According to social learning theory

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According to social learning theory

QUESTION 31

In the United States

a. all teenage mothers are guaranteed welfare benefits

b. there is no time limit for a family on welfare.

c. welfare recipients must engage in volunteer work while acquiring work skills.

d. a state can prevent welfare payments from increasing if recipients have more children

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QUESTION 32

Vygotsky believed that __________ are necessary for children to acquire the ways of thinking and behaving that make up a community’s culture.

a. cooperative dialogues with more knowledgeable members of society

b. active, independent role-playing efforts

c. a series of nested environmental structures

d. the environmental influences that occur during a sensitive period

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QUESTION 33

Temper tantrums tend to occur because toddlers

a. frequently compete with siblings for desired toys

b. are easily overwhelmed and often have a difficult temperament.

c. recall that crying as an infant got them immediate adult attention.

d. cannot control the intense anger that often arises when an adult rejects their demands.

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QUESTION 34

What period of human development brings the most rapid time of change?

a. the prenatal period

b. infancy and toddlerhood

c. early childhood

d. middle childhood

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QUESTION 35

When her newborn brother cried, two-year-old Melly watched her mother’s reactions. On a later occasion when her brother cried, Melly patted him and spoke softly to him. This is an example of

a. joint attention

b. self-efficacy.

c. social referencing.

d. emotional self-regulation.

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QUESTION 36

Infants of depressed mothers

a. often turn to their fathers for caretaking needs

b. have abnormally low cortisol levels.

c. quickly learn to sooth themselves

d. are less attentive to their surroundings.

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QUESTION 37

Which of the following descriptions defines the family in its most common form?

a. a group of people, related by blood, who divide responsibilities, such as child rearing, food provision, and protection

b. a commitment between two adults who pledge faithfulness to each other

c. a mother giving birth to her children and providing food and shelter until the age of 18

d. an enduring commitment between a man and woman who feed, shelter, and nurture their children until they reach maturity

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QUESTION 38

Three-year-old Giselle says, “I swimmed like a fish, Mommy!” Giselle’s addition of the -ed ending, although incorrect, shows her growing awareness of

a. syntax.

b. semantics.

c. phonology.

d. morphology

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QUESTION 39

Professor Chan believes that language is a unique human accomplishment that children acquire naturally due to the structure of the brain.Professor Chan supports the __________ perspective of language development.

a. nativist

b. behaviorist

c. interactionist

d. sociocultural

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QUESTION 40

According to social learning theory, as children grow older

a. they become more selective in what they imitate.

b. operant conditioning is more effective than classical conditioning in influencing behavior

c. they depend more on their parents than on their friends for reinforcement

d. they are less likely to act to satisfy basic needs, such as hunger and thirst.

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