Exam 8: Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Behaviour intended to harm another person or an object is called

When children in early childhood categorize their peers into those who are "nice" and those who are "not nice",they are exhibiting

The developmental ability that initiates the developmental crisis of initiative versus guilt is

What are the effects of different types of family structures on child development? What are the implications for social policy?

By the age of 2 or 3,children seem to understand that violating a social convention,such as failing to say "thank you," is less serious than violating a moral rule,such as taking another child's toy without permission.

Canadian research indicates that children in high-risk family situations

The long-term negative effects of divorce are greater for boys than for girls.

The parenting style that is quite militant,where there are high levels of demand and control,and low levels of warmth and communication,is the ________ type.

When several children work together to accomplish a goal,it is referred to as

Jill calls her friend "stupid" because it hurts the friend's feelings and makes her cry.Jill's behaviour is an example of ________ aggression.

What are the mechanisms or processes by which divorce affects children?

Parents' explaining why a punished behaviour is wrong is called

Children who play house are engaging in parallel play.

Borrowing a crayon is an example of ________ play.

A Canadian study showed that stereotyped ideas of sex-role knowledge do not start early in a child's development.You will be hard pressed to hear a 3-year-old say "Mommy cooks and Daddy fixes the car."

In Canada,more than 15% of grandparents are now raising their grandchildren.

Two preschoolers are sitting at a table side-by-side,and each is stacking a different set of blocks.They are engaged in ________ play.

A style of communicating that involves suggestions,support,and agreement between the participants is called ________,and this style is typically used between ________.

Yelena,age 7,says her best friend Ashley is the prettiest,smartest,nicest girl in the class.Yelena's description demonstrates the new found skill of early childhood called

A Canadian study by Landy and Tam found that positive and supportive parenting can reduce the incidence of problems,especially for children in high-risk family situations such as low-income or parental depression.