Exam 14: Relationships Across the Lifespan

Explain how shared imaginative play in children's friendships is linked to the development of empathy.

Which of the following statements about adolescents' beliefs about intimate relationships is FALSE?

Which of the following is a defining feature of friendships?

Laurita's friend,Guiliana,comes over after school to play on Wednesdays.Laurita's parents notice that her demeanor and style of play differ greatly when she is with Giuliana,compared to when she plays with her younger sister,Pilar.What have her parents most likely observed?

Why do children with older siblings develop theory of mind more quickly than children without siblings?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three characterizations of childhood friendships that play a role in developing intimacy in adulthood?

You have been asked to take part in a radio program about how parental relationships affect children.One of the other participants claims,"When parents argue,it doesn't matter whether they hide it from their children or not.Kids don't understand the complexity of adults' emotions anyway." How do you respond?

Habituation is to ________ as reactivity is to ________.

Which of the following statements about losing a spouse or partner in later life is FALSE?

Nearly 80 percent of people who have been divorced remarry,generally fairly quickly.Explain why remarriages are significantly more likely to dissolve than are first marriages.

Susan is studying childhood development in college and is eager to try out what she is learning with her own children,Mac and Ceilidh.Two-and-a-half-year-old Mac listens intently as his mother tells a story about Joe and Sam.Joe has a toy truck,which he puts into a box and then leaves the room.While he is gone,Sam takes the truck out of Joe's box and puts it into his own pail.Susan asks Mac,"When Joe comes back into the room,where will he look for his truck?" Mac replies,"In Sam's pail." Six-year-old Ceilidh is listening and says,"Don't be silly! Joe will look for the truck in the box." Explain why Mac's and Ceilidh's answers differ.

Carlos and Angela have a 6-year-old child named Rosita.They occasionally fight with each other in front of Rosita.Given what you know about children as witnesses of their parents' relationship,what is true?

Infants are most likely to be distressed when their mothers are unresponsive to _____ for a few moments because they are paying attention to a _____.

The textbook describes a study where 2-year-olds played in a room and were exposed either once or twice to research assistants having an argument.A control group of children did not witness the research assistants arguing.The researchers then assessed the children's aggressive behaviors when they were alone.The main finding of the study was that children become ________.The children who heard the research assistants arguing twice were ________ aggressive themselves than the children who heard the research assistants arguing only once.

Cohabitation refers to:

When elementary schoolchildren are asked to describe the different relationships in their lives,they mention conflict more often in their relationships with:

Which couple has the highest likelihood of divorcing?

After hearing her parents argue over and over again,Emma became accustomed to their bickering.Emma's behavior can be attributed to:

Which of the following statements about research on differential parental treatment is accurate?

Describe the defining features of friendships.