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

Anita and Sarah are two adolescent girls who recently had their first "go steady" relationships. Coincidentally, their boyfriends both decided to end the relationships on the same day. Anita and Sarah have spent the last couple of days talking on the phone, spending time together, and texting each other about their broken hearts. This is an example of ________.

Research examining oft-made criticisms of television-watching in children has found that

The ________ parenting style can be described as highly controlling but low in warmth.

Which of the following children is MOST likely to have older siblings?

A dominance ________ refers to the ordering of individuals within a group in which group members with lower status defer to those with greater status.

When aggression is unprovoked and appears to be solely done for the purpose of humiliation, harassment, or intimidation, it is best classified as _____ aggression.

What does your textbook have to say about children observing disagreements between their parents?

Which of the following is one of the two components of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy?

Unfortunately, research finds that even well-crafted intervention programs have failed to reduce the rates of child abuse and maltreatment in the United States.

________ is any action that increases the likelihood of the response that it follows.

There was this family-maybe you've heard of them. There was a father who had three sons, and he married a woman with three daughters. They were a really fun "bunch." This group is an example of a(n) ________ family.

Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of using role-playing to help teach effective parenting strategies?

________ instruction involves telling a child what to do, when to do it, and why it should be done.

A ________ is to a small group of children or adolescents as a ________ is to a larger mixed-sex group who are known by a common label such as "jocks" or "nerds."

The Thompson family is having several people over for dinner, including friends and relatives. During the dinner, young Phillip behaves very poorly at the table, and is going to receive a punishment for his actions. Based on the recommendations of your textbook, which of the following individuals should deliver the punishment?

Mae-Fong has been disobeying her mother all day. After the next time she fails to listen to instructions, her mother takes her to the other room, has her sit down in a chair, and tells her, "You are going to sit in this chair by yourself for five minutes to think about what it means to listen to Mommy." Mae-Fong's mother is using a technique called ________.

The primary purpose of hostile aggression seems to be

Of the different categories of children found in most classrooms, researchers have come to have the best understanding of the ________ and ________ child.

One intervention program designed to reduce the maltreatment of children is called Parent-Child ________ Therapy. It emphasizes warm and positive relationships between a child and his/her parents and teaches the parent how to set reasonable expectations for the child and how to employ appropriate methods of discipline.

Surprisingly, research has found that some children who are chronic victims of aggression or bullying by peers tend to have higher levels of _________ themselves.