peer relationships

Question 1

functions of play

Answer 1

-learning and practicing empathy
-cognitive and language development
-enhancing motor development and skills
-promoting emotional regulation and positive emotions

Question 2

social play

Answer 2

parallel play, associative play, cooperative play

Question 3

parallel play

Answer 3

children engaged in similar activities but play independently

Question 4

associative play

Answer 4

children share toys, but do not have a shared goal

Question 5

cooperative play

Answer 5

child plays with peers in an organized activity with a shared goal

Question 6

non-social types of play

Answer 6

unoccupied play, onlooker play, solitary play

Question 7

unoccupied play

Answer 7

child briefly watches things in the environment

Question 8

onlooker play

Answer 8

child watches other children play and asks questions but does not join

Question 9

solitary play

Answer 9

child plays alone

Question 10

role of technology in friendships

Answer 10

social media, instant messaging, and texting are important for peer interactions

Question 11

rich-get-richer hypothesis

Answer 11

internet is beneficial to those who are already proficient using it

Question 12

social compensation hypothesis

Answer 12

online communication benefits lonely and socially anxious youths

Question 13

friendships

Answer 13

enhances friendship quality, and allows depressive youths to make friends and express feelings

Question 14

functions of friendships

Answer 14

-support and validation
-social and cognitive skill development

Question 15

gender differences in friendships

Answer 15

girls desire closeness and dependency and worry about abandonment

Question 16

popular children characteristics

Answer 16

cooperative, social, friendly, helpful, sensitive to others

Question 17

rejected children characteristics

Answer 17

liked by some by disliked by many
-anxious, depressed, overly aggressive

Question 18

neglected children characteristics

Answer 18

-withdrawn but are relatively socially competent, less sociable and avoid aggression
-timid, socially anxious, isolated, lonely, depressed

Question 19

controversial children

Answer 19

-liked by some peers and disliked by some
-characteristics of both popular and unpopular children

Question 20

average children

Answer 20

possess characteristics of both popular and rejected group

Question 21

role of parents in children’s peer relationships

Answer 21

monitoring and coaching

Question 22

monitoring

Answer 22

monitoring social interactions, allowing engagement in social and extracurricular activities, knowing who and where their child is

Question 23

coaching

Answer 23

teaching strategies for making friends and emotional coaching