Question 1

When her son Pete was 11 years old, Mrs. Galie would allow him to go unsupervised with his friends to the movies. Which one of the following is likely to be Mrs. Galie's response when her daughter Gina becomes 11 years old?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will allow her to go to the movies unsupervised. 
B)  She will not allow her to go to any movies except Disney ones. 
C)  She will pick which movies her daughter can see. 
D)  She will only allow her to go to the movies with adult supervision.

Question 2

The boys in the fifth grade are starting to play soccer at recess. On the first day, they spend about 5 minutes going over the rules and what is out-of-bounds. According to Piaget, these boys are in the__________ stage of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral realism 
B)  conventional morality 
C)  moral relativism 
D)  advanced morality

Question 3

Eleven-year-old Roberto does poorly in school. However, he has been selected to be a member of a highly competitive traveling baseball team. Which one of the following statements best represents Erikson's ideas concerning Roberto's developing sense of self esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Success in other areas can compensate for lack of school achievement. 
B)  Roberto will enter adolescence with poor self esteem. 
C)  No other activities can compensate for poor school performance. 
D)  Roberto should not participate on the team and should engage a tutor.

Question 4

Huesman and his colleagues (2003) found that

Accepted Answer

A)  watching violent TV programs in childhood resulted in more violent acts only in childhood. 
B)  watching violent TV programs resulted in more violent acts by children and this continued into adulthood. 
C)  there were no results due to watching violent TV programs. 
D)  watching violent TV programs can be helpful in understanding aggressive children.

Question 5

Jess is not nominated by anyone as a best friend. She tries to interact with the other children but she has limited social skills. So now she mainly plays by herself. __________ is Jess' social status.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jess is not nominated by anyone as...

Question 6

Ten-year-old Marta was told not to touch her father's computer which sits on the desk in front of the bookshelf. One day she needed to use the dictionary for her homework assignment.When she reached over her father's desk, she turned on his computer. Which one of the following statements would Marta make concerning this event?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I will be punished as I touched the computer." 
B)  "Even though no one saw me do it, I won't be punished." 
C)  "It was an accident while I was completing my assignment." 
D)  "Dad will be very angry with me."

Question 7

__________is a positive result of playing video games.

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased sensitization to violence 
B)  Increased spatial-cognitive skills 
C)  Peer acceptance 
D)  Decreased obesity

Question 8

During middle childhood, a child's psychological self becomes increasingly complex, more focused on psychological factors and less focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  emotions. 
B)  physical characteristics. 
C)  personality comparisons. 
D)  psychological characteristics.

Question 9

Prosocial television programming has lead to increased__________ in early middle childhood.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial tolerance 
B)  willingness to exercise 
C)  obesity 
D)  aggression

Question 10

Research on friendship by Brett Laursen has indicated a number of findings. First, friendship may serve different functions. What two purposes do friendships serve that continue across the life-span? Second, Laursen found that friends may be influenced by each other due to selection and socialization variables. What are selection and socialization variables? When are they important?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research on friendship by Brett Laursen has...

Question 11

When Keene is asked to describe his best friend, Keene responds that his friend is happy when he is playing soccer, he likes the color blue and he is friendly. Keene is probably at least__________ears old.

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  8 
C)  10 
D)  15

Question 12

What is self-efficacy? Why is it important? What factors are important in the development of self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is self-efficacy? Why is it important?...

Question 13

According to Selman (1980), preschool children consider their best friend(s) to be

Accepted Answer

A)  their parents. 
B)  the teacher. 
C)  children they play with on a regular basis. 
D)  children they can tell their secrets to.

Question 14

Freud and Erikson agree that__________ are a major aspect of middle childhood.

Accepted Answer

A)  peer relationships 
B)  initiatives 
C)  sports 
D)  romantic relationships

Question 15

Jacques is 10 years old. He is athletic and was asked to move up to the 12-year-olds' basketball team. Jacques is most likely a __________child.

Accepted Answer

A)  popular 
B)  rejected 
C)  shy 
D)  neglected

Question 16

When asked to describe themselves, which one of the following statements are children in late middle childhood more likely than children in early childhood to say?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I have blue eyes." 
B)  "I live at 10 Front Street." 
C)  "My scout leader is Ms. Timmons." 
D)  "I am better in art than anyone else in my class."

Question 17

__________ is the interaction of personal, environmental, and behavioral factors that according to Bandura (1989) constitutes one's personality.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the interaction of personal, environmental,...

Question 18

The most important variable in children's development of self-efficacy is

Accepted Answer

A)  encouragement. 
B)  personal experience. 
C)  social comparison. 
D)  self esteem.

Question 19

__________ is a decline in responsiveness to violence on television and in video games and results in a diminished ability to emphasize with others.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is a decline in responsiveness to...

Question 20

Piaget formulated his theory of moral development by

Accepted Answer

A)  watching children play games with rules. 
B)  asking children if they behaved. 
C)  asking children's parents to complete detailed surveys on their children's morality. 
D)  analyzing videos of children in moral situations.

Exam 12: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood