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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Sal, whose parents rarely express positive emotions
B Cara, whose parents punish her when she loses control of her emotions
C Sean, whose parents explain strategies for controlling feelings
D Louisa, who experiences negative emotion intensely
Question #2
A play.
B discipline.
C modeling.
D scaffolding.
Question #3
A maintains that biological factors have a greater impact on gender typing than environmental factors.
B explains how environmental factors contribute to sex differences in behavior and personality traits.
C maintains that children acquire gender-typed responses through modeling and reinforcement.
D is an information-processing approach that combines social learning and cognitive-development features.
Question #4
A help, share, and comfort others in distress.
B less often display sympathetic concern for others.
C experience personal distress when she sees a peer in distress.
D less often display prosocial behavior.
Question #5
A Formal lessons
B Concrete rewards
C Read-aloud books
D Self-evaluative narratives
Question #6
A point out the effects of their child’s misbehavior on others.
B model the behavior that they want their child to follow.
C threaten to withdraw their love to motivate good behavior.
D rely on rewards and punishment to shape their child’s behavior.
Question #7
A labeling gender for children.
B calling attention to gender.
C affirming children’s stereotypical gender claims.
D asking children to avoid using gender labels.
Question #8
A immediate obedience is necessary.
B children are verbally aggressive towards others.
C very serious transgressions occur.
D they want to foster long-term goals.
Question #9
A a disciplinarian moral imperative.
B induction.
C an inner standard of morality.
D positive parenting.
Question #10
A less; repair damage after misdeeds
B less; confess after wrongdoing
C more; misbehave
D more; display prosocial behavior
Question #11
A compared with Chinese parents, Western parents more often use reason-oriented discipline.
B compared with Western parents, Chinese parents praise their children more often.
C Chinese parents report expressing affection and using induction as much as American parents do.
D compared with Western parents, Chinese parents describe their parenting as more permissive.
Question #12
A does not have any real lasting impact on children with serious conduct problems.
B initially helps families with aggressive children, but the effects of the parent training component do not endure.
C improves parenting and reduces child behavior problems in families with aggressive children.
D is somewhat helpful to control groups but does not improve the parenting of children with conduct problems.
Question #13
A identity
B selection
C modeling
D typing
Question #14
A physical
B relational
C proactive
D verbal
Question #15
A gender constancy; gender awareness
B behavior; self-perceptions
C self-perceptions; behavior
D gender constancy; gender identity
Question #16
A in early childhood.
B prenatally.
C at birth.
D in late childhood.
Question #17
A authoritative
B authoritarian
C uninvolved
D permissive
Question #18
A Children in collectivist cultures spend more time in parallel play than children in individualistic cultures.
B Children in collectivist societies generally play in large groups, which require high levels of cooperation.
C Children in individualistic cultures tend to play in larger groups than children in collectivist cultures.
D Children in collectivist cultures spend more time in make-believe play than children in individualistic cultures.
Question #19
A more; encourage associative play than to encourage parallel play
B more; provide props than those who value its cognitive and social benefits
C more; have children who have rich imaginations than those who view play as developmentally beneficial
D less; encourage pretend play than those who value its cognitive and social benefits
