A system of descriptive and evaluative representations about the self is called
A. self-concept.
B. self-awareness.
C. self-definition.
D. ideal self. - Answers A. self-concept.
When children talk about their own concrete, observable behaviors, they are defining
A. cognition.
B. self.
C. others.
D. none of these. - Answers B. self.
When a 4-year-old boy is asked to describe himself, he will typically tell you about his
A. relational self.
B. real self.
C. descriptive self.
D. ideal self. - Answers D. ideal self.
In neo-Piagetian terminology, the first stage in development of self-definition, in which children describe
themselves in terms of individual unconnected characteristics and in all-or-nothing terms, is called
A. deductive.
B. single representations.
C. representational mappings.
D. ideal self. - Answers B. single representations.
Which of the following is a part of self-definition?
A. Recognizing oneself
B. Parental values
,C. Developing a concept of the ideal self
D. Developing a concept of self-centeredness - Answers C. Developing a concept of the ideal self
The judgment children make about their overall worth is their
A. self-worth.
B. self-concept.
C. self-esteem.
D. self-description - Answers C. self-esteem
When Austin says, "I am Spider-Man," he is demonstrating a perception of his ____________ self.
A. conception
B. real
C. ideal
D. perceived - Answers C. ideal
A child is motivated to achieve when his or her personal self-esteem is
A. high.
B. low.
C. medium.
D. absent. - Answers A. high
When children with high self-esteem experience failure, they
A. attribute failure to themselves.
B. attribute disappointments to their own choices.
C. move on and do something different.
D. persevere and develop strategies that will provide success. - Answers D. persevere and develop
strategies that will provide success.
Understanding their emotions helps children to do all of the following EXCEPT
A. guide their behavior in social situations.
B. control the way they show their feelings.
, C. talk about their feelings.
D. control all social situations - Answers D. control all social situations
According to research on children's understanding of emotions, when 4-year-olds do something that has
been forbidden by their parents, they feel shame
A. whether or not their parents see them perform the forbidden act.
B. only if their parents see them perform the forbidden act.
C. only if their parents punish them for performing the forbidden act.
D. never, even if their parents saw them perform the forbidden act - Answers D. never, even if their
parents saw them perform the forbidden act
At what age do children first begin to take pride in their accomplishments, even when no one is around
to
see them doing something well?
A. 4 to 5 years
B. 7 to 8 years
C. 10 to 12 years
D. 13 to 15 years - Answers B. 7 to 8 years
According to the text, which of the following is a reason for the difficulty that 3-year-olds have in
understanding their own emotions?
A. They do not recognize that they can experience different emotions at the same time.
B. They only experience strong emotions when others around them show emotions.
C. They don't realize that anyone besides them actually has emotions.
D. They do not understand that emotions depend on innate, temperamental factors. - Answers A. They
do not recognize that they can experience different emotions at the same time.
According to Erikson, which of the following is the central issue of early childhood?
A. Trust versus mistrust
B. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. Initiative versus guilt