Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Your text suggests a reason why parents living in poverty are more likely to be stricter and place more emphasis on obedience. What is that reason?

What is the primary goal of trait theories?

Psychologists have begun to believe that girls may not be less aggressive than boys, but rather that girls may express themselves by using which form of aggression?

Which of the following is Piaget's stage of moral development in which children understand that sometimes rules can be changed by social agreement?

What effect does self-care have on children in terms of socialization and school performance?

Give at lest four examples of how adults can foster healthy moral reasoning in children.

Middle childhood is the time to resolve the crisis of ________ vs. ________ according to Erikson.

According to researchers who study self-care children, poorly adjusted self-care children are likely to display which of the following?

Which of the following is an accurate description of female-male differences in friendships in middle childhood?

According to Douglas Gentile, a key element in defining violence is the ________ to cause harm to another.

Michael said, "My friend is very smart and he is more helpful than I am." Tammy said, "My friend has a fast bike." Michael is most likely ________ than Tammy.

A ________ is a stable pattern of responding to situations.

Many children who grow up in neighborhoods with street violence, gang activity, and overcrowded homes suffer from which of the following?

If you ask a preschooler how people make friends, which of the following answers are you likely to receive?

Although aggressive children tend to be disliked by their peers, they are usually considered to be

Heath refers to his friend, Mickey, as smart. Heath's description is based on a ________.

Which of the following is suggested to help protect children from the detrimental effects of the stressors associated with poverty?

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development, a child who knows that the players of a game can change the rules as long as all the children agree to play by the new rules is demonstrating moral development at the which stage?

Louis likes to play violent video games. Lately he has become concerned that other students at school might attack him, so he has started carrying a knife. According to Douglas Gentile, which of the following best describes Louis's response to playing violent video games?

Which of the following accurately reflects Freud's view of development in middle childhood?