PSY 301 QUIZ 6

Shame, or the feeling of personal humiliation, causes people to want to:

withdraw from others.

Altruism refers to the desire to act prosocially:

without receiving an external reward

The capacity to manage feelings so that they do not interfere with a productive life is called:

emotion regulation.

Boys are more likely than girls to engage in relational aggression.

False

Children need to actively be taught to be prosocial because they are born without any innately socializing reflexes.

False

Fantasy play has nothing in common with real life.

False

Friendships help teach children how to relate as adults.

True

Relational aggression may help girls ascend into a popular group.

True

Self-esteem tends to decline during elementary school because children:

can realistically compare their abilities to their peers.

During childhood, girls' play is characterized by:

collaborating in small groups.

To promote realistic self-esteem, it is important to enhance children's self-efficacy and:

encourage accurate self perception

Children who act on their immediate emotions and behave aggressively have:

externalizing tendencies.

Children who are incredibly anxious, timid, and frightened:

have internalizing tendencies.

Gender-segregated play begins:

in preschool, but accelerates in elementary school.

Although Tim just turned 6, he tends to hide behind his mother every time he is in a social situation. His intense anxiety is sparked whenever others are around. Tim MOST likely suffers from _____ tendencies.

internalizing

Children who believe they are powerless to affect their fate, and so give up, feeling that they should not try to succeed, have developed:

learned helplessness.

Five-year-old Matthew kicked Jason when Jason threatened to take Matthew's snack. Matthew is demonstrating _____ aggression.

reactive

Who tends to be bullied MOST often?

socially anxious children who do not fight back

According to Erik Erikson, the developmental task of early childhood is initiative, while the developmental task of middle childhood is industry.

true

Collaborative pretend play involves _____, and develops around the age of _____.

two children fantasizing together; 4