Exam 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Research noted in your chapter has noted that by increasing __________, one of a child's most important interpersonal resources, parents can help the child experience better adjustment after his/her parents' divorce.

Roughly ____ percent of youth get "hooked" on video games, showing many of the signs and symptoms associated with pathological gambling.

________ is the teaching of values, roles, and behaviors of a given culture to that culture's children.

The ________ child in a classroom is liked by some classmates, and disliked by other classmates, but in neither case is there a high level of intensity to those feelings.

As infants grow older, their relationships with siblings develop and become more complicated. All but which of the following are ways in which these relationships change?

Which of the following are the two dimensions that differentiate various parenting styles?

Most ________ children, who are liked by most of their classmates, tend to excel both academically and socially.

The first way that children typically describe other people is through the use of ________ features, such as behaviors or physical attributes.

One form of child maltreatment is called ________, which involves depriving a child of adequate food, clothing, and/or medical care.

Why is it that children who are frequently ill have a greater likelihood of being abused?

Cornelius is an elementary school child whose parents are having a conference with his teacher. "I've noticed," his teacher says, "that Cornelius is both intensely liked and disliked by several of his peers." Based on this observation, Cornelius would be regarded as a(n) ________ child.

Research into the different "types" of children found in elementary school classrooms found five different categories. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Yuri is the leader of a group called "The Wannabes." All the other members know that Yuri is in charge, and they respect that. What is the best term to describe this type of group structure?

Casey is a chronic victim of bullies. What is one way research suggests to decrease the likelihood that Casey will continue to be victimized?

As children grow and develop, they begin to describe others in terms of abstract traits instead of just concrete features.

As adults, children whose parents divorced are more likely to experience all but which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the benefits to a child of having a new baby brother or sister come into the home?

Although friendships begin early in life, the nature of friendships tends to change as children grow older. When we reach adolescence, another layer of complexity, ________, is added to friendships.

All but which of the following have been found to be associated with watching television?

As your authors note, in many schools the ________ have the highest status among the students, while the ________ have the lowest.