Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Self-care has the most negative effects for children in _______________________

Of the following terms, which is NOT a classification of the degree of children's acceptance by their peers in middle childhood?

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 ________ stage.

Which of the following children's statements illustrates the use of a psychological construct in describing an individual?

Of the following statements, which is an accurate description of the nature of a child's relationship with her parents during middle childhood?

Social competence is a strong buffer against the development of behaviour problems in childhood.

Developmentalists agree that the earliest age that a child should be left in self-care is 8.

A 12-year-old's self-concept is more likely to ______compared to that of a 6-year-old child's.

Bobby is a 10-year-old who is uncoordinated and awkward, and as a consequence, he has little athletic ability. How will this circumstance influence Bobby's self-esteem?

A global evaluation of one's own worth is known as

According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of middle childhood is to develop industry, which is the willingness to work to achieve goals.

Children who have been harmed by a peer but did not retaliate may be vulnerable to bullying in the future, and they may be seen as socially incompetent by other children.

When all relevant factors are considered, what is the factor that most strongly influences how self-care affects a child?

Social-learning theorist Albert Bandura would say that children learn moral behaviour from

During the middle childhood years, children begin to integrate other-gender interactions and activities into their relationships and typically develop a substantial number of cross-sex friendships.

Passive learning environments promote the development of spirituality in preadolescent children.

Albert Bandura included these three factors in his reciprocal model of interactive components that shape development.

Even in war-torn countries, non-abusive, authoritative parenting can help children to maintain their emotional health.

The child who says, "My friend is very smart and he is more helpful than I am" is most likely _______ than the child who describes his best friend by saying, "My friend has a fast bike."

According to Piaget's ideas about children's moral development, a child who insists that the rules of a game cannot be changed because they come from authorities such as parents or religious figures is demonstrating moral development at the ________ stage.