Question 1

Which of the following seems to be the most important element in a child's acceptance by her peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence 
B)  Physical appearance 
C)  Socioeconomic status 
D)  Social behavior

Question 2

During middle childhood, a new component of the self is added to the categorical, social, and emotional selves. This new component includes things like personality traits and is called the ________.

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Question 3

Which of the following is the typical pattern of children's descriptions of others during middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  During middle childhood, children are unobservant and do not attempt to interpret or describe other people. 
B)  Across the middle childhood period, children become less abstract and more concrete in their descriptions of others. 
C)  During middle childhood, children use only observable, physical characteristics when they describe other people. 
D)  During middle childhood, children talk more about internal characteristics or qualities that the individual seems to have.

Question 4

How has the number of children living in poverty changed from the 1980s to now?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has declined. 
B)  It has remained the same. 
C)  It is impossible to know because of the number of homeless families in the U.S. 
D)  It has increased.

Question 5

At what age do most developmentalists agree that a child might begin self-care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seven years 
B)  Nine or ten 
C)  Twelve years old 
D)  Fourteen years old

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The child's IQ 
B)  The parents' reason for leaving the child in self-care 
C)  Parental monitoring 
D)  The child's level of independence and maturity

Question 7

According to 2010 statistics, what approximately what percentage of school-aged children in the United States have access to the internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  55% 
B)  70% 
C)  85% 
D)  100%

Question 8

According to Erikson, how does a child achieve a sense of industry?

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Question 9

How does the understanding of the physical world develop between the ages of six and twelve?

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Question 10

According to the text, which of the following is linked to rejection and unpopularity among children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decompensating behaviors 
B)  Higher achievement scores 
C)  Aggression and disruptive behavior 
D)  Promiscuity

Question 11

Which of the following children would be LEAST likely to be rejected or neglected by peers in middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juan, who loves to write and perform various types of music 
B)  Elizabeth, who throws temper tantrums and cries easily 
C)  Larry, who is taller than his peers and considered handsome 
D)  Abraham, who is very shy

Question 12

In a(n) ________ culture parents help children develop a sense of self-esteem based on the child's own interests.

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Question 13

Explain some of the current trends in research regarding how to address bullying in schools. Using critical thinking, express your opinion of this current trend.

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Question 14

Which of the following is the best example of relational aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dawn yelled at her older sister, "Get up! I'm supposed to sit next to Daddy!" 
B)  Sylvia lobbed a rotten apple at the boys in the tree house, and they immediately began to chase her down the street. 
C)  Gloria announced to her friends, "We're not going to be friends with Sharinda any more. She's fat!" 
D)  Jonathon reached across the aisle and gave Iman's pigtail a hard tug.

Question 15

Leticia failed to ride her bike up the hill with her friends. She later asked her father to remove the training wheels from her bike so that she would no longer feel embarrassed. This is an example of which part of Social-Cognitive theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person component 
B)  Residual traits 
C)  Extroversion 
D)  Reciprocal determinism

Question 16

What is the crisis of middle childhood according to Erikson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competency versus risk-taking 
B)  Basic trust versus mistrust 
C)  Industry versus inferiority 
D)  Latency versus sexual development

Question 17

During the later years of middle childhood, the key element of children's friendships becomes ________.

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Question 18

Which of the following characteristics is more likely to be found in neglected children than in popular or rejected children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher intelligence 
B)  Depression and loneliness 
C)  Aggression 
D)  Creativity

Question 19

Which of the following is a major influence in a child's self esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  The general support the child feels from her parents, peers, and others 
B)  The evaluations of teachers and whether they match the child's self-evaluation 
C)  Internal characteristics transmitted genetically from the parents 
D)  The child's perceived popularity by others

Question 20

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 ________.

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Exam 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood