Deck 50: Peers and Social Development

Question 1

During the early school years children are aware of subjective experiences in others, but their own interests predominate, which is indicative of their __________ perspective.

A) reciprocal
B) unilateral
C) egocentric
D) mutual

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Children between the ages of 3 and 5 ascribe their own feelings to others, which is indicative of their __________ perspective.

A) mutual
B) unilateral
C) egocentric
D) reciprocal

Answer 2

C

Question 3

________ is the ability to read a social situation and decide how to act accordingly.

A) Social cognition
B) Social skills
C) Second-person perspective
D) First-person perspective

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following typically has to develop for children to realize that social appearances can be deceiving?

A) Mutual third-person perspective
B) Unilateral first-person perspective
C) Egocentric first-person perspective
D) Reciprocal second-person perspective

Question 5

Children between the ages of 8 and 15 see friendship as part of a whole, which is indicative of their __________ perspective.

A) mutual
B) unilateral
C) egocentric
D) reciprocal

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT promoted by hobbies, Girl and Boy Scout troops, and chores around the house?

A) Cooperation
B) Problem solving
C) Self-confidence
D) Dominance behavior

Question 7

By age 10, the development of a(n) __________ perspective allows children to put themselves in other people's shoes and to experience things from another person's point of view.

A) egocentric
B) unilateral
C) second-person
D) third-person

Question 8

Whereas social skills reflect underlying levels of cognitive development, social cognition develops with experience, practice, and guidance.

Question 9

Competition can foster the development of social, mental, and physical skills through friendly rivalry, but if children are taught that the only goal is to win, competition fosters dominance behavior.

Question 10

School-age children are inflexible about the rules of competition because rules are a civilized way of resolving conflict and keeping aggressive tendencies in check.

Question 11

Asking children about their friends when doing a health assessment is just a way of getting them to relax; it reveals no useful information.