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1
Which is the CORRECT statement about self-esteem?
A)Children with high self-esteem have greater initiative.
B)High self-esteem children don't engage in antisocial actions.
C)Self-esteem research is experimental in methodology.
D)There are high correlations between school performance and self-esteem.
2
Erikson's stage describing socioemotional development for people in middle and late childhood is called:
A)integrity versus despair.
B)initiative versus guilt.
C)industry versus inferiority.
D)identity versus identity confusion.
3
Which of the following is an important developmental change in emotions during the elementary school years?
A)decreased ability to understand complex emotions
B)small improvements in the ability to suppress negative emotions
C)increased tendency to take into fuller account the events leading to emotional reactions
D)unable to redirect feelings.
4
The belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes.
A)self-efficacy
B)self-esteem
C)self-determinism
D)self-concept
5
Portions of the ______________ is larger in females than in males.
A)hypothalamus
B)parietal lobe
C)C corpus callosum
D)thalamus
6
Which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development involves full internalization of moral values?
A)preconventional
B)postconventional
C)conventional
D)All of Kohlberg's stages involve full internalization of moral values
7
According to Kohlberg, in the __________ stage, moral thinking is tied to punishment.
A)individualism, instrumental purpose, and exchange
B)social systems morality
C)universal ethical principles
D)heteronomous morality
8
Carol Gilligan's central criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development is that:
A)the theory reflects a gender bias.
B)the theory overemphasizes the role of cognition.
C)the theory underemphasizes the role of behavior.
D)the theory underestimates the role of culture and family.
9
The moral perspective that views people in terms of their connectedness with others and emphasizes communication, relationships with and concern for others.
A)connection emphasis
B)care emphasis
C)relationship emphasis
D)human emphasis
10
Which type of aggression comprises a greater percentage of girls' overall aggression?
A)physical
B)verbal
C)relational
D)emotional
11
According to your textbook, which of these statements regarding gender roles is TRUE?
A)Researchers have found that high-masculinity adolescent boys never engage in problem behaviors.
B)Pollack suggests that boys actually benefit from bottling up their feelings.
C)Bem argues that androgynous individuals are more competent, flexible and mentally healthy.
D)Masculine and androgynous orientations might be less desirable in traditional academic and work settings because of the achievement demands in these contexts.
12
When examining children's peer status, we find that __________ children are frequently nominated both as someone's best friend and as being disliked.
A)popular
B)neglected
C)rejected
D)controversial
13
John Coie found that ____________ children have fewer social skills in making friends and maintaining positive relationships with peers.
A)controversial
B)rejected
C)neglected
D)isolated
14
Jacob finds his relationship with Akira exciting and amusing. Which function of friendship does their relationship fulfill?
A)companionship
B)stimulation
C)ego support
D)social comparison
15
All but which of the following are special problems faced by schools in low-income neighborhoods?
A)higher percentages of children in poverty
B)fewer resources
C)more experienced teachers who have become bored
D)more encouragement of rote learning over thinking skills
16
To improve relations between ethnically diverse students, Eliot Aronson suggested:
A)turning the class into a jigsaw classroom.
B)encouraging students to have positive personal contact with other diverse students.
C)encouraging students to engage in perspective-taking.
D)helping students think critically when cultural issues are involved.





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