Child and Adolescent Development 352 - Applied Social Development » Spring 2022 » Quiz Chapter 8 peers

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Question #1
When coaching their children during a game with peers, mothers of children with low peer status often
A.   take control of the game
B.   avoid supervising the group
C.   all of these
D.   disrupt the child’s play
Question #2
Specific social skills that children learn through interactions with their parents include
A.   making accurate judgments about peoples’ intentions and behaviors
B.   an understanding of the social climate of their class
C.   displaying reflexive emotions
D.   gaining an understanding of social networks
Question #3
Studies of rejection and loneliness suggest that
A.   rejected children who have at least one friend are less lonely than those who are totally friendless
B.   loneliness is reduced only if the rejected child has two or more friends
C.   aggressive-rejected children typically feel lonelier than nonaggressive-rejected children
D.   rejection is not associated with other outcomes beyond loneliness
Question #4
Melissa has received some positive nominations as a liked individual from her classmates and only one negative nomination. Melissa would be classified as a(n) ____ child.
A.   controversial
B.   popular
C.   average status
D.   neglected
Question #5
Which of the following is accurate regarding parent monitoring of children’s activities?
A.   monitoring becomes less important in adolescence
B.   parents are less likely to know about their children’s activities if the children are sociable
C.   successful monitoring requires parents to be realistic about their children’s ability to take responsibility and regulate their impulses
D.   monitoring is solely the parents’ responsibility
Question #6
Pretend play:
A.   all of these
B.   permits children to experience the roles and feelings of others
C.   hinders children’s capacity to function as part of a social group
D.   is particularly important in the development of academic competence in early childhood
Question #7
Nicole was nominated as a liked individual by the vast majority of her 6th grade classmates and was nominated as a disliked individual by only her biggest rival. Thel illustrates the ____ category of peer acceptance.
A.   average status
B.   controversial
C.   popular
D.   neglected
Question #8
Edith is outgoing, friendly much of the time, but strikes her peers as somewhat arrogant. Asked to describe Edith, peers generally agree that she is "popular" but several of them admit to not liking her very much. Edith sounds a lot like a ____ child.
A.   rejected
B.   controversial
C.   average status
D.   popular
Question #9
Adolescents whose parents are frequently in conflict express more hostility in their romantic relationships
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
Rejected children can be helped to increase their social competence by
A.   learning to seek recognition for their own ideas
B.   playing games and sports
C.   hanging around other rejected children
D.   impersonal exposure to global, generalized messages about social skills

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