Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Chapter 3 - The developing child

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Question 1 -
1. Which parenting style usually produces children with the greatest confidence and self-esteem?
a.  permissive
b.  authoritarian
c.  authoritative
d.  rejecting-neglecting

Question 2
2. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
a.  sensorimotor
b.  preoperational
c.  concrete operational
d.  formal operational

Question 3
3. Gender refers to:
a.  the biological and social definition of male and female
b.
  the biological definition of male and female only
c.  one's sense of being male or female
d.  the extent to which one exhibits traditionally male or female traits

Question 4
4. Research studies have found that when infant rates and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they:
a. gain weight more rapidly
b.  develop faster neurologically
c.  have more agreeable temperaments
d.  a and b

Question 5
5. Assimilation refers to:
a. the application of existing schemas to new experiences.
b.  the modification of schemas to fit new experiences.
c.  the bonding of mother and infant
d.  the realization that objects do not cease to exist even when they are out of sight

Question 6
6. The primary social achievement of infancy is the development of:
a.  self-concept
b.  gender identity
c.  initiative
d.  attachment

Question 7
7. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
a.  sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
b.  sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
c.  preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational
d.  sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational

Question 8
8.  The term "critical period" refers to:
a.  prenatal development
b.  the initial 2 hours after a child's birth
c.  the preoperational stage
d.  a restricted time for learning

Question 9
9. Most people's earliest memories do not predate
a.  1 year
b.  2 years
c.  3 years
d.  4 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 1

1. Which parenting style usually produces children with the greatest confidence and self-esteem?
a.  permissive

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   Children seem to fare best when they have been raised by parents who are not permissive, authoritarian, or rejecting-neglecting, but who are authoritative - who exert control without depriving their children of a sense of control over their own lives.   Because authoritative parents openly discuss family rules, their children perceive that they, rather than their parents control what happens to them.  Studies reveal that people who perceive control over their lives become motivated and self-confident.   Consequently there is a positive relationship between authoritative parenting styles and increased self-esteem.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 1

1. Which parenting style usually produces children with the greatest confidence and self-esteem?
b.  authoritarian

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   Children seem to fare best when they have been raised by parents who are not permissive, authoritarian, or rejecting-neglecting, but who are authoritative - who exert control without depriving their children of a sense of control over their own lives.   Because authoritative parents openly discuss family rules, their children perceive that they, rather than their parents control what happens to them.  Studies reveal that people who perceive control over their lives become motivated and self-confident.   Consequently there is a positive relationship between authoritative parenting styles and increased self-esteem.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 1

1. Which parenting style usually produces children with the greatest confidence and self-esteem?
c.  authoritative

Answer:

This is correct.   Children seem to fare best when they have been raised by parents who are not permissive, authoritarian, or rejecting-neglecting, but who are authoritative - who exert control without depriving their children of a sense of control over their own lives.   Because authoritative parents openly discuss family rules, their children perceive that they, rather than their parents control what happens to them.  Studies reveal that people who perceive control over their lives become motivated and self-confident.   Consequently there is a positive relationship between authoritative parenting styles and increased self-esteem.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 1

1. Which parenting style usually produces children with the greatest confidence and self-esteem?
d.  rejecting-neglecting

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   Children seem to fare best when they have been raised by parents who are not permissive, authoritarian, or rejecting-neglecting, but who are authoritative - who exert control without depriving their children of a sense of control over their own lives.   Because authoritative parents openly discuss family rules, their children perceive that they, rather than their parents control what happens to them.  Studies reveal that people who perceive control over their lives become motivated and self-confident.   Consequently there is a positive relationship between authoritative parenting styles and increased self-esteem.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 2

2. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
a.  sensorimotor

Answer:

This is correct. The sensorimotor stage of cognitive development is the stage wherein children acquire object permanence.  Before object permanence is attained, "out of sight" is truly "out of mind".

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 2

2. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
b.  preoperational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The preoperational stage of cognitive development in Piaget's theory is the stage during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.   This stage is from about 2 to 6 or 7 years old.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 2

2. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
c.  concrete operational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct. The concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory is the stage of cognitive development during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.  This stage is from about 6 or 7 to 11 years old.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 2

2. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
d.  formal operational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct. The formal operational stage in Piaget's theory is the stage of cognitive development during which children begin to think logically about abstract ideas. This stage normally begins around the age of 12 years old.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 3

3. Gender refers to:
a.  the biological and social definition of male and female

Answer:

This is correct.  Gender refers to the biological and social definition of male and female.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 3

3. Gender refers to:
b.  the biological definition of male and female only

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The biological definition of male and female only refers to a person's sex.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 3

3. Gender refers to:
c.  one's sense of being male or female

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  One's sense of being male or female is the notion of gender identity.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 3

3. Gender refers to:
d.  the extent to which one exhibits traditionally male or female traits

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The extent to which one exhibits traditionally male or female traits is best described as gender typing.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 4

4. Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they:
a. gain weight more rapidly

Answer:

Sorry, this is not completely correct.  Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they gain weight more rapidly and develop faster neurologically.   No mention was made in your text regarding the infants' temperament.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 4

4. Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they:
b.  develop faster neurologically

Answer:

Sorry, this is not completely correct.  Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they gain weight more rapidly and develop faster neurologically.    No mention was made in your text regarding the infants' temperament.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 4

4. Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they:
c.  have more agreeable temperaments

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they gain weight more rapidly and develop faster neurologically.    No mention was made in your text regarding the infants' temperament.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 4

4. Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they:
d.  a and b

Answer:

This is correct.  Research studies have found that when infant rats and premature human babies are regularly touched or massaged they gain weight more rapidly and develop faster neurologically.    No mention was made in your text regarding the infants' temperament.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 5

5. Assimilation refers to:
a. the application of existing schemas to new experiences.

Answer:

This is correct.  When new experiences are interpreted in terms of existing schemas, assimilation occurs.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 5

5. Assimilation refers to:
b.  the modification of schemas to fit new experiences.

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The modification of schemas to fit new experiences is a better description of accommodation rather than assimilation.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 5

5. Assimilation refers to:
c.  the bonding of mother and infant

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The bonding of mother and infant is not what is meant by assimilation.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 5

5. Assimilation refers to:
d.  the realization that objects do not cease to exist even when they are out of sight

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  The realization that objects do not cease to exist even when they are out of sight is not what is meant by assimilation.  This is a description of object permanence.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 6

6. The primary social achievement of infancy is the development of:
a.  self-concept

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct. Self concept, and gender identity (which is a part of self-concept), emerge during the preschool years.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 6

6. The primary social achievement of infancy is the development of:
b.  gender identity

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct. Self concept, and gender identity (which is a part of self-concept), emerge during the preschool years.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 6

6. The primary social achievement of infancy is the development of:
c. initiative

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  In Erickson's theory, the emergence of initiative is associated with the preschool years.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 6

6. The primary social achievement of infancy is the development of:
d.  attachment

Answer:

This is correct. Attachment has profound repercussions for the individual's subsequent psychosocial growth.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 7

7. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
a.  sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

Answer:

This is correct.  The correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 7

7. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
b.  sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   The correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 7

7. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
c.  preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   The correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 7

7. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
d.  sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.   The correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 8

8.  The term "critical period" refers to:
a.  prenatal development

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  Critical periods refer to developmental periods after birth.  A critical period is a restricted time during which an organism must be exposed to certain influences or experiences of a particular kind for learning to occur.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 8

8.  The term "critical period" refers to:
b.  the initial 2 hours after a child's birth

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  A critical period is a restricted time during which an organism must be exposed to certain influences or experiences of a particular kind for learning to occur.  It is not confined to the hours following birth.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 8

8.  The term "critical period" refers to:
c. the preoperational stage

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  A critical period is a restricted time during which an organism must be exposed to certain influences or experiences of a particular kind for learning to occur.  Critical periods are not specifically associated with the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 8

8.  The term "critical period" refers to:
d.  a restricted time for learning

Answer:

This is correct.    A critical period is a restricted time during which an organism must be exposed to certain influences or experiences of a particular kind for learning to occur.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 9

9. Most people's earliest memories do not predate
a.  1 year

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  Most people's earliest memories do not predate 4 years.  Infantile amnesia is a normal developmental phenomenon that occurs because of the immaturity of the brain, and lack of neural connections.

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Question 9

9. Most people's earliest memories do not predate
b.  2 years

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  Most people's earliest memories do not predate 4 years.  Infantile amnesia is a normal developmental phenomenon that occurs because of the immaturity of the brain, and lack of neural connections.

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Question 9

9. Most people's earliest memories do not predate
c. 3 years

Answer:

Sorry, this is not correct.  Most people's earliest memories do not predate 4 years.  Infantile amnesia is a normal developmental phenomenon that occurs because of the immaturity of the brain, and lack of neural connections.

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Self-Administered Reading Assessment #13
Question 9

9. Most people's earliest memories do not predate
d.  4 years

Answer:

This is correct.  Most people's earliest memories do not predate 4 years.  Infantile amnesia is a normal developmental phenomenon that occurs because of the immaturity of the brain, and lack of neural connections.

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