PSYC3200 Chapter 7

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permissive parenting

a style of parenting that offers warmth and caring but little control over children

hostile aggression

unprovoked aggression that seems to have the sole goal of intimidating, harassing, or humiliating another child -"your'e stupid"

joint custody

when both parents retain legal custody of their children following a divorse

Which of the following individuals is likely to experience the most harmful effects of their parents' divorce?

Ben who is an adolescent

relational agression

children try to hurt others by undermining their social relationships -gossip

Sexual abuse and physical abuse are forms of child ____.

maltreatment

Which is the most effective way for parents to reduce the negative impact of divorce on a child?

Don't view the love of your child as a competition between you and your ex-spouse.

What is the criterion by which most 4- or 5-year-old children select their first friends?

Who is a good playmate?

blended family

a family consisting of a biological parent, a stepparent, and children

crowd

a large group including may cliques that have similar attitudes and values

time-out

a punishment that involves removing children who are misbehaving from a situation to a quiet, stimulating environment

clique

a small group of friends who are similar in age, sex, race, and attitudes

authoritarian parenting

a style of parenting in which parents show high levels of control and low levels of warmth toward their children

authoritative parenting

a style of parenting in which parents use a moderate amount of control and are warm and responsive to their children -best type

uninvolved parenting

a style of parenting that provides neither warmth nor control and that minimizes the amount of time parents spend with children

friendship

a voluntary relationship between two people involving mutual liking -first emerge around 4 or 5

instrumental aggression

aggression used to achieve an explicit goal

rejected children

as applied to children's popularity, children who are disliked by many classmates

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

authoritarian

When Ki-Jana asks his parents if he can buy a car, his parents say no but sit down and explain to him the reasoning behind their decision. His parents express affection toward him and tell him that they may consider the matter at some later time. Which parenting style best describes Ki-Jana's parents?

authoritative

controversial children

children who are both liked and dislikes intensely by classmates

neglected children

children who are ignored-neither liked or dislikes-by their classmates

average children

children who are like and dislikes by different classmates, but with relativiely little intensity

popular children

children who are liked by many classmates

Anita and Sarah are two adolescent girls who recently had their first "go steady" relationships. Coincidentally, their boyfriends both decided to end the relationships on the same day. Anita and Sarah have spent the last couple of days talking on the phone, spending time together, and texting each other about their broken hearts. This is an example of ________.

co-rumination

Younger children tend to describe other people in terms of

concrete features, such as behaviors.

co-rummination

conversations about personal problems, common among adolescent girls

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

As adults, children whose parents divorced are more likely to experience all but which of the following?

domestic abuse

Preschool children's thinking is ________, which is why they frequently have difficulty seeing the world from another's point of view.

egocentric

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

friendship

A dominance ________ refers to the ordering of individuals within a group in which group members with lower status defer to those with greater status.

heirarchy

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 is an aspect of what is known as

joint custody

One form of child maltreatment is called ________, which involves depriving a child of adequate food, clothing, and/or medical care.

neglect

As your textbook notes, children are generally able to identify people from ethnic groups other than their own by what age range?

preschool years

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

solitary children

For children, peer rejection in childhood can have serious long-term consequences, including all but which of the following outcomes?

suffering from increased numbers of medical problems

socialization

teaching children the values, roles, and behaviors of their culture

direct instruction

telling a child what to do, when, and why

dominance hierarchy

the ordering of individuals within a group in which group members with lower status defer to those with greater status

The primary purpose of hostile aggression seems to be

to intimidate, harass, or embarrass the victim.

P.J.'s parents provide neither warmth for him nor control of his actions. They do not spend much time with him, and they do give him much opportunity for any real emotional bonding with them. According to Baumrind (1975, 1991), P.J. is receiving ________ parenting.

uninvolved

negative reinforcement trap

unwittingly reinforcing a behavior you want to discourage


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