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

Firstborn children score higher on intelligence tests than later-born children.

In recent years, adopted children (and their adoptive families) are more likely to communicate with the children's birth family, an arrangement known as a(n):

In a group based on a dominance hierarchy, you can expect:

Which action would likely lead to a significant drop in the incidence of physical child abuse?

Describe a negative and a positive effect on children from playing video games.

What has research shown to be useful in preventing child abuse?

Families and parenting are _____ that evolved to provide for children until they mature.

Liam is learning the values, behaviors, and roles of his culture. In other words, Liam is experiencing:

Rita is incredibly aggressive on the hockey rink, but is very nice to everyone when she isn't competing. What term best describes Rita's "on-ice" aggression?

Laura is 14 years old, and is extremely upset about the fact that someone made fun of her in class. Laura is most likely to seek support from:

Who is MOST likely to abuse his child?

Amy describes her friend Duffy by saying, "She's fun to be around because she's funny and has good ideas, but she's often insensitive to how others feel." Amy is MOST likely about ____ years old.

Use your own school experiences to provide examples of school-based cliques and crowds and the concept of dominance hierarchy. If you cannot think of a specific instance, make one up.

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between parenting styles and children's temperaments?

Poverty is a risk factor for child maltreatment.

Clive says that Erik is his best friend because "we like to play with each other, and Erik always lets me use his soccer ball." It is most likely that Clive is ____ years old.

Will and Grace want their children to work hard. They have rules and expect their children to obey them without question. Will and Grace are most likely ____ parents.

Contrast the following terms: negative reinforcement trap, punishment, and time-out. Which technique seems to be the most effective?

Clyde is quite a character. He is very well liked by some people in his class, but is very much disliked by some others. Clyde is a good example of a(n) ____ child.

Once the youngest sibling gets to be about ____, they will start talking more to older siblings than to mom.