TEST: Socialization

Last name, First name

What term is used to describe the enduring traits that influence how a person thinks, feels, and behaves?

• Emotions
• Personality traits
• Social norms
• Cognitive biases

The argument that personality is determined by genetic inheritance.

• Nature
• Social environment
• Nurture
• None of the options

From the nature vs. nurture debate, which of the following is an example of the influence of nurture on personality development?

• The grasping reflex of infants
• The drive to eat
• Learning to speak English
• Instincs

Which of the following are parental characteristics that influence personality development in children?

• Age of the parents
• Economic status
• Level of education
• Occupational background
• Cultural heritage

The concept of "feral children" refers to:

• Children raised in nurturing environments
• Children with very little social contact
• Children with excessive social interaction
• Children who excel in social settings

What are some of the effects of social isolation on children?

• Mental development is slowed or halted
• Normal physical development
• Lack the capacity to speak
• Average emotional skills

Which term refers to the lifelong process through which people learn the norms and values of their culture?

• Indoctrination
• Cultural diffusion
• Socialization
• Integration

_____________ refers to the process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others.

• Role taking
• Imitation stage
• Looking-glass self
• Resocialization

Mead called the internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society ______________

• Significant other
• Generalized other
• Peer influence
• Role-taking