Psych 2450 - Chapter 17 Questions With
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Which of the following best characterizes the changes in the amount of television that a typical
Canadian child watches as he or she matures?
a. It peaks during the preschool years, and then slowly declines after age 5.
b. It peaks at about age 8, and then rapidly declines.
c. It increases until about age 12, and then declines during adolescence.
d. It increases steadily until the early adult years. - ANS c. It increases until about age 12,
and then declines during adolescence.
Which of the following is the most accurate generalization about the extent to which television is
part of an average Canadian child's life?
a. The time spent in school far outranks the amount of time children watch television.
b. Although television is a part of most children's lives, most average only 30-60 minutes of
viewing each day.
c. Next to sleeping, television viewing is the most prevalent activity in the average child's life.
d. During the peak viewing years, children average six hours of television viewing daily. - ANS
c. Next to sleeping, television viewing is the most prevalent activity in the average child's life.
What does research evidence suggest about gender differences in children's television viewing?
a. Girls watch more television than do boys.
b. There are no consistent sex differences in the amount of television that children watch.
c. Boys watch less television than do girls, but are affected more by what they view.
d. Boys watch more television than do girls. - ANS d. Boys watch more television than do
girls.
What has been found to be the impact of television on children's lives?
a. negative in almost all measures of development
b. positive in the areas of family relations and academic achievement
c. less uniformly negative than many critics have claimed
d. positive on almost all measures of development - ANS c. less uniformly negative than
many critics have claimed
Imagine that you are conducting a cross-cultural research study to investigate the effect of the
introduction of television to a community in Brazil. You are sure you will replicate the results
obtained from Canadian children in your Brazilian subjects. If you are correct, what will you find?
a. Global intelligence scores will decline.
b. Involvement in community activities will increase.
,c. Verbal fluency skills will be enhanced.
d. The perception of social stereotypes for gender-specific behaviours will decline. - ANS a.
Global intelligence scores will decline.
Which of the following best characterizes the term television literacy?
a. constructing a storyline from the activities of characters
b. ignoring commercial messages when viewing a program
c. reading along with the TV program
d. reading and interpreting TV listings - ANS a. constructing a storyline from the activities of
characters
Which statement best defines the children who are categorised as television "literate"?
a. They are less likely to watch noneducational television programs.
b. They are able to interpret the form of television messages.
c. They watch less television than other children.
d. They do not enjoy the programs that they see on television. - ANS b. They are able to
interpret the form of television messages.
Samantha is telling you about a television show that she saw. She is able to describe most of
the things that the characters did, but she is not really sure why the characters acted the way
they did. Samantha's reporting of the television show is similar to the type of description you
would expect from a child of what age?
a. 6 years
b. 8 years
c. 10 years
d. 14 years - ANS a. 6 years
At which of the following ages would children be interested in a scrambled sequence of story
events, because they are not yet capable of understanding a causal chain?
a. 7 years
b. 9 years
c. 11 years
d. 13 years - ANS a. 7 years
Suppose that you conduct a research study in which you show children of various ages an
hour-long television show about a crime. The show features a female character who is initially
very helpful and friendly toward the police. Later, it becomes evident that her behaviour was
deceitful because she had committed the crime. Some of your subjects recognize that her intent
was to deceive and some do not. Based on current research evidence, how old are the children
who recognized her deceptive intent?
a. 5 or 6 years
b. 7 or 8 years
c. 10 or 11 years
d. 15 or 16 years - ANS c. 10 or 11 years
, There is ample research evidence for a strong positive correlation between the amount of
televised violence that is viewed and overt aggressive behaviour in children. Based on these
findings, which of the following is the most accurate conclusion?
a. Viewing televised violence causes children to behave more aggressively.
b. The amount of televised violence predicts the likelihood of aggressive behaviour.
c. Viewing televised violence has no further effect on those children who are inherently
aggressive.
d. Regardless of the content, children who behave aggressively watch more television than do
nonaggressive children. - ANS b. The amount of televised violence predicts the likelihood
of aggressive behaviour.
Maddie is drawn to violent television programs and horror movies. Despite reassurance by her
parents, she has become afraid of other people and is convinced that she may come to harm.
Based on this description, how would a developmentalist account for Maddie's fear?
a. She has experienced desensitization.
b. She had experienced indoctrination.
c. She holds a socially ambiguous stereotype.
d. She holds a mean-world belief. - ANS d. She holds a mean-world belief.
When Wilson first saw a violent movie, he was scared and disgusted. But now that he has seen
several such movies, he is barely affected by them. In fact, he often laughs with his friends
when a character is killed. According to most developmentalists, why has Wilson's attitude
changed?
a. He developed a mean-world belief.
b. He experienced violence indoctrination.
c. He was desensitized to violence.
d. He developed a violent social stereotype. - ANS c. He was desensitized to violence.
Thomas and colleagues measured children's physiological responses to televised violence.
They then measured the likelihood of the child seeking help when he or she heard a loud crash.
Which statement best describes their findings regarding the impact of watching televised
violence?
a. Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were decreased.
b. Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were increased.
c. Physiological arousal did not change, but speed of response to seek help increased.
d. Physiological arousal increased, but the child made no effort to seek help. - ANS a.
Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were decreased.
Jim and Sam are brothers and they constantly fight over the remote for the TV. Jim prefers
crime dramas and Sam prefers situation comedies. As the boys walk to school one day, they
witness one of their classmates being attacked by an older child. According to research on
desensitization effects, how will Jim react to this situation?
a. He will attack the older child and ask Sam to help him.
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Which of the following best characterizes the changes in the amount of television that a typical
Canadian child watches as he or she matures?
a. It peaks during the preschool years, and then slowly declines after age 5.
b. It peaks at about age 8, and then rapidly declines.
c. It increases until about age 12, and then declines during adolescence.
d. It increases steadily until the early adult years. - ANS c. It increases until about age 12,
and then declines during adolescence.
Which of the following is the most accurate generalization about the extent to which television is
part of an average Canadian child's life?
a. The time spent in school far outranks the amount of time children watch television.
b. Although television is a part of most children's lives, most average only 30-60 minutes of
viewing each day.
c. Next to sleeping, television viewing is the most prevalent activity in the average child's life.
d. During the peak viewing years, children average six hours of television viewing daily. - ANS
c. Next to sleeping, television viewing is the most prevalent activity in the average child's life.
What does research evidence suggest about gender differences in children's television viewing?
a. Girls watch more television than do boys.
b. There are no consistent sex differences in the amount of television that children watch.
c. Boys watch less television than do girls, but are affected more by what they view.
d. Boys watch more television than do girls. - ANS d. Boys watch more television than do
girls.
What has been found to be the impact of television on children's lives?
a. negative in almost all measures of development
b. positive in the areas of family relations and academic achievement
c. less uniformly negative than many critics have claimed
d. positive on almost all measures of development - ANS c. less uniformly negative than
many critics have claimed
Imagine that you are conducting a cross-cultural research study to investigate the effect of the
introduction of television to a community in Brazil. You are sure you will replicate the results
obtained from Canadian children in your Brazilian subjects. If you are correct, what will you find?
a. Global intelligence scores will decline.
b. Involvement in community activities will increase.
,c. Verbal fluency skills will be enhanced.
d. The perception of social stereotypes for gender-specific behaviours will decline. - ANS a.
Global intelligence scores will decline.
Which of the following best characterizes the term television literacy?
a. constructing a storyline from the activities of characters
b. ignoring commercial messages when viewing a program
c. reading along with the TV program
d. reading and interpreting TV listings - ANS a. constructing a storyline from the activities of
characters
Which statement best defines the children who are categorised as television "literate"?
a. They are less likely to watch noneducational television programs.
b. They are able to interpret the form of television messages.
c. They watch less television than other children.
d. They do not enjoy the programs that they see on television. - ANS b. They are able to
interpret the form of television messages.
Samantha is telling you about a television show that she saw. She is able to describe most of
the things that the characters did, but she is not really sure why the characters acted the way
they did. Samantha's reporting of the television show is similar to the type of description you
would expect from a child of what age?
a. 6 years
b. 8 years
c. 10 years
d. 14 years - ANS a. 6 years
At which of the following ages would children be interested in a scrambled sequence of story
events, because they are not yet capable of understanding a causal chain?
a. 7 years
b. 9 years
c. 11 years
d. 13 years - ANS a. 7 years
Suppose that you conduct a research study in which you show children of various ages an
hour-long television show about a crime. The show features a female character who is initially
very helpful and friendly toward the police. Later, it becomes evident that her behaviour was
deceitful because she had committed the crime. Some of your subjects recognize that her intent
was to deceive and some do not. Based on current research evidence, how old are the children
who recognized her deceptive intent?
a. 5 or 6 years
b. 7 or 8 years
c. 10 or 11 years
d. 15 or 16 years - ANS c. 10 or 11 years
, There is ample research evidence for a strong positive correlation between the amount of
televised violence that is viewed and overt aggressive behaviour in children. Based on these
findings, which of the following is the most accurate conclusion?
a. Viewing televised violence causes children to behave more aggressively.
b. The amount of televised violence predicts the likelihood of aggressive behaviour.
c. Viewing televised violence has no further effect on those children who are inherently
aggressive.
d. Regardless of the content, children who behave aggressively watch more television than do
nonaggressive children. - ANS b. The amount of televised violence predicts the likelihood
of aggressive behaviour.
Maddie is drawn to violent television programs and horror movies. Despite reassurance by her
parents, she has become afraid of other people and is convinced that she may come to harm.
Based on this description, how would a developmentalist account for Maddie's fear?
a. She has experienced desensitization.
b. She had experienced indoctrination.
c. She holds a socially ambiguous stereotype.
d. She holds a mean-world belief. - ANS d. She holds a mean-world belief.
When Wilson first saw a violent movie, he was scared and disgusted. But now that he has seen
several such movies, he is barely affected by them. In fact, he often laughs with his friends
when a character is killed. According to most developmentalists, why has Wilson's attitude
changed?
a. He developed a mean-world belief.
b. He experienced violence indoctrination.
c. He was desensitized to violence.
d. He developed a violent social stereotype. - ANS c. He was desensitized to violence.
Thomas and colleagues measured children's physiological responses to televised violence.
They then measured the likelihood of the child seeking help when he or she heard a loud crash.
Which statement best describes their findings regarding the impact of watching televised
violence?
a. Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were decreased.
b. Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were increased.
c. Physiological arousal did not change, but speed of response to seek help increased.
d. Physiological arousal increased, but the child made no effort to seek help. - ANS a.
Physiological arousal and speed of response to seek help were decreased.
Jim and Sam are brothers and they constantly fight over the remote for the TV. Jim prefers
crime dramas and Sam prefers situation comedies. As the boys walk to school one day, they
witness one of their classmates being attacked by an older child. According to research on
desensitization effects, how will Jim react to this situation?
a. He will attack the older child and ask Sam to help him.
