DFST Final-Exam 3 – Flashcards
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As young children get older, they
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gradually become able to regulate their emotions
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Example of how a young child might make a self-evaluation using an unrealistically positive overestimation?
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I am never scared
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Gender role is the
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set of expectations that prescribe how females and males should act, think and feel
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Changes in thought, feelings and behaviors regarding standards or right and wrong are termed
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moral development
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Hector became a police officer because he believes members of society prosper from understanding social order, etc. What moral level does he reason?
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conventional
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Phenomenon in which children and parents learn from each other
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reciprocal socialization
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What type of emotions are surprise, interest, joy, anger, sadness and fear?
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primary
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Kelsey wants to be a teacher, lawyer or singer. She is talented, intelligent girl. Vows not to be satisfied in a dead end job. Kelsey is considering her
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possible self
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Social cognitive theory attributes psychological differences between men and women to
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observation and imitation, rewards and punishment of gender related behavior
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Patricia is single and just turned 30. she is likely to feel
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societal pressure to marry
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Baby Alex smiles mostly during sleep and not in response to his mother's expressions. These smiles are
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reflexive
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Self-esteem refers to global self-evaluation, while self-concept refers to
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domain-specific evaluations of the self
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Most couple divorce after ___ years
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5-10
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With regard to stereotyping, recent research shows that parent
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continue to interact differently with sons and daughters, often fostering behaviors that reinforce traditional gender roles
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15 month old Teri cries when her mother drops her off at daycare. Teri is experiencing
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separation protest
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Not a recommended strategy for dealing with divorce
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start dating as soon as you can
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Erikson termed the gap between childhood security and adult autonomy
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psychosocial moratorium
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Dr. Barlow displays 10 pictures of individuals and asks students to match them to list of occupations. MAle jobs with pictures of men and female jobs with women. Example of
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gender stereotyping
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13 year old Cody does not understand how his strengths/weaknesses will guide him to different roles in future. According to Marcia, Cody is in a state of identity
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diffusion
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Jeff and Amber demand immediate respect/obedience from children. Spanking as punishment. Which Baumrind's parenting style used?
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Authoritarian
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Adolescents are more likely than adults to report feeling
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both very happy and very sad
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According to Marcia, adolescents that have made a commitment without exploring meaning are in a state of identity
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forclosure
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Psychological and behavioral differences tend to increase during adolescence because of increased social pressures to conform to traditional gender roles. This is
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the gender-intensification hypothesis
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Parent style that encourages a child to be independent but still places limits and controls on their actions is
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authoritative
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Kyle and Angie have decided to wait until they are married to have sex. They hold to
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traditional religious sexual script
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Courtney is often left to entertain and manage herself. Mother brushes her aside. Example of which parenting style
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neglectful
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Statement regarding current-day knowledge about sexual orientation
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no firm answers are available s to why some individuals are homo, whereas others are hetero
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Which theory explains why older adults spend most of their time with familiar individuals and family?
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socioemotional selectivity theory
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Big 5 factors of personality view that personality is made up of
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openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism
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7th stage of Erikson's life-span theory takes place during middle age is termed
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generativity vs stagnation
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Christie allows children freedom with few limits, believes creativity will be enhanced. Children lack self-control. What parenting style?
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indulgent
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Marc's doctor informs him that he has an incurable STD. What disease?
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HIV
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Gina and Miranda have infants close in age. One is cheerful and happy. One is upset and cries all the time. These children have differences in
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temperaments
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Research on attachment indicates a likelihood that
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people with secure attachment to parents have secure attachments to romantic partners
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Jeff's parents are divorcing. What kinds of problems will he most likely suffer?
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Minor problems--Majority of children in divorced families do not have significant adjustment difficulties
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Janice is a sensitive and responsive caregiver. She anticipates her baby's needs and is available and flexible. What type of attachment is Janice's baby likely to form?
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secure
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When children think of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world that are out of our control, they are displaying
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heteronomous morality
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Although adolescent contraceptive use is increasing, the US continues to have on of the highest__ rates
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adolescent pregnancy
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Young children believe that when a rule is broken, punishment will follow inevitably. This is belief in
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immanent justice
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Which of the following factors is the MOST common negative result of being an unmarried adolescent mother?
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disruption of education
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What main method did Kohlberg us to evaluate moral reasoning?
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interviews about moral dilemma stories
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Hal is a great dad. Which characterizes typical interaction with his children?
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he likes to tickle and wrestle with children
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A person is arrested for robbery states, "I stole the documents, and I am willing to pay my dues, but at least now the public is safer having this important safety information that the company was concealing." Which moral leve is this?
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postconventional
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According to Giligan, when interpreting moral dilemmas, girls more often employ
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care perspective
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According to research, children of gay parents____ as compared to heterosexual families.
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show no differences in their adjustment and mental health
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According to recent research on siblings, which is the best parental strategy for handling conflict?
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intervene and talk about possible solutions
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The relationship between a parent and 1st born is different from relationship between parent and later born, in that the parent
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reduces attention to the 1st born when new siblings arrive
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1st born and only children are alike in that they are both
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achievement oriented
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In middle adulthood, most relationships among siblings are
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close
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Statement true of relationships between adult children and their parents.
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Married men are more involved with their wives' family than their own.
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List 3 Stages of Erikson' theory, along with age ranges
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