Question 1

Children who are classified as controversial receive
like-most nominations from classmates and like-least nominations from classmates.

Accepted Answer

A) few; few 
B) few; average 
C) average; average 
D) few; high 
E) high; high 
A) few; few 
B) few; average 
C) average; average 
D) few; high 
E) high; high E

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true about adolescents' involvement with romantic partners?

Accepted Answer

A) Older adolescents are more likely than younger adolescents to choose romantic partners on the basis of characteristics that bring status. 
B) Adolescents' first romantic partners tend to be members of their mixed-sex cliques. 
C) The quality of adolescents' romantic relationships appears to be unassociated with the quality of their relationships with parents. 
D) Having a romantic relationship, even one of high quality, is associated with decreased feelings of self- competence. 
A) Older adolescents are more likely than younger adolescents to choose romantic partners on the basis of characteristics that bring status. 
B) Adolescents' first romantic partners tend to be members of their mixed-sex cliques. 
C) The quality of adolescents' romantic relationships appears to be unassociated with the quality of their relationships with parents. 
D) Having a romantic relationship, even one of high quality, is associated with decreased feelings of self- competence. B

Question 3

It is clear from research that friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of all of the following consequences EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) being yelled at by the teacher. 
B) being victimized by peers. 
C) entering a new school. 
D) being socially isolated. 
E) Friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of all of these. 
F)Friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of none of these. 
A) being yelled at by the teacher. 
B) being victimized by peers. 
C) entering a new school. 
D) being socially isolated. 
E) Friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of all of these. 
F)Friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of none of these. E

Question 4

For May, a minority child in her community in the United States, which of the following variables is likely to be the least important factor in friendship
selection?

Accepted Answer

A) similarity in age 
B) being of the same sex 
C) being of the same race 
D) similarity in interests 
A) similarity in age 
B) being of the same sex 
C) being of the same race 
D) similarity in interests

Question 5

Of aggressive-rejected children and withdrawn- rejected children, which are at risk of internalizing problems in the long term?

Accepted Answer

A) neither aggressive-rejected children nor withdrawn- rejected children 
B) both aggressive-rejected children and withdrawn- rejected children 
C) only aggressive-rejected children 
D) only withdrawn-rejected children 
A) neither aggressive-rejected children nor withdrawn- rejected children 
B) both aggressive-rejected children and withdrawn- rejected children 
C) only aggressive-rejected children 
D) only withdrawn-rejected children

Question 6

Loosely organized groups of adolescents that identify as a group and often engage in illegal activity are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) societies. 
B) cliques. 
C) crowds. 
D) gangs. 
A) societies. 
B) cliques. 
C) crowds. 
D) gangs.

Question 7

Which is NOT a feature of reciprocity?

Accepted Answer

A) mutual regard 
B) behavioral give-and-take 
C) comparable benefits 
D) unacknowledged rivalry 
A) mutual regard 
B) behavioral give-and-take 
C) comparable benefits 
D) unacknowledged rivalry

Question 8

Children who are nominated by a number of peers as liked and by other peers as disliked are categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A) rejected. 
B) average. 
C) controversial. 
D) neglected. 
A) rejected. 
B) average. 
C) controversial. 
D) neglected.

Question 9

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about social withdrawal and peer acceptance in childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) Socially withdrawn children are nearly always rejected by their peers. 
B) Socially withdrawn children are nearly always neglected by their peers. 
C) Only socially withdrawn children that display negative actions and emotions are likely to be rejected by their peers. 
D) Only socially withdrawn children that display negative actions and emotions are likely to be neglected by their peers. 
A) Socially withdrawn children are nearly always rejected by their peers. 
B) Socially withdrawn children are nearly always neglected by their peers. 
C) Only socially withdrawn children that display negative actions and emotions are likely to be rejected by their peers. 
D) Only socially withdrawn children that display negative actions and emotions are likely to be neglected by their peers.

Question 10

Interventions with aggressive-rejected children have typically:

Accepted Answer

A) encouraged parents to punish children when they are aggressive with their peers. 
B) taught children to use deliberate problem solving in situations with their peers. 
C) coached children to try to influence the peer group to choose activities in which the aggressive children feel competent. 
D) encouraged the aggressive children's peers to understand why the children are aggressive. 
A) encouraged parents to punish children when they are aggressive with their peers. 
B) taught children to use deliberate problem solving in situations with their peers. 
C) coached children to try to influence the peer group to choose activities in which the aggressive children feel competent. 
D) encouraged the aggressive children's peers to understand why the children are aggressive.

Question 11

Regarding peer relationships, Piaget emphasized that peers displayed:

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of interaction. 
B) a need for adult supervision. 
C) cooperation. 
D) openness and spontaneity. 
A) a lack of interaction. 
B) a need for adult supervision. 
C) cooperation. 
D) openness and spontaneity.

Question 12

Children's preference for same-sex friends emerges in:

Accepted Answer

A) toddlerhood. 
B) preschool. 
C) elementary school. 
D) high school. 
A) toddlerhood. 
B) preschool. 
C) elementary school. 
D) high school.

Question 13

Which of the following children is most likely to be negatively influenced by his friends' behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Gary, who is extremely aggressive and who has aggressive friends 
B) Frank, who is mild mannered, shows no signs of aggression, and has aggressive friends 
C) Roger, whose parents are cold and detached, and whose friends use drugs 
D) Harry, whose parents monitor his activities and are receptive to his viewpoint, and whose friends use drugs 
A) Gary, who is extremely aggressive and who has aggressive friends 
B) Frank, who is mild mannered, shows no signs of aggression, and has aggressive friends 
C) Roger, whose parents are cold and detached, and whose friends use drugs 
D) Harry, whose parents monitor his activities and are receptive to his viewpoint, and whose friends use drugs

Question 14

Which of the following observations is a true statement about the association between family income and peer acceptance?

Accepted Answer

A) Family income is unassociated with children's peer acceptance. 
B) Children from low-income homes are more likely to be rejected than children from middle-income homes. 
C) Children from low-income homes are less likely to be rejected than children from middle-income homes. 
D) Children from low-income homes are both more likely to be rejected and more likely to be popular than children from middle-income homes. 
A) Family income is unassociated with children's peer acceptance. 
B) Children from low-income homes are more likely to be rejected than children from middle-income homes. 
C) Children from low-income homes are less likely to be rejected than children from middle-income homes. 
D) Children from low-income homes are both more likely to be rejected and more likely to be popular than children from middle-income homes.

Question 15

Parents of rejected children are more likely than parents of popular children to:

Accepted Answer

A) interrupt their children. 
B) change the topic of conversation midstream when talking with their children. 
C) talk to their children at length. 
D) change the topic of conversation midstream when talking with their children, talk to them at length, and interrupt them. 
A) interrupt their children. 
B) change the topic of conversation midstream when talking with their children. 
C) talk to their children at length. 
D) change the topic of conversation midstream when talking with their children, talk to them at length, and interrupt them.

Question 16

The children in Gavin's class are asked to name the children they like the most and the children they like the least. Many of Gavin's classmates list him as one of the children they like the least, and few list him as one of the children they like the most. Gavin would be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A) neglected. 
B) rejected. 
C) controversial. 
D) popular. 
A) neglected. 
B) rejected. 
C) controversial. 
D) popular.

Question 17

Children who are NOT nominated by their peers either as being liked or as being disliked are categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A) rejected. 
B) average. 
C) controversial. 
D) neglected. 
A) rejected. 
B) average. 
C) controversial. 
D) neglected.

Question 18

Which of the following trends tends to be true of middle-childhood cliques?

Accepted Answer

A) Members are similar on important characteristics. 
B) Membership is stable over the long term. 
C) Members are of the same sex and race. 
D) All members play an equally important role in the group. 
E) Members are similar on important characteristics, and are of the same race and sex. 
F)Membership is stable over the long term and all members play an equally important role in the group. 
A) Members are similar on important characteristics. 
B) Membership is stable over the long term. 
C) Members are of the same sex and race. 
D) All members play an equally important role in the group. 
E) Members are similar on important characteristics, and are of the same race and sex. 
F)Membership is stable over the long term and all members play an equally important role in the group.

Question 19

Of the following sociometric status groups, children in which group are MOST likely to remain in the same sociometric group over long periods of time?

Accepted Answer

A) rejected 
B) controversial 
C) popular 
D) neglected 
A) rejected 
B) controversial 
C) popular 
D) neglected

Question 20

Who is at greater risk for externalizing symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) a popular child 
B) a rejected child 
C) a neglected child 
D) a controversial child 
A) a popular child 
B) a rejected child 
C) a neglected child 
D) a controversial child

Children who are classified as controversial receive like-most nominations from classmates and like-least nominations from classmates.

Which of the following statements is true about adolescents' involvement with romantic partners?

It is clear from research that friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of all of the following consequences EXCEPT:

For May, a minority child in her community in the United States, which of the following variables is likely to be the least important factor in friendship selection?

Of aggressive-rejected children and withdrawn- rejected children, which are at risk of internalizing problems in the long term?

Loosely organized groups of adolescents that identify as a group and often engage in illegal activity are referred to as:

Which is NOT a feature of reciprocity?

Children who are nominated by a number of peers as liked and by other peers as disliked are categorized as:

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about social withdrawal and peer acceptance in childhood?

Interventions with aggressive-rejected children have typically:

Regarding peer relationships, Piaget emphasized that peers displayed:

Children's preference for same-sex friends emerges in:

Which of the following children is most likely to be negatively influenced by his friends' behavior?

Which of the following observations is a true statement about the association between family income and peer acceptance?

Parents of rejected children are more likely than parents of popular children to:

The children in Gavin's class are asked to name the children they like the most and the children they like the least. Many of Gavin's classmates list him as one of the children they like the least, and few list him as one of the children they like the most. Gavin would be classified as:

Children who are NOT nominated by their peers either as being liked or as being disliked are categorized as:

Which of the following trends tends to be true of middle-childhood cliques?

Of the following sociometric status groups, children in which group are MOST likely to remain in the same sociometric group over long periods of time?

Who is at greater risk for externalizing symptoms?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

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Moral Development

Gender Development

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Exam 13: Peer Relationships

Children who are classified as controversial receive like-most nominations from classmates and like-least nominations from classmates.

Which of the following statements is true about adolescents' involvement with romantic partners?

It is clear from research that friendships can buffer children against the negative effects of all of the following consequences EXCEPT:

For May, a minority child in her community in the United States, which of the following variables is likely to be the least important factor in friendship selection?

Of aggressive-rejected children and withdrawn- rejected children, which are at risk of internalizing problems in the long term?

Loosely organized groups of adolescents that identify as a group and often engage in illegal activity are referred to as:

Which is NOT a feature of reciprocity?

Children who are nominated by a number of peers as liked and by other peers as disliked are categorized as:

Which of the following assertions is a true statement about social withdrawal and peer acceptance in childhood?

Interventions with aggressive-rejected children have typically:

Regarding peer relationships, Piaget emphasized that peers displayed:

Children's preference for same-sex friends emerges in:

Which of the following children is most likely to be negatively influenced by his friends' behavior?

Which of the following observations is a true statement about the association between family income and peer acceptance?

Parents of rejected children are more likely than parents of popular children to:

The children in Gavin's class are asked to name the children they like the most and the children they like the least. Many of Gavin's classmates list him as one of the children they like the least, and few list him as one of the children they like the most. Gavin would be classified as:

Children who are NOT nominated by their peers either as being liked or as being disliked are categorized as:

Which of the following trends tends to be true of middle-childhood cliques?

Of the following sociometric status groups, children in which group are MOST likely to remain in the same sociometric group over long periods of time?

Who is at greater risk for externalizing symptoms?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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