Question 1

The sociometric nomination measure uses the number of positive and negative nominations a child receives from other children to determine the child's

Accepted Answer

A)  self-esteem. 
B)  intellectual capacity. 
C)  norm-conforming tendency. 
D)  peer status. 
A)  self-esteem. 
B)  intellectual capacity. 
C)  norm-conforming tendency. 
D)  peer status.

Question 2

Peer popularity has positive and negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Social skills such as compromising and cooperating are most likely to be learned by interacting with

Accepted Answer

A)  egalitarians. 
B)  peers. 
C)  older siblings. 
D)  teachers. 
A)  egalitarians. 
B)  peers. 
C)  older siblings. 
D)  teachers.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a step in the information-processing model of social competence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child must generate a single plan of action and implement it via trial and error. 
B)  The child must focus on and meaningfully interpret the correct social cues being given by a peer group. 
C)  The child must set a goal for the interaction,such as retaliating against an aggressor or making a friend. 
D)  The child must enact a plan of engagement and actively monitor and modify it as necessary. 
A)  The child must generate a single plan of action and implement it via trial and error. 
B)  The child must focus on and meaningfully interpret the correct social cues being given by a peer group. 
C)  The child must set a goal for the interaction,such as retaliating against an aggressor or making a friend. 
D)  The child must enact a plan of engagement and actively monitor and modify it as necessary.

Question 5

What is social competence? What factors are responsible for it?

Accepted Answer

Social competence is the ability to func

Question 6

Children from preschool through high school

Accepted Answer

A)  rate unattractive children as more intelligent than attractive children. 
B)  rate attractive children as more friendly than unattractive children. 
C)  do not use physical attraction to make judgments about the behavioral characteristics of their peers. 
D)  use body type but not attractiveness to determine peer acceptance. 
A)  rate unattractive children as more intelligent than attractive children. 
B)  rate attractive children as more friendly than unattractive children. 
C)  do not use physical attraction to make judgments about the behavioral characteristics of their peers. 
D)  use body type but not attractiveness to determine peer acceptance.

Question 7

A companion who is approximately the same age and at the same developmental level is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  friend. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  peer. 
D)  model. 
A)  friend. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  peer. 
D)  model.

Question 8

Peers provide the child with direct feedback about how well he is doing in the academic,social,and emotional realms.Therefore,peers contribute to the child's developing sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  self. 
B)  academic identity. 
C)  physical maturity. 
D)  individuality. 
A)  self. 
B)  academic identity. 
C)  physical maturity. 
D)  individuality.

Question 9

Casey is ten and frequently switches friends over a relatively short period of time.Casey likely has qualities that both attract and disappoint friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding cliques and crowds is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children may be labeled by their peers as being a part of a particular clique,though they do not perceive themselves as such. 
B)  Parental values may contribute to the child's association with a particular crowd. 
C)  Clique membership in middle school reflects the child's need to belong during a time of separating themselves from parents and adults. 
D)  Adolescents approaching young adulthood are less likely to be interested in cliques and crowds. 
A)  Children may be labeled by their peers as being a part of a particular clique,though they do not perceive themselves as such. 
B)  Parental values may contribute to the child's association with a particular crowd. 
C)  Clique membership in middle school reflects the child's need to belong during a time of separating themselves from parents and adults. 
D)  Adolescents approaching young adulthood are less likely to be interested in cliques and crowds.

The sociometric nomination measure uses the number of positive and negative nominations a child receives from other children to determine the child's

Peer popularity has positive and negative consequences.

Social skills such as compromising and cooperating are most likely to be learned by interacting with

Which of the following is not a step in the information-processing model of social competence?

What is social competence? What factors are responsible for it?

Children from preschool through high school

A companion who is approximately the same age and at the same developmental level is a(n)

Peers provide the child with direct feedback about how well he is doing in the academic,social,and emotional realms.Therefore,peers contribute to the child's developing sense of

Casey is ten and frequently switches friends over a relatively short period of time.Casey likely has qualities that both attract and disappoint friends.

Which of the following statements regarding cliques and crowds is not true?

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Beyond Family and Peers

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Exam 15: Peers

The sociometric nomination measure uses the number of positive and negative nominations a child receives from other children to determine the child's

Peer popularity has positive and negative consequences.

Social skills such as compromising and cooperating are most likely to be learned by interacting with

Which of the following is not a step in the information-processing model of social competence?

What is social competence? What factors are responsible for it?

Children from preschool through high school

A companion who is approximately the same age and at the same developmental level is a(n)

Peers provide the child with direct feedback about how well he is doing in the academic,social,and emotional realms.Therefore,peers contribute to the child's developing sense of

Casey is ten and frequently switches friends over a relatively short period of time.Casey likely has qualities that both attract and disappoint friends.

Which of the following statements regarding cliques and crowds is not true?

Themes and Theories

Studying Child Development

Genetics and Heredity

The Prenatal Period and Birth

Brain, Motor Skill, and Physical Development

Basic Learning and Perception

Language

Cognition

Social Cognition

Achievement

Emotion

Self and Values

Gender

The Family

Beyond Family and Peers

Filters