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Question 21

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If you were advising a friend on the benefits or harms of allowing her young children to watch television, you would be most correct if you informed her that the most important factor in this question is

A) the content of the programs that children watch.
B) the number of hours that children watch television.
C) the number of programs that children watch television.
D) whether children watch television while doing other things, such as eating meals.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Anjali's parents are divorced. Anjali spends weekends with his father and the rest of the week with his mother. In legal terms, this arrangement is an aspect of what is known as

A) an indifferent-uninvolved parenting style.
B) direct instruction.
C) a blended family.
D) joint custody.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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What kind of parent intervention focuses on two different sets of skills-building warm relationships with a child and developing reasonable expectations and using appropriate discipline with the child?

Research finds that a very common use of computers, particularly for boys, is to

P.J.'s parents provide neither warmth for him nor control of his actions. They do not spend much time with him, and they do give him much opportunity for any real emotional bonding with them. According to Baumrind (1975, 1991) , P.J. is receiving ________ parenting.

Which of the following pairs of siblings is most likely to have the closest, warmest relationship?

Preschool children's thinking is ________, which is why they frequently have difficulty seeing the world from another's point of view.

List and describe the five stages of perspective taking, according to Robert Selman. Make sure that your answer includes the approximate ages of each of these stages.*

For children, peer rejection in childhood can have serious long-term consequences, including all but which of the following outcomes?

In Selman's initial stage of perspective-taking, children appear unable to understand why someone would want to do something different than they want to do.

Mauricio is very prejudiced against White people. Use research from your text to describe two methods you might use to attempt to reduce this prejudice.

Which BEST describes the relationship between parenting styles and children's temperaments?

The typical U.S. high school graduate has watched ________ hours of television.

The most striking similarity between the effects on children of watching television and the effects on children of playing video games is that

"I'd really like to stay home all day and lounge on the sofa eating chips and watching television," Denny says to himself. "I really shouldn't do that, though, because others might think it is foolish to stay inside on such a beautiful day." Denny's evaluation of his plan reflects the ________ level of perspective taking in Selman's theory.

One effective way to counter prejudice among children is through ________, where children are exposed to people and thoughts from different groups, and are informed about the history of racism and discrimination that has occurred in their culture.

Disagreements between parents should always be kept away from the eyes and ears of children, because there are no positive lessons that a child can learn from watching their parents argue.

As a typical parent in Latin America, Maria would place great emphasis on developing a strong sense of _____ in her children.

Parents tend to be more affectionate and more punitive toward

Most American children and adolescents have a computer in their home, and they use them primarily to access the internet.