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1. The text reports a study in which parents of Navajo children and parents of white children raised in Montana were asked about what the children were afraid of. The major finding of this study was that? a. children in Montana were much better adjusted than the Navajo children b. Navajo children were much better adjusted than the children in Montana c. children in Montana were afraid of many more things, including imaginary things like supernatural beings d. Navajo children were afraid of many more things, including imaginary things like supernatural beings 2. Which of the following factors is positively related to being popular in childhood: a. having been the victim of child abuse b. being aggressive c. being “different” from peers in some significant way d. being given lots of opportunities to play with other children 3.  ________ is genetically determined and biological, whereas _______ is culturally based and acquired. a. Sex, gender b. Gender, sex c. Masculinity, femininity d. Femininity, masculinity 4. A theorist who emphasizes the child’s feelings, drives, and developmental conflicts in the study of development would most likely subscribe to which of the following theoretical perspectives? a. social-learning perspective b. cognitive development perspective c. psychoanalytic perspective d. family systems perspective 5. Megan sees her mother feeling and looking sad. This in turn makes Megan sad. She is experiencing which phenomenon? a. empathy b. frustration c. assertiveness d. egocentrism 6. According to the views of Erik Erikson, which of the following statements best reflects the developmental crisis for 2-year-old Tommy? a. Who am I? b. I want to do it MYSELF! c. Why NOT? d. I’m SCARED! 7.The various parenting styles that are discussed in the text are distinguished from each other primarily according to the degree that parents exhibit: a. warmth and control b. punishment and reinforcement c. androgen versus gender-role stereotypes d. love and liking 8. If Maria’s parents are concerned that her inability to cope with one of her emotions is disrupting her sense of identity, the emotion that is most likely to be involved would be: a. guilt b. anxiety c. shame d. fear 9. Mike and Molly are playing together. Their play involves each playing alone, without interacting with each other, but both children are in the same room, using toys from the same toy box. This type of play would best be described as: a. associative play b. cooperative play c. parallel play d. onlooker play 10. Suppose that 6-year-old Samantha (a girl) is sexually abused. Generalizing from statistics, which of the following people would be most likely to have committed this abuse? a. Samantha’s father b. Samantha’s stepfather c. Samantha’s mother d. a male neighbor who is gay