Chapter 12 Quiz

A  The more stimulation a baby gets, the better.

B  Special talents can surface in adolescence or in later life.

C  Crying is the only way that babies can tell parents that they are hungry.

D  Parental conflicts affect babies.

A  kids who are left home alone while parents are at work

B  kids left with relatives when their parents travel out of town

C  kids who interact regularly with their parents

D  kids who share beds with their parents

A  unresponsiveness

B  overinvolvement

C  empowering

D  indifference

A  stigmatization

B  generalization

C  socialization

D  medicalization

A  Babies are oblivious to parental yelling because they are at a development stage when they are only aware of their physiological needs.

B  A baby’s early achievements—such as reaching, sitting, crawling, or talking—are rarely good indicators of intelligence.

C  Many gifted children don’t recognize or develop their skills until adolescence.

D  Babies understand the facial expressions of people around them and react accordingly.

A  Research indicates that adolescents in the past tended to be less responsible than they are today.

B  Teenage parents don’t have a strong parenting alliance in raising children.

C  Families formed by adolescents often receive resources and support from their families.

D  Adolescents are more inclined to maintain and nurture relationships with their partners.

A  Kelly was married by the time she was 28 years old.

B  When she turned 18, Kelly traveled to another country to pursue her graduation.

C  Kelly was a rebellious teenager and often skipped school to spend time with her friends.

D  Kelly had to drop out of school to take care of her ailing mother.

A  Physical punishment discourages children from misbehaving.

B  Corporal punishment reduces externalizing behavior of children.

C  Research indicates that children raised in permissive homes are less likely to be swayed by harmful peer pressure.

D  Studies show that physical punishment results in higher levels of aggression against parents.

A  authoritative

B  indulgent

C  uninvolved

D  permissive

A  A child grows up to become a balanced, responsible adult when parents are indulgent and avoid being demanding.

B  Children grow up to be responsible adults when they learn to accept parental authority without questioning them.

C  Healthy child development is most likely when parents consistently combine warmth and discipline.

D  Research indicates that healthy child development occurs when parents are detached from their children and do not interfere in their affairs.

A  Permissive parents demonstrate lesser warmth and support toward their children.

B  Permissive parents place fewer requirements on their children for orderly behavior.

C  Authoritarian parents are more responsive.

D  Authoritarian parents are less regulatory.

A  Erik Erikson

B  George Herbert Mead

C  Jean Piaget

D  Sigmund Freud

A  sensorimotor stage

B  preoperational stage

C  identity vs. identity confusion stage

D  initiative vs. guilt stage

A  sensorimotor

B  formal operational

C  trust vs. mistrust

D  preoperational

A  imitation stage, children participate in organized activities

B  imitation stage, children learn to play multiple roles

C  play stage, children learn to respond to and fulfill social roles

D  play stage, children distinguish between self and others

A  generativity vs. self-abruption

B  initiative vs. guilt

C  trust vs. mistrust

D  identity vs. identity confusion

A  Women believe that the child care and increased housework is unequal.

B  Most mothers believe in traditional gender roles when it comes to child rearing.

C  Mothers experience lower levels of stress than married women without children.

D  Mothers feel that her parents should take an active part in child rearing activities.

A  Teachers don’t penalize students when they fare poorly in class assignments if they perform well in their exams.

B  Parents today have lesser responsibilities in raising children because most schools have after-school programs.

C  Many parents believe that they have less authority in raising kids than did parents in the past.

D  Parents are under a lot of pressure to ensure that their children grow up to be well-rounded, responsible adults.

A  role remorse

B  role conflict

C  role fulfillment

D  role strain

A  engagement

B  conflict

C  strain

D  overload