Alvaro's parents ask about his homework every night after school, and Alvaro comments to his friends, My parents won't let me get away with anything. If I didn't study hard and do my homework, they would be all over me. You won't make it in college if you aren't willing to work,' they keep saying. They're good though. My mom helps me with my math if I get stuck, and they always come to my soccer games and band concerts.
Assuming that Alvaro fits patterns identified by research, describe the personal characteristics that he is likely to acquire. Explain why he is likely to acquire these characteristics.
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Ques. 2Tanya is 16 and is learning word processing in a class in her high school. In Piagetian terms the best description of her ability to use the word processor would be called:
a. a concrete operational stage of development.
b. a formal operational stage of development.
c. maturation.
d. a type of scheme.
Ques. 3Authoritative parents tend to provide:
a. low expectations and low responsiveness.
b. high expectations and low responsiveness.
c. low expectations and high responsiveness.
d. high expectations and high responsiveness.
Ques. 4Aiden generally demonstrates positive personality traits. For example, he is agreeable, open, and conscientious. If his personality characteristics are consistent with general patterns identified by research his parents are likely to be:
a. authoritarian.
b. authoritative.
c. permissive.
d. uninvolved.
Ques. 5Which of the following best describes the relationship (or lack of relationship) between personality and school achievement?
a. Conscientiousness is related to school achievement in students of all ages, but no other personality traits are linked to school achievement.
b. Emotional stabilitythe opposite of neuroticismis related to school achievement in students of all ages, but no other personality traits are linked to school achievement.
c. Openness and conscientiousness are linked to school achievement in both younger students and in adolescents.
d. Personality and school achievement are not related to each other.
Ques. 6Which of the following, which combination of factors is likely to have the greatest impact on personality development?
a. Early experiences, the media, and parents
b. Peers, experiences with the real world, and heredity
c. The media, parents, and nutrition
d. Temperament, parents, and peers
Ques. 7The relatively stable, inherited characteristics that influence the way one responds to social and physical stimuli best defines:
a. social skills.
b. temperament.
c. development.
d. morality.
Ques. 8Several factors contribute to language development, but one is essential for all forms of language development. Identify this factor and explain why it is so important.
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