anxieties tend to have:
problems respecting authority figures.
fewer friends and more feelings of loneliness.
difficulties with parents.
a lower sense of self-confidence and perceived control.
24
Which of the following is not an individual competency associated with resilience?
Religiosity
Close relationships with parents
Easy temperament
Coping skills
25
What happens between school-age children and their siblings when they reach middle childhood?
They fight more with opposite-sex siblings.
They spend less time with siblings than with parents.
They tend to ignore each other the majority of the time.
They spend more time with siblings than with parents.
26
Peer evaluations are important sources of:
self-validation
academic success
sympathy
empathy
27
The central executive is responsible for all of the following except:
quickly switching between tasks.
coordinating performance on two separate tasks or operations
attending to specific info and ignoring irrelevant info
retrieving information from short-term memory.
28
How to divide goods fairly is known as:
morality of cooperation.
distributive justice.
conventional moral reasoning.
morality of constraint.
29
Which of the following individuals is most likely to be a perpetrator of sexual abuse?
The man driving who sees a child on a playground
Jennifer, the victim’s teacher.
David, the boyfriend of the victim’s mother.
Ann, the victim’s next-door neighbor.
30
The capacity to adapt and bounce back is called:
industry.
autonomy.
collectivism.
resilience.
