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Chapter 8: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood (Ages 7 to 12)

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Chapter 8: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood (Ages 7 to 12)

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8-1 §8.1 source ↗

Children of color, in particular, are typically able to identify and describe racial stereotypes by the age of ________ years.
  1. a.
    6
  2. b.
    8
  3. c.
    10
  4. d.
    12

Answer

C. 10

8-3 §8.1 source ↗

Erikson’s fourth psychosocial stage of development might be summarized by the expression “striving for competence.” In Erikson’s terminology, competence is another term for ________.
  1. a.
    industry
  2. b.
    identity
  3. c.
    autonomy
  4. d.
    inferiority

Answer

A. industry

8-5 §8.2 source ↗

An example of an other-evaluative emotion is ________.
  1. a.
    happiness
  2. b.
    pride
  3. c.
    embarrassment
  4. d.
    compassion

Answer

D. compassion

8-7 §8.2 source ↗

Ten-year-old Jasmine is frustrated by the teacher’s expectation that she memorize her times tables, and she reacts by throwing her pencil box on the floor. Jasmine is employing ________.
  1. a.
    self-regulation
  2. b.
    internal coping techniques
  3. c.
    emotional display rules
  4. d.
    external coping techniques

Answer

D. external coping techniques

8-9 §8.3 source ↗

In middle childhood experts recommend that youngsters consume no more than ________ hours of television per day.
  1. a.
    2
  2. b.
    3
  3. c.
    4
  4. d.
    5

Answer

A. 2

8-11 §8.3 source ↗

The act of threatening another person’s peer status by gossiping about them is an example of ________ aggression, a form that is more likely to be experience by girls than by boys.
  1. a.
    physical
  2. b.
    relational
  3. c.
    verbal
  4. d.
    emotional

Answer

B. relational

8-13 §8.4 source ↗

In elementary schools, children receive instruction that is increasingly focused on ________.
  1. a.
    skills assessed on standardized tests
  2. b.
    abstract thinking and reasoning
  3. c.
    growing beyond established theories
  4. d.
    learning adaptive life skills

Answer

A. skills assessed on standardized tests

8-14 §8.4 source ↗

Xinyi has a close relationship with his teacher. What will be the most likely result of that warm teacher-student bond?
  1. a.
    He is excited to see his teacher.
  2. b.
    He is often disengaged during the school day.
  3. c.
    He is nervous about attending school.
  4. d.
    He is overly dependent on his teacher during the school day.

Answer

A. He is excited to see his teacher.

8-15 §8.4 source ↗

Sharice is able to complete her homework despite many hours of athletic practice. You can say that Sharice has .
  1. a.
    an IQ that would test in the gifted range
  2. b.
    a negative teacher-child relationship
  3. c.
    a positive teacher-child relationship
  4. d.
    controversial development

Answer

C. a positive teacher-child relationship

8-17 §8.5 source ↗

Difficulty with social interaction and challenges in recognizing and understanding the emotions of others are characteristic of
  1. a.
    attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  2. b.
    autism spectrum disorder
  3. c.
    oppositional defiant disorder
  4. d.
    major depressive disorder

Answer

B. autism spectrum disorder

8-19 §8.5 source ↗

School professionals responsible for assessing the educational needs of children are
  1. a.
    social workers
  2. b.
    guidance counselors
  3. c.
    school psychologists
  4. d.
    educational psychologists

Answer

C. school psychologists

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