LIFESPAN EXAM #3 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an accurate statement regarding cross-gender behavior in childhood? - Answer-
peers often disapprove, especially with males
Which term is used to describe behavior that is not typical of one's own gender? -
Answer-cross gender behavior
What is an accurate statement about the attachment relationships of children in early
childhood? - Answer-by 2 or 3 they're more secure; the more secure the attachment
with parents the more likely the child is to succeed
Give the best description of Bowlby's goal-corrected partnership - Answer-new level of
attachment relationship that evolves around age 4
Give an example of the typical pattern of parents' wishes for a 2 year old - Answer-
parents say 'don't touch that' and child leaves item alone
A child's ability to label his or her own sex correctly and to identify other people as men
or women is called _____ - Answer-gender identity
If Matthew understands gender stability, what will he likely assume? - Answer-he will
grow to be a dad
What best summarizes the biological influence on the psychological differences
between males and females? - Answer-presence or absence of testosterone prenatally
Multicultural studies have found similar gender stereotypes across cultures. What is a
common gender stereotype for women? - Answer-homemakers; soft hearted
By what age have children figured out that gender is permanent? - Answer-5-6 years
old
Which is a style of communicating that usually involves girls using suggestions, support,
and agreement between themselves? - Answer-enabling style
The constricting, or restrictive, pattern of interacting with playmates usually involves
contradicting, boasting, or other types of _________ - Answer-self-display
Define the term parenting styles - Answer-characteristics/strategies that parents use to
manage children's behavior
,Which of the dimensions of family functioning conceptualized by Diana Baumrind in her
study of parenting styles? - Answer-1. Warmth and nurturance
2. charity and consistency of roles
3. level of expectations 'maturity demands'
4. communication between parent and child
The parenting style that is high in nurturance and low in maturity demands, control, and
communication - Answer-permissive parenting style
According to research, which parental characteristic is most consistently related to
child's secure attachments, altruistic and empathetic behaviors, and school
achievements? - Answer-authoritative
Children with parents who have high maturity demands tend to exhibit which personality
traits? - Answer-higher self-esteem
Authoritarian and authoritative parents would vary most widely on which of dimensions
of parenting? - Answer-acceptance, warmth, and nurturing
Which parenting style has the most consistently positive outcomes? - Answer-
authoritative type
Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 PM on Friday night to watch
a special educational TV program. His mother says "We'll try it this once to see how it
goes." What is Harry's mother's parenting style? - Answer-authoritative
Will rarely turns in his school work and does not seem concerned when he gets bad
grades. His parents seem to love him and they give him pretty much whatever he asks
for and believe that most parents are too strict. When he was in trouble at school, Will's
parents minimized the teacher's concerns as silly and did not punish Will. Which
parenting style would you say best describes Will's parents? - Answer-permissive type
Which parenting style is associated with the most socially competent children? -
Answer-Authoritative
When a child misbehaves and the parents responds by sticking to their rules, but does
not assert unnecessary power over the child, which parenting style is being used? -
Answer-Authoritative
Which of the following might contribute to neglecting or uninvolved parenting? - Answer-
parent who is depressed or has major stressors in life
Give an example of inductive parenting. (Beverly's parents explained that she was being
punished because it was _______ to take money from her mother's purse without
permission) - Answer-wrong
, Children who have difficult temperaments and enjoy risk-taking will likely respond best
to which type of discipline? - Answer-firm discipline
What is a negative consequence of spanking as a form of discipline? - Answer-models
pain as a way of getting what you want
Under which circumstances might spanking be used as an effective punishment? -
Answer-sparingly
alternated with other methods
if a child could have been hurt
In a study of how ethnicity and socioeconomic status interact with parenting styles,
researchers found that which parenting style was linked to positive outcomes for African
American and Asian American adolescents? - Answer-authoritarian
What is the most likely reason that African American and Asian American families use
an authoritarian parenting style with their children? - Answer-helps children succeed
economically
enable them a sense of ethnic identity
In the U.S. approximately how many children live with both of their biological or adoptive
parents? - Answer-60%
Your text reports that, as of the year 2010, what percentage of children in the U.S. were
living in two parent homes? - Answer-70%
What is the term for the Native American tradition of viewing parenting as the
responsibility of the child's entire family, including grandparents and aunts and uncles? -
Answer-kin orientation
Give a statement regarding family structure and ethnicity regarding single parent
families - Answer-single parent families are most common in Native Americans and
African Americans
Children of gay or lesbian parents ___________ - Answer-develop sex roles the same
was as children of heterosexual parents
What changes in children would one expect to see in the first few years after divorce? -
Answer-decline in school performance, more aggression and depression
What is perhaps the most important factor that negatively affects children after a
divorce? - Answer-shift away from authoritative parenting
Justin borrowed a crayon from Jason. Both boys are coloring in separate coloring
books. In what type of play are the boys engaging? - Answer-associative
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an accurate statement regarding cross-gender behavior in childhood? - Answer-
peers often disapprove, especially with males
Which term is used to describe behavior that is not typical of one's own gender? -
Answer-cross gender behavior
What is an accurate statement about the attachment relationships of children in early
childhood? - Answer-by 2 or 3 they're more secure; the more secure the attachment
with parents the more likely the child is to succeed
Give the best description of Bowlby's goal-corrected partnership - Answer-new level of
attachment relationship that evolves around age 4
Give an example of the typical pattern of parents' wishes for a 2 year old - Answer-
parents say 'don't touch that' and child leaves item alone
A child's ability to label his or her own sex correctly and to identify other people as men
or women is called _____ - Answer-gender identity
If Matthew understands gender stability, what will he likely assume? - Answer-he will
grow to be a dad
What best summarizes the biological influence on the psychological differences
between males and females? - Answer-presence or absence of testosterone prenatally
Multicultural studies have found similar gender stereotypes across cultures. What is a
common gender stereotype for women? - Answer-homemakers; soft hearted
By what age have children figured out that gender is permanent? - Answer-5-6 years
old
Which is a style of communicating that usually involves girls using suggestions, support,
and agreement between themselves? - Answer-enabling style
The constricting, or restrictive, pattern of interacting with playmates usually involves
contradicting, boasting, or other types of _________ - Answer-self-display
Define the term parenting styles - Answer-characteristics/strategies that parents use to
manage children's behavior
,Which of the dimensions of family functioning conceptualized by Diana Baumrind in her
study of parenting styles? - Answer-1. Warmth and nurturance
2. charity and consistency of roles
3. level of expectations 'maturity demands'
4. communication between parent and child
The parenting style that is high in nurturance and low in maturity demands, control, and
communication - Answer-permissive parenting style
According to research, which parental characteristic is most consistently related to
child's secure attachments, altruistic and empathetic behaviors, and school
achievements? - Answer-authoritative
Children with parents who have high maturity demands tend to exhibit which personality
traits? - Answer-higher self-esteem
Authoritarian and authoritative parents would vary most widely on which of dimensions
of parenting? - Answer-acceptance, warmth, and nurturing
Which parenting style has the most consistently positive outcomes? - Answer-
authoritative type
Six-year-old Harry asks his mother if he can stay up until 9 PM on Friday night to watch
a special educational TV program. His mother says "We'll try it this once to see how it
goes." What is Harry's mother's parenting style? - Answer-authoritative
Will rarely turns in his school work and does not seem concerned when he gets bad
grades. His parents seem to love him and they give him pretty much whatever he asks
for and believe that most parents are too strict. When he was in trouble at school, Will's
parents minimized the teacher's concerns as silly and did not punish Will. Which
parenting style would you say best describes Will's parents? - Answer-permissive type
Which parenting style is associated with the most socially competent children? -
Answer-Authoritative
When a child misbehaves and the parents responds by sticking to their rules, but does
not assert unnecessary power over the child, which parenting style is being used? -
Answer-Authoritative
Which of the following might contribute to neglecting or uninvolved parenting? - Answer-
parent who is depressed or has major stressors in life
Give an example of inductive parenting. (Beverly's parents explained that she was being
punished because it was _______ to take money from her mother's purse without
permission) - Answer-wrong
, Children who have difficult temperaments and enjoy risk-taking will likely respond best
to which type of discipline? - Answer-firm discipline
What is a negative consequence of spanking as a form of discipline? - Answer-models
pain as a way of getting what you want
Under which circumstances might spanking be used as an effective punishment? -
Answer-sparingly
alternated with other methods
if a child could have been hurt
In a study of how ethnicity and socioeconomic status interact with parenting styles,
researchers found that which parenting style was linked to positive outcomes for African
American and Asian American adolescents? - Answer-authoritarian
What is the most likely reason that African American and Asian American families use
an authoritarian parenting style with their children? - Answer-helps children succeed
economically
enable them a sense of ethnic identity
In the U.S. approximately how many children live with both of their biological or adoptive
parents? - Answer-60%
Your text reports that, as of the year 2010, what percentage of children in the U.S. were
living in two parent homes? - Answer-70%
What is the term for the Native American tradition of viewing parenting as the
responsibility of the child's entire family, including grandparents and aunts and uncles? -
Answer-kin orientation
Give a statement regarding family structure and ethnicity regarding single parent
families - Answer-single parent families are most common in Native Americans and
African Americans
Children of gay or lesbian parents ___________ - Answer-develop sex roles the same
was as children of heterosexual parents
What changes in children would one expect to see in the first few years after divorce? -
Answer-decline in school performance, more aggression and depression
What is perhaps the most important factor that negatively affects children after a
divorce? - Answer-shift away from authoritative parenting
Justin borrowed a crayon from Jason. Both boys are coloring in separate coloring
books. In what type of play are the boys engaging? - Answer-associative
