Exam 15: Becoming Part of the Community

Ms.Blanton is a preschool teacher.She notices that girls in her class tend to play in groups of other girls while boys tend to play in groups of other boys.In what ways has she likely noticed that the girls and boys groups differ from one another?

Vanessa runs a day care, which cares for children between 2 and 4 years of age.What age differences would she observe in what triggers conflict and how conflict is resolved.

Claire compares herself to other students in her swim class.She notices that she is better at front stroke than her classmates but slower at back stroke.This illustrates:

Naomi is 13 and Eva is 17.Naomi has a boyfriend who is also 13, and Eva has a boyfriend who is also 17.Which is the LEAST likely outcome?

Gabby (age 4) is sisters with Kim (age 2).When each sister gets into an argument with a peer, what is the most likely outcome?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the portrayal of prosocial behavior in children's television programming?

Becca is a teenager and her friends and mom have different opinions about the way Becca should dress.What is the most likely outcome?

All of the following statements are true of social interactions in the preschool years EXCEPT:

All of the following statements are true about controversial children EXCEPT:

Researchers have suggested that specific parent-child interaction patterns help instill certain social cognitive processing skills in children that then influence social cognitive processing of interactions with peers, which in turn influences peer acceptance.In practice, it is difficult to tell if such links are causal because the research in this area has largely been:

In which area do parents seem to influence their children more than do peers?

Joan believes that Marcela stole her boyfriend.Both girls now immensely dislike one another.This pattern can be described as (a):

Samantha is an elementary school student.Students her age typically spend ________ hour(s) each day watching television.

All of the following statements about social groups in preschool are true EXCEPT:

Jayden, a 7-year-old, watches a really violent show with his father, Andrew.Which of the following is the most likely effect of this viewing?

A principal of a middle school wants to learn more about cyberbullying and hires you as a consultant.She is curious about the types of behaviors that constitute cyberbullying and how cyberbullying differs from traditional forms of bullying.What would you tell her?

Xavier takes Kaydon's book away from him because he wants it.This illustrates:

Don is the parent of an infant daughter.He is considering buying her a DVD designed to teach infants and help them develop advanced word knowledge.Based on the research, what should he do to best aid his daughter's cognitive development during the first two years of life?

All of the following statements about friendship are true EXCEPT:

All of the following are defining characteristics of bullying EXCEPT: