Exam 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Socialist George Herbert Mead proposed that a __________ emerges when children adopt a view of the self that resembles others' attitudes toward the child.

Which of the following personality traits is a child most likely to describe as feminine?

Adult involvement in formal groups, such as scouting and 4-H,

Which of the following children has the highest risk for serious adjustment problems?

Most neglected children

Describe the features of friendship in middle childhood.

Research findings raise the question of whether the decline in white children's explicit racial bias during middle childhood is a true decrease, or whether it reflects their

When their parents divorce, preschoolers and young school-age children

Which of the following subjects are children most likely to regard as more for girls?

__________ prompts children to make amends.

Marcia, a never-married African-American woman, is raising a new baby. Marcia will probably

Brothers Alan and James are very different in personality and temperament. What should their parents do to help facilitate their sibling relationship?

Samantha has recently divorced. She and her 2-year-old are likely to experience which of the following in the initial period after the divorce?

When war and social crises are temporary, most children

As children enter school and receive more feedback about how well they perform compared with their peers, self-esteem usually

Ten-year-old Stanley knows that his friend MaryAnn is angry because he played with Chester at recess. The next day, Stanley invites MaryAnn to play with Chester and him. Stanley is using

Nick is passive and socially awkward. He worries a lot, holds negative expectations about his peer interactions, and is disliked by many of his classmates. Nick is a __________ child.

School-age children with peer-relationship problems are more likely to

Teachers who emphasize learning over getting good grades tend to have more

Children who __________ are especially vulnerable to child sexual abuse.