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