Exam 8: Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Which qualities are enhanced through prosocial behaviour?

Which statement best describes a positive outcome of permissive-indulgent parenting?

First-born children tend to be more rebellious than later-born children.

Alyssa's son, Daniel, is unable to take someone else's perspective. Which statement best describes Daniel?

Which statement best describes the impact of the birth of a sibling on the existing children in the family?

Saying you are honest is an example of the categorical self.

What is the relationship between genetics and aggression?

Parenting that is "restrictive," involving physical punishment, interference, or intrusiveness, can give rise to disobedience, rebelliousness, and lower levels of cognitive development.

Martha likes to push her ball, watch it roll, and then make it roll again. What type of play is Martha demonstrating?

Permissive parents value obedience for its own sake.

By age 2, children show preferences for a few particular playmates.

Five-year-old Raymond grabbed the cake from grandmother's plate and accidentally kicked his grandfather in the shin. His mother commented, "Isn't he cute? He is a good problem solver and rather assertive." What type of parent is Raymond's mother?

What is the definition of gender stability?

Preschoolers more readily comply when asked to do something than when asked to stop doing something.

When Elizabeth, a preschooler, is asked what she likes about their friends, what is she most likely to say?

Which of the following is an example of one's categorical self?

By what age will most children show preferences for a small group of playmates?

Children who watch more violence on television tend to accept it less in real life.

Which parents are most likely to raise a child who develops in a socially and emotionally healthy manner?

Birth order is unrelated to school performance and personality characteristics.