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