Question 1

Although friendships begin early in life, the nature of friendships tends to change as children grow older. When we reach adolescence, another layer of complexity, ____, is added to friendships.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​trust 
B)  ​intimacy 
C)  ​autonomy 
D)  ​romance

Question 2

Two subgroups of ____ children include (a) those who are skilled academically and socially, and (b) those who are physically and/or socially aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A)  popular 
B)  ​controversial 
C)  ​neglected 
D)  ​average

Question 3

Children and adolescents tend to befriend others who are similar to themselves and, as time passes, become more similar to their friends in attitudes and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Gabe tends to be very aggressive with his siblings and peers, and he is doing poorly in school. If he is this way primarily because of parenting, he probably receives ____ parenting in his home.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​authoritarian 
B)  ​authoritative 
C)  ​uninvolved 
D)  ​permissive

Question 5

Jordan sometimes watches his parents play Angry Birds on their computer, and sometimes they give an exasperated, "Oh, MAN!" when they fail to get a better score. After he is allowed to play on the computer, he is playing a children's game one afternoon and when he fails to capture enough gold stars, he slaps his forehead and yells, "Oh, MAN!" Clearly Jordan has learned this behavior through

Accepted Answer

A)  ​direct instruction. 
B)  ​modeling. 
C)  ​feedback. 
D)  ​guided participation.

Question 6

Helen is upset because she thinks that her teacher views her argument with Mary as being silly. According to Selman, Helen is most likely in the ____ stage of perspective-taking.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​third-person 
B)  ​societal 
C)  ​undifferentiated 
D)  ​self-reflective

Question 7

If you were advising a friend on the benefits or harms of allowing her young children to watch television, you would be most correct if you informed her that the most important factor in this question is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the content of the programs that children watch. 
B)  ​the number of hours that children watch television. 
C)  ​the number of programs that children watch television. 
D)  ​whether children watch television while doing other things, such as eating meals.

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