The most elementary social-cognitive abilities required for theory of mind include all of the following except
a. self-awareness. c. the ability to take the point of view of others.
b. viewing self and others as intentional agents. d. a sense of egocentrism.
Question 2Henry Wellman believes that adults' theory of mind is based on
a. belief-desire reasoning. c. intentional agents.
b. identity status approach. d. their private selves.
Question 3In general, the phrase theory of mind refers to
a. children's developing abstract reasoning.
b. children's developing concepts of mental activity.
c. children's developing sense of self.
d. children's developing understanding of the motivations of others.
Question 4Self-aware adults have knowledge of all of the following except
a. our private selves.
b. our public selves.
b. other people's private selves.
c. other people's public selves.
Question 5The integration of one's ethnic identity with that of the majority culture is called
a. bicultural identity. c. ethnic assimilation.
b. ethnic role-behavior. d. identity confusion.
Question 6One negative consequences of adolescents' having a strong ethnic identity can be that doing well is school
a. is not viewed as being important to some ethnic groups.
b. is harder for them to achieve.
c. interferes with their responsibilities to their ethnic group.
d. is viewed as a capitulation to the majority culture.
Question 7Which of the following groups of adolescents consistently scores highest on measures of self-esteem in the U.S.?
a. Caucasians c. Native Americans
b. Asian-Americans d. African Americans
Question 8Minority adolescents from a variety of backgrounds (African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American), who have a strong sense of ethnic identity tend to
a. have low self-esteem. c. have conflicted feelings about their identity.
b. have high self-esteem. d. avoid people of other ethnicities.
Question 9Which of the following aspects of ethnic identity involves people knowing that they will always be a member of their ethnic group?
a. ethnic knowledge c. ethnic constancy
b. ethnic self-identification d. ethnic feelings and preferences