Life-Span Final Review QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Latency Correct Answer: According to psychoanalytic theory, children in middle
childhood are in the ______ stage of psychosexual development.
Industry Correct Answer: Erikson labeled the life crisis of middle childhood as
______ vs. inferiority.
Perspective Correct Answer: Selman described five levels of _____-taking in
childhood.
Coregulation Correct Answer: During middle childhood, control is gradually
transferred from parent to child in a process known as _____.
Depression Correct Answer: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are most
likely to be prescribed for childhood ______.
self-fulfilling Correct Answer: Teachers who expect more from students often get
more. This is an example of a ______ prophecy.
conduct Correct Answer: Children with _____ disorders persistently break rules or
violate the rights of others.
global Correct Answer: Children who are depressed are more likely than other
children to attribute their failures and short-comings to internal, stable, and ______
factors.
care-giving Correct Answer: In middle childhood, mothers' interactions with
children continue to revolve around _____ whereas fathers' interactions are
relatively more involved in recreational activities.
inner personality psychological Correct Answer: In their self-concepts, children in
middle childhood are more likely to focus on _______ traits than are children in
early childhood.
, it declines Correct Answer: What happens to childrens' self-esteem in middle
childhood?
authoritative Correct Answer: What kind of parenting contributes to high self-
esteem in a child?
more harshly Correct Answer: How do 10-12 year olds evaluate their parents in
middle childhood as compared to how they evaluated them in early childhood.
About the same as children raised by heterosexual parents Correct Answer: What
is the likelihood that the children of lesbian or gay parents will have a lesbian or
gay sexual orientation?
it depends on how the parents behave in front of and toward their children Correct
Answer: According to the text, the research about whether parents in conflict
should remain together for the sake of the children shows that:
people often behave as if they want their own genes to flourish in the next
generation Correct Answer: According to evolutionary theory, stepparents may be
less devoted to rearing stepchildren because
waiting until the last minute Correct Answer: All of the following are helpful
ideas about talking to children about a divorce except:
yes, but only if maternal employment is connected with lack of supervision Correct
Answer: Does maternal employment increase the likelihood that children will
become delinquent?
doing thing for one another, with a focus on self-interest. Correct Answer:
Between the ages of 7 and 12, children see friends as
they are more likely to have conduct disorders Correct Answer: Which of the
following is accurate about bullies?
testosterone Correct Answer: _____ triggers the development of acne, which
afflicts 75% to 90% of adolescents.
endometrium Correct Answer: Menstruation is the sloughing off of the ______.
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Latency Correct Answer: According to psychoanalytic theory, children in middle
childhood are in the ______ stage of psychosexual development.
Industry Correct Answer: Erikson labeled the life crisis of middle childhood as
______ vs. inferiority.
Perspective Correct Answer: Selman described five levels of _____-taking in
childhood.
Coregulation Correct Answer: During middle childhood, control is gradually
transferred from parent to child in a process known as _____.
Depression Correct Answer: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are most
likely to be prescribed for childhood ______.
self-fulfilling Correct Answer: Teachers who expect more from students often get
more. This is an example of a ______ prophecy.
conduct Correct Answer: Children with _____ disorders persistently break rules or
violate the rights of others.
global Correct Answer: Children who are depressed are more likely than other
children to attribute their failures and short-comings to internal, stable, and ______
factors.
care-giving Correct Answer: In middle childhood, mothers' interactions with
children continue to revolve around _____ whereas fathers' interactions are
relatively more involved in recreational activities.
inner personality psychological Correct Answer: In their self-concepts, children in
middle childhood are more likely to focus on _______ traits than are children in
early childhood.
, it declines Correct Answer: What happens to childrens' self-esteem in middle
childhood?
authoritative Correct Answer: What kind of parenting contributes to high self-
esteem in a child?
more harshly Correct Answer: How do 10-12 year olds evaluate their parents in
middle childhood as compared to how they evaluated them in early childhood.
About the same as children raised by heterosexual parents Correct Answer: What
is the likelihood that the children of lesbian or gay parents will have a lesbian or
gay sexual orientation?
it depends on how the parents behave in front of and toward their children Correct
Answer: According to the text, the research about whether parents in conflict
should remain together for the sake of the children shows that:
people often behave as if they want their own genes to flourish in the next
generation Correct Answer: According to evolutionary theory, stepparents may be
less devoted to rearing stepchildren because
waiting until the last minute Correct Answer: All of the following are helpful
ideas about talking to children about a divorce except:
yes, but only if maternal employment is connected with lack of supervision Correct
Answer: Does maternal employment increase the likelihood that children will
become delinquent?
doing thing for one another, with a focus on self-interest. Correct Answer:
Between the ages of 7 and 12, children see friends as
they are more likely to have conduct disorders Correct Answer: Which of the
following is accurate about bullies?
testosterone Correct Answer: _____ triggers the development of acne, which
afflicts 75% to 90% of adolescents.
endometrium Correct Answer: Menstruation is the sloughing off of the ______.
