Socio-emotional Development in Childhood
Derrick, a third grader, has a best friend. Which child is MOST apt to be his best friend?
Hal, a 9-year-old boy in his class
Which boy is the LEAST likely to engage in gender-segregated play?
Henry, Age 3
Which statement about friends is false?
They rarely disagree or fight, especially in Western cultures.
To promote realistic self-esteem, one must enhance children's self-efficacy and encourage:
accurate self-perceptions
Children with _____ act on their immediate emotions and behave aggressively.
externalizing tendencies
"Imagine how hurt you would feel if your friend treated you that way." This type of child-rearing intervention is called:
induction
When five-year-old Carla is punished by her mom, she pretends she is a princess. This is a(n):
normal response since she is using fantasy play to cope with stress.
Professor Landry is describing rough-and-tumble play. She uses _____ as an example.
playing at wrestling
_____ children are frequently named in the most-liked category and never appear in the disliked group. They also stand out as being really liked by everyone.
popular children
This type of aggression occurs in response to being hurt, threatened, or deprived.
reactive
Aaron and Asif are four years old and playing together. Their play style, which mimics aggression, but without intent to harm, is called _____ play.
rough-and-tumble
Which child is MOST apt to engage in gender-segregated play?
Suma, age 4
Ten-year-old Bella has a best friend named Sophia. Which would be Bella's MOST likely description of why Sophia is her best friend?
"I can tell her anything, and I know she will stand up for me."
About _____ percent of children are subject to chronic harassment by a bully.
10-20 percent
Which statement about shame is false?
It brings a person closer to others
Personality theorist Harry Stack Sullivan believed that children's friendships fulfill the developmental needs of self-validation and intimacy. Which aged child is Sullivan describing?
Reece, age 10
Zola, a new third-grade teacher, wants her male and female students to play together and have best friends of the opposite sex. Zola needs to understand that:
boys and girls may play together but usually stick to their own gender for best friends.
According to the text, bullying:
can never be totally eradicated.
Girls' play often involves:
cooperating and collaborating in small groups.
The capacity to manage one's feelings is called:
emotion regulation
Disruptive and aggressive behavior in children may indicate:
externalizing tendencies
Humans are biologically programmed to retaliate or strike back when thwarted. This is called the _____ hypothesis.
frustration-aggression
A classic victim of bullying:
has internalizing issues and trouble standing up for herself.
Nine-year-old Nanette realizes that she is not a scholar, but she is a star athlete, which is the life domain she really cares about. Nanette MOST likely has:
high self-esteem.
Boys' play is defined by:
high-energy competition and the effort to establish dominance in large groups.
George feels that everyone is out to get him. George has a(n):
hostile attributional bias.
Japanese children may be _____ than U.S. children.
less apt to take credit for prosocial acts
When five-year-old Carlita is in the hospital preparing for a surgery, she pretends she is a princess. This is a(n):
normal response because Carlita is using fantasy play to cope with her fear and stress.
Eleven-year-old Sarah loves to tattle on her older sister. Last week, Sarah told her sister's boyfriend that her sister had kissed another boy. Sarah showed _____ aggression.
relational
What is the goal of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program?
to develop a school-wide norm to not tolerate peer abuse
Collaborative pretend play involves _____, and develops around age _____.
two children fantasizing together; 4
When asked why Jorge likes his friend Victor, he replies, "because we both love playing with swords." These boys are probably _____ children because they describe their friendships in terms of _____ qualities.
younger;external