Who will experience the greatest visible distress in response to parental divorce?
a. Rhianna, who is one year old
b. Latashia, who is three years old
c. Sheyanne, who is nine years old
d. Kellie, who is 14 years old
Question 2A slogan for Vygotsky's zone of proximal development would be,
a. Let innate knowledge blossom from within you..
b. Don't intrude on the child's personal space..
c. Let the child discover on her own..
d. Being helped is best..
Question 3What illustrates the vicious cycle of parent-child relationships during the crisis phase of a divorce?
a. A little girl regressing behaviorally as her parents are increasingly preoccupied, and then her bad behavior fuels more conflict between her parents
b. Two siblings stressed about their parents' arguments who then begin to blame each other for the family's demise
c. Two spouses who won't stop arguing, and the more they argue, the more negative their feelings become toward each other
d. A little boy behaving really well reduces the amount of arguing his parents have to do about how to manage him, which makes it easier for the parents to get along
Question 4Having a skillful teacher who guides the child's learning is very important in ____ theory.
a. neither Piaget's theory nor Vygotsky's
b. Vygotsky's theory more than in Piaget's
c. Piaget's theory more than in Vygotsky's
d. both Vygotsky's theory and Piaget's
Question 5How are noncustodial fathers likely to change after the divorce?
a. They tend to become much more strict with their children
b. They become party animals, seeing their children rarely and being uninvolved
c. They tend to become overly permissive and indulging when they have the kids
d. They become more coercive and harsh with the children