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

The research is conclusive-watching too many hours of television a week impairs the ability of children to pay attention.

"I'd really like to stay home all day and lounge on the sofa eating chips and watching television," Denny says to himself. "I really shouldn't do that, though, because others might think it is foolish to stay inside on such a beautiful day." Denny's evaluation of his plan reflects the ____ level of perspective taking in Selman's theory.

In their 30s, adults who were highly aggressive as children are at risk for

The ____ parenting style can be described as highly controlling but low in warmth.

As your textbook notes, children are generally able to identify people from ethnic groups other than their own by what age range?

Many countries in ____ have a strong cultural prohibition against using physical punishment with children.

When Jonathon's son, Graham, misbehaves in the grocery store, Jonathon firmly scolds him and tells him, "If you do not start behaving, I will put back the cookies that you asked for." Jonathon is using a type of feedback called negative reinforcement with his son.

What are the five different types of children that are typically found in a classroom? List and describe each type, and briefly discuss some of the qualities of the two that are expanded upon by your chapter.

Mae-Fong has been disobeying her mother all day. After the next time she fails to listen to instructions, her mother takes her to the other room, has her sit down in a chair, and tells her, "You are going to sit in this chair by yourself for five minutes to think about what it means to listen to Mommy." Mae-Fong's mother is using a technique called _______________.

The two stable dimensions of parental behavior discussed in your text are level of control, and provision of needed essentials.

Even well-crafted intervention programs have failed to reduce the rates of child abuse and maltreatment in the United States.

Yuri is the leader of a group called "The Wannabes." All the other members know that Yuri is in charge, and they respect that. What is the best term to describe this type of group structure?

Israel's parents have been taking him to different places in the neighborhood lately-the temple, the Jewish Community Center, and the local B'nai B'rith headquarters. They are hoping that he will really embrace his own religious background and culture, as his older siblings have. This process of teaching a child the values, roles, and behaviors of a culture is known as ____.

Hostile aggression is provoked and occurs with an explicit goal in mind.

_______________ is the teaching of values, roles, and behaviors of a given culture to that culture's children.

According to Robert Selman, the first stage of a child's perspective-taking development is the _______________ stage, during which the child understands that they and others have different thoughts, but often confuse the two.

Jeanette has a rather large group of peers, both boys and girls, with whom she shares some common interests. This group is known in the school as the "musicals," and they all participate in choir, band, or orchestra. They frequently get together to play music, discuss performances, or just hang out. In this example, the "musicals" are a ____.

Why is it that the potential prosocial benefits of watching television are outweighed by the negative consequences?

All EXCEPT which of the following have been found to be associated with watching television?

By the time she graduates high school, the average American teenager has spent the equivalent of ____ watching television.