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Exposure to violence may lead to __________. |
| | A) | emotional behavior, temporary upset, or clear signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. |
| | B) | aggressive behavior |
| | C) | A and B |
| | D) | none of the above |
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A critical age for early signs of emerging delinquency is____________. |
| | A) | 3 to 6 years of age |
| | B) | 7 to 12 years of age |
| | C) | 13 to 15 years of age |
| | D) | 16 to 19 years of age |
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Which behaviors at age 3 years may be early indicators of future violence? |
| | A) | disobedience |
| | B) | defiance |
| | C) | aggression towards peers |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Mischel and Mischel's study of impulsivity and reflectiveness found that: |
| | A) | 4-year-old children have difficulty restraining from playing with toys and eating candy, when they were told not to, and then were left alone |
| | B) | 4 year olds who delayed gratification in the experiment were more focused and calm with challenges, and more popular as adolescents |
| | C) | there was no correlation between impulsiveness at age 4 and behavioral or psychological difficulties in adolescence. |
| | D) | B and C |
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Ronnie is 6 years old. With regard to social perspective thinking, which description of friendship is typical of Ronnie's age group? |
| | A) | friendship depends on someone doing what a child wants, or a child does what another wants |
| | B) | friendship depends on physical closeness |
| | C) | friendship depends on an open and flexible relationship to satisfy complex needs |
| | D) | friendship depends on a "meeting of the minds." |
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Rutter's studies of the school's effect on intellectual development concluded that: |
| | A) | the differences between the schools was due to size, age of buildings, and the space available. |
| | B) | skillful use of rewards, punishment, and a comfortable warm classroom environment, as well as the teacher's insistence on student responsibility for behavior, contributes to the effectiveness of the school. |
| | C) | good instructive leadership is critical, involving principals, teachers, parents and students in agreement on goals, methods and content. |
| | D) | B and C |
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Findings from the Kaiser family Foundation Study indicated that children aged 2 to 18 years old averaged _______ per day of watching TV, outside of school. |
| | A) | 2 hours |
| | B) | 3 hours |
| | C) | 4 hours |
| | D) | 6 hours |
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Wright et al found that children are attached to which features of programming on television? |
| | A) | women |
| | B) | sports |
| | C) | animals |
| | D) | violence |
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Strasburger and Donnerstein studied children and the media, and discovered that: |
| | A) | children view an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 acts of violence per year |
| | B) | 26% of all violent acts involved the use of guns |
| | C) | children's programming is the most violent |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The authors describe resilient children as: |
| | A) | children who developed serious learning and behavior problems after exposure to poverty, divorce, mental illness, alcoholism, and abuse during early childhood. |
| | B) | children who exhibit self-regulation are able to adapt to changes in their environment, and despite their problems, can self protect from hostile surroundings, and reach out for support. |
| | C) | coping with their problems by imitating the coping mechanisms of family members and peers. |
| | D) | those whom, despite poor self esteem and low intelligence, are still able to progress through stages of development adequately |
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The development of _________ becomes a key element in a child's cognitive and psychosocial success. |
| | A) | age appropriate social skills |
| | B) | intelligence |
| | C) | coping skills |
| | D) | self control |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education