Question 1

Compared to sociometrically average children, sociometrically popular children tend to be all of these EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  better at regulating emotion. 
B)  more socially skilled. 
C)  more cooperative. 
D)  less likely to exhibit assertive aggression. 
A)  better at regulating emotion. 
B)  more socially skilled. 
C)  more cooperative. 
D)  less likely to exhibit assertive aggression.

Question 2

Children who are perceived by their peers as popular tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be the same kids who are sociometrically popular. 
B)  be sociometrically rejected. 
C)  increase their use of relational aggression across early adolescence. 
D)  be less aggressive than those who are sociometrically popular. 
A)  be the same kids who are sociometrically popular. 
B)  be sociometrically rejected. 
C)  increase their use of relational aggression across early adolescence. 
D)  be less aggressive than those who are sociometrically popular.

Question 3

Compared to parents of children with low social competence, parents of children who are socially competent are more likely to believe that:

Accepted Answer

A)  their children's level of social competence is something they were born with. 
B)  they should take an active role in teaching their children social skills. 
C)  any social problems their children have are due to the children's nature. 
D)  they are not responsible for providing their children with opportunities for peer interaction. 
A)  their children's level of social competence is something they were born with. 
B)  they should take an active role in teaching their children social skills. 
C)  any social problems their children have are due to the children's nature. 
D)  they are not responsible for providing their children with opportunities for peer interaction.

Question 4

Which label describes a type of rejected child?

Accepted Answer

A)  assertive-rejected 
B)  withdrawn-rejected 
C)  unattractive-rejected 
D)  anxious-rejected 
A)  assertive-rejected 
B)  withdrawn-rejected 
C)  unattractive-rejected 
D)  anxious-rejected

Question 5

Which statement is a difference between cliques and crowds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cliques involve more members than crowds. 
B)  Older adolescents are more likely to belong to cliques than to crowds. 
C)  Cliques are assigned by consensus of the peer group. 
D)  Members of a crowd may spend little time with other members. 
A)  Cliques involve more members than crowds. 
B)  Older adolescents are more likely to belong to cliques than to crowds. 
C)  Cliques are assigned by consensus of the peer group. 
D)  Members of a crowd may spend little time with other members.

Question 6

Rose is a preschool child whose mother has tried to help her with her peers. For instance, Rose's mother suggested that she try to get involved with what the girls in her class are playing rather than trying to get them to play something new with her. What is the likely effect of Rose's mother's coaching?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rose will feel socially incompetent because her mother has to help her with her peer interactions. 
B)  Rose will do the opposite of her mother's advice to prove to her mother that she is socially competent. 
C)  Rose will be rejected by her peers. 
D)  Rose will be well accepted by her peers. 
A)  Rose will feel socially incompetent because her mother has to help her with her peer interactions. 
B)  Rose will do the opposite of her mother's advice to prove to her mother that she is socially competent. 
C)  Rose will be rejected by her peers. 
D)  Rose will be well accepted by her peers.

Question 7

Which statement BEST reflects research on the long-term benefits of friendships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children with friends in elementary school are better adjusted on a variety of measures in middle childhood and adulthood. 
B)  The benefits of having many unreciprocated friendships can outweigh the benefits of having a single reciprocated best friend. 
C)  Having reciprocated best friendships causes children to exhibit fewer problems in middle childhood. 
D)  Having reciprocated best friendships causes children to exhibit fewer problems in adulthood. 
A)  Children with friends in elementary school are better adjusted on a variety of measures in middle childhood and adulthood. 
B)  The benefits of having many unreciprocated friendships can outweigh the benefits of having a single reciprocated best friend. 
C)  Having reciprocated best friendships causes children to exhibit fewer problems in middle childhood. 
D)  Having reciprocated best friendships causes children to exhibit fewer problems in adulthood.

Question 8

When having a negative experience, children's stress reactions:

Accepted Answer

A)  are higher when a best friend observes the event. 
B)  are more stable when a best friend is present for the experience. 
C)  do not differ according to the presence of a best friend, but do differ according to the presence of unfamiliar peers. 
D)  display none of these patterns. 
A)  are higher when a best friend observes the event. 
B)  are more stable when a best friend is present for the experience. 
C)  do not differ according to the presence of a best friend, but do differ according to the presence of unfamiliar peers. 
D)  display none of these patterns.

Question 9

Children who are NOT nominated by their peers either as being liked or as being disliked are categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected. 
B)  average. 
C)  controversial. 
D)  neglected. 
A)  rejected. 
B)  average. 
C)  controversial. 
D)  neglected.

Question 10

Children's choices of friends exhibit which pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." 
B)  "Opposites attract." 
C)  "Birds of a feather flock together." 
D)  "Easy come, easy go." 
A)  "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." 
B)  "Opposites attract." 
C)  "Birds of a feather flock together." 
D)  "Easy come, easy go."

Question 11

If children attend a school with an equal mix of native French and native English speaking students, what will their peer group most likely be like?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will only have peers from their own linguistic group. 
B)  They will have significantly more friends from their own linguistic group. 
C)  They will have an equal number of friends from both linguistic groups. 
D)  They will probably only develop relationships with members of the other linguistic groups in order to develop romantic relationships with them. 
A)  They will only have peers from their own linguistic group. 
B)  They will have significantly more friends from their own linguistic group. 
C)  They will have an equal number of friends from both linguistic groups. 
D)  They will probably only develop relationships with members of the other linguistic groups in order to develop romantic relationships with them.

Question 12

Which trends tend NOT to be true of middle-childhood cliques?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members are similar in their degree of academic motivation. 
B)  Membership is stable over the long term. 
C)  Members are of the same sex and race. 
D)  Members who are central to the clique are likely to be cooperative and studious. 
A)  Members are similar in their degree of academic motivation. 
B)  Membership is stable over the long term. 
C)  Members are of the same sex and race. 
D)  Members who are central to the clique are likely to be cooperative and studious.

Question 13

Friendship groups that children form or voluntarily join are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  societies. 
B)  cliques. 
C)  crowds. 
D)  teams. 
A)  societies. 
B)  cliques. 
C)  crowds. 
D)  teams.

Question 14

Ten-year-old Kyle is sociable, athletic, and humorous, but he is also aggressive and disruptive. His peers view him as conceited. He would MOST likely be categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected. 
B)  controversial. 
C)  popular. 
D)  average. 
A)  rejected. 
B)  controversial. 
C)  popular. 
D)  average.

Question 15

The study in which teams of 10-year-old children were asked to write a story about rain forests demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  boys were better able to cooperate with their peers in this context than were girls. 
B)  boys were less able to cooperate with their peers in this context than were girls. 
C)  stories written by teams of friends were of higher quality than were stories written by teams of non-friends. 
D)  stories written by teams of friends were of lower quality than were stories written by teams of non-friends. 
A)  boys were better able to cooperate with their peers in this context than were girls. 
B)  boys were less able to cooperate with their peers in this context than were girls. 
C)  stories written by teams of friends were of higher quality than were stories written by teams of non-friends. 
D)  stories written by teams of friends were of lower quality than were stories written by teams of non-friends.

Question 16

Middle-childhood cliques tend to include _____ children, with boys' groups being _____ girls' groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  3 to 10; smaller than 
B)  3 to 10; larger than 
C)  3 to 10; similar in size to 
D)  8 to 12; larger than 
A)  3 to 10; smaller than 
B)  3 to 10; larger than 
C)  3 to 10; similar in size to 
D)  8 to 12; larger than

Question 17

Has research supported the proposal by attachment theorists that attachment style in infancy is associated with later positive peer relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, there is no evidence to support this proposal. 
B)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool, but not in older children. 
C)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool and early elementary school, but not in older children. 
D)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool, early elementary school, and late elementary school. 
A)  No, there is no evidence to support this proposal. 
B)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool, but not in older children. 
C)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool and early elementary school, but not in older children. 
D)  Yes, attachment in infancy is associated with peer relations in preschool, early elementary school, and late elementary school.

Question 18

Status in preschool peer groups is MOST likely to involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence. 
B)  family socioeconomic status. 
C)  dominance during confrontations. 
D)  athleticism. 
A)  intelligence. 
B)  family socioeconomic status. 
C)  dominance during confrontations. 
D)  athleticism.

Question 19

Research on the effect of having friendships on victimized children's adjustment indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  victimized children rarely have friends. 
B)  whether or not victimized children's friendships are reciprocal is irrelevant to the importance of the friendship for adjustment. 
C)  friends can serve as buffers against unpleasant experiences. 
D)  victimized children who have friends who are well liked by their peers feel even more socially isolated than victimized children whose friends are less well liked. 
A)  victimized children rarely have friends. 
B)  whether or not victimized children's friendships are reciprocal is irrelevant to the importance of the friendship for adjustment. 
C)  friends can serve as buffers against unpleasant experiences. 
D)  victimized children who have friends who are well liked by their peers feel even more socially isolated than victimized children whose friends are less well liked.

Question 20

Which statement about the friendships of children under the age of 2 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They appear to be able to select, prefer, and have more positive interactions with some children over others. 
B)  They show some preference for playing with some children but show no other differential behaviour toward these preferred playmates. 
C)  They show more positive affect toward some children but do not appear to be more likely to seek them out as playmates. 
D)  They are incapable of having a preferred playmate. 
A)  They appear to be able to select, prefer, and have more positive interactions with some children over others. 
B)  They show some preference for playing with some children but show no other differential behaviour toward these preferred playmates. 
C)  They show more positive affect toward some children but do not appear to be more likely to seek them out as playmates. 
D)  They are incapable of having a preferred playmate.

Exam 13: Section 2: Peer Relationship

Compared to sociometrically average children, sociometrically popular children tend to be all of these EXCEPT:

Children who are perceived by their peers as popular tend to:

Compared to parents of children with low social competence, parents of children who are socially competent are more likely to believe that:

Which label describes a type of rejected child?

Which statement is a difference between cliques and crowds?

Which statement BEST reflects research on the long-term benefits of friendships?

When having a negative experience, children's stress reactions:

Children who are NOT nominated by their peers either as being liked or as being disliked are categorized as:

Children's choices of friends exhibit which pattern?

If children attend a school with an equal mix of native French and native English speaking students, what will their peer group most likely be like?

Which trends tend NOT to be true of middle-childhood cliques?

Friendship groups that children form or voluntarily join are referred to as:

Ten-year-old Kyle is sociable, athletic, and humorous, but he is also aggressive and disruptive. His peers view him as conceited. He would MOST likely be categorized as:

The study in which teams of 10-year-old children were asked to write a story about rain forests demonstrated that:

Middle-childhood cliques tend to include _____ children, with boys' groups being _____ girls' groups.

Has research supported the proposal by attachment theorists that attachment style in infancy is associated with later positive peer relationships?

Status in preschool peer groups is MOST likely to involve:

Research on the effect of having friendships on victimized children's adjustment indicated that:

Which statement about the friendships of children under the age of 2 is true?

Section 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 2: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 1: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 1: Biology and Behavior

Section 2: Biology and Behavior

Section 1: Theories of Cognitive Development

Section 2: Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Section 1: Conceptual Development

Section 2: Conceptual Development

Section 1: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 2: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 1: Theories of Social Development

Section 2: Theories of Social Development

Section 1: Emotional Development

Section 2: Emotional Development

Section 1: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 2: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 1: The Family

Section 2: The Family

Section 1: Peer Relationship

Section 1: Moral Development

Section 2: Moral Development

Section 1: Gender Development

Section 2: Gender Development

Section 1: Conclusions

Section 2: Conclusions

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