Chapter 10 Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the elementary years, a child’s self-understanding includes increasing reference to all of the following EXCEPT:
   A.

psychological characteristics.

social comparison.

social aspects.

physical characteristics.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 10.1: Discuss emotional and personality development in school-age children.
Topic: Self-Understanding

 

In terms of self-understanding, children in late childhood are more likely than children in early childhood to:

compare themselves with others.

refrain from social comparison.

use physical characteristics to describe themselves.

use outer states to describe themselves.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 10.1: Discuss emotional and personality development in school-age children.
Topic: Self-Understanding

 

_____ is at work in perspective taking.

Transitivity

Gender typing

Executive functioning

Seriation

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 10.1: Discuss emotional and personality development in school-age children.
Topic: Understanding Others

 

Which of the following statements about perspective taking is NOT true?

In middle and late childhood, children show a decrease in perspective-taking.

In middle and late childhood, children show an increase in perspective-taking.

Perspective taking has been linked to both prosocial and antisocial behaviors.

Children exhibit cognitive inhibition when engaging in perspective-taking.

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 10.1: Discuss emotional and personality development in school-age children.
Topic: Understanding Others

 

5. In terms of _____ behavior, taking another’s perspective improves children’s likelihood of understanding and sympathizing with others when they are distressed or in need.
   A.

aggressive

antisocial

atypical

prosocial

 

 

APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 10.1: Discuss emotional and personality development in school-age children.
Topic: Understanding Others