Chapter 12 Quiz

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

B  Parental conflicts affect babies.

C  The more stimulation a baby gets, the better.

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

A  kids who interact regularly with their parents

B  kids who share beds with their parents

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

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

A  indifference

B  empowering

C  overinvolvement

D  unresponsiveness

A  socialization

B  medicalization

C  stigmatization

D  generalization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Physical punishment discourages children from misbehaving.

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

C  Corporal punishment reduces externalizing behavior of children.

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

A  authoritative

B  permissive

C  indulgent

D  uninvolved

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

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

A  Authoritarian parents are more responsive.

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

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

D  Authoritarian parents are less regulatory.

A  Jean Piaget

B  Sigmund Freud

C  George Herbert Mead

D  Erik Erikson

A  initiative vs. guilt stage

B  sensorimotor stage

C  preoperational stage

D  identity vs. identity confusion stage

A  trust vs. mistrust

B  sensorimotor

C  preoperational

D  formal operational

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

B  play stage, children distinguish between self and others

C  imitation stage, children learn to play multiple roles

D  imitation stage, children participate in organized activities

A  trust vs. mistrust

B  identity vs. identity confusion

C  generativity vs. self-abruption

D  initiative vs. guilt

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  role conflict

B  role fulfillment

C  role strain

D  role remorse

A  overload

B  strain

C  conflict

D  engagement