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In the opening story for this chapter, 4-year-old Sara raised money for endangered species and helped feed the homeless. According to our text:
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| | A) | Sara was born innately good.
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| | B) | Sara's sense of morality and values were encouraged by sensitive parenting.
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| | C) | Sara was taught to do these things because her parents were extremely religious.
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| | D) | there is no clear way to know how Sara developed her sense of morality and values.
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Olivia's parents openly value Olivia's participation in family conversations. Although she frequently misunderstands the topic, they answer her questions, help her to join in, or simply enjoy her sometimes fantastic ideas. According to Erik Erikson, these parents are encouraging:
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| | A) | initiative.
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| | B) | conscience.
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| | C) | identification.
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| | D) | self-concept.
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Preschoolers most often describe themselves in terms of their:
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| | A) | thoughts.
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| | B) | physical characteristics.
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| | C) | emotions.
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| | D) | relationships to other people.
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Children show an increased ability to reflect on emotions by age: |
| | A) | 18 to 24 months. |
| | B) | 2 to 3 years. |
| | C) | 4 to 5 years. |
| | D) | 6 to 7 years. |
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A major distinction between autonomous morality and heteronomous morality is that autonomous moral thinkers focus on the:
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| | A) | consequences of behavior.
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| | B) | intentions of someone who breaks a rule.
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| | C) | way a specific behavior makes them feel.
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| | D) | rewards moral behavior will bring.
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Piaget believed that the social understanding of autonomous children comes about through:
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| | A) | parental modeling.
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| | B) | what they learn in their educational settings.
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| | C) | biological maturation.
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| | D) | the mutual give-and-take of peer relations.
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Dr. Emory believes that when children are rewarded for behavior that is consistent with laws and social conventions, they are likely to repeat that behavior. Dr. Emory most likely takes a view of development.
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| | A) | Piagetian
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| | B) | social cognitive
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| | C) | Freudian
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| | D) | Pavlovian
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According to social cognitive theorists, the ability to resist temptation is closely tied to the development of:
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| | A) | empathic behavior.
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| | B) | spontaneity.
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| | C) | abstract reasoning.
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Which cognitive ability is essential to the capacity for empathy?
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| | A) | conservation
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| | B) | logical reasoning
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| | C) | decentration
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Gender identity refers to the:
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| | A) | biological dimension of being male or female.
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| | B) | social and psychological dimensions of being male or female.
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| | C) | sense of being male or female.
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| | D) | set of expectations that prescribe how males or females should think, act, or feel.
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Female sex hormones are called _________ ; male sex hormones are called __________.
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| | A) | estrogens/androgens
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| | B) | testosterones/estrogens
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| | C) | androgens/testosterones
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The Freudian belief that "biology is destiny":
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| | A) | is well-accepted by most developmentalists.
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| | B) | overlooks the importance of socialization experiences.
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| | C) | has been disproved.
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| | D) | overlooks the role of heredity.
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Which of the following statements is most accurate about identification theory and social cognitive theory with respect to gender-role development?
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| | A) | Both assume that children adopt the characteristics of their parents.
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| | B) | Both assume that rewards directly shape gender-role development.
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| | C) | Both assume that children actively acquire gender roles.
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| | D) | Identification theory rejects the idea that anatomy is destiny, while social cognitive theory accepts it.
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In terms of parental influences on their children's gender development: |
| | A) | fathers are more consistently given responsibility for physical care. |
| | B) | mothers are more likely to engage in playful interaction. |
| | C) | mothers are more likely to be given responsibility for ensuring their children conform to cultural norms. |
| | D) | fathers are more involved in socializing their sons than their daughters. |
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The tendency for children to show a clear preference for being with and liking same-sex peers usually becomes stronger during:
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| | A) | the toddler years.
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| | B) | the preschool years.
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| | C) | the middle and late childhood years.
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| | D) | early adolescence.
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According to Sadker and Sadker (1994), girls and boys might receive an education that is not fair in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
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| | A) | boys' learning problems are not identified as often as girls' are.
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| | B) | boys are given the lion's share of attention in schools.
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| | C) | boys are most often at the top of their classes, but also are most often at the bottom as well.
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| | D) | pressure to achieve is more likely to be heaped on boys than on girls.
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________ theory states that an individual's attention and behavior are guided by an internal motivation to conform to gender-based sociocultural standards and stereotypes.
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| | A) | Social cognitive
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| | B) | Identification
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| | C) | Gender schema
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When Del showed up at kindergarten with a barrette in his hair, Andrew got very upset because he thought if Del wore a barrette he was a girl, not a boy. Andrew has not yet developed:
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| | A) | gender constancy.
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| | B) | gender schema.
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| | C) | sexual identification.
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In the 1930s, John Watson argued that parents:
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| | A) | should provide their children with a nurturing environment.
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| | B) | should put their children on a regular schedule for feeding, toileting, and sleeping.
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| | C) | are too affectionate with their children.
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All of the following characterize children of authoritarian parents EXCEPT that they:
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| | A) | fail to initiate activity.
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| | B) | have weak communication skills.
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| | C) | are anxious about social comparison.
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Mr. Williams was talking to Ms. Jones on the phone and they got disconnected. When he called Ms. Jones back, he explained that his daughter had cut the phone cord. Ms. Jones asked, "Didn't you see her with the scissors?" to which Mr. Williams replied, "Oh, we don't like to put limits on our children-they need to experience life to the fullest." It sounds like Mr. Williams is parent.
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| | B) | an authoritative
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| | C) | a neglectful
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All of the following are dimensions of Baumrind's parenting styles EXCEPT:
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| | A) | acceptance.
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| | B) | responsiveness.
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| | C) | rejection.
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According to the text, the most common form of abuse is by:
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| | A) | a raging, uncontrolled father who physically abuses his child.
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| | B) | an overwhelmed single mother in poverty who neglects her child.
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| | C) | an alcoholic socialite who emotionally rejects her child.
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| | D) | authoritarian parents who demand strict obedience to their rules.
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Developmentalists are now using the term "child maltreatment" rather than "child abuse" because:
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| | A) | child abuse is a legal term, not a psychological term.
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| | B) | they believe that changing the term is likely to reduce the incidence of abuse.
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| | C) | the term "maltreatment" includes several different conditions, not just abuse.
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| | D) | they want to be able to differentiate the two in terms of severity.
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Reductions in incidents of child abuse have been shown to be related to all of the following EXCEPT:
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| | A) | the presence of community support systems.
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| | B) | the availability of support from relatives and friends.
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Maltreated children are likely to develop which attachment pattern?
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| | A) | disorganized
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| | B) | avoidant
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| | C) | anxious
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Research on the relationship between the role of parenting and children's development has demonstrated that:
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| | A) | parenting is primarily responsible for children's development.
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| | B) | heredity is primarily responsible for children's development.
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| | C) | parenting and peer relations are jointly responsible for children's development.
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| | D) | parenting, heredity, and peer relations are jointly responsible for children's development.
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Parents are likely to treat their firstborns differently than their later-born children in that they:
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| | A) | have higher expectations for later-born children.
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| | B) | put more pressure on the firstborn for achievement and responsibility.
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| | C) | interfere less with the firstborn's activities.
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Compared to historical times, children today are growing up in ________ family structures.
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| | A) | about the same kinds of
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| | B) | entirely different
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To reduce the guilt parents feel when both work outside the home, a good suggestion is to:
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| | A) | rationalize.
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| | B) | pay closer attention to how their children are doing.
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| | C) | explain to their children why both parents need to work.
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| | D) | try to get split shifts so one or the other can be home with their children.
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The research on the effects of divorce on children suggests that:
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| | A) | most children competently cope with their parents' divorce.
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| | B) | older children are better able to cope with their parents' divorce.
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| | C) | children from divorced families have slightly more adjustment problems than children from nondivorced families.
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| | D) | generally speaking, it is better for the children if parents remain in a marriage even if there is a great deal of conflict.
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Sarah and Tina's parents have recently divorced. Sarah now lives with their father, and Tina now lives with their mother. Based on the research in this area, which of the following might we expect?
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| | A) | Sarah will adjust better than Tina.
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| | B) | Tina will adjust better than Sarah.
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| | C) | Both girls will adjust well in time.
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| | D) | Neither girl will adjust well since they've been separated from each other.
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You are going through a divorce and must talk to your children about it. Which of the following is a good recommendation?
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| | A) | Do not explain the separation because no matter what you say, the children are likely to believe it's somehow their fault.
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| | B) | Explain that it may take time to feel better.
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| | C) | Help them understand the divorce by being honest about your ex-spouse's shortcomings as well as your own.
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| | D) | Make a "clean break" by starting fresh and getting rid of as many reminders of the marriage as possible.
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It is more common for low-income families than middle- or upper-income families to:
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| | B) | use criticism.
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| | C) | use reasoning.
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One of the most important functions of the peer group is to:
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| | B) | act as a surrogate for the parents.
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| | C) | teach the importance of friendship.
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Experimental studies of monkeys and case studies of humans support all of the following conclusions EXCEPT:
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| | A) | peer relationships are not necessary for normal social development in children.
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| | B) | peer relationships contribute to the normal social development of children.
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| | C) | attachment to peers produces different effects than does attachment to adults.
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| | D) | isolation from peers can produce social maladjustment.
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Play therapy is based on the notion that:
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| | A) | play relaxes children and acts as a calming influence.
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| | B) | if the child feels less threatened, true feelings will be displayed.
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| | C) | the child will model adaptive behavior during play.
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| | D) | increased cognitive functioning during play allows the child to understand whatever problem is being experienced.
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Parten's play categories are examples of increasingly complex and interactive:
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| | A) | pretense/symbolic play.
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| | B) | social play.
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| | C) | instructional play.
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Practice play differs from sensorimotor play in that practice play:
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| | A) | is common in the infancy stage of development.
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| | B) | involves coordination of skills.
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| | C) | revolves around the use of symbols.
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| | D) | is done for its own sake.
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One conclusion that is evident about watching television is that:
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| | A) | children should not be allowed to watch television unless supervised by an adult.
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| | B) | there is no relationship between watching violence on television and aggressive behavior.
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| | C) | children who watch violence on television get it out of their systems and are actually less likely to fight.
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| | D) | children who view violence on television are more likely to engage in aggressive behavior.
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Aimee Leifer (1973) found television viewing to be associated with young children's:
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| | A) | hostile behavior.
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| | B) | prosocial behavior.
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| | C) | capacity to use their imaginations.
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| | D) | cognitive functioning.
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Match the following persons with the statement or theory that most closely reflects their perspective:
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