Exam 15: Peers

Ryan is the child of authoritarian,power-assertive parents.He is to be classified as

A rejected child is likely to continuously repeat an unsuccessful social behavior.

_________ who are coordinated,strong,and skilled in physical or sporting activities are rated as more popular by their peers and as more socially competent by their teachers and parents.

Marcy is just entering second grade,and she is happy because she has many friends who will be there too.According to research findings on peer relations,Marcy is likely to

When neglected children are asked to enter a group of unfamiliar children already at play,they typically

What is modeling,and how can it be used to train children in social skills?

When popular children are asked to enter a group of unfamiliar children already at play,they typically

Most children are likely to include themselves as a member of a ________;but peers tend to assign other children to a ________.

Explain dominance hierarchies and their relationship to peer groups.

________ contends that peer interactions prompt,or even coerce,the child to consider the viewpoints of others,thus broadening the child's social perspective taking ability.

Describe peer relations in infancy and early childhood.

Describe the patterns and conceptions of friendships during the early childhood years.

Playmates who become friends do all of the following except

Grant is twelve.As he enters adolescence,he is likely to decrease the amount of his free time spent with peers.

During adolescence,friends become less positive and reciprocally supportive.

Christopher,Mark,Michael,and Patrick were playing "cops and robbers." They decided who would be the cops and who would be the robbers,and they even played out a robbery scene and a car chase in their back yard.The boys are engaged in _________ play.

Discuss the child's active role in his or her peer socialization.In what aspects of peer relations,popularity,and friendships do children take an active part? In what aspects,if any,do children take a passive part?

In her classic studies of children's play,Mildred Parten found that the peer relations of young children are characterized by three forms of play.What are those forms,and what are their main characteristics?

When designing a procedure for asking students to rate who among their peers is popular,Dr.Shaw should try to make sure that

________ maintains that contact with peers,especially those who are more skilled in a given domain,stretches the child's intellectual and social capacities,causing the child to internalize new modes of thinking.