Question 1

In regard to the ability of young children to identify emotions, young children are:

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A)   essentially unable to identify others' emotions.
B)   best at identifying happiness, and they have difficulty differentiating among negative emotions until they are older.
C)   best at identifying sadness, and they have difficulty differentiating among positive emotions until they are older.
D)   able to differentiate among positive emotions and among negative emotions equally well.

Question 2

Of types of stimuli that elicit particular emotional responses, frequency of particular emotions, and intensity of emotional responses, which change during childhood?

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A)   types of stimuli
B)   types of stimuli and frequency of particular emotions
C)   types of stimuli and intensity of emotional responses
D)   types of stimuli, frequency of particular emotions, and intensity of emotional responses

Question 3

How do developmental psychologists define emotion? Be specific in the definition.

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Emotions can be defined as a combination...

Question 4

Which scenario describes a social smile?

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A)   Newborn Timmy smiles during his sleep.
B)   At 3 months, Indira smiles when her father talks to her.
C)   Alexa smiles at 1 month when her mother strokes her cheek.
D)   All of the scenarios describe a social smile.

Question 5

Describe the notion of goodness of fit. Give an example of a child who fits well with his or her parents' parenting style and an example of a child who does not fit well with his or her parents' style. What are the likely outcomes for these two children? Be specific.

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Question 6

Which ability is typical of a 3-year-old child?

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A)   identifying the causes of others' negative emotions
B)   labelling others' self-conscious emotions
C)   identifying the causes of others' positive emotions
D)   fully understanding how others' memories of past emotional events can trigger the same emotions

Question 7

Recent studies of the connection between specific genes and aspects of temperament have demonstrated that:

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A)   most temperamental capacities have no genetic component.
B)   genetic temperamental tendencies are sometimes more likely to be expressed when the family environment is suboptimal and sometimes when it is optimal.
C)   individual differences in positive emotions tend to be more genetically based than are individual differences in negative emotions.
D)   Recent studies have demonstrated all of these.

Question 8

This is a prominent system for coding emotions in infants that link particular facial expressions and facial muscle movements with specific emotions.

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A)   REM
B)   AFFEX
C)   AREM
D)   SFEX

Question 9

Which child is LEAST likely to grow up to be emotionally and socially competent?

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A)   a Buddhist child living in Nepal whose parents criticize him when he expresses negative emotion
B)   an African American child living in a dangerous neighbourhood whose parents encourage angry responses to conflict
C)   a Japanese child who frequently expresses intense negative emotion
D)   a European American child who has a firm understanding of her own and others' emotions

Question 10

Professor Lorry is conducting a study on infant temperament. Which method of measuring temperament will NOT provide her with confidence in her assessments?

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A)   laboratory observation
B)   EEG
C)   parental reports
D)   a combination of laboratory observation, EEG, and parental reports

Question 11

Self-conscious emotions are different from other emotions in that they:

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A)   relate to our consciousness of others' reactions to us.
B)   are more easily discerned from facial expressions.
C)   develop earlier.
D)   are always focused on other people.

Question 12

Infants 12 months old are _____ to comprehend the emotional tone of others' faces, and/but are _____ to comprehend the emotional tone of others' voices.

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A)   able; able
B)   able; unable
C)   unable; able
D)   unable; unable

Question 13

While expressions of surprise tend to be brief, they usually transform into which emotional expression?

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A)   happiness
B)   fear
C)   surprise
D)   disgust

Question 14

The effects of _____ on differences in temperament across cultural groups _____ been supported by scientific evidence.

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A)   neither cultural practices nor genetic factors; has
B)   both cultural practices and genetic factors; have
C)   cultural practices; have not
D)   genetic factors; have not

Question 15

Which dimension is NOT considered to be part of temperament?

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A)   emotional intelligence
B)   activity level
C)   smiling and laughter
D)   attention span

Question 16

Which parental practice in response to a child doing something wrong is likely to influence the child to feel guilt over shame?

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A)   saying "You're a bad boy"
B)   publicly humiliating the child
C)   helping the child to understand the consequences of his or her actions for others
D)   removing expressions of love in disciplinary situations

Question 17

What are the ways in which emotional regulation is necessary for social competence?

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Question 18

Children with difficult temperaments are more likely than children with other temperaments to exhibit _____ when they become adolescents and young adults.

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A)   illegal behaviours
B)   depression
C)   possession of wide circle of friends
D)   social withdrawal

Question 19

When children were told a story about a child who felt one way but tried to hide her emotions and pretend to feel another way, approximately _____% of 3- and 4-year-olds and approximately _____% of 5-year-olds understood the difference between real and false emotions.

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A)   20; 20
B)   20; 50
C)   50; 80
D)   80; 100

Question 20

Which statement is NOT true regarding stress?

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A)   Stress can be a common experience in childhood and adolescence.
B)   Periodic stress can serve the adaptive function of mobilizing the child to take actions to reduce the stimulus that is provoking the anxiety.
C)   Stress becomes problematic when it is chronic.
D)   Stress always leads to the development of a mental disorder.

Exam 10: Emotional Development

Which parental practice in response to a child doing something wrong is likely to influence the child to feel guilt over shame?

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While expressions of surprise tend to be brief, they usually transform into which emotional expression?

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Describe the notion of goodness of fit. Give an example of a child who fits well with his or her parents' parenting style and an example of a child who does not fit well with his or her parents' style. What are the likely outcomes for these two children? Be specific.

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When children were told a story about a child who felt one way but tried to hide her emotions and pretend to feel another way, approximately _____% of 3- and 4-year-olds and approximately _____% of 5-year-olds understood the difference between real and false emotions.

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Which ability is typical of a 3-year-old child?

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Of types of stimuli that elicit particular emotional responses, frequency of particular emotions, and intensity of emotional responses, which change during childhood?

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Infants 12 months old are _____ to comprehend the emotional tone of others' faces, and/but are _____ to comprehend the emotional tone of others' voices.

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Children with difficult temperaments are more likely than children with other temperaments to exhibit _____ when they become adolescents and young adults.

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This is a prominent system for coding emotions in infants that link particular facial expressions and facial muscle movements with specific emotions.

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Which dimension is NOT considered to be part of temperament?

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Which child is LEAST likely to grow up to be emotionally and socially competent?

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Which statement is NOT true regarding stress?

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In regard to the ability of young children to identify emotions, young children are:

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Recent studies of the connection between specific genes and aspects of temperament have demonstrated that:

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Professor Lorry is conducting a study on infant temperament. Which method of measuring temperament will NOT provide her with confidence in her assessments?

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Self-conscious emotions are different from other emotions in that they:

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The effects of _____ on differences in temperament across cultural groups _____ been supported by scientific evidence.

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Which scenario describes a social smile?

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How do developmental psychologists define emotion? Be specific in the definition.

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What are the ways in which emotional regulation is necessary for social competence?

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