Exam 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

The ability of a friendship to help a child see him/herself as competent,attractive,and worthwhile serves which of Gottman and Parker's functions of friendship?

Comparing the math abilities of males and females shows that:

Self-esteem is to _______ self-evaluation as self-concept is to _______ self-evaluation.

A teaching style perspective that is learner-centered and emphasizes the importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher.

Which of the following types of bullying is a boy most likely to be the victim of?

A peer status held by children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend,but are not disliked by peers.

The presence of positive masculine and positive feminine characteristics in the same individual.

By the time a child graduates from high school,she/he will have spent approximately _________ hours in a classroom.

All of the following are peer statuses,EXCEPT:

Though schools should be fully integrated in terms of the racial and ethnic characteristics of their students,research finds that almost one-third of all African-American and Latino students attend schools in which _____ percent or more of their classmates are from minority groups.

At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development does a person understand that values and laws are relative,and that standards may vary from one person to another?

List at least three ways that parents (of children with low self-esteem)can facilitate the development of higher self-esteem in their children.

The correlation between self-esteem and school performance is:

This theorist criticizes Kohlberg's theory of moral development and argues that it reflects a gender bias.This theorist proposed an alternate perspective that emphasizes connectedness with others.

Both Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg agree that:

In terms of self-understanding,children in late childhood are more likely than children in early childhood to:

Jaymon is a third-grader asked by his teacher to describe himself.What is the most likely description Jaymon will give?

A child's social cognitive skills will affect that child's social interactions,because a child whose social cognitive knowledge is better developed will:

How would an 8-year-old child most likely describe herself?

How does the development of self-understanding change from middle to late childhood?