Chapter 7 - Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Question 1

What is the older view of child development in regards to the family system?

Answer 1

Child’s development is the result of parent’s actions

Question 2

What is the new view of child development in regards to the family system?

Answer 2

The family is a unit with parents and children affecting each other

Question 3

What two factors help determine parenting styles?

Answer 3

warmth and control(responsiveness)

Question 4

What are the four parenting types?

Answer 4

Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, Indifferent

Question 5

Def. Authoritative

Answer 5

High warmth high control

Question 6

Def. Authoritarian

Answer 6

Little warmth high control

Question 7

Def. Indifferent

Answer 7

Little warmth little control

Question 8

Def. Indulgent

Answer 8

High warmth little control

Question 9

What type of parenting do European-American parents tend to value more?

Answer 9

Warmth and moderate control

Question 10

Describe a child with authoritarian parents

Answer 10

lower self-esteem and less socially skilled

Question 11

Describe a child with authoritative parents

Answer 11

responsible, self-reliant, and friendly

Question 12

Describe a child with indulgent-permissive parents

Answer 12

impulsive and easily frustrated

Question 13

Describe a child with indifferent-uninvolved parents

Answer 13

aggressive, impulsive, and moody

Question 14

What is the most powerful form of direction?

Answer 14

direct instruction combined with modeling

Question 15

What is the best way for children to learn from their parents?

Answer 15

by observation, especially if paired with counterimitation

Question 16

When is punishment most effective?

Answer 16

When it’s immediate, consistent, informative, and administered by someone the child has a warm relationship with

Question 17

T or F - physical punishment can result in aggression as a way to resolve disputes.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Does a parent’s marital conflict impact a child?

Answer 18

Yes, it can make a child feel their family is unstable and affect child-parent relationships

Question 19

What things impact how a parent treats a child?

Answer 19

Age and Temperament/behavior

Question 20

What does it mean if a child is popular?

Answer 20

liked

Question 21

What does it mean if a child is rejected?

Answer 21

unliked

Question 22

What does it mean if a child is controversial?

Answer 22

liked and unliked

Question 23

What does it mean if a child is average?

Answer 23

liked and unliked but not as intense

Question 24

What does it mean if a child is neglected?

Answer 24

ignored

Question 25

What are the consequences of a rejected child?

Answer 25

More likely to drop of school, commit juvenile offenses, and suffer from psychopathology

Question 26

What can inconsistent punishment lead to?

Answer 26

Aggression and antisocial behavior

Question 27

Def. Instrumental Aggression

Answer 27

aggression used to achieve a goal

Question 28

Def. Hostile Aggression

Answer 28

aggression that is unprovoked and used to intimidate or harass someone else

Question 29

How do preschoolers perceive commercials?

Answer 29

as a form of entertainment

Question 30

How do 8 or 9 year olds perceive commercials?

Answer 30

understand persuasion and lies

Question 31

What are two major criticisms of TV?

Answer 31

It promotes short attention spans and less creative and proactive thinking

Question 32

How does description of others change with age?

Answer 32

7 year olds- concrete terms 10 year olds - psychological traits 16 - both concrete and psychological to paint a cohesive account

Question 33

What are Selman's 5 stages of perspective taking?

Answer 33

Undifferentiated (3-6) Social-Informational (4-9) Self-reflective (7-12) Third Person (10-15) Societal (14+)

Question 34

When do children learn prejudice?

Answer 34

When they learn they are in a specific group

Question 35

How can prejudice be reduced?

Answer 35

By discussion and role-playing