Question 1

Even years of social isolation in infancy may not cause permanent and irreversible developmental damage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Mead, social experience involves

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A)   understanding the world in terms of our senses.
B)   the exchange of symbols.
C)   a mix of biological instinct and learning.
D)   acting but not thinking.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

During the last century, the mass media have had a declining influence on people in North America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cooley's term for self-image based on how we think others see us is "mirrored image."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Explain Erik Erikson's theory of socialization as a lifelong process.

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Question 6

Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

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A)   childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere.
B)   rich societies extend childhood much longer than poor societies do.
C)   poor societies extend childhood much longer than rich societies do.
D)   biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

In Freud's model of personality, the superego manages the opposing forces of the id and the ego.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Piaget, in what stage of human development do individuals experience the world only through sensory contact?

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A)   sensorimotor stage
B)   pre-operational stage
C)   concrete operational stage
D)   formal operational stageE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

According to Mead, children learn to take the role of the other as they model themselves on important people in their lives, such as parents. Mead referred to these people as

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A)   role models.
B)   looking-glass models.
C)   significant others.
D)   the generalized other.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Schools provide children with early experience of bureaucracy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Every stage of life is socially constructed in ways that vary from society to society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jean Piaget's focus was on

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A)   how children develop their motor skills.
B)   how children are stimulated by their environment.
C)   the role of heredity in shaping human behaviour.
D)   cognition, or how people think and understand.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following statements comes closest to describing Erik H. Erikson's view of socialization?

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A)   Personality develops over the entire life course in patterned stages.
B)   Personality involves tensions between the forces of biology and forces of culture.
C)   We come to see ourselves as we think others see us.
D)   Most of our personality development takes place in childhood.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above A

Question 15

When people model themselves after the members of peer groups they would like to join, they are engaging in

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A)   group conformity.
B)   future directedness.
C)   anticipatory socialization.
D)   group rejection.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

A cohort is a category of people with something important in common, usually their age.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 17

Who wrote "No hard-and-fast line can be drawn between ourselves and the selves of others"?

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A)   Gilligan
B)   Kohlberg
C)   Mead
D)   FreudE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

On the basis of Melvin Kohn's study of what parents expect of their children, high-income parents are likely to be most concerned when their child

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A)   is given a "tardy slip" for being late to school.
B)   needs to be told what he should draw during free art time.
C)   is labelled a "non-conformist."
D)   is said to have an "active imagination."E) All of the above
F) B) and D) B

Question 19

What are the specific contributions to human development made by family, school, peer group, and mass media? Do these agents of socialization always convey the same lessons to people? In your response, provide several specific examples.

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Question 20

Summarize Freud's theory of human personality, Piaget's approach to human development, and Mead's view of the development of the self. What do all the theories have in common? What are the main differences among them?

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According to Mead, social experience involves

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During the last century, the mass media have had a declining influence on people in North America.

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Cooley's term for self-image based on how we think others see us is "mirrored image."

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Explain Erik Erikson's theory of socialization as a lifelong process.

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Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that

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The tragic case of Anna shows how, without adequate nutrition, a human being cannot develop a healthy personality.

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Jean Piaget's focus was on

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