Exam 3: The Self, Social, and Moral Development

Which of the following quotes is a statement of self-concept?

Mr.Cooke teaches the fourth grade and expects his students to show a high level of independence about completing assignments,following procedures,and keeping up with homework and other daily responsibilities.School started two months ago,and Mr.Cooke is becoming increasingly frustrated with Teagan and her unwillingness to stick with difficult tasks.Teagan does not take risks or accept challenges.She prefers to work on assignments that are easy,and she stops when she faces a challenge.Rather than asking for help,she either turns in an incomplete assignment or hides it in her desk.During group work,she seldom speaks up and only wants to fill roles that are easy for her.She is intellectually capable of succeeding academically,but she is not successfully resolving the developmental crisis of her current stage of psychosocial development. Using Erikson's stages of psychosocial development,describe the developmental crisis Teagan must resolve.Suggest strategies Mr.Cooke might use to help Teagan resolve the crisis productively.

Which of the following adolescents has reached the identity status of foreclosure?

Which of the following children seems to have the most well developed theory of mind?

Keyshawn didn't think much about being African American until he got to high school.Then he became painfully aware of his ethnic minority status.He still wants to do well in school and become a lawyer like his uncle,but he feels alienated when he's at school.His African American friends from middle school are not interested in academics,and Keyshawn doesn't have much in common with them anymore.His racial-ethnic identity seems to be:

After recess,Cooper tells Mrs.Morris that Jeremy has cigarette burns on his chest and goes on to say that Jeremy says his mom's boyfriend did that to him last night.Mrs.Morris asks Jeremy to come with her to the nurse's office,and there she confirms the cigarette burns and the story.What is the best way for Mrs.Morris to follow up at this point?

Mr.Lytle called Brenna's mother to discuss Brenna's classroom behavior and get parental support to help Brenna learn self-control.Brenna uses aggressive behavior to get her way,and today she pushed Liam and caused him to fall.Mr.Lytle instructed Brenna to take time out from the group,and he talked to her privately.Brenna's mother responded to Mr.Lytle by saying,"Brenna's that way.She doesn't realize how strong she is.She's really a sweet girl.She'll grow out of it." The parenting style in Brenna's microsystem is most likely:

Mrs.Berry teaches fifth grade in an inner city school.The students in the district have not performed well on standardized tests and the school board is proposing changes in order to increase the amount of academic time students spend in the classroom.If the changes are approved,Mrs.Berry's fifth graders will no longer have a recess during the school day.Mrs.Berry has researched this matter and wants to address the school board. What points might she make from her research that are likely to influence the board's decision?

Cultural differences influence variations in parenting styles.Researchers who study parenting in cultures other than European American families find that warmth and control are not the only significant factors to consider.For example,researchers have found that Latino parenting adds the dimension of:

By definition,self-esteem is associated with:

Nine-year-old Connor is curious about technology and wants to become an engineer.Due to changes in No Child Left Behind legislation,his school received a large grant that funds a special technology program.Connor is particularly excited to be one of the participants in the program.According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model,the legislative changes took place in which social/cultural ecosystem?

Child obesity and eating disorders are growing problems in the U.S.Several of Mr.Thomas's middle school students fit these categories.Which of his students most likely shows signs of anorexia?