Final Dev Psych Exam

Which of the following statements defines parenting styles?

• The characteristic strategies that parents use to manage children’s behaviors

• The strategies that parents employ to reward their children

• The temperamental tendencies that children show toward their parents

• The behavior that parents demonstrate when their children misbehave

Which parental characteristic is most consistently related to children’s secure attachments, altruistic and empathetic behaviors, and school achievements?

• Warmth and nurturance

• Firm discipline

• Egalitarian authority

• Freedom and flexibility

The parenting style that is high in nurturance and low in maturity demands, control, and communication is

• permissive.

• authoritarian.

• authoritative.

• uninvolved.

Which of the following is an example of inductive discipline?

• Jarod was punished for fighting, even though the other child started the fight.

• Beverly’s parents explained that she was being punished because it was wrong to take money from her mother’s purse without permission.

• As punishment for their careless mental mistakes during practice, the team had to run five extra laps.

• Mr. Selvmord snapped, “Because I said so!” when his daughters asked why they were forbidden to go to the mall.

Which of the following is a negative consequence of spanking as a form of discipline?

• Modeling inflicting of pain to get what one wants

• Lower levels of aggression

• Withdrawal from both parents

• Emotional flattening

What is the most significant physical development of middle childhood, in terms of setting the stage for the development of new skills and the pursuit of new activities?

• There is improvement in fine motor coordination that makes it possible to write, play a musical instrument, paint, and draw.

• Boys overtake girls in height, weight, and motor skills.

• Children experience an increased incidence of illnesses and a decreased risk of accidents.

• There is development of gross motor skills that make possible activities such as running, kicking with alternating feet, balancing, and throwing.

Which statement is correct regarding girls’ and boys’ physical development during middle childhood?

• Girls are more advanced than boys in skeletal and muscular maturation, which makes girls more coordinated.

• Boys are more advanced than girls in the development of fine motor coordination.

• Boys are more advanced than girls in their rate of growth in height.

• Boys perform worse than girls in activities that require strength and speed.

Which of the following pose the most significant health risks among school-aged children?

• Accidents and obesity

•   Infectious diseases, such as colds and influenza

• Stress

• Environmental toxins and pollutants

Public health officials believe that the current levels of obesity among children and adults in the United States can be attributed to which of the following?

• Decreased physical activity and increased consumption of high-calorie convenience food

• Increased genetic propensity to obesity

• Cultural norms that value hearty appetites and plentiful food

• Rejection of thin, angular body images

Between the ages of 6 and 12, children add roughly how many words per year to their vocabulary?

• 5,000 to 10,000

• 100 to 500

• 1,000 to 2,000

• 20,000 to 30,000