Question 1

How socially skilled are children who have been neglected by their peers?

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Question 2

Imagine you are conducting a cross-cultural research study to investigate the effect of the introduction of television to a community in Brazil.You are sure you will replicate in your Brazilian study, the results obtained from a Canadian study of children from the town of Notel.If you are correct, what will you find?

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The Canadian study of children from the town of Notel found declines in reading skills and creativity following the introduction of television, which is likely to be replicated in the Brazilian study.

Question 3

What do screen technologies refer to?

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Screen technologies encompass a wide range of devices that display information visually, including televisions, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, and computers.

Question 4

What is Maria Montessori best known for?

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Question 5

Describe the policy of inclusion, and describe the methods that have been most effective in successfully integrating students with special needs into mainstream classrooms.What are the benefits and drawbacks to mainstreaming?

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Question 6

Suppose you conduct a longitudinal study of peer status in grade-school children.Your primary interest is to correlate patterns of peer status with an increased risk for antisocial behaviour later in life.Further suppose you replicate the findings of other research discussed in the textbook.What sociometric status did you find was associated with the highest risk?

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Rejected children are often found to have the highest risk for antisocial behavior later in life. This is because rejection by peers can lead to feelings of isolation and low self-esteem, which are risk factors for developing antisocial behavior.

Question 7

Nine-month-old Diya and 10-month-old Elise have been placed on the floor next to each other.Each has been given the classic stacking rings toy to play with.At this age, which form of play are they most likely to engage in?

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At nine and ten months old, children are most likely to engage in parallel play, where they play next to each other but not directly with each other. They may be doing the same activity, like playing with stacking rings, but they do not interact or cooperate in the play.

Question 8

What did a recent meta-analysis of the impact of Sesame Street worldwide report?

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The meta-analysis reported overall positive cognitive gains among children who watched Sesame Street, indicating its effectiveness as an educational tool.

Question 9

When children become interested in computers or video games, time is taken mostly from which other activity?

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When children become interested in computers or video games, they often reduce the time spent on other leisure activities, such as watching television or engaging with other forms of media, to accommodate their new interest.

Question 10

At which of the following ages would children be interested in a scrambled sequence of story events because they are not yet capable of understanding a causal chain?

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Children around the age of 7 years are still developing their understanding of causal chains and narrative structure, making them more interested in and tolerant of scrambled story sequences compared to older children who have a better grasp of causality and expect stories to follow a logical order.

Question 11

Qiang is watching a group of children who are playing with Lego blocks, and occasionally he makes comments such as "Want some more blocks?" On the other hand, he does not sit down and play with the Lego himself.Which form of play does Qiang's behaviour exemplify?

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Qiang's behavior exemplifies nonsocial play because he is observing the children and occasionally interacting with them without directly participating in their play activity. Nonsocial play involves activities where the child is alone and maintains focus on their own activity, which in this case is observing and making comments rather than engaging directly with the Lego blocks or the children's play.

Question 12

What is a conclusion that can be drawn from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on the difference between Canadian and Asian youth on math scores?

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Cultural differences, including attitudes towards education and practices within the educational system, significantly influence student achievement. The OECD report suggests that these differences, rather than inherent intelligence or government spending, account for the variance in math scores between Canadian and Asian youth.

Question 13

According to Howes and Matheson, what form of play are children engaging in when they act out complementary roles, but without planning the meaning of these roles?

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Cooperative social pretend is a form of play in which children act out complementary roles, but without planning the meaning of these roles.

Question 14

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with early entry into school-like settings such as preschool or junior kindergarten.

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Question 15

What is the term for the social group that typically characterizes the peer interactions of children between 6 and 10 years of age?

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Children between 6 and 10 years of age typically interact in peer groups, which are informal groups of friends or acquaintances.

Question 16

Giulia and Zara live in the same neighbourhood.The girls consider themselves best friends because they enjoy jumping on the trampoline at Giulia's house and splashing in the pool at Zara's house, but also because they care when the other has hurt feelings, they work together on homework, and they defend one another against those they mutually dislike at school.Given this example, how old are the two girls?

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The activities and behaviors described, such as doing homework together and defending each other at school, suggest that Giulia and Zara are likely around 11 years old, as these are typical of pre-adolescent friendships.

Question 17

According to sociometric methods, what characterizes children who are categorized as controversial?

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Controversial children are characterized by having a mix of high positive and high negative nominations from their peers, meaning they are both liked and disliked by different members of their peer group. This distinguishes them from those who are uniformly liked, disliked, or ignored.

Question 18

At about what age do playmates start describing their ongoing play activities to each other, saying things like "Oops, I drop it" and "Me, too"?

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Children typically start describing their ongoing play activities to each other around the age of 20 to 24 months. This is when they begin to engage in more complex social interactions and communication during play.

Question 19

Discuss how the four central developmental themes of the textbook relate to the issue of extrafamilial influences such as media, computer technology, school environment, and peer relationships on a child's development.

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Question 20

Does quality of friendship influence a child's adjustment and developmental outcomes?

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Children with poor social skills often have friendships that are unsupportive and lacking in trust, which can negatively impact their adjustment and developmental outcomes.

Quiz 17: Beyond the Family Context: Peers, Schools, and Media Technologies