In single-parent families, when parents are too _________, children may not fare well.
a. firm c. sarcastic
b. warm d. punitive
Question 2Fourteen- to eighteen-month-old children are more likely to imitate an action accompanied by the verbal expression There than an action accompanied by the expression Whoops, suggesting that
a. children cannot tell the difference between a deliberate action and an accidental action.
b. adults need to be careful of the language they use when accomplishing a task.
c. adults do not serve as good models for imitative learning.
d. children can selectively imitate the deliberate actions of others.
Question 3Debbie is a single-mother raising three children. Two factors associated with more successful outcomes for her family are
a. more involved parenting and more income.
b. more involved parenting and religion.
c. religion and higher education.
d. remarriage and education.
Question 4Which of the following did Piaget believe provides the first major evidence for symbolic capacities in young children?
a. Facial imitation c. Scaffolding
b. Deferred imitation d. Habituation
Question 5_________ do not adjust as well as _________ to parental remarriage.
a. Boys in the middle school and adolescent years; girls
b. Girls in the middle school and adolescent years; boys
c. Boys in the preschool years; girls
d. Girls in the preschool years; boys
Question 6Diana was sticking her tongue out at her little sister, Nicole, at the breakfast table. When baby Nicole saw her big sister later in the day, she began sticking out her tongue. Nicole is exhibiting
a. habituation. c. classical conditioning.
b. scaffolding. d. deferred imitation.
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