Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Ten-year-old Amandeep is described by her family and friends as affectionate,trusting,kind,and sympathetic.Amandeep most likely demonstrates the personality trait known as

Kristin describes her friend as kind,loyal,and the smartest student in their class.Based on this description,what age group does Kristin likely belong to?

A child who rolls her eyes in disgust when another child speaks or gossips to hurt another person's reputation is using

Loving and accepting families and peer groups guarantee high self-esteem.

Self-care has the most negative effects for children in low-income neighbourhoods with high crime rates.

Research supports the concept that children who are older than 8 years of age,compared to children who are younger,know that ________ are important when making moral judgments about the behaviour of others.

The most important element in a child's acceptance by her peers is

Popular children tend to be attractive and physically larger than their peers,characteristics they have no control over.

A global evaluation of one's own worth is known as

Canadian children between ages 2 and 11 spend an average of 21 hours/week watching television.

Boy are simply more aggressive than girls.

As children successively learn and grow through the school age years,they become

Social approval helps to maintain aggressiveness and may cause interventions aimed at reducing aggressiveness to be ineffective.

Describe self-concept in middle childhood.What role do traits,cognitive advances,and self-efficacy play in the development of a self-concept?

Contemporary studies support Erikson's theory that school plays a pivotal role in the development of children's sense of competence.

According to Erikson,the psychosocial task of middle childhood is to develop industry,which is the willingness to work to achieve goals.

Describe the gendered nature of children's friendships and social interactions in middle childhood.

Television programs that are designed to be educational or to teach children moral values

Which of the following children's statements illustrates the use of a psychological construct in describing an individual?

During play,a child protests,"Those are the rules!" when confronted with others who want to change the rules.This is an example of moral relativism.