Human Development Chapter 7

​The main problem with a negative reinforcement trap is that it

ends up increasing the incidence of an unwanted behavior.

A child who is disliked by many of her classmates is known as a controversial child.

False

Disagreements between parents should always be kept away from the eyes and ears of children, because there are no positive lessons that a child can learn from watching their parents argue.

False

The two stable dimensions of parental behavior discussed in your text are level of control, and provision of needed essentials.

False:

​A ____ is a voluntary relationship between two people involving mutual liking.

Friendship

​As infants grow older, their relationships with siblings develop and become more complicated. All EXCEPT which of the following are ways in which these relationships change?

Older children are essential in facilitating communication between the younger sibling and the parents.

​The ____ parenting style can be described as highly controlling but low in warmth.

authoritarian

​Jeanette has a rather large group of peers, both boys and girls, with whom she shares some common interests. This group is known in the school as the "musicals," and they all participate in choir, band, or orchestra. They frequently get together to play music, discuss performances, or just hang out. In this example, the "musicals" are a ____.

crowd

​Sexual abuse and physical abuse are both types of

maltreatment.

Jordan sometimes watches his parents play Angry Birds on their computer, and sometimes they give an exasperated, "Oh, MAN!" when they fail to get a better score. After he is allowed to play on the computer, he is playing a children's game one afternoon and when he fails to capture enough gold stars, he slaps his forehead and yells, "Oh, MAN!" Clearly Jordan has learned this behavior through

modeling.

​Research into the different "types" of children found in elementary school classrooms found five different categories. Which of the following is NOT one of these categories?

solitary children

As children grow and develop, they begin to describe others in terms of abstract traits instead of just concrete features.

true

The prognosis for children who are mistreated is not good, as they can experience physical, social, and/or emotional damage.

true

Which of the following are the two dimensions that differentiate various parenting styles?

warmth and responsiveness & parental control

​Anjali's parents are divorced. Anjali spends weekends with his father and the rest of the week with his mother. In legal terms, this arrangement describes

​joint custody.