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

Maryann's mother asks her to go clean up her room, and Maryann promptly ignores the instruction. Her mother asks her again, and the outcome is the same. After a third attempt, this time with a bit of volume, Maryann starts whining that she doesn't want to clean up her room. Her mother finally gives up and says, "Fine, if you want to live in a filthy room, that's your choice." Maryann has achieved her own goal via the

What are the five different types of children that are typically found in a classroom? List and describe each type, and briefly discuss some of the qualities of the two that are expanded upon by your chapter.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the friendships that often develop between youngsters?

When a family consists of a biological parent, a stepparent, and children, it is called a blended family.

A child who is disliked by many of her classmates is a controversial child.

Solomon lives only with his mother. He has never known his father. His mother wants very much for him to "like" her, and worries that if she disciplines him he will come to resent her. She is very loving with Solomon, but rarely asserts any control over his behaviors. Solomon's mother is providing him with ________ parenting.

In their junior high school English class one day, Jason is reading a book and minding his own business. Suddenly, Steve, a well-known bully, yells, "Hey, Jason, you're fat!" Some of the classmates laugh nervously, and Jason looks up and just smiles. Then Steve says, "Look at that smile, man. You're ugly, too!" The laughter in the class stops, as Jason looks back down at his book, clearly embarrassed and humiliated. Steve has engaged in a form of ________ aggression.

Who is MOST likely to abuse his child?

In a research study of German school children, those kids who were judged by their teachers to be the more aggressive of their peers were, as young adults, _____ times as likely as their non-aggressive classmates to have been charged with criminal activity.

Many countries in ________ have a strong cultural prohibition against using physical punishment with children.

As your textbook notes, children are generally able to identify people from ethnic groups other than their own by what age range?

What is the criterion by which most 4- or 5-year-old children select their first friends?

Which of the following represents your authors' position regarding the use of physical discipline with children?

Jeanette has a rather large group of peers, both boys and girls, with whom she shares some common interests. This group is known in the school as the "musicals," and they all participate in choir, band, or orchestra. They frequently get together to play music, discuss performances, or just "hang out." In this example, the "musicals" are a ________.

The main problem with a negative reinforcement trap is that it

In one approach to countering racism noted in your chapter, children in a European-American elementary school were taught about the racism that famous African Americans, such as Jackie Robinson, endured. What were the results of such informative lessons?

Research has found that when junior and senior high school students are confronted with peer pressure to behave in antisocial ways, such as stealing, they typically

Which of the following parental discipline styles would be most likely to result in a "rejected child" in the classroom?

According to Baumrind (1975, 1991), the four distinct parenting styles do NOT include which of the following?

The research is conclusive-watching too many hours of television a week causes children to experience declines in their ability to pay attention.