Exam 3: Social Contexts and Socioemotional Development

Distinguish between trust vs. mistrust and autonomy vs. shame and doubt stages of Erikson's life-span developmental theory.

According to Erikson's life-span development theory, the primary risk during the elementary years is that an individual might develop a sense of which of the following?

Using Kohlberg's Heinz dilemma, interpret the following individual's response: "He shouldn't steal the drug. He didn't get permission; he used force and took it. He did a lot of damage, stealing a very expensive drug and breaking up the store too. He might go to jail." What stage in Kohlberg's theory does this response best represent?

Analyze the differences between the first four stages of Erikson's life-span developmental theory and how they impact a child's development.

Imagine you have a student who is performing well below what you would expect. Using Bronfenbrenner's five environmental systems, propose possible reasons behind this low performance.

Which of the following provides the best example of how the macrosystem, as described by Bronfenbrenner, influences education?

Examine the ways in which peer relations and friendships in elementary school impact a student's future developmental success.

Discuss three strategies schools can use to strengthen the school-family link.

Robby cheated on a math test by stealing the answers from the teacher's desk. The teacher realizes that someone stole the answers out of her desk. She asks the other students in her fourth-grade math class if they know who did it. Several of them stand up and announce to the class that they saw Robby take the answers from her desk. According to Kohlberg's theory, at what stage of morality are these children most likely to be functioning?

According to the author of the text, children are most likely to behave in socially competent ways if they are raised with which of the following types of parenting?

Which of the following individuals is in Kohlberg's social system stage of moral reasoning?

Which of the following statements best describes indulgent parenting?

Keisha's parents are highly involved with her and her two sisters. They all have televisions in their rooms, have the latest music and games, and have their way when it comes to family activities. Keisha's parents place few limits or restrictions on their behavior. What type of parenting style are Keisha's parents demonstrating?

Which of the following best describes the curriculum controversy in early childhood education?

Lacking friends has been linked to depression and lower grades in middle school children.

The Montessori approach to early childhood education emphasizes student rights and parent participation.

Which of the following statements best describes characteristics of children raised by authoritarian parents?

Susie, a twelfth-grade teacher, will not award a failing student one extra point so as to pass and thus graduate. Susie feels that it is a violation of the law to award students points they did not earn, and thus she fails this student and the student does not graduate. According to Kohlberg, at what level of moral reasoning is Susie's teacher functioning in?

Evaluate how an individual in each of Kohlberg's three levels of moral development would respond to a specific moral dilemma.

Jake's preschool classroom displays many types of hands-on materials on the shelves, including a variety of building materials, art supplies, books, and puzzles. The young children are shown how to work with the materials and clean up following an activity. Children are encouraged to explore the materials and choose what they like. Which early childhood education approach best describes Jake's classroom?