Exam 13: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Which country leads the world in divorce and remarriage?

Part of the definition of resilience is that the adversity must be _____.

Child culture promotes _____ from adults.

Which period is the prime time for moral development?

Family _____ refers to how a family cares for its members.

According to Erikson's theory, children in middle childhood tend to judge themselves as either _____.

Research indicates that a child who demonstrates positive adaptation in the face of stressors such as poverty and neglect is showing resilience and _____.

_____ thinking, which gives children the ability to observe and use logic, propels them to think about morality.

Two factors that universally interfere with family function in every nation are _____.

Mr. Cortez had a good conversation about the fairness of restitution and retribution with 9-year-old Sherrod. The next day, Sherrod still thought retribution was most fair. Scientific study shows us that talking about moral values with children _____.

Middle childhood is the prime time for moral development.

Alan's math skills are far better than those of his siblings. This provides evidence that _____.

In a typical military family, income is _____ school achievement than their peers from civilian families.

Other children are often sympathetic toward bully-victims.

Barbara is in the third grade. She spends many hours rehearsing her math skills, reading books, and collecting bugs. According to Erikson, Barbara is developing a healthy sense of _____ through these tasks.

Compared with nuclear families, extended families typically _____.

The particular rules and behaviors that are passed down to younger children from older children are what define _____.

Lawrence Kohlberg built on the theories of _____ in his description of the stages of moral development.

Making a positive adaptation to significant adversity is one sign of resilience.

As schoolchildren do social comparison, their self-esteem tends to suffer.