Psych 333 Exam 4 (Ch. 14 & 16) Study Guide: Abnormal Psychology
Review
Which level of prosocial behavior is MOST typical of an elementary school child? - ANS
✔✔needs-based
Consistent with Freud's theory, a child's conscience: - ANS ✔✔reflects the standards of his/her
parent(s).
The gene SLC6A4, a serotonin transporter gene, is important for children's development of
conscience because: - ANS ✔✔it is related to children's level of reactivity to their environment.
Which motive is NOT altruistic - ANS ✔✔social acceptance
Madison, an infant, is MOST likely to imitate the prosocial behavior of her: - ANS ✔✔mother
A particularly effective way for parents to elicit prosocial behavior from children is by: - ANS
✔✔helping them reason through how their behavior affects others.
Physical aggression typically first manifests itself at _____ months of age. - ANS ✔✔18
Which factor is NOT a reason why low-income children are more likely to engage in aggressive
and antisocial behaviors? - ANS ✔✔genetic risk
Children are MOST susceptible to peer pressure to become involved in antisocial activity: - ANS
✔✔in early adolescence.
, Jamie does not write on her desk because the rules of the classroom forbid it, and she wants to
set a good example for her classmates. According to Kohlberg, what stage of moral
development is Jamie in? - ANS ✔✔social system and conscience orientation
Children develop their conscience: - ANS ✔✔gradually, starting before age 2
Susan is at the park and sees Derek drop his ice cream cone. She notices that Derek has a sad
expression and this causes her to feel sad as well. Susan is feeling: - ANS ✔✔empathy
The drop in physical aggression during the preschool years is MOST likely due, in part, to: - ANS
✔✔children's increasing ability to control their own actions.
Environmental factors play their STRONGEST role as contributors to aggression during: - ANS
✔✔adolescence
The FIRST stage in Piaget's theory of moral reasoning is: - ANS ✔✔heteronomous morality.
The internal regulatory mechanism that increases our ability to conform to standards of conduct
within a given culture is called: - ANS ✔✔conscience.
The conscience promotes prosocial behavior by: - ANS ✔✔causing the child to feel guilty when
engaging in uncaring behavior.
Which motive is NOT altruistic? - ANS ✔✔social acceptance
The primary environmental factor contributing to sympathy and prosocial behavior in children is
likely to be: - ANS ✔✔socialization in their family.
Review
Which level of prosocial behavior is MOST typical of an elementary school child? - ANS
✔✔needs-based
Consistent with Freud's theory, a child's conscience: - ANS ✔✔reflects the standards of his/her
parent(s).
The gene SLC6A4, a serotonin transporter gene, is important for children's development of
conscience because: - ANS ✔✔it is related to children's level of reactivity to their environment.
Which motive is NOT altruistic - ANS ✔✔social acceptance
Madison, an infant, is MOST likely to imitate the prosocial behavior of her: - ANS ✔✔mother
A particularly effective way for parents to elicit prosocial behavior from children is by: - ANS
✔✔helping them reason through how their behavior affects others.
Physical aggression typically first manifests itself at _____ months of age. - ANS ✔✔18
Which factor is NOT a reason why low-income children are more likely to engage in aggressive
and antisocial behaviors? - ANS ✔✔genetic risk
Children are MOST susceptible to peer pressure to become involved in antisocial activity: - ANS
✔✔in early adolescence.
, Jamie does not write on her desk because the rules of the classroom forbid it, and she wants to
set a good example for her classmates. According to Kohlberg, what stage of moral
development is Jamie in? - ANS ✔✔social system and conscience orientation
Children develop their conscience: - ANS ✔✔gradually, starting before age 2
Susan is at the park and sees Derek drop his ice cream cone. She notices that Derek has a sad
expression and this causes her to feel sad as well. Susan is feeling: - ANS ✔✔empathy
The drop in physical aggression during the preschool years is MOST likely due, in part, to: - ANS
✔✔children's increasing ability to control their own actions.
Environmental factors play their STRONGEST role as contributors to aggression during: - ANS
✔✔adolescence
The FIRST stage in Piaget's theory of moral reasoning is: - ANS ✔✔heteronomous morality.
The internal regulatory mechanism that increases our ability to conform to standards of conduct
within a given culture is called: - ANS ✔✔conscience.
The conscience promotes prosocial behavior by: - ANS ✔✔causing the child to feel guilty when
engaging in uncaring behavior.
Which motive is NOT altruistic? - ANS ✔✔social acceptance
The primary environmental factor contributing to sympathy and prosocial behavior in children is
likely to be: - ANS ✔✔socialization in their family.
