Exam 10: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Children in all cultures experience the same reaction to being raised by same-sex parents.

Steven attends the Boys and Girls Club in his neighborhood every day after school. They help to foster his resilience. What characteristic associated with resilience does that fall under?

Children who are disliked and shunned by their peers are experiencing:

Parents use a(an) _____ technique of discipline when they point out the consequences of a child's behavior, explain how a child affects others, and appeal to the child's self-esteem and sense of values.

What important finding do resilient children illustrate?

What is the one-child policy in the People's Republic of China, and how are families in China different from families with more than one child?

Consensual unions and childbearing within cohabiting unions are more common among:

In terms of socioeconomic status, who is more likely to live in poverty?

School-age children are more likely than preschoolers to say that they have lots of friends.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be a perpetrator of sexual abuse?

Divorce rates in the United States are (increasing/decreasing).

Children in single-parent families display all of the following except:

Diane is the mother of twin 8-year-olds. She has found that when she explains the consequences of their actions, such as telling them if they don't wear their coats they will be cold, they are more likely to comply with her requests. What discipline technique does Diane use?

Which of the following variables is least important for a child's development and well-being when raised by same-sex parents?

Teachers and other professionals who come in contact with children are _____, legally obligated to report suspicions of abuse to authorities.

According to Erik Erikson, school-age children face the task of developing a sense of:

What is a fundamental characteristic of resilient children?

What happens when school-age children become more independent?

What happens in parenting when a lesbian mother with a biological child from a previous heterosexual relationship enters into a same-sex relationship?

Parents who divorce show similar changes in their parenting strategies and interactions with children.