Chapter 12 Exam

A  generativity vs. self-absorption

B  initiative vs. guilt

C  trust vs. mistrust

D  identity vs. identity confusion

A  The more stimulation a baby gets, the better.

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

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

D  Parental conflicts affect babies.

A  Adolescents raised in lenient households tend to be less mature and less responsible.

B  Studies show that children with responsive parents are able to assume leadership positions in adulthood more efficiently.

C  A majority of children who grow up in homes with disciplinary parents tend to be hyperactive and irritable.

D  Research indicates that setting fewer boundaries for children helps them become more self-reliant.

A  helicopter

B  unresponsive

C  reactive

D  problem

A  imitation stage, children learn to play multiple roles

B  imitation stage, children participate in organized activities

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

D  play stage, children distinguish between self and others

A  authoritative

B  uninvolved

C  permissive

D  authoritarian

A  using positive reinforcements

B  calling a child names

C  employing physical punishment

D  threatening to kick a child out of the house

A  low-SES families experience more problems associated with unemployment

B  low-SES families are more likely to seek professional advice about a child’s development

C  low-SES families have more occupational skills

D  middle-SES families face more problems of unemployment and racism

A  Heterosexual families are subjected to more prejudice and discrimination than homosexual families.

B  There exists a genderless division of labor in homosexual families unlike in heterosexual parents.

C  Parents in homosexual families do not have to juggle work and domestic responsibilities like parents in heterosexual families.

D  Parents in homosexual families tend to co-parent more equally than parents in heterosexual families.

A  mimic the behavior of significant others

B  learn social norms

C  begin to use language

D  distinguish between self and others

A  parenting that is supportive and responsive

B  parenting that is neither supportive nor demanding because parents are indifferent

C  parenting that is demanding, controlling, and rigid

D  parenting that is warm, responsive, and indulgent

A  indifferent

B  punitive

C  demanding

D  indulgent

A  authoritarian

B  authoritative

C  indifferent

D  uninvolved