Exam 8: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

It is estimated that approximately _____ percent of children born to married parents in the United States will experience their parents' divorce.

When asked to describe his parenting style,Juan stated,"In my house,my word is the law." Juan is probably a(n):

Girls are more likely to engage in _____,in which they talk and act in a more reciprocal manner.

From about _____,children show autonomous morality.

_____ play,which can be engaged in throughout life,involves the repetition of behavior when new skills are being learned or when physical or mental mastery and coordination of skills are required for games or sports.

Most children know whether they are physically a girl or boy by about _____ years of age.

Michael,aged four,loves playing with toy cars and airplanes,and his idea of play involves wrestling and pushing his friends.Melanie,also aged four,loves playing with her dolls and doll house,and her idea of play is to have a tea party with her dolls and friends.Both are exhibiting:

A national survey of U.S.parents with three- and four-year-old children found that _____ percent of parents reported spanking their children frequently.

Research linking corporal punishment and child behavior has been associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

Low levels of _____ in the female embryo allow the normal development of female sex organs.

Which type of play increases dramatically during the preschool years?

Feelings of anxiety and guilt are central to the account of moral development provided by _____ theory.

_____ psychologists propose that men have gradually changed over time to have dispositions that favor competition and risk-taking.

Which leading theorist on sibling relationships described the three important characteristics of sibling relationships as emotional stability,familiarity and intimacy,and variation?

Approximately _____ percent of gay men are parents.

Young children tend to believe that if a rule is broken,punishment will be meted out immediately.This indicates a belief in the concept of:

Which of the following is an effective way of handling a child's misbehavior,according to most child psychologists?

What does a child get from peers that he/she typically cannot get from siblings?

Laurie Kramer,who has conducted a number of research studies on siblings,says that:

According to Freud,to reduce anxiety,avoid punishment,and maintain parental affection,children identify with parents,internalizing their standards of right and wrong,and thus form the: