Question 1

Which of the following types of nonsocial activity are cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  putting together a puzzle and building with blocks 
B)  drawing a picture and reading a book 
C)  playing on the computer and talking to an imaginary companion 
D)  aimless wandering and hovering near peers 
A)  putting together a puzzle and building with blocks 
B)  drawing a picture and reading a book 
C)  playing on the computer and talking to an imaginary companion 
D)  aimless wandering and hovering near peers

Question 2

Which of the following reasons best explains why girls fare less well than boys when transitioning to middle school?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to take school successes and failures more personally. 
B)  Movement to junior high coincides with other life changes, such as the onset of puberty and dating. 
C)  They typically find school transitions more confusing and disorienting. 
D)  They are more likely to be affected by negative self-fulfilling prophecies. 
A)  They tend to take school successes and failures more personally. 
B)  Movement to junior high coincides with other life changes, such as the onset of puberty and dating. 
C)  They typically find school transitions more confusing and disorienting. 
D)  They are more likely to be affected by negative self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 3

Tarah and her friends frequently engage in conversations about sexuality and romance. This aspect of close friendship

Accepted Answer

A)  provides opportunities to explore the self. 
B)  provides a foundation for future intimate relationships. 
C)  helps young people deal with the stresses of everyday life. 
D)  improves attitudes toward and involvement in school. 
A)  provides opportunities to explore the self. 
B)  provides a foundation for future intimate relationships. 
C)  helps young people deal with the stresses of everyday life. 
D)  improves attitudes toward and involvement in school.

Question 4

Not until age __________ do children acquire an adult-level understanding of the technical complexity of the Internet as a networklike system linking a computing center with many computers.

Accepted Answer

A)  7 or 8 
B)  10 or 11 
C)  13 or 15 
D)  16 or 17 
A)  7 or 8 
B)  10 or 11 
C)  13 or 15 
D)  16 or 17

Question 5

In the Vygotsky-based innovation, __________, teachers guide the overall process of learning but no other distinction is made between adult and child contributors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Montessori education 
B)  homogeneous grouping 
C)  transitional education 
D)  communities of learners 
A)  Montessori education 
B)  homogeneous grouping 
C)  transitional education 
D)  communities of learners

Question 6

When pairs of infants are brought together in a laboratory, __________ is/are present at 3 to 4 months.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer-directed smiles and babbles 
B)  looking accompanied by occasional touching 
C)  reciprocal exchanges and imitation of behavior 
D)  viewing one another as playmates 
A)  peer-directed smiles and babbles 
B)  looking accompanied by occasional touching 
C)  reciprocal exchanges and imitation of behavior 
D)  viewing one another as playmates

Question 7

Selina is a 13-year-old who has just started dating. Selina probably dates

Accepted Answer

A)  to rebel against her parents. 
B)  for recreation and peer status. 
C)  to achieve psychological intimacy. 
D)  for companionship and affection. 
A)  to rebel against her parents. 
B)  for recreation and peer status. 
C)  to achieve psychological intimacy. 
D)  for companionship and affection.

Question 8

Which of the following functions do mixed-sex cliques serve during the teenage years?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide boys and girls with models for how to interact with the other sex and a chance to do so without having to be intimate. 
B)  They offer the security of a permanent identity as teenagers separate from the family and begin to construct a coherent sense of self. 
C)  They offer security based on the notion of "safety in numbers," particularly for teenagers in urban locations. 
D)  They provide warmth, support, and structure that many teenagers lack in their home environment. 
A)  They provide boys and girls with models for how to interact with the other sex and a chance to do so without having to be intimate. 
B)  They offer the security of a permanent identity as teenagers separate from the family and begin to construct a coherent sense of self. 
C)  They offer security based on the notion of "safety in numbers," particularly for teenagers in urban locations. 
D)  They provide warmth, support, and structure that many teenagers lack in their home environment.

Question 9

Although __________ declines with age, it is still the most frequent form among 3- to 4-year-olds.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonsocial activity 
B)  parallel play 
C)  associative play 
D)  cooperative play 
A)  nonsocial activity 
B)  parallel play 
C)  associative play 
D)  cooperative play

Question 10

In nonaggressive children, violent TV

Accepted Answer

A)  sparks hostile thoughts and behavior. 
B)  has little or no effect on their behavior. 
C)  increases their intolerance of aggression in others. 
D)  actually promotes greater warmth in healthy parent-child relationships. 
A)  sparks hostile thoughts and behavior. 
B)  has little or no effect on their behavior. 
C)  increases their intolerance of aggression in others. 
D)  actually promotes greater warmth in healthy parent-child relationships.

Question 11

Describe ways in which parents indirectly influence their children's peer relations.

Accepted Answer

Inductive discipline and authoritative p

Question 12

A study of instant messaging use among young people showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  it enhances social skills and is a safe way to experiment with online dating. 
B)  it accounts for a small percentage of the time that young people spend at the computer. 
C)  the more instant messaging young people engage in, the more detached they become from their wider circle of family and friends. 
D)  as the amount of instant messaging between preexisting friends increases, so do young people's perceptions of intimacy in the relationship. 
A)  it enhances social skills and is a safe way to experiment with online dating. 
B)  it accounts for a small percentage of the time that young people spend at the computer. 
C)  the more instant messaging young people engage in, the more detached they become from their wider circle of family and friends. 
D)  as the amount of instant messaging between preexisting friends increases, so do young people's perceptions of intimacy in the relationship.

Question 13

Bella belongs to a peer group that includes many swim team members. Bella may be ousted from the group if she

Accepted Answer

A)  lacks skills to swim competitively. 
B)  wears swimsuits that differ from the rest of the group. 
C)  is unable to spend time with the group on weekends because of family responsibilities. 
D)  does not have a cell phone or instant messaging capabilities. 
A)  lacks skills to swim competitively. 
B)  wears swimsuits that differ from the rest of the group. 
C)  is unable to spend time with the group on weekends because of family responsibilities. 
D)  does not have a cell phone or instant messaging capabilities.

Question 14

If Stewart and Merrie want to regulate their children's TV and computer use, one helpful strategy is to

Accepted Answer

A)  allow their children only 30 minutes of unsupervised TV viewing or computer use per day. 
B)  allow their children to only be able to do one or the other each day of the week. 
C)  avoid using TV or computer time as a reward. 
D)  permit their children to watch TV and play on the computer only in their bedrooms. 
A)  allow their children only 30 minutes of unsupervised TV viewing or computer use per day. 
B)  allow their children to only be able to do one or the other each day of the week. 
C)  avoid using TV or computer time as a reward. 
D)  permit their children to watch TV and play on the computer only in their bedrooms.

Question 15

__________ are especially likely to profit from extracurricular pursuits that require them to take on meaningful roles and responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Overweight adolescents 
B)  Adolescents with physical limitations 
C)  Adolescents with academic, emotional, and social problems 
D)  Popular-prosocial adolescents 
A)  Overweight adolescents 
B)  Adolescents with physical limitations 
C)  Adolescents with academic, emotional, and social problems 
D)  Popular-prosocial adolescents

Question 16

Because social maturity in early childhood contributes to later academic performance, a growing number of experts propose that

Accepted Answer

A)  readiness for kindergarten be assessed in terms of not just academic skills but also social skills. 
B)  preschool education be made mandatory for children. 
C)  kindergarten teaching focus almost exclusively on social skills rather than academic instruction. 
D)  temperamentally shy, impulsive, and emotionally negative children be taught separately from their prosocial agemates. 
A)  readiness for kindergarten be assessed in terms of not just academic skills but also social skills. 
B)  preschool education be made mandatory for children. 
C)  kindergarten teaching focus almost exclusively on social skills rather than academic instruction. 
D)  temperamentally shy, impulsive, and emotionally negative children be taught separately from their prosocial agemates.

Question 17

In China, Japan, and most Western European countries, high school track placement is determined by

Accepted Answer

A)  family reputation. 
B)  teacher recommendations. 
C)  ancestry and lineage. 
D)  a national exam. 
A)  family reputation. 
B)  teacher recommendations. 
C)  ancestry and lineage. 
D)  a national exam.

Question 18

To assess peer acceptance, researchers usually use self-reports that measure __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social prominence; social adjustment 
B)  social preferences; social prominence 
C)  positive correspondence; negative correspondence 
D)  social preferences; social adjustment 
A)  social prominence; social adjustment 
B)  social preferences; social prominence 
C)  positive correspondence; negative correspondence 
D)  social preferences; social adjustment

Question 19

If Natalie and Jenna are in the Friendship as Mutual Trust and Assistance stage of friendship, which of the following descriptions would apply?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their relationship has become more complex and psychologically based. 
B)  Their friendship does not have any type of enduring quality. 
C)  A rift in their friendship would not require an apology or explanation. 
D)  Only an extreme falling out can terminate their friendship. 
A)  Their relationship has become more complex and psychologically based. 
B)  Their friendship does not have any type of enduring quality. 
C)  A rift in their friendship would not require an apology or explanation. 
D)  Only an extreme falling out can terminate their friendship.

Question 20

Playing speed-and-action video games fosters

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial skills in boys, but not in girls. 
B)  selective attention in boys and girls alike. 
C)  greater selective attention in girls, but not in boys. 
D)  greater school performance for boys and girls alike. 
A)  spatial skills in boys, but not in girls. 
B)  selective attention in boys and girls alike. 
C)  greater selective attention in girls, but not in boys. 
D)  greater school performance for boys and girls alike.

Which of the following types of nonsocial activity are cause for concern?

Which of the following reasons best explains why girls fare less well than boys when transitioning to middle school?

Tarah and her friends frequently engage in conversations about sexuality and romance. This aspect of close friendship

Not until age __________ do children acquire an adult-level understanding of the technical complexity of the Internet as a networklike system linking a computing center with many computers.

In the Vygotsky-based innovation, __________, teachers guide the overall process of learning but no other distinction is made between adult and child contributors.

When pairs of infants are brought together in a laboratory, __________ is/are present at 3 to 4 months.

Selina is a 13-year-old who has just started dating. Selina probably dates

Which of the following functions do mixed-sex cliques serve during the teenage years?

Although __________ declines with age, it is still the most frequent form among 3- to 4-year-olds.

In nonaggressive children, violent TV

Describe ways in which parents indirectly influence their children's peer relations.

A study of instant messaging use among young people showed that

Bella belongs to a peer group that includes many swim team members. Bella may be ousted from the group if she

If Stewart and Merrie want to regulate their children's TV and computer use, one helpful strategy is to

__________ are especially likely to profit from extracurricular pursuits that require them to take on meaningful roles and responsibilities.

Because social maturity in early childhood contributes to later academic performance, a growing number of experts propose that

In China, Japan, and most Western European countries, high school track placement is determined by

To assess peer acceptance, researchers usually use self-reports that measure and .

If Natalie and Jenna are in the Friendship as Mutual Trust and Assistance stage of friendship, which of the following descriptions would apply?

Playing speed-and-action video games fosters

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Filters

Exam 15: Peers, Media, and Schooling

Which of the following types of nonsocial activity are cause for concern?

Which of the following reasons best explains why girls fare less well than boys when transitioning to middle school?

Tarah and her friends frequently engage in conversations about sexuality and romance. This aspect of close friendship

Not until age __________ do children acquire an adult-level understanding of the technical complexity of the Internet as a networklike system linking a computing center with many computers.

In the Vygotsky-based innovation, __________, teachers guide the overall process of learning but no other distinction is made between adult and child contributors.

When pairs of infants are brought together in a laboratory, __________ is/are present at 3 to 4 months.

Selina is a 13-year-old who has just started dating. Selina probably dates

Which of the following functions do mixed-sex cliques serve during the teenage years?

Although __________ declines with age, it is still the most frequent form among 3- to 4-year-olds.

In nonaggressive children, violent TV

Describe ways in which parents indirectly influence their children's peer relations.

A study of instant messaging use among young people showed that

Bella belongs to a peer group that includes many swim team members. Bella may be ousted from the group if she

If Stewart and Merrie want to regulate their children's TV and computer use, one helpful strategy is to

__________ are especially likely to profit from extracurricular pursuits that require them to take on meaningful roles and responsibilities.

Because social maturity in early childhood contributes to later academic performance, a growing number of experts propose that

In China, Japan, and most Western European countries, high school track placement is determined by

To assess peer acceptance, researchers usually use self-reports that measure __________ and __________.

If Natalie and Jenna are in the Friendship as Mutual Trust and Assistance stage of friendship, which of the following descriptions would apply?

Playing speed-and-action video games fosters

History, Theory, and Applied Directions

Research Strategies

Biological Foundations, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, and Perceptual Capacities

Physical Growth

Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

Self and Social Understanding

Moral Development

Development of Sex Differences and Gender Roles

The Family

Filters

To assess peer acceptance, researchers usually use self-reports that measure and .