Deck 11: Social Development

Question 1

The term 'vertical dimension' is a concept understood by which of the following theorists?

A) Rubin
B) Piaget
C) Sullivan
D) Bandura

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Ethological theories are concerned with which of the following bases of behaviour?

A) Co-operation and group harmony
B) Independence
C) Biological and evolutionary
D) Individualism

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In terms of the milestones of children's social development, at what age would you expect a child to display an understanding of the rules of social exchange?

A) 6-12 months
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 12-24 months

Answer 3

D

Question 4

At what age would the concept referred to as 'clique' be best observed?

A) 2 years
B) Adolescence
C) 6 years
D) 4 years

Question 5

Two important determinants of peer acceptance are 'sex' and 'age'. When would this be especially evident?

A) 4 years of age
B) 5 years of age
C) After 7 years of age
D) 6 years of age

Question 6

Parker and Gottman (1989) suggest that a child whose goal of friendship involves the gaining of acceptance from ones peers as the precedent occurs at which age range?

A) 3-7 years
B) 8-12 years
C) 13 years onwards
D) 1-3 years

Question 7

When considering the toddler, who is most likely (according to Rubin et al., 1998) to enter into conflicts?

A) The shy toddler
B) The inhibited toddler
C) The sociable toddler
D) The friendly toddler

Question 8

Which of the following is not used in Rubin and Coplans system of sociometric nominations?

A) Popular
B) Controversial
C) Accepted
D) Average

Question 9

According to Kupersmidt and Coie (1990) children who drop out of school are significantly more likely to be identified as which of the following?

A) Rejected and unaccepted by peers
B) Aggressive
C) Rejected withdrawn
D) Rejected aggressive

Question 10

The 'false belief task' is a test to determine what kind of understanding from a child?

A) What has gone wrong
B) A representation of their world
C) Where an object might have been hidden
D) What a child has interpreted