Test Bank for Children 14E Santrock

Test Bank for Children 14E Santrock Chapter 1 Introduction 1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate? A) The process of development ends during early adulthood. B) The process of development starts during early childhood. C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline. D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Studying Children's Development Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains 2) A researcher who wants to study the effect of parenting styles on development would need to take into consideration the socioeconomic status and cultural settings of the families being studied. These aspects are a part of the "________" of development. A) goals B) environment C) domain D) context Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains   3) Which of the following terms refers to the behavior patterns, the beliefs, and all other products of a specific group of people that are passed on from generation to generation? A) associative context B) culture C) primary background D) social class Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology 4) Madison grew up in a single-parent, poor, urban home with her mother and three siblings. These factors represent the ________ of Madison's development. A) context B) reference C) environment D) domain Answer: A Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology   5) Miyako considers herself to be a member of the Ainu tribe because she speaks their language, follows their customs, practices their religion, and knows a lot about their history. Miyako's membership in the Ainu tribe is an example of her A) collective efficacy. B) ethnicity. C) dominant association. D) primary conditioning. Answer: B Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 6) Which of the following is a benefit of cross-cultural studies? A) They allow researchers to determine if cultural differences are real or imagined. B) They allow researchers to collect information from childhood through adolescence. C) They encourage researchers to ignore genetic similarities across cultures and focus more on individual differences. D) They allow researchers to determine areas in which development is similar across cultures or specific to only a particular culture. Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains   7) A person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics is referred to as that person's A) culture. B) socioeconomic status. C) marital status. D) adjusted income status. Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology 8) Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of resilient individuals? A) good intellectual functioning B) self-confidence C) high self-esteem D) low-expectation parenting Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains 9) Bonds to caring adults outside the family, connections to positive organizations, and attending effective schools are all associated with A) resilience. B) declines in cognitive functioning. C) social policy. D) cultural differences. Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology 10) Juanita is a homeless child living well below the poverty line. Despite her socioeconomic status, Juanita is an intelligent young girl with multiple talents and self-confidence. Based on research by Ann Masten, we can predict that Juanita will A) continue to struggle with personality issues and emotional problems for most of her life. B) demonstrate resilience and find ways to make the best out of most situations. C) succumb to her surroundings and become a juvenile delinquent. D) probably join a gang when she reaches her adolescent years. Answer: B Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 11) Which of the following represents a government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens? A) socialized equity program B) welfare policy C) public advancement program D) social policy Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology   12) The main goal of the Ascend two-generation education intervention is to A) provide housing for the homeless. B) insure that all members of a family are paid extra when they are employed. C) help children escape from poverty by emphasizing education, economic support, and social capital for both children and mothers. D) increase the likelihood that if a child has more than two siblings, at least one of those siblings will be placed in a middle- to upper-class household. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Improving Children's Lives Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and identify five areas in which children's lives need to be improved. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains 13) Inherited genes reflect the role of ________ processes in development. A) biological B) cognitive C) socioemotional D) individualistic Answer: A Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Biological Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Understand Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains 14) The development of the brain, height and weight gains, motor skills, and the hormonal changes of puberty all reflect the role of ________ processes in development. A) biological B) cognitive C) assimilative D) socioemotional Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Biological Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology   15) Which of the following examples would BEST reflect the role of cognitive processes in development? A) developing assertiveness B) height and weight gains C) development of the brain D) memorizing a poem Answer: D Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Cognitive Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 16) When Tamika solves a simple math problem involving additions and subtractions, she has shown development in her ________ processes. A) biological B) cognitive C) socioemotional D) integrative Answer: B Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Cognitive Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 17) Which process of development involves interactions with other people? A) integrative B) biological C) cognitive D) socioemotional Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Socioemotional Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology   18) Kwame became angry because Harry took his toy without asking, and Kwame punched Harry in the arm. Kwame's response reflects the role of ________ processes in his development. A) biological B) cognitive C) socioemotional D) assimilative Answer: C Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Socioemotional Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 19) Imagining what it would be like to be a movie star is an example of a(n) ________ process of development. A) biological B) socioemotional C) cognitive D) integrative Answer: C Difficulty: 3 Hard Topic: Cognitive Processes Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Apply Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology 20) The developmental period of roughly nine months during which a single cell grows into an organism is known as the ________ period. A) prenatal B) infancy C) early childhood D) adolescent Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Periods of Development Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology   21) The prenatal period extends from A) birth to the third month. B) infancy to early childhood. C) birth to the first year. D) conception to birth. Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Periods of Development Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology 22) The developmental period after birth that is characterized by extreme dependence on adults is the ________ period. A) infancy B) early childhood C) middle and late childhood D) adolescent Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Periods of Development Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology 23) ________ is the developmental period that extends from the end of infancy to about 5 or 6 years of age. A) Early childhood B) Infancy C) The prenatal period D) Adolescence Answer: A Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Periods of Development Learning Objective: Discuss processes, periods, cohort effects, and issues in development. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology