PSYCHOLOGY 1100 FINAL
EXAM: QESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
According to Erikson's theory, children best learn to
cooperate to achieve goals through:
A. discipline
B. scaffolding
C. play
D. modeling
C. Play
The attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that we
believe define ourselves comprise our __________,
whereas the judgments we make about our worth and
the feelings associated with those judgments are our
__________ .
A. self-concept; self-esteem
B. identity; self-concept
C. self-esteem; self-concept
D. self-concept; identity
A. self-concept; self-esteem
By age 3, children whose parents criticize their worth
and performance
A. are eager to tackle new tasks
B. rate their own abilities as extremely low
C. develop an exaggerated sense of self-importance
D. express shame and despondency after failing
D. express shame and despondency after failing
,Among Western children, __________ is associated
with feelings of personal inadequacy and with
maladjustment.
A. intense shame
B. guilt
C. sympathy
D. fear
A. intense shame
Four-year-old Harry has parents who show sensitive,
empathic concern for his feelings. When another child
is unhappy, Harry is likely to respond with
A. fear and anger
B. sympathetic concern
C. frowning and lip biting
D. anxiety and distress
B. sympathetic concern
All theories of moral development recognize that an
individual's conscience begins to take shape
A. in early childhood
B. prenatally
C. at birth
D. in late childhood
A. in early childhood
Five-year-old Lincoln understands that his sister is
still a girl even though she has extremely short hair,
wears combat boots, and drives a pickup truck.
Lincoln has acquired the concept of gender
A. awareness
B. preference
C. constancy
D. orientation
, C. Constancy
____________ are most likely to encourage
____________ to engage in gender-type activities
appropriate for their sex.
A. Fathers; sons
B. Mothers; daughters
C. Fathers; daughters
D. Mothers; sons
A. Fathers; sons
When asked "Tell me about yourself," which of the
following is a 3-year-old Riley the most likely to say?
A. "I am friendly."
B. "I am cheerful."
C. "I am good at solving algebraic calculations."
D. "I have new, blue shoes."
D."I have new, blue shoes."
Two children are playing in the same area. One child
plays with blocks and the other plays with cars, dolls,
and balls without any attempt to alter each other's
play. They are engaged in which kind of play?
A. Parallel
B. Solitary
C. Cooperative
D. Associative
A. Parallel
Participation in community athletic teams
A. seems to foster self-esteem and social skills.
B. often interferes with school work and can cause a
sharp decline in academic achievement.
C. is the leading cause of childhood injury.
D. often promotes psychological damage to children.
EXAM: QESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
According to Erikson's theory, children best learn to
cooperate to achieve goals through:
A. discipline
B. scaffolding
C. play
D. modeling
C. Play
The attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that we
believe define ourselves comprise our __________,
whereas the judgments we make about our worth and
the feelings associated with those judgments are our
__________ .
A. self-concept; self-esteem
B. identity; self-concept
C. self-esteem; self-concept
D. self-concept; identity
A. self-concept; self-esteem
By age 3, children whose parents criticize their worth
and performance
A. are eager to tackle new tasks
B. rate their own abilities as extremely low
C. develop an exaggerated sense of self-importance
D. express shame and despondency after failing
D. express shame and despondency after failing
,Among Western children, __________ is associated
with feelings of personal inadequacy and with
maladjustment.
A. intense shame
B. guilt
C. sympathy
D. fear
A. intense shame
Four-year-old Harry has parents who show sensitive,
empathic concern for his feelings. When another child
is unhappy, Harry is likely to respond with
A. fear and anger
B. sympathetic concern
C. frowning and lip biting
D. anxiety and distress
B. sympathetic concern
All theories of moral development recognize that an
individual's conscience begins to take shape
A. in early childhood
B. prenatally
C. at birth
D. in late childhood
A. in early childhood
Five-year-old Lincoln understands that his sister is
still a girl even though she has extremely short hair,
wears combat boots, and drives a pickup truck.
Lincoln has acquired the concept of gender
A. awareness
B. preference
C. constancy
D. orientation
, C. Constancy
____________ are most likely to encourage
____________ to engage in gender-type activities
appropriate for their sex.
A. Fathers; sons
B. Mothers; daughters
C. Fathers; daughters
D. Mothers; sons
A. Fathers; sons
When asked "Tell me about yourself," which of the
following is a 3-year-old Riley the most likely to say?
A. "I am friendly."
B. "I am cheerful."
C. "I am good at solving algebraic calculations."
D. "I have new, blue shoes."
D."I have new, blue shoes."
Two children are playing in the same area. One child
plays with blocks and the other plays with cars, dolls,
and balls without any attempt to alter each other's
play. They are engaged in which kind of play?
A. Parallel
B. Solitary
C. Cooperative
D. Associative
A. Parallel
Participation in community athletic teams
A. seems to foster self-esteem and social skills.
B. often interferes with school work and can cause a
sharp decline in academic achievement.
C. is the leading cause of childhood injury.
D. often promotes psychological damage to children.
