PSYC221 / Quiz #4: Psychosocial Development (Birth-Three)/Physical Development (Early Childhood)
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1. A child who is by himself enters his father's office and starts to fiddle with his father's toolbox,
even though his father has told him not to. As he is about to reach into the toolbox, he begins to
feel guilty and decides to leave the room. This illustrates that the child has developed.
a. situational compliance.
b. an avoidant attachment.
c. social referencing.
d. a conscience.
2. Self-regulation is defined as
a. a child's independent control of their behavior to conform to social expectations.
b. the process by which an infant and their caregiver communicate emotional states to
each other and respond appropriately.
c. a child's attempt to understand an ambiguous situation by seeking out another person's
perception of it.
d. the process by which children develop an enduring tie with their caregivers.
3. Which of the following children is displaying self-awareness?
a. Noah, who is gazing at her mother's face with a smile
b. Zahra, who is describing herself as "little"
c. Pierre, who recognizes the image in the mirror as his own
d. Blair, who is making a house with building blocks
4. The process by which children learn behavior that their culture considers appropriate for each
sex is called
a. sexual differentiation.
b. gender-typing.
c. sexual selection.
d. gender mainstreaming.
5. Which of the following is true of sibling relationships?
a. Siblings who engage in joint dramatic play develop a history of shared understandings
that enable them to more easily resolve issues than those who do not.
b. Rivalry, hostility, and competition are more common than prosocial and play-oriented
behaviors among siblings.
c. The quality of sibling relationships is more affected by the emotional and social
adjustment of the younger child than the older one.
d. Generally, opposite-sex siblings are closer and play together more peaceably than same-
sex pairs.
6. Whenever she gets a chance, 2-year-old Brenda applies her mother's cosmetics on her face and
watches herself in the mirror. She has learned to do this by imitating her mother. Which of the
following is true of Brenda?
a. Brenda is demonstrating committed compliance.
b. Brenda has a well-developed sense of self-recognition.
c. Brenda has not experienced the impact of gender-typing yet.
d. Brenda is reflecting a high degree of self-regulation and conscientiousness.
7. Margo and her husband Frank have a 3-month-old daughter, Tina. They love watching Tina smile
when they enter the nursery. In this scenario, Tina's parents entering the nursery elicits
a(n)________ on her part.
a. windy grin
Version 1
1. A child who is by himself enters his father's office and starts to fiddle with his father's toolbox,
even though his father has told him not to. As he is about to reach into the toolbox, he begins to
feel guilty and decides to leave the room. This illustrates that the child has developed.
a. situational compliance.
b. an avoidant attachment.
c. social referencing.
d. a conscience.
2. Self-regulation is defined as
a. a child's independent control of their behavior to conform to social expectations.
b. the process by which an infant and their caregiver communicate emotional states to
each other and respond appropriately.
c. a child's attempt to understand an ambiguous situation by seeking out another person's
perception of it.
d. the process by which children develop an enduring tie with their caregivers.
3. Which of the following children is displaying self-awareness?
a. Noah, who is gazing at her mother's face with a smile
b. Zahra, who is describing herself as "little"
c. Pierre, who recognizes the image in the mirror as his own
d. Blair, who is making a house with building blocks
4. The process by which children learn behavior that their culture considers appropriate for each
sex is called
a. sexual differentiation.
b. gender-typing.
c. sexual selection.
d. gender mainstreaming.
5. Which of the following is true of sibling relationships?
a. Siblings who engage in joint dramatic play develop a history of shared understandings
that enable them to more easily resolve issues than those who do not.
b. Rivalry, hostility, and competition are more common than prosocial and play-oriented
behaviors among siblings.
c. The quality of sibling relationships is more affected by the emotional and social
adjustment of the younger child than the older one.
d. Generally, opposite-sex siblings are closer and play together more peaceably than same-
sex pairs.
6. Whenever she gets a chance, 2-year-old Brenda applies her mother's cosmetics on her face and
watches herself in the mirror. She has learned to do this by imitating her mother. Which of the
following is true of Brenda?
a. Brenda is demonstrating committed compliance.
b. Brenda has a well-developed sense of self-recognition.
c. Brenda has not experienced the impact of gender-typing yet.
d. Brenda is reflecting a high degree of self-regulation and conscientiousness.
7. Margo and her husband Frank have a 3-month-old daughter, Tina. They love watching Tina smile
when they enter the nursery. In this scenario, Tina's parents entering the nursery elicits
a(n)________ on her part.
a. windy grin
