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Hugo is making the children around him laugh by making farting sounds with his hand and underarm during storytime. His teacher, Ms. Martinez, took Hugo to the front office and asked him to sit quietly until storytime was over. Ms. Martinez is using a technique called:


A) positive punishment.
B) timeout
C) isolation therapy.
D) co-parenting.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Liam is an unhappy child with weak communication skills. He gets particularly nervous when he has to do something at school where he is compared to his classmates, such as spelling out loud or making an art project. Liam's parents are most likely to be:


A) authoritarian.
B) authoritative.
C) indulgent.
D) neglectful.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Franklin is very upset because his teacher will not let him turn in an assignment late. His main argument is that he had started the project and he fully intended to finish it and turn it in. Even though he honestly forgot about the due date, his intention to turn it in is, in his view, the most important factor. He is demonstrating:


A) initiative.
B) conservational morality.
C) heteronomous morality.
D) autonomous morality.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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According to Piaget's theory, from _____ years of age, children are in a transition, showing some features of the first stage of moral reasoning and some stages of the second stage, autonomous morality.


A) 7 to 10
B) 4 to 7
C) 10 to 12
D) 1 to 4

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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_____ play, which can be engaged in throughout life, involves the repetition of behavior when new skills are being learned or when physical or mental mastery and coordination of skills are required for games or sports.


A) Pretense/symbolic
B) Practice
C) Social
D) Sensorimotor

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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All of the following are reasons for avoiding spanking or similar punishments EXCEPT:


A) punishment points out what children shouldn't do, but doesn't offer any alternatives.
B) punishment can instill fear, rage, and avoidance in children.
C) spanking and yelling shows children that this is the way to handle conflict.
D) spanking provides a release for the parents and allows them to calm down.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The social role theory suggests that:


A) the social hierarchy and division of labor are important causes of gender differences in power, assertiveness, and nurturing.
B) the mother role and the father role are social constructions that have emerged from our evolutionary past.
C) social roles are chosen, not determined.
D) nature is the primary determinant of differences between the social labels that we call "gender."

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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When children judge the rightness or goodness of behavior by considering its consequences, not the intentions of the actor, they are demonstrating:


A) autonomous morality.
B) heteronomous morality.
C) egocentrism.
D) moral independence.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to _____, to reduce anxiety, avoid punishment, and maintain parental affection, children identify with parents, internalizing their standards of right and wrong, and thus form _____.


A) Freud; the alter ego
B) Erikson; independence
C) Freud; the superego
D) Piaget; autonomous morality

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Tobias's parents are very demanding and show little warmth. They have a "my way or the highway" kind of approach to parenting, and when he doesn't comply he is sent off to his room. What parenting style are they displaying?

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Four-year-old Harlan says, "I'm always smiling!" Researchers suggest that Harlan, like other kids his own age, have self-descriptions that are typically:


A) reflective of reality.
B) abstract and magical.
C) unrealistically negative.
D) unrealistically positive.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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This theorist, a leading expert on sibling relationships, described three important characteristics of sibling relationships: emotional stability, familiarity and intimacy, and variation.

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All of the following are associated with improved understanding of emotions EXCEPT:


A) increase in prosocial behavior.
B) emotional regulation.
C) ability to reflect on emotions.
D) difficulty in interpreting facial expressions.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Research conducted by Ruth Chao suggests that the style of parenting used by many Asian American parents is:


A) best conceptualized as "training" and is distinct from the domineering control characteristic of an authoritarian style of parenting.
B) similar to the American-style authoritarian parenting.
C) contrary to stereotypes in that Asian parents are indulgent and permissive.
D) domineering, controlling, and with rigid/unrealistic expectations for academic achievement in their children.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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As Misty learns what is appropriate for boys and girls, she begins to organize new information according to those divisions. It is her gender _____ that informs her that anything that is pink must be made for girls.


A) role
B) identity
C) bias
D) schema

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Sets of expectations that prescribe how females and males should think, act, and feel are known as gender:


A) roles.
B) identities.
C) expectancies.
D) rules.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Marjorie watched her daughter burst into tears because she lost a game. Marjorie said, in front of the other children, "You stop that crying right now. Don't be a sore loser. Go to your room and come back when you are ready to act right." Marjorie is an:


A) emotion-coaching parent.
B) emotion-criticizing parent.
C) emotion-dismissing parent.
D) emotion-blind parent.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Shane and Karen have a "hands-off" and "let the kids figure it out" approach to parenting. Both travel as part of their work, seldom interact with their children, and show a _____ parenting style. They believe working as much as they can to provide a comfortable lifestyle is the most important thing they can do for their children.


A) authoritarian
B) authoritative
C) neglectful
D) indulgent

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Bit by bit, children pick up what is gender appropriate and gender inappropriate in their culture, and develop gender _____ that shape how they perceive the world and what they remember.


A) identities
B) roles
C) schemas
D) types

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Milan's art teacher showed the class how to take little balls of colored paper and glue them to heavy paper to make pictures. Milan is obsessed with this new technique, making pictures for everyone she knows. She is engaging in _____ play.


A) constructive
B) social
C) practice
D) symbolic

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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