Liberty University Online Academy HSCO 502 Quiz Week 5 Score for this attempt 94:out of 100
Score for this attempt: 94 out of 100 Submitted Sep 21 at 12:37pm This attempt took 108 minutes. Question 1 2 / 2 pts Self-esteem has been mistakenly touted as the “holy grail” of mental health, and this has meant that Many preventive and remedial efforts have focused directly on improving low self-esteem. Many therapeutic approaches employ social cognitive strategies to improve social skills. Many therapists have focused too much on the importance of their own self-esteem. Preventative efforts have never embraced a “skills first” approach. Question 2 2 / 2 pts A coping style which has been linked to higher levels of depression among adolescent girls and women is rumination. distraction. support seeking. withdrawal.Question 3 2 / 2 pts High levels of parental monitoring and control are associated with which of the following outcomes regardless of ethnicity or social class? More drug use but less involvement in other criminal activity among adolescents. More deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents. More gang membership among adolescents. Less deviant behavior and drug use among adolescents. Question 4 2 / 2 pts One gender-related characteristic of peer evaluations is that Boys are more likely than girls to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways. Girls are more likely than boys to be rejected for behaving in gender-inconsistent ways. Whether or not children behave in gender-inconsistent ways seems to have no effect on peer evaluations. Gender-inconsistent behavior leads to equally strong rejection for both boys and for girls Question 52 / 2 pts Stanley is 7 years old. His parents are quite concerned about his school progress. Although he has begun to learn to read, he reverses some letters when he writes. Based on research, Stanley’s school counselor should tell his parents that Brain development can be quite uneven in childhood and as a result, it is not unusual for children to show poor performance in isolated skills. Stanley almost certainly has a serious learning disorder which requires immediate intervention. If a child shows normal progress in other reading related skills, like Stanley does, the child is probably faking the letter reversals in a bid for attention Stanley needs glasses. Question 6 2 / 2 pts Which of the following statements is FALSE with respect to the moral self: Adults who lead exemplary lives tend to have clear beliefs about what is right and those beliefs are central to their identity. Moral sense is the capacity to make judgements about what is right, versus what is wrong and preferring to act in ways that are considered right. Moral development and religious experience are equivalent, in order to develop morally, own must have a religious affiliation. Morality involves self-control, which includes inhibiting one’s selfish or aggressive impulses.Question 7 2 / 2 pts Video response. Review video example 10.5 from your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The video suggests that the media does apply peer pressure to adolescents to dress and act according popular trends. Statement 2: The video suggests that text messaging is the most popular form of communication and even increases responses to parents. Statement 3: The video suggests that there are both positive and negative influences of social media on adolescents. Statement 1 & 2 are correct Statement 2 & 3 are correct Statement 1 is correct Statement 1,2&3 are correct IncorrectQuestion 8 0 / 2 pts The term ____________ refers to the description of a person’s attributes, whereas the term ____________ refers to how a person feels about those attributes. self-esteem / self-efficacy self-concept / self-system self-efficacy / self-esteem self-concept / self-esteemQuestion 9 2 / 2 pts Piaget’s description of the differences between preoperational thought (characteristic of preschool aged children) and concrete operational thought (characteristic of elementary school aged children), includes which of the following? Preoperational thought is reversible, but concrete operational thought is not. Preoperational thought is fast, but concrete operational thought is slow. Preoperational thought occurs in the frontal lobes, but concrete operational thought occurs in the corpus callosum. Preoperational thought is centered, but concrete operational thought is decentered. Question 10 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is a temperamental characteristic that is associated with prosocial behavior? Low social anxiety. Agreeableness. Intelligence. Hedonism.Question 11 2 / 2 pts Video response. Review video 10.3 from your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The girl was exhibiting a normal element of adolescent development by desiring that her parents allow her to make more decisions on her own, and to trust her ability to make good decisions. Statement 2: The parents described in the video were permissive and allowed the girl lenience in her activities and freedom to make her own decisions. Statement 3: The girl in the video described her parents as good role models but admitted that she often disagreed with them. Statement 1 is correct* Statement 1 & 3 are correct Statement 2 is correct Statement 2& 3 are correct Question 12 2 / 2 pts Friendship, according to Selman, requires balancing Intimacy and autonomy. Conflict and harmony. Transforming and maintaining. Bullying and giving in.Question 13 2 / 2 pts When Sammy had to learn the names of all the planets, as well as their relative sizes, he made up sentences to help him create meaningful links between the concepts. For example, “Eartha ate the Mars candy bar” helped him remember that Earth is larger than Mars. Sammy was using a memory strategy called Selective attention. Rehearsal. Organization. Elaboration. Question 14 2 / 2 pts When Marla, age 14, decides that she is a good writer because she gets better grades than her friend Jenna on stories she writes for English, she is demonstrating the use of ____________ as part of identity formation. Attribute substitution with peers Normative crisis management with peers Emotional autonomy from peers Social comparison with peersQuestion 15 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is a well-documented gender difference in brain structure? Male brains are more lateralized than female brains. Female brains are more lateralized than male brains. Language functions are governed by the right hemisphere in male brains and by the left hemisphere in female brains. Female brains are more myelinated than male brains. Question 16 2 / 2 pts At what age would a young child typically show self-recognition, the ability to recognize themselves in a mirror? By 10 months By 13 months By 18 months By 3 years. Question 172 / 2 pts By middle childhood, boys’ choices of companions tend to be based on shared interests, whereas girls’ choices of companions tend to be based more on Looks. Social class. Personality. Parents’ choices. Question 18 2 / 2 pts Which of the following elements is most closely associated with the concept of the imaginary audience? Selfishness. Uniqueness. Risk taking. extreme self-consciousness Question 19 2 / 2 pts Which of the following parenting styles is most closely associated with positive outcomes in psychosocial development and school achievement for adolescents?Authoritative Authoritarian Permissive or indulgent Neglecting or dismissive Question 20 2 / 2 pts Experimentation with deviant or risky behaviors (drug use, vandalism, sex, truancy, etc.) in adolescence is Not typical of this age group and can be considered a clear sign of mental health problems. Typical of this age group and can be considered statistically normative. Equally likely for boys and for girls today. Clearly on the decline in today’s culture. Question 21 2 / 2 pts Pubertal processes begin when certain changes occur in the endocrine system. Which of the following explains the beginning of this process? Sexual development comes under the control of the thyroid.The pituitary begins to stimulate other glands to release hormones into the bloodstream. The adrenal gland influences the growth of secondary sex characteristics. The hypothalamus controls the development of secondary sex characteristics. Question 22 2 / 2 pts Some research shows that cultural values and goals shape the kinds of discipline that parents use with their children. One example is that Puerto Rican mothers wanted their children to recognize their obligations and connectedness to others; their goals for their children were more ____________ than the goals of European American mothers individualistic sociocentric authoritative contextual Question 23 2 / 2 pts For an adolescent engaging in risky behavior (e.g., alcohol use), one strategy that counselors can use is to introduce dissonance into the discussion. Before a counselor can do so effectively, she must provide factual lectures on the risks of alcohol view the teen about his or her own current beliefs and expectations. establish a reward system for good behavior. determine the extent of deviant behavior the adolescent has engaged in. Question 24 2 / 2 pts Recent research on the self-system supports the idea that the self is ____________ in nature. multidimensional bidimensional unidimensional non-dimensional Question 25 2 / 2 pts Research indicates that sex role development usually proceeds normally in single parent families as well as in the more traditional dual parent families. These findings are not consistent with predictions from what type of theory about how sex differences develop? Cognitive theories. Psychoanalytic (Freudian) theories.Social learning theories. Biological theories. Question 26 2 / 2 pts The unique state of instability and anxiety in adolescence, brought on by body changes, emerging sexual needs, hormonal shifts, cognitive changes, and changing maturity demands, is referred to as Frameworklessness. Collective egocentrism. Identity achievement. Moratorium. Question 27 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is more typical of boys’ sex-segregated groups than of girls’ sex segregated groups? Boys negotiate more in their groups. Boys engage in more rough-and-tumble play in their groups. Boys switch leadership roles more often than girls when they play in groups.Boys groups tend to be smaller than girls groups. Question 28 2 / 2 pts When data are analyzed together from a large number of different studies on the same question, like “are there sex differences in nurturing tendencies,” the report is called a Collaborative discourse. Social dosage effect. Meta-analysis. Sociometric analysis. Question 29 2 / 2 pts Males are less likely to survive than females, both before and after birth. One important reason is that Males have more dominant, defective alleles than females. Males are more vulnerable to disorders caused by X-linked recessive alleles than females. Males have two Y chromosomes.Most societies value males less than females and provide males with less protection. Question 30 2 / 2 pts Which of the following statements is FALSE with regard to the onset of menarche? Girls who have a higher proportion of body fat are likely to have earlier onset of menarche. Girls who have better health care are likely to have earlier onset of menarche. Girls whose close relatives had early onset of menarche are more likely to experience similar timing of events. Girls who are very athletic are likely to have earlier onset of menarche. Question 31 2 / 2 pts Video response. Review video example 8.3 of your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: When considering selective association, gender is a key consideration across cultures, during middle childhood. Statement 2: During middle childhood, girls are more interested in high activity play and boys are more interested in cooperative play; this changes during adolescence. Statement 3: To help child develop appropriate peer relationships, girls and boys should be forced to mix and be introduced to activities that are suitable to both genders. Statement 1 is correct Statement 2 is correct Statement 1&2 are correctStatement 3 is correct Question 32 2 / 2 pts Which of the following most accurately reflects Erikson’s view of identity? Identity begins to develop in adolescence and must be fully resolved before the next stage of psychosocial development can begin. People must go through a traumatic crisis in order to have a solid identity. Identity is most closely related to the outcome purpose. Identity provides a foundation for making mature commitments to adult roles and belief systems. Question 33 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is true with regard to the way coping styles relate to depression? Distraction serves to block out positive feelings, making the person feel more depressed. Rumination increases the intensity of thoughts about positive experiences and helps to reduce feelings of depression. Distraction shortens episodes of depression by shortening the time spent focusing on negative events and thus lessening their intensity.Self-focusing activates memories of events, allowing the person to resolve problems and feel less depressed. Question 34 2 / 2 pts Which of the following describes a type of influence that parents can have on whether or not their adolescent becomes a member of a particular crowd? Parents have no influence on their children’s crowd membership. Parents can affect their children’s initial characteristics, which then affect crowd selection. Parents can demand that children select a specific crowd. Parents can use reverse psychology by acting as if undesirable peers are cool. Question 35 2 / 2 pts In adolescence and early adulthood, males and females begin to spend more time in mixedgender groups. Studies of who has more influence on the outcome of problem solving in mixedgender groups indicate that females have an advantage because they have learned to be submissive in their single-gender groups. males have an advantage because they have learned to negotiate in their single-gender groups. Females have a disadvantage because males do less turn-taking and are more domineering.Males have a disadvantage because females are more skilled at expressing agreement. Question 36 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is a critical element that underlies the development of self-control? Self-esteem. Authoritarian discipline. Emotion regulation. Power assertion. Question 37 2 / 2 pts What does Savin-Williams (2005) argue about the nature of sexual orientation? Sexual orientation is a fluid concept for up to 20% of teens. Sexual orientation is determined in utero. Sexual orientation is determined earlier for boys than for girls. Homosexuality might be fostered if children have homosexual teachers. Question 382 / 2 pts Biological females with two X chromosomes are sometimes born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which causes their external genitalia to appear more like those of a male. They may be misidentified at birth and raised as males. If the correct identification is not made before age 3, physicians often advise parents to continue raising the child as a boy, because the child’s gender identity may be difficult to change after age 3. The experiences of CAH girls and other gender atypical children have helped demonstrate that Social assignment is a powerful influence on gender identity. Genes are the most powerful influence on gender identity. Biology has no influence on gender identity. Boys are more highly valued than girls. Question 39 2 / 2 pts Which of the following best represents Mead’s contribution to our understanding of selfdevelopment? Children use information about the ways others react to them to help construct their sense of self. Children internalize the orientations and values of their families and cultural groups in constructing their sense of self. Children view themselves as good or bad depending upon their parents’ aspirations and pretentions. Children develop an agentic self when parents are responsive to their needs.Question 40 2 / 2 pts Which of the following does not contribute to improvements in children’s ability to remember with increasing age? As children get older, they can process information more quickly. An increasing knowledge base with age improves children’s ability to reconstruct to-beremembered information. Improvements in logical thinking with age improve children’s ability to reconstruct to-beremembered information. As children get older they forget previously misunderstood information. Question 41 2 / 2 pts The maturing of the corpus callosum by middle childhood is especially important for Planning. Logical thinking. Motor coordination. Perspective taking Question 422 / 2 pts According to Crittendon’s model, infants encode early experiences of care-giving in the form of semantic memories. procedural memories. conditional memories. metacognitive memories. IncorrectQuestion 43 0 / 2 pts One factor that promotes self-esteem among minority group members is A strong and positive racial or ethnic identity. Being a member of a smaller, rather than a larger, social group. Making social comparisons to members of other cultural groups. Increased use of reflected appraisals in constructions of self. Question 44 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is a difference between working memory and long-term memory?Problem solving and making inferences is something we do in long-term memory, not in working memory. Working memory retains information even longer than long-term memory. Working memory has a limited capacity whereas long-term memory has almost unlimited capacity. Working memory and long-term memory are the same thing. Question 45 2 / 2 pts Memory is to some degree reconstructed. This accounts for the phenomenon of Production deficiencies. Theory of mind. Preoperational egocentrism. False memories. Question 46 2 / 2 pts Brain developments in the adolescent period include which of the following? Continued myelination .Rapid synaptogenesis in late adolescence. Rapid pruning in early adolescence. Continue lateralization. IncorrectQuestion 47 0 / 2 pts Which of the following therapeutic approaches is designed to help children develop their perspective taking and friendship skills? Cognitive therapy. The self-monitoring approach. Pair therapy. Immersion therapy. Question 48 2 / 2 pts Annette is a warm and affectionate mother to her sons, Jason and Keith. When she comes home from her job, she likes to spend time playing with them, preparing their favorite foods, and watching TV with them. She describes herself as a “soft touch” when it comes to her children. Lately she has been hearing complaints about 6-year-old Jason’s behavior in school. Annette thinks the teacher is being too hard on her son. She does not want anything to affect the good relationship she has with her children. Which style best describes Annette’s parenting? Authoritarian.Authoritative. Permissive. Neglecting-uninvolved. Question 49 2 / 2 pts A person who perceives neutral events as containing aggressive or threatening meaning is said to possess a Social information processing tendency. Hostile attributional bias. Coercive family interaction style. Hypervigilant attentional process Question 50 2 / 2 pts A cognitive change during middle childhood that is characterized by improved declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge is know as Long-term memory.Episodic memory. Nondeclarative knowledge. Metacognitive skill. Quiz Score: 94 out of 100 PREVIOUSNEXT
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self esteem has been mistakenly touted as the hol
