Deck 8: Emotional Development

Question 1

Which of the following is true of girls compared to boys?

A) Girls are more likely to be depressed.
B) Girls tend to display worse emotion regulation.
C) Girls tend to have lower grades.
D) Girls report fewer bad events in their daily lives.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is true of adolescent moodiness?

A) most adolescents report being fairly happy most of the time
B) adolescents tend to experience roller coasters of positive and negative emotions because their hormones are raging
C) emotional negativity is a normal phase for adolescents
D) adolescents and their parents report feeling moody most of the time

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Eight-year-old Selena hates receiving socks as a birthday gift. Selena's grandmother gives her socks for her birthday. Selena smiles and says, "Thank you." Selena has engaged in

A) a basic emotion.
B) problem-focused coping strategy.
C) emotional dissemblance.
D) emotional judgment.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Nelson reports feeling negative emotions most of the time. Nelson is experiencing

A) raging hormones.
B) externalizing disorder.
C) internalizing disorder.
D) coping strategies.

Question 5

Which sort of coping strategy is best for emotion regulation?

A) problem-focused
B) emotion-focused
C) trait-focused
D) person-focused

Question 6

Lebron is a middle schooler who readily and easily feels intense anger or frustration. He craves attention. He frequently feels anxious, and when he gets out of control he is difficult to calm down. He probably has what type of attachment?

A) securely attached
B) insecure-resistant
C) insecure-avoidant
D) disorganized

Question 7

Charles Darwin claimed which of the following regarding emotions?

A) emotions are learned in the context of specific cultures
B) emotions are innate and universal
C) complex social emotions communicate needs
D) emotions are innate and universal but vary between boys and girls

Question 8

Which of the following is true of emotional dissemblance?

A) it is bad because it causes children to release inappropriate pent-up feelings
B) appropriate dissemblance depends on the culture
C) occurs more in preschoolers than in high schoolers
D) tends to undermine effective emotion regulation

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic emotions?

A) joy/happiness
B) anger
C) disgust
D) embarrassment

Question 10

Cultures vary in the degree to which they

A) approve of aggression as a coping strategy.
B) value high arousal emotions.
C) have children who feel emotions.
D) have children who display basic emotions.

Question 11

In order to foster good emotion regulation in children, parents should do which of the following?

A) discipline their children when the children display anger so that they learn to cut off their negative emotions
B) avoid expressing their own emotions
C) express almost all positive emotions
D) express both positive and negative emotions, but primarily positive

Question 12

Adolescent Chia-lin reports feeling moody all the time. For Chia-lin, this means feeling negative emotions most of the time. Her mother accurately

A) says it is just the phase of adolescence.
B) is concerned because it is not normal.
C) says it must be raging hormones.
D) thinks that Chia-lin needs prescription drugs.

Question 13

According to research, which is most consistently a risk factor for depression?

A) high grades, which make students feel pressure to maintain high achievement
B) low grades, which make students feel incompetent
C) use of emotion-focused coping strategies
D) family problems, such as conflict and harsh discipline

Question 14

High-school students are watching a film about the Holocaust. One of the students starts crying. Within a few seconds, many others start crying, although they were not paying close attention to the film. Which of the following concepts is illustrated in this scenario?

A) scaffolding
B) emotion contagion
C) personal distress
D) externalizing response

Question 15

What is sympathy?

A) reacting to another person's distress by feeling distress and wanting to avoid it
B) feeling concern for another person's feelings
C) experiencing the same emotions as another person
D) perceiving the emotions of another person

Question 16

Sigrun is about to cross the street to join her mother when she notices her mother's horrified look. She stops, and a speeding car that she had not seen passes by. What has Sigrun displayed?

A) scaffolding
B) empathy
C) emotional contagion
D) social referencing

Question 17

Which of the following emotions typically develops last?

A) joy/happiness
B) fear
C) disgust
D) pride

Question 18

Which children are most likely to overregulate their emotions, suppressing emotions that make them feel vulnerable?

A) securely attached children
B) insecure-resistant children
C) insecure-avoidant children
D) disorganized children

Question 19

When is depression most common?

A) preschool
B) elementary school
C) middle/ junior high school
D) high school

Question 20

Gaze aversion is a coping strategy used by

A) teens to attract the opposite sex.
B) mothers to avoid provoking resistance from children.
C) infants to prevent overstimulation.
D) toddlers to guide their self-regulation.

Question 21

You tell a preschooler about Mary and John. Mary was trying to help by carrying dishes. She dropped and broke eight dishes by accident. John did not want to eat his peas, so he threw his dish and broke it. You ask who was naughtier. What is the preschooler likely to say and for what reason?

Question 22

Sam is able to control his emotions so that he is calm even when another student insults him, puts on a happy face even in classes that are boring, and thanks the history teacher even though the teacher is incompetent. What is a term for Sam's ability that fosters these behaviors?

Question 23

Which of the following techniques is most likely to help students who experience test anxiety?

A) use competition to help students feel motivated and focused on the task
B) avoid time limits during tests and quizzes
C) suggest that students construct their own understanding of what would be good test-taking skills
D) help students understand that their test success is due to their innate ability and intelligence

Question 24

Name a social emotion.

Question 25

JonJon is anxious because he is retaking an exam that he failed. Determined to do well this time, JonJon studies and self-tests. He also has his friends make up test items and quiz him. JonJon is using a(n) _____ strategy to change the past situation.

A) emotional dissemblance
B) disengagement
C) emotion-focused
D) problem-focused

Question 26

Ms. Juarez is concerned that if her students feel too confident before a test, they will not study, and if they feel too anxious, they will have trouble studying and will do poorly. Ms. Juarez is primarily concerned about

A) internalizing disorder.
B) fostering positive emotions.
C) achieving optimal arousal.
D) preventing cheating.

Question 27

For normal children, social referencing stops

A) around first grade.
B) in middle school.
C) near the end of high school.
D) Social referencing never stops for normal children.

Question 28

Name two basic emotions.

Question 29

When people exhibit fake emotions that they do not really feel, they are demonstrating what?

Question 30

Which of the following statements about how empathy changes over time is true?

A) Adolescents are more empathic than preschoolers because they have better Theory of Mind.
B) Some studies show less empathy during adolescence, perhaps due to better self-protection.
C) Emotional contagion makes empathy possible during toddler years.
D) Social referencing helps create empathy in adolescents.

Question 31

The ability to read others' emotions goes with

A) a con man persona.
B) a history of abuse because abuse makes children sensitive to social cues.
C) lack of cooperativeness.
D) good self-control.

Question 32

Name an internalizing disorder.

Question 33

Which of the following is true of rumination?

A) More common in girls than boys and linked with depression.
B) More common in boys than girls and linked with high achievement.
C) One of the more constructive coping strategies.
D) Linked with aggression and low achievement.

Question 34

Name two things that predict ability to understand others' emotions.

Question 35

Research on the visual cliff tested which of the following as an influence on the development of fear of heights?

A) scaffolding
B) classical conditioning
C) social referencing
D) drive reduction theory

Question 36

How could you apply the so-called Mozart effect in your classroom?

A) have students study Mozart
B) have students listen to any classical music
C) have students listen to varied music, including classical, rap, and modern music
D) try to put students in a positive mood