Question 1

Analysis of social stereotypes in the content of children's television programming reveals that:

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A)   male characters are more likely to play more active and visible roles than female characters.
B)   female characters tend to be more powerful and resourceful than male characters.
C)   ethnic minorities are overrepresented on network television programming.
D)   ethnic minority television characters tend to be depicted behaving morally.

Question 2

Jessica comes from a White, middle-class family. Her parents engage in a parenting style that is demanding, controlling while also stressing obedience. Jessica is MOST likely to be:

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A)   self-reliant.
B)   withdrawn.
C)   self-controlled.
D)   neglectful.

Question 3

In the United States, compared with children who do not receive child care, children receiving child care tend to be less:

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A)   self-sufficient.
B)   independent.
C)   socially knowledgeable.
D)   agreeable and compliant with adults.

Question 4

When the Whitings compared cultural contexts among six different cultures, they found that within the New England Orchard Town culture, children were:

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A)   often asked to do chores.
B)   encouraged to think of themselves as group members.
C)   less likely to engage in prosocial behaviors than were Gusii children.
D)   very likely to be found engaged in nurturant-responsible behaviors.

Question 5

Children of authoritarian parents:

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A)   tend to lack social competence.
B)   behave with spontaneity and curiosity.
C)   often take the initiative in social interactions.
D)   are more self-controlled and self-reliant than other children.

Question 6

In which of the following settings is the socializing role of siblings likely to have the LEAST amount of influence on a child's development?

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A)   agricultural societies
B)   industrialized societies in which mothers work outside of the home
C)   African-American families
D)   traditional nuclear families in which the mother does not work outside of the home

Question 7

Which parenting style includes a mixture of high levels of vigilant control with high levels of support?

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A)   authoritative parenting
B)   authoritarian parenting
C)   permissive parenting
D)   no-nonsense parenting

Question 8

Familism is common in Hispanic families.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Child care provided in the child's own home, usually by a relative, is called:

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A)   home child care.
B)   family child care.
C)   child-care centers.
D)   informal child care.

Question 10

In some cases, experience in high-quality child-care programs lessens or prevents the decline in intellectual performance that sometimes occurs in children of low socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise remain at home.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized.

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A)   family structure
B)   family dynamics
C)   extended family
D)   nuclear family

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of children in the United States lives in poverty?

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A)   5 percent
B)   15 percent
C)   21 percent
D)   40 percent

Question 13

Which of the following seems to increase sibling fighting?

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A)   parental fighting
B)   similar treatment by mother
C)   two children of the same sex
D)   spacing of births close together

Question 14

"Hostile family environment," "impoverished community" and "poor peer relations" are all examples of:

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A)   protective factors.
B)   risk factors.
C)   prevention variables.
D)   public policies.

Question 15

Which parenting style was associated with children's behavior in preschool that was characterized as immature, low in impulse control, and showing difficulty in accepting responsibility for one's actions?

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A)   permissive
B)   authoritarian
C)   authoritative
D)   Preschool behavior was not found to be linked to parenting style.

Question 16

Media refers to forms of mass communication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Baumrind found that children's behavior is:

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A)   not influenced by personality.
B)   independent of parenting style.
C)   related to parenting styles.
D)   influenced mostly by individual differences among children.

Question 18

The intellectual development of children in child care:

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A)   has not been studied.
B)   may be accelerated for low-income children.
C)   is never as good as when children are cared for at home.
D)   is normal for middle-class children but below normal for low-income children.

Question 19

Family child care is an arrangement in which:

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A)   care is provided in the child's own home.
B)   care is provided in someone else's home.
C)   care is provided by a relative.
D)   care is provided in a licensed child-care program.

Question 20

Parents who were abused as children are more likely than not to abuse their own children.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Contexts of Development

Family child care is an arrangement in which:

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Jessica comes from a White, middle-class family. Her parents engage in a parenting style that is demanding, controlling while also stressing obedience. Jessica is MOST likely to be:

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Child care provided in the child's own home, usually by a relative, is called:

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Which of the following seems to increase sibling fighting?

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Children of authoritarian parents:

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In the United States, compared with children who do not receive child care, children receiving child care tend to be less:

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In which of the following settings is the socializing role of siblings likely to have the LEAST amount of influence on a child's development?

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In some cases, experience in high-quality child-care programs lessens or prevents the decline in intellectual performance that sometimes occurs in children of low socioeconomic backgrounds who would otherwise remain at home.

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"Hostile family environment," "impoverished community" and "poor peer relations" are all examples of:

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Analysis of social stereotypes in the content of children's television programming reveals that:

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Baumrind found that children's behavior is:

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Familism is common in Hispanic families.

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Parents who were abused as children are more likely than not to abuse their own children.

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Approximately what percentage of children in the United States lives in poverty?

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When the Whitings compared cultural contexts among six different cultures, they found that within the New England Orchard Town culture, children were:

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The intellectual development of children in child care:

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Which parenting style was associated with children's behavior in preschool that was characterized as immature, low in impulse control, and showing difficulty in accepting responsibility for one's actions?

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Media refers to forms of mass communication.

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Which parenting style includes a mixture of high levels of vigilant control with high levels of support?

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The term ____________ refers to how the family unit is socially organized.

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