Deck 6: Supporting Childrens Growth and Development

Question 1

When we do two things at once,we devote __________ resources to each.

Answer 1

decreased

Question 2

Giving no physical or psychological response to a behavior is __________.

Answer 2

ignoring

Question 3

Using the outcome of the act to teach the child is using __________.

Answer 3

natural consequence

Question 4

__________ are the leading cause of death in children and teens.

Question 5

The most positive reward for children is __________.

Question 6

When adults see signs of rule breaking,like littering,they are more likely to break rules.

Question 7

The average child between eight and eighteen spends __________ hours a day in media activities,the equivalent of ______________ hours when multimedia use is taken into account with an additional _______________ with cell phones with their many uses and texting.

Question 8

When children add one hour of sleep to their nightly pattern,their improvement on __________ is equivalent to two years of growth.

Question 9

Coercion is divided into two categories: __________ and __________.

Question 10

Physical activity contributes not only to children's physical fitness,but also to their __________.

Question 11

Adequate amounts of __________ reduce racial and socioeconomic differences on cognitive measures of children's functioning.

Question 12

Seeing parents as initiators of developmental trajectories gives parents many roles such as (name 4)______________________________________________________.

Question 13

Having Chicago high school students walk on treadmills for twenty minutes before their difficult classes increased students' academic performance.

Question 14

On the basis of their experiences with their children,two-thirds of parents of three-year-olds say they have changed their views on spanking with half becoming more negative about spanking and half,more positive.

Question 15

Effective socializing agents match their teaching style to children's __________.

Question 16

Parents' beliefs about __________ shape parents' expectations,rules,and consequences.

Question 17

Developmental trajectories are defined as ____________________.

Question 18

More than 50 percent of children eight to eighteen report parents have rules for television watching.

Question 19

Parenting manuals stress injury prevention for teens as well as for younger children.

Question 20

The impact of children's media use is dependent less on ______________ and more on __________.

Question 21

Ethnic differences in media use are

A) few because all children enjoy media technology.
B) mainly seen in which media are preferred.
C) marked with regard to the amount of time spent in media use.
D) not studied often enough so we do not really know.

Question 22

Reviewers found that the essential element of successful parenting programs is a focus on the quality of the parent-child relationship.

Question 23

The Cowans found that their parenting groups still showed significant effects ten years later on parents and their children.

Question 24

Though effective when used in community-wide programs,Triple P-Positive Parenting is limited because it is only offered in that format.

Question 25

Children more likely to receive physical punishment include

A) preschool children.
B) boys.
C) children with difficult temperaments.
D) all of these.

Question 26

The PEACH program to reduce overweight and obesity in children included.

A) only children.
B) only parents.
C) children and parents together.
D) children and parents separately.

Question 27

Using educational and skill building media has all of the following benefits EXCEPT:

A) improved academic performance.
B) Improved literacy.
C) increased attention span.
D) increase in social distancing

Question 28

European American children watch more television than children of African American and Latino/Latina background.

Question 29

A careful review of many studies of physical punishment led to the conclusion(s)that

A) parents who have warm relations with their children and use mild physical punishment with preschool children do not place their children at risk for long-term harm.
B) parents who use even mild punishment with children of any age put them at risk for long-term harm.
C) parents who use physical punishment do so because they don't know better methods.
D) parents who use severe punishment with children over five do not put their children at risk for long-term harm.

Question 30

Organized family routines have the benefits of

A) helping children feel secure at times of transition or change.
B) keeping parents busy and productive.
C) make up a family culture that predicts academic achievement.
D) A and C

Question 31

Parents of children under six report they encourage children's television use

A) to interrupt children's bickering.
B) to give themselves uninterrupted time for chores.
C) to give themselves time to relax.
D) all of these

Question 32

Parents more likely to use physical punishment include

A) young parents.
B) fathers.
C) parents under financial stress.
D) A and C

Question 33

Adults who multitask are faster on a discriminating task like selecting even and odd numbers.

Question 34

Parents use coercive methods of discipline because they do not know more positive methods.

Question 35

Time-out is best used for aggressive,dangerous,or destructive behaviors.

Question 36

Seventy percent of children ages eight to eighteen and a third of children under six have TVs in their rooms.

Question 37

Parents begin to use physical punishment with children when they are two-years-old and their behavior is more challenging are more challenging.

Question 38

Verbal punishments have all of the following features EXCEPT

A) they are found in countries around the world as well as the United States.
B) approval by the culture reduces the negative effects of verbal punishments.
C) are used as substitutes for physical punishment.
D) when used with children eight and older are associated with children's increased aggressiveness and anxiety.

Question 39

For children,even those under six,screen activities are the most frequent daily activity.

Question 40

Parents' warmth,stability,and marital harmony influence the sleep of

A) children.
B) teens.
C) young adults.
D) all of these

Question 41

A family program for parents and early adolescents found that after the seven-month program,youths in the program,compared to control youth,

A) had a greater orientation to the future.
B) had a greater orientation to the present.
C) were more independent of parents' rules.
D) A and C

Question 42

Increased viewing of violent television in childhood is associated with

A) increased childhood aggression.
B) increased avoidance of aggressive behavior in adulthood.
C) increased physical aggressiveness in men and women in adulthood.
D) A and C

Question 43

Ineffective forms of discipline include all of the following EXCEPT

A) inconsistent discipline.
B) harsh, explosive discipline.
C) supervision and monitoring of children.
D) inflexible, rigid discipline.

Question 44

Describe three positive effects of the Strong African American Family Program on youths in the program,and two specific activities the parents engaged in.

Question 45

Sensitive discipline emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT

A) observe the child's behavior unless there is a problem.
B) help the child refocus on positive alternatives when frustrated.
C) help children withdraw from a tantrum by taking a time out.
D) empathize with children's feelings.

Question 46

Describe three characteristics of parents who use spanking as a punishment,three characteristics of children who receive it,and three major reasons parents use physical punishment.

Question 47

Kindergarten and first-grade children whose parents were in a parent-group had all of the following qualities EXCEPT

A) had higher academic achievement.
B) had fewer behavior problems.
C) performed about the same as those whose parents had no intervention.
D) had a more positive self-concepts.

Question 48

Four risks of using social media are identified and include all of the following EXCEPT

A) peer cyberbullying.
B) social connections established.
C) inappropriate content posted.
D) influence of outside marketers.

Question 49

Effective socializing agents do all of the following EXCEPT

A) relieve children's distress so they feel protected.
B) establish reciprocal interactions so children will learn reciprocity.
C) talk to children as though they are adults so they feel respected.
D) help children learn to control their behavior.

Question 50

When parents let children eat cold food when they are late coming to dinner,parents are using the method of _______________ to teach the child

A) rewards
B) natural/logical consequences
C) mutual problem-solving
D) contracting

Question 51

When asked whether they have ever spanked a child,the highest percent of parents who say they have spanked is.

A) 45
B) 56
C) 74
D) 94

Question 52

Actions parents can take to manage media include all of the following EXCEPT

A) keeping the television in the bedroom and out of the family living area.
B) turning off the television during meal times.
C) watching programs with children.
D) surfing the Internet with children to share their media activities.

Question 53

Parents' rules for media use of children eight to eighteen

A) are few but strictly enforced.
B) are few and not often enforced.
C) are many because of parents' concerns about media.
D) A and C

Question 54

Secure attachments contribute to children's compliance because

A) feeling secure, they pay attention to parents' messages.
B) children imitate parents' behavior.
C) children worry about breaking rules and getting in trouble.
D) children are afraid parents will leave them.

Question 55

Describe four actions parents take in the method of sensitive discipline.

Question 56

Describe the five core principles of Triple P-Positive Parenting and three skills that parents learn in the program.

Question 57

Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is an evidence-based program that has all of the following features EXCEPT

A) seeks to increase parents' knowledge and understanding of children.
B) includes detailed program for parents with specific goals and ways to achieve goals.
C) parents practice self-care as they make changes.
D) work with other parent in a cooperative way

Question 58

When television is on all or most of the time in homes,regardless of whether anyone is watching,children

A) lose interest and watch less television.
B) are less apt to read or be read to.
C) ask to have it turned off.
D) A and C

Question 59

Describe four ways media use impacts children's behavior and three ways that parents' behavior can make it more likely that children get benefits from media.

Question 60

Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is being used in nine counties in South Carolina to:

A) reduce physical abuse and out of home placement.
B) increase school attendance and academic achievement.
C) decrease adolescent substance abuse and delinquent behavior.
D) all of the above.