Chapter 10 Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

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