Psychosocial theorist Erik Erikson argued that the child's serious socialization begins during
a. early infancy, prior to the age of 12 months.
b. late infancy, between the ages of one and two years.
c. toddlerhood, between the ages of two and three years.
d. early childhood, between the ages of four to six years.
Question 2Piaget's three-mountain problem was used to assess preoperational children's
a. animism.
b. egocentric perception.
c. habits of dual representation.
d. appearance/reality distinction.
Question 3Definitions of desirable social behavior
a. may vary from culture to culture and change over time.
b. may vary from culture to culture.
c. may change over time.
d. remain culturally and temporally constant.
Question 4Ollie the ostrich hears predators approach, so Ollie hides by burying his head in the sand. Ollie's behavior reflects his ____ cognition.
a. perverted
b. animistic
c. egocentric
d. dual representational
Question 5What percent of households in 1995 comprised a breadwinner father, housewife mother, and two or more children?
a. 75
b. 50
c. 25
d. 12
Question 6When a child appreciates that other people have their own unique ideas, perceptions, or emotions, then ____ has been overcome.
a. egocentrism
b. scaffolding
c. horizontal decalage
d. representational insight
Question 7In which sort of culture is an extended family arrangement associated with better patterns of psychological adjustment in the children?
a. Individualist culture
b. Western culture
c. Collectivist culture
d. Independent culture