Question 1
Marks: 1
Of the following traits and abilities, which one would George Herbert Mead consider
most essential for an individual to be a full-fledged member of society?
Choose one answer.
a. the influence of positive peers
b. the ability to take the role of another
c. an average or above-average IQ
d. a well-developed id
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 2
Marks: 1
What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life
course?
Choose one answer.
a. The self-concept begins at birth and continues as a life-long process until death.
b. The self-concept begins at birth and concludes by age 5 or 6.
c. The self-concept begins prior to conception and concludes at birth.
d. The self-concept begins when a child is able to reason and concludes at about age
18.
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 3
Marks: 1
The technique created by Sigmund Freud for the treatment of emotional problems
through long-term, intensive exploration of the subconscious mind is referred to as
________.
Choose one answer.
a. transactional analysis
b. psychoanalysis
c. rational emotive therapy
d. reality therapy
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 4
Marks: 1
Based on studies of isolated and institutionalized children, what is the key variable in
acquiring the basic "human" traits we take for granted?
Choose one answer.
, a. intimate early social interaction
b. biological makeup
c. strict discipline
d. basic intelligence
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 5
Marks: 1
When young people enter college as resident students, they must learn new norms,
values, attitudes, and behaviors. This is an example of ________.
Choose one answer.
a. socialization
b. the "looking-glass self"
c. resocialization
d. anticipatory socialization
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 6
Marks: 1
In the "nature versus nurture" argument regarding socialization, the "nurture" component
refers to ________.
Choose one answer.
a. the social environment
b. genetic composition
c. heredity
d. instinct
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 7
Marks: 1
In psychoanalytic theory, the "culture within us" is represented by the ________.
Choose one answer.
a. ego
b. libido
c. superego
d. id
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 8
Marks: 1
,The period following high school when young adults have not yet taken on the
responsibilities ordinarily associated with adulthood is called ________.
Choose one answer.
a. the middle years
b. puberty
c. transitional adulthood
d. adolescence
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 9
Marks: 1
According to Piaget, the stage of development that is dominated by touching, listening,
looking, and the inability to recognize cause and effect is the ________ stage.
Choose one answer.
a. formal operational
b. sensorimotor
c. concrete operational
d. preoperational
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 10
Marks: 1
What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of
the public?
Choose one answer.
a. primary group
Correct
b. secondary group Marks for this submission: 1/1.
c. generalized others Question 11
Marks: 1
d. significant others
The Smiths are going Christmas shopping for their two
children, Dick and Jane. They plan to buy Dick a Tonka truck and Jane a Barbie doll.
Their selection of toys for their children is an example of ________ by parents.
Choose one answer.
a. resocialization
b. ego identity
c. gender socialization
d. role diffusion
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 12
Marks: 1
, The symbolic interactionist who taught at the University of Chicago and stressed that
play was crucial to the development of the concept of self was ________.
Choose one answer.
a. Talcott Parsons
b. Lester Ward
c. Charles Horton Cooley
d. George Herbert Mead
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 13
Marks: 1
According to Piaget, when children are capable of abstract thinking, they have reached
the level of development called the ________.
Choose one answer.
a. formal operational stage
b. sensorimotor stage
c. concrete operational stage
d. preoperational stage
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 14
Marks: 1
Traditionally, statuses occupied by men (father, husband) are given greater prestige than
those occupied by women (mother, wife). This awarding of privilege and prestige to one
group while denying it to the other is called ________.
Choose one answer.
a. social imperative
b. social integration
c. social solidarity
d. social inequality
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 15
Marks: 1
The social scientist who criticized the theory of Lawrence Kohlberg and developed an
alternative theory on the development of morality based on personal relationships was
________.
Choose one answer.
a. Carol Gilligan
b. Margaret Sanger
Marks: 1
Of the following traits and abilities, which one would George Herbert Mead consider
most essential for an individual to be a full-fledged member of society?
Choose one answer.
a. the influence of positive peers
b. the ability to take the role of another
c. an average or above-average IQ
d. a well-developed id
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 2
Marks: 1
What are the starting and stopping points of the development of the self during the life
course?
Choose one answer.
a. The self-concept begins at birth and continues as a life-long process until death.
b. The self-concept begins at birth and concludes by age 5 or 6.
c. The self-concept begins prior to conception and concludes at birth.
d. The self-concept begins when a child is able to reason and concludes at about age
18.
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 3
Marks: 1
The technique created by Sigmund Freud for the treatment of emotional problems
through long-term, intensive exploration of the subconscious mind is referred to as
________.
Choose one answer.
a. transactional analysis
b. psychoanalysis
c. rational emotive therapy
d. reality therapy
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 4
Marks: 1
Based on studies of isolated and institutionalized children, what is the key variable in
acquiring the basic "human" traits we take for granted?
Choose one answer.
, a. intimate early social interaction
b. biological makeup
c. strict discipline
d. basic intelligence
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 5
Marks: 1
When young people enter college as resident students, they must learn new norms,
values, attitudes, and behaviors. This is an example of ________.
Choose one answer.
a. socialization
b. the "looking-glass self"
c. resocialization
d. anticipatory socialization
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 6
Marks: 1
In the "nature versus nurture" argument regarding socialization, the "nurture" component
refers to ________.
Choose one answer.
a. the social environment
b. genetic composition
c. heredity
d. instinct
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 7
Marks: 1
In psychoanalytic theory, the "culture within us" is represented by the ________.
Choose one answer.
a. ego
b. libido
c. superego
d. id
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 8
Marks: 1
,The period following high school when young adults have not yet taken on the
responsibilities ordinarily associated with adulthood is called ________.
Choose one answer.
a. the middle years
b. puberty
c. transitional adulthood
d. adolescence
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 9
Marks: 1
According to Piaget, the stage of development that is dominated by touching, listening,
looking, and the inability to recognize cause and effect is the ________ stage.
Choose one answer.
a. formal operational
b. sensorimotor
c. concrete operational
d. preoperational
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 10
Marks: 1
What term would Mead use to refer to the norms, values, attitudes, and expectations of
the public?
Choose one answer.
a. primary group
Correct
b. secondary group Marks for this submission: 1/1.
c. generalized others Question 11
Marks: 1
d. significant others
The Smiths are going Christmas shopping for their two
children, Dick and Jane. They plan to buy Dick a Tonka truck and Jane a Barbie doll.
Their selection of toys for their children is an example of ________ by parents.
Choose one answer.
a. resocialization
b. ego identity
c. gender socialization
d. role diffusion
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 12
Marks: 1
, The symbolic interactionist who taught at the University of Chicago and stressed that
play was crucial to the development of the concept of self was ________.
Choose one answer.
a. Talcott Parsons
b. Lester Ward
c. Charles Horton Cooley
d. George Herbert Mead
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 13
Marks: 1
According to Piaget, when children are capable of abstract thinking, they have reached
the level of development called the ________.
Choose one answer.
a. formal operational stage
b. sensorimotor stage
c. concrete operational stage
d. preoperational stage
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 14
Marks: 1
Traditionally, statuses occupied by men (father, husband) are given greater prestige than
those occupied by women (mother, wife). This awarding of privilege and prestige to one
group while denying it to the other is called ________.
Choose one answer.
a. social imperative
b. social integration
c. social solidarity
d. social inequality
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 15
Marks: 1
The social scientist who criticized the theory of Lawrence Kohlberg and developed an
alternative theory on the development of morality based on personal relationships was
________.
Choose one answer.
a. Carol Gilligan
b. Margaret Sanger
