Dev Psyc ch 15

In terms of peer status, the ______ child is frequently nominated both as someone's best friend and as being disliked. Multiple choice question. neglected rejected controversial average

controversial

According to Daniel Berlyne, play satisfies our ______ drive. Multiple choice question. intrinsic exploratory extrinsic egocentric

exploratory

True or false: There is only one type of play called social play.

false

Knowing what goals to pursue in ambiguous situations, how to initiate and maintain a social bond, and what scripts to follow to get other children to be a friend are examples of social: Multiple choice question. regulation. knowledge. cognition. status.

knowledge.

In terms of peer status, the child is frequently nominated as a best friend and is rarely disliked by peers.

known as the sociometric status technique.

Hobbies, sports, and reading are all examples of Multiple choice question. academics. leisure. support services. cognition.

leisure.

Young preschool children are ______ older children to have friends of different genders and ethnicities. Multiple choice question. as likely as less likely than more likely than

more likely than

One individual difference factor that has been found to impair peer relations is the trait of: Multiple choice question. negative probability. negative emotionality. subordinate positioning. openness to peer influence.

negative emotionality.

Which peer status best describes Connie, who is shy and has low interaction with her classmates, but is not disliked? Multiple choice question. neglected popular rejected average

neglected

______ children engage in low rates of interaction with their peers and are often described by their peers as shy. Multiple choice question. Rejected Controversial Neglected Popular

neglected

a _____________ child is not actively disliked but receives few nominations of any kind and is seldom chosen as a best friend.

neglected

__________ therapy allows children to work off frustrations and to analyze conflicts and learn how to cope better.

play

In terms of peer status, the ___________ child is frequently nominated as a best friend and is rarely disliked by peers.

popular

Running, jumping, sliding, and throwing balls are examples of: Multiple choice question. practice play. constructive play. social play. games.

practice play.

Which of the following becomes especially important in peer interchanges during the elementary school years? Multiple choice question. retaliation impulsivity reciprocity competition

reciprocity

Aiden has not been well accepted by his peers since kindergarten. In fact, he has no friends at all, and some children say they dislike him. In terms of peer status, Aiden is Multiple choice question. a neglected child. a rejected child. an average child. a controversial child.

rejected

_________________ play is defined as behavior engaged in by infants to derive pleasure from exercising their existing sensorimotor schemas.

sensorimotor

According to a 2009 study, the largest increase in media use between childhood and early adolescence is due to: Multiple choice question. music and computers. music and cell phones. music and TV. video games and TV.

video games and TV.

Researchers estimate that the percentage of time spent in social interaction with peers increases from approximately ______ percent at 2 years of age to more than ______ percent in middle to late childhood. Multiple choice question. 5; 15 15; 25 10; 30 20; 50

10; 30

In terms of developmental changes in peer interaction, children's preference for same-sex peer groups increases until the age of: Multiple choice question. 14. 8. 10. 12.

12

In 2017, what percentage of U.S. children were living in families below the poverty line? Multiple choice question. 4.9 percent 9.9 percent 21.1 percent 17.5 percent

17.5

'' The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under _ years of age not watch TV.

2

Around the age of ______, children prefer to spend time with same-sex playmates. Multiple choice question. 1 2 3 4

3

In 2016, ______ percent of U.S. adults age 65 and older used the Internet. Multiple choice question. 58 67 43 39

67

In 2015, ______ of U.S. 13- to 17-year-olds reported that they used social networking sites daily. Multiple choice question. 100 percent 83 percent 92 percent 75 percent

92

Which of the following statements about adolescent peer relations is NOT accurate? Multiple choice question. The influence of crowds and cliques becomes increasingly important in adolescence. Adolescents are often members of formal and heterogeneous peer groups. Adolescent boys show a stronger peer attachment than adolescent girls. Adolescent groups are more likely than childhood groups to include both boys and girls.

Adolescent boys show a stronger peer attachment than adolescent girls.

Which of the following would be the LEAST effective way to decrease a bully's behavior? Multiple choice question. Condemning bullying behavior Teacher intervention Blaming the bully A focus on increasing their empathy

Blaming the bully

Select all of the following recommendations that can be used to teach rejected children how to interact appropriately. Multiple select question. Discuss hypothetical situations. Write down different situations and read out loud the appropriate strategies. Engage in role playing. Watch videos tapes of appropriate behaviors.

Discuss hypothetical situations. Engage in role playing. Watch videos tapes of appropriate behaviors.

Marcus is about to retire. He has stopped following the news and spends less time with friends. This is an example of which social theory of aging? Multiple choice question. Disengagement theory Piaget's theory Stereotyping Activity theory

Disengagement theory

Which of the following is universal among cultures? Multiple choice question. Ethnocentrism Acceptance Multiculturalism Cultural flexibility

Ethnocentrism

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding gender and peer groups? Multiple choice question. Girls' groups are more likely than boys' groups to seek to attain a group goal. Girls' groups are more likely to engage in "collaborative discourse" than boys' groups. Boys' groups are more likely to participate in organized group games than girls' groups are. From about 5 onward, boys tend to associate in larger clusters than girls.

Girls' groups are more likely than boys' groups to seek to attain a group goal.

One aspect of girls' social support in friendship is co-rumination, which is reflected in excessively discussing problems. Co-rumination has been linked to which of the following? (Select all that apply) Multiple select question. Feelings of power and excitement Increased anxiety Increased depressive symptoms Less social support Positive friendship

Increased anxiety Increased depressive symptoms Positive friendship

Which of the following is NOT true about friendships during adolescence and emerging adulthood? Multiple choice question. Best friendships often decline in satisfaction and commitment in the first year of college. The number of friendships declines from the end of adolescence to emerging adulthood. Most aspects of friendships change as adolescents move into emerging adulthood. Close relationships are more integrated and similar in emerging adulthood.

Most aspects of friendships change as adolescents move into emerging adulthood.

Which types of children's play styles have been widely studied? (Select all that apply) Multiple select question. Sensorimotor and practice play Social and constructive play Preoperational and practice play Pretense/symbolic play

Sensorimotor and practice play Social and constructive play Pretense/symbolic play

In middle and late childhood, the development of which of the following provides children with information about their peers and peer relationships? Multiple choice question. Self-esteem Self-concept Moral reasoning Social cognition

Social cognition

Which of the following refers to the extent to which children are liked or disliked by their peer group? Multiple choice question. Secure attachment Popularity scale Social cognition Sociometric status

Sociometric status

What happened when the income of parents participating in the Minnesota Family Investment program rose? Multiple choice question. They failed to share their increased income with their children. Their children participated in more juvenile delinquency. Their children's achievement in school improved. There was no effect on their children.

Their children's achievement in school improved.

What are likely causes of the feminization of poverty? (Select all that apply) Multiple select question. Women are generally the ones who decide to leave a marriage. Women are paid less in general. Alimony is awarded infrequently. Women prefer to stay home and raise their kids. Child support by fathers is poorly enforced.

Women are paid less in general. Alimony is awarded infrequently. Child support by fathers is poorly enforced.

This situation in which immigrants select and adopt characteristics of the U.S. culture to help them survive and advance while keeping their own culture is called Multiple choice question. culture adoption. biculturalism. co-culture. dual culture.

biculturalism

(Girls/Boys) are far likelier to be involved in bullying than (girls/boys) are.

boys; girls

Cultural ______ is when children and adolescents serve as mediators for their immigrant parents. Multiple choice question. brokering buffering bartering belonging

brokering

In what ways have social media transformed adolescent peer relationships? Multiple select question. lessening feedback and relationship expectations creating completely novel behaviors amplifying experiences and demands changing the frequency and immediacy of experiences facilitating new opportunities for compensatory behaviors altering the qualitative aspects of interactions

creating completely novel behaviors amplifying experiences and demands changing the frequency and immediacy of experiences facilitating new opportunities for compensatory behaviors altering the qualitative aspects of interactions

Developmentalists have distinguished five __________ statuses: popular, average, neglected, rejected, and controversial.

peer

A pleasurable activity that is engaged in for its own sake is referred to as

play

Studies have found that children living in poverty experienced high levels of allostatic load, which involves: Multiple choice question. a lack of potential job opportunities when they get out of school. living in areas with widespread environmental degradation. the wearing down of the body's physiological system due to stress. having to leave school in order to get a job to help their family financially.

the wearing down of the body's physiological system due to stress.

Anti-bullying interventions focused on which of the following have been shown to be more effective? Multiple choice question. classroom curricula the whole school social skills training individual bullies

the whole school