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

In their junior high school English class one day, Jason is reading a book and minding his own business. Suddenly, Steve, a well-known bully, yells, "Hey, Jason, you're fat!" Some of the classmates laugh nervously, and Jason looks up and just smiles. Then Steve says, "Look at that smile, man. You're ugly, too!" The laughter in the class stops, as Jason looks back down at his book, clearly embarrassed and humiliated. Steve has engaged in a form of ____ aggression.

When a family consists of a biological parent, a stepparent, and children, it is called a blended family.

What does your textbook have to say about children observing disagreements between their parents?

Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of using role-playing to help teach effective parenting strategies?

As children become more egocentric, they develop an enhanced ability to see the world from another person's point of view.

_______________ of a child can include physical, sexual, or psychological abuse, as well as neglect.

Which of the following represents your authors' position regarding the use of physical discipline with children?

Most _______________ children, who are liked by most of their classmates, tend to excel both academically and socially.

The most striking similarity between the effects on children of watching television and the effects on children of playing video games is that

Younger children tend to describe other people in terms of

There is a rather large group of friends at one particular high school. They all share interests, and often spend time together doing things related to the theme of their group. Within this group, there is one recognized "leader," who the others tend to follow and take instruction from. This ordering of status within the group is called a(n) ____ hierarchy.

What advice should you give to a parent who is trying to discourage prejudice in his or her child?

Anjali's parents are divorced. Anjali spends weekends with his father and the rest of the week with his mother. In legal terms, this arrangement describes

The Thompson family is having several people over for dinner, including friends and relatives. During the dinner, young Phillip behaves very poorly at the table, and is going to receive a punishment for his actions. Based on the recommendations of your textbook, which of the following individuals should deliver the punishment?

A parent helps determine a child's behaviors, but the child's behaviors also shape the techniques used by his or her parents. This bidirectional impact is called _______________ influence.

What is the criterion by which most 4- or 5-year-old children select their first friends?

Some people have referred to television as the "boob tube," their point being that too much television will result in cognitive impairments or socially unacceptable behaviors in children and adolescents. Present a fair and balanced response to this notion by first discussing some possible negative effects of television viewing and then evidence suggesting the possibility of positive outcomes from watching television.

Which statement regarding the friendships that often develop between youngsters is FALSE?

_______________ instruction involves telling a child what to do, when to do it, and why it should be done.

The typical U.S. high school graduate has watched _______________ hours of television.