Question 1

Denise Kandel's explanation for why friends are so similar says that first people seek out friendships with people who are similar to them and then

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A)   the friendship stops new people from join.
B)   as they do things together they continue to influence each other.
C)   as they move through the grades, their friendships become stronger.
D)   parents exert pressure for the friends to remain together as a group.

Question 2

Girls prefer to interact in larger groups than boys.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In social interactions between preschoolers, children engage in mutual imitation when they reach

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A)   12 to 15 months.
B)   15-18 months.
C)   20 to 24 months.
D)   24 to 30 months.

Question 4

Research on play therapy has found that this type of therapy

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A)   is enjoyable for everyone, but it seldom does anything to relieve symptoms.
B)   is helpful in the short term in reducing symptoms, but the symptoms inevitably return.
C)   generally resulted in children changing maladaptive behaviors, especially if parents were involved in the therapy.
D)   only heightens the fear and anxiety that the child experiences as the therapist asks the child to enact over and over again how they feel.

Question 5

What adolescents want from a romantic relationship changes with their age. Younger adolescents look for

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A)   intimacy in their romantic relationships.
B)   commitment and loyalty.
C)   physical appearance.
D)   exclusivity.

Question 6

When a child prefers to play alone, rather than with other people, it

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A)   is always a reason for concern because it is a good indicator of adjustment problems.
B)   can be for a number of reasons, some problematic but others not.
C)   means that the child does not have a secure attachment relationship with parents.
D)   is associated with a diagnosis of autism.

Question 7

Think about your closest friend. What makes that person a good friend to you? Now compare these ideas with those that define friendship for a preschool child. What is the same and what is different in the nature of friendship at the two ages?

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My closest friend is someone who is alwa...

Question 8

Which of the following statements about peer pressure is true?

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A)   Most of the peer pressure that adolescents experience is direct pressure to misbehave.
B)   There is antisocial peer pressure that is both direct and subtle.
C)   Adolescents become more susceptible to peer pressure as they get older.
D)   Girls are always more susceptible to peer pressure than boys.

Question 9

In studies of peer social status, children who are seldom named by peers as either someone they like or someone they dislike are classified as

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A)   rejected.
B)   controversial.
C)   neglected.
D)   average.

Question 10

Research on play and academic achievement in schools found that

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A)   recess time contributes to physical development, but does not impact academic achievement.
B)   children become less attentive to their schoolwork the longer they go without a break.
C)   behavior in the classroom is not impacted by the amount of recess children have, but academic skill is improved when they have at least two recess breaks.
D)   the more recess time children have, the lower the academic achievement level they have.

Question 11

Discuss gender differences in play. Who do boys and girls play with and how do they play?

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Gender differences in play have been wid...

Question 12

In infants, large repeated muscle movements that have no purpose (such as kicking the legs)  is called

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A)   physical activity play.
B)   rhythmic stereotypies.
C)   rough-and-tumble play.
D)   exercise play. B

Question 13

Cross cultural research on the development of theory of mind has found that

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A)   children in collectivist cultures develop their theory of mind at later ages than children in individualistic cultures.
B)   children in individualistic cultures develop their theory of mind at later ages than children in collectivist cultures.
C)   there are few differences between children from a wide variety of cultures and countries.
D)   the only cultural differences that were found were between children who had formal schooling and those who were unschooled.

Question 14

Natalie is an athletically gifted basketball player who is called "stuck up" by peers and is someone a lot of the girls want to be friends with. Natalie is very selective in who she associates with and picks on peers she doesn't like. Natalie would be considered to be a __________ child.

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A)   popular-prosocial
B)   rejected-aggressive
C)   popular-antisocial
D)   rejected-withdrawn C

Question 15

Individuals who are aggressive, annoying, or socially unskilled are called __________ children.

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A)   popular-prosocial
B)   rejected-aggressive
C)   popular-antisocial
D)   rejected-withdrawn B

Question 16

Young children who engaged in pretend play with their parents that involved responding effectively to each other's cues had

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A)   higher social competence with peers in preschool.
B)   higher academic success in elementary school.
C)   lower levels of acting out behavior in preschool.
D)   lower levels of aggressive behavior in preschool.

Question 17

Children are most likely to form a friendship with others who are

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A)   shy and submissive.
B)   similar to themselves.
C)   from a different social status group.
D)   nominated by relatively few other peers.

Question 18

A review of research on the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs found that

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A)   all the different types of programs that have been used appear to be equally effective.
B)   peer-based programs were more effective than other forms of programs.
C)   short-term programs were just as effective as long-term ones.
D)   bullying programs on average reduce bullying by 20 to 23%.

Question 19

Explain and give an example of theory of mind and the understanding of False beliefs.

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Theory of mind refers to the ability to ...

Question 20

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2015) , about _____ of students ages 12 to 18 reported having been bullied at school during the 2013 school year.

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A)   10%
B)   22%
C)   34%
D)   49%

Exam 12: Social Development: Social Cognition and Peer Relationships

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Girls prefer to interact in larger groups than boys.

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Research on play therapy has found that this type of therapy

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Research on play and academic achievement in schools found that

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