Question 1

Explanations about the acceptability of feelings and how to appropriately deal with them is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  parental monitoring. 
B)  emotion coaching. 
C)  peer coaching. 
D)  peer monitoring. 
A)  parental monitoring. 
B)  emotion coaching. 
C)  peer coaching. 
D)  peer monitoring. B

Question 2

To assess sociometric status, children are asked to list

Accepted Answer

A)  their best friends. 
B)  the popular and unpopular kids. 
C)  the peers they like the best and the peers they like the least. 
D)  the peers they like the least. 
A)  their best friends. 
B)  the popular and unpopular kids. 
C)  the peers they like the best and the peers they like the least. 
D)  the peers they like the least. C

Question 3

When asked about her best friend, Rasamee says, "My best friend is Annie. We do everything together. We both love to play four square, and we always play it together at recess. Annie lives near me, and she has so many fun toys that I love to play with." This description of Rasamee's friendship is MOST characteristic of children of what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years 
B)  4 years 
C)  7 years 
D)  10 years 
A)  2 years 
B)  4 years 
C)  7 years 
D)  10 years C

Question 4

Which aspect of development is most impacted by play behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  cognitive 
C)  intellectual 
D)  social-emotional 
A)  physical 
B)  cognitive 
C)  intellectual 
D)  social-emotional

Question 5

Voluntary activities, particularly those of children, with no specific motivation beyond their inherent enjoyment is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  actions. 
B)  behaviors. 
C)  social skills. 
D)  play. 
A)  actions. 
B)  behaviors. 
C)  social skills. 
D)  play.

Question 6

Compared with nonfriends, preschool-age friends have _____ levels of conflict, and their conflict is resolved _____ equitably.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower; more 
B)  lower; less 
C)  greater; more 
D)  greater; less 
A)  lower; more 
B)  lower; less 
C)  greater; more 
D)  greater; less

Question 7

When asked who their closest friend is, Dana and Wendy both name each other. Dana and Wendy are considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusive best friends. 
B)  popular. 
C)  well accepted. 
D)  best friends. 
A)  exclusive best friends. 
B)  popular. 
C)  well accepted. 
D)  best friends.

Question 8

Which characteristic do cyberbullies NOT exhibit?

Accepted Answer

A)  low in social anxiety 
B)  depressive symptoms 
C)  poor anger management 
D)  academic difficulties 
A)  low in social anxiety 
B)  depressive symptoms 
C)  poor anger management 
D)  academic difficulties

Question 9

Recent research has found that the higher a child's situational emotion knowledge, the _____ play.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely they are to engage in social 
B)  more likely they are to engage in onlooker 
C)  less likely they are to engage in unoccupied 
D)  more likely they are to engage in solitary 
A)  more likely they are to engage in social 
B)  more likely they are to engage in onlooker 
C)  less likely they are to engage in unoccupied 
D)  more likely they are to engage in solitary

Question 10

Interventions with rejected children have typically

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged parents to reprimand children when they are aggressive or particularly withdrawn with their peers. 
B)  aimed at improving children's relationships with their peers by enhancing aspects of their emotional development. 
C)  coached children to try to influence the peer group to choose activities in which the rejected children feel competent. 
D)  encouraged the rejected children's peers to understand why the children are aggressive or withdrawn. 
A)  encouraged parents to reprimand children when they are aggressive or particularly withdrawn with their peers. 
B)  aimed at improving children's relationships with their peers by enhancing aspects of their emotional development. 
C)  coached children to try to influence the peer group to choose activities in which the rejected children feel competent. 
D)  encouraged the rejected children's peers to understand why the children are aggressive or withdrawn.

Question 11

A factor that does NOT increase the likelihood that an adolescent will be negatively influenced by a friend's behavior is the

Accepted Answer

A)  friend having high status in the peer group. 
B)  adolescent having a high general susceptibility to peer influence. 
C)  adolescent being under the age of 16. 
D)  adolescent's parent being cold and detached. 
A)  friend having high status in the peer group. 
B)  adolescent having a high general susceptibility to peer influence. 
C)  adolescent being under the age of 16. 
D)  adolescent's parent being cold and detached.

Question 12

Children's long-term adjustment appears to be caused in part by

Accepted Answer

A)  their sociometric status. 
B)  the quality of their social behavior. 
C)  both their sociometric status and the quality of their social behavior. 
D)  neither their sociometric status nor the quality of their social behavior. 
A)  their sociometric status. 
B)  the quality of their social behavior. 
C)  both their sociometric status and the quality of their social behavior. 
D)  neither their sociometric status nor the quality of their social behavior.

Question 13

Friendship is NOT defined as a relationship that is

Accepted Answer

A)  characterized by reciprocities. 
B)  between same-sex members. 
C)  conflictual. 
D)  one sided. 
A)  characterized by reciprocities. 
B)  between same-sex members. 
C)  conflictual. 
D)  one sided.

Question 14

Which adolescent is MOST likely to be negatively influenced by the peer group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gerry, whose parents exhibit an authoritative style 
B)  Todd, whose culture has family sanctions against delinquent behavior 
C)  Oscar, whose parents are responsive 
D)  Mica, who has a distant relationship with his mother 
A)  Gerry, whose parents exhibit an authoritative style 
B)  Todd, whose culture has family sanctions against delinquent behavior 
C)  Oscar, whose parents are responsive 
D)  Mica, who has a distant relationship with his mother

Question 15

Define sociometric status. What are the five basic acceptance classifications used by researchers, and how are children classified into each of these categories?

Accepted Answer

Sociometric status, or peer acceptance,

Question 16

Which friends are MOST likely to extensively discuss problems and their negative thoughts and feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  male pair with a poor-quality friendship 
B)  male pair with a high-quality friendship 
C)  female pair with a poor-quality friendship 
D)  female pair with a high-quality friendship 
A)  male pair with a poor-quality friendship 
B)  male pair with a high-quality friendship 
C)  female pair with a poor-quality friendship 
D)  female pair with a high-quality friendship

Question 17

Research indicates that compared to preschool children who were securely attached as infants, those who were insecurely attached as infants tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  more aggressive. 
B)  less withdrawn. 
C)  better liked by their peers. 
D)  All of these traits characterize those children. 
A)  more aggressive. 
B)  less withdrawn. 
C)  better liked by their peers. 
D)  All of these traits characterize those children.

Question 18

The majority of children's play after the age of _____ is social.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 year 
B)  2 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  7 years 
A)  1 year 
B)  2 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  7 years

Question 19

The extent to which children play with others is referred to as _____ play according to Mildred Parten.

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  parallel 
C)  onlooker 
D)  solitary 
A)  social 
B)  parallel 
C)  onlooker 
D)  solitary

Question 20

Researchers have found that adolescents who are not socially anxious or lonely use the Internet for communication more often than those who are socially anxious and lonely. This finding supports

Accepted Answer

A)  increased control over interactions in teen friendships. 
B)  the rich-get-richer hypothesis. 
C)  reduced emphasis on physical appearance via the use of online communication. 
D)  the social-compensation hypothesis. 
A)  increased control over interactions in teen friendships. 
B)  the rich-get-richer hypothesis. 
C)  reduced emphasis on physical appearance via the use of online communication. 
D)  the social-compensation hypothesis.

Explanations about the acceptability of feelings and how to appropriately deal with them is known as

To assess sociometric status, children are asked to list

Which aspect of development is most impacted by play behaviors?

Voluntary activities, particularly those of children, with no specific motivation beyond their inherent enjoyment is referred to as

Compared with nonfriends, preschool-age friends have _ levels of conflict, and their conflict is resolved _ equitably.

When asked who their closest friend is, Dana and Wendy both name each other. Dana and Wendy are considered to be

Which characteristic do cyberbullies NOT exhibit?

Recent research has found that the higher a child's situational emotion knowledge, the _____ play.

Interventions with rejected children have typically

A factor that does NOT increase the likelihood that an adolescent will be negatively influenced by a friend's behavior is the

Children's long-term adjustment appears to be caused in part by

Friendship is NOT defined as a relationship that is

Which adolescent is MOST likely to be negatively influenced by the peer group?

Define sociometric status. What are the five basic acceptance classifications used by researchers, and how are children classified into each of these categories?

Which friends are MOST likely to extensively discuss problems and their negative thoughts and feelings?

Research indicates that compared to preschool children who were securely attached as infants, those who were insecurely attached as infants tend to be

The majority of children's play after the age of _____ is social.

The extent to which children play with others is referred to as _____ play according to Mildred Parten.

Researchers have found that adolescents who are not socially anxious or lonely use the Internet for communication more often than those who are socially anxious and lonely. This finding supports

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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Exam 13: Peer Relationships

Explanations about the acceptability of feelings and how to appropriately deal with them is known as

To assess sociometric status, children are asked to list

Which aspect of development is most impacted by play behaviors?

Voluntary activities, particularly those of children, with no specific motivation beyond their inherent enjoyment is referred to as

Compared with nonfriends, preschool-age friends have _____ levels of conflict, and their conflict is resolved _____ equitably.

When asked who their closest friend is, Dana and Wendy both name each other. Dana and Wendy are considered to be

Which characteristic do cyberbullies NOT exhibit?

Recent research has found that the higher a child's situational emotion knowledge, the _____ play.

Interventions with rejected children have typically

A factor that does NOT increase the likelihood that an adolescent will be negatively influenced by a friend's behavior is the

Children's long-term adjustment appears to be caused in part by

Friendship is NOT defined as a relationship that is

Which adolescent is MOST likely to be negatively influenced by the peer group?

Define sociometric status. What are the five basic acceptance classifications used by researchers, and how are children classified into each of these categories?

Which friends are MOST likely to extensively discuss problems and their negative thoughts and feelings?

Research indicates that compared to preschool children who were securely attached as infants, those who were insecurely attached as infants tend to be

The majority of children's play after the age of _____ is social.

The extent to which children play with others is referred to as _____ play according to Mildred Parten.

Researchers have found that adolescents who are not socially anxious or lonely use the Internet for communication more often than those who are socially anxious and lonely. This finding supports

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

Filters

Compared with nonfriends, preschool-age friends have _ levels of conflict, and their conflict is resolved _ equitably.