Question 1

Children's play becomes more rule-bound in middle childhood. For example, negotiating trades and developing strategies for improving collections (e.g., baseball cards) are important exercises in

Accepted Answer

In middle childhood, children's play involving rules and strategies, such as trading and collecting, helps develop logical thought as they learn to plan, negotiate, and strategize.

Question 2

Developing physical skill in middle childhood may have an effect on social relations. For example, jumping a ramp on a skateboard or hanging by a knee from a tree may help children

Accepted Answer

Developing physical skills can help children impress peers, establish their position in peer groups, and develop a sense of accomplishment, thus affecting social relations.

Question 3

Who is MOST likely to mention intimacy as an important characteristic in a best friend?

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that as children grow older, girls tend to value intimacy and emotional sharing more in friendships compared to boys. By sixth grade, girls are more likely to emphasize these aspects in their friendships.

Question 4

The number of best friends that children have tends to increase until about age _______, and then children become much more selective in whom they designate as their best friends.

Accepted Answer

Around age 11, children start to become more selective in their friendships as they enter adolescence, focusing on deeper, more meaningful relationships rather than having a larger number of best friends.

Question 5

When naming characteristics important in a best friend, children are likely to mention all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Children are less likely to mention shared personal characteristics as important in a best friend compared to other factors like common activities, loyalty, and admirable character.

Question 6

Bigelow's (1977) study examining friendships found that first-graders most frequently report ________ as the most important characteristic in a best friend.

Accepted Answer

Bigelow's study found that first-graders most frequently report common activities as the most important characteristic in a best friend, as young children often value shared play and activities.

Question 7

An interesting result of Bigelow's (1977) study examining friendships is that children rarely mentioned _______________ as an important characteristic in best friends.

Accepted Answer

Bigelow's study found that children did not often consider physical attractiveness as an important characteristic in their best friends, focusing more on qualities like acceptance, loyalty, and character.

Question 8

Ms. Carter is examining peer popularity in a second-grade classroom. She has explained to the class that she wants them to write down the names of the five students they like the best and the five students they like the least in their class. Ms. Carter is most likely using the

Accepted Answer

The peer nomination technique involves asking children to nominate peers they like the most and the least, which aligns with Ms. Carter's method of having students list their preferred and non-preferred classmates.

Question 9

Using the peer nomination technique, children can be categorized into all of the following social statuses EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The peer nomination technique typically categorizes children into social statuses such as rejected, popular, controversial, and neglected, but not "normal."

Question 10

All of the following adjectives have been used to describe "popular" children EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Aggressive is not typically used to describe "popular" children, as it implies a tendency to be confrontational or hostile, which is generally not associated with popularity.

Question 11

Marika interacts well with other children and is both a good speaker and careful listener. She is assertive in many situations but does not interfere with other children or adults. In the peer nomination technique, Marika would most likely be categorized as

Accepted Answer

Marika's ability to interact well, speak effectively, listen carefully, and assert herself without being intrusive suggests she is well-liked and socially skilled, characteristics typical of a popular child.

Question 12

An important quality of children who are rated as ___________ by their peers is that they are sensitive to social cues from others.

Accepted Answer

Popular children are often sensitive to social cues, which helps them navigate social interactions effectively and maintain positive relationships with peers.

Question 13

The two subtypes of children in the rejected category are

Accepted Answer

Rejected-aggressive children display high levels of conflict and hostility, while rejected-withdrawn children are socially anxious and often feel isolated.

Question 14

Boys and girls who are classified as rejected-aggressive tend to use different styles of aggression. In particular, boys often use __________ aggression, while girls tend to use __________ aggression.

Accepted Answer

Boys often use physical aggression, which involves harming others through physical force. Girls, on the other hand, tend to use relational aggression, which involves harming others through manipulation of social relationships.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about rejected children?

Accepted Answer

Rejected-aggressive children are more common than rejected-withdrawn children, as they often display more overt behaviors that lead to rejection.

Question 16

Using the peer nomination technique, students who received few "like best" or "like least" nominations are categorized as

Accepted Answer

Neglected children receive few nominations of either type, indicating they are not actively disliked or liked, but rather overlooked or ignored by their peers.

Question 17

Ms. Carter is examining peer popularity in a second-grade classroom. She has asked the class to write down the names of the five students they like the best and the five students they like the least. She finds that Carmen has received a large number of nominations for being the "least liked," and Sandra has received a large number of nominations for being the "most liked." She categorizes Carmen as ________ and Sandra as ________.

Accepted Answer

Carmen is categorized as "rejected" because she received many nominations for being the "least liked," while Sandra is categorized as "popular" because she received many nominations for being the "most liked."

Question 18

Blake likes to play dodge ball, but he is always last to be chosen. He often steals the ball and demands his turn to throw. He claims to be the best player in the school and dares the other children to challenge him. In the peer nomination technique, Blake would most likely be categorized as

Accepted Answer

The answer of Blake likes to play dodge ball, but...

Question 19

Timothy is known as the bully in his fourth-grade class. He is often seen on the playground pushing, hitting, and teasing other children. Using the peer nomination technique, Timothy would be categorized as

Accepted Answer

Timothy would be categorized as "rejected" because his aggressive behavior likely leads to negative peer evaluations, resulting in low acceptance and high rejection among his classmates.

Question 20

Carrie is described by her teachers as a child who is not very sociable. She is not particularly shy-just seems to avoid social interactions, especially ones in which there would be a confrontation. Using the peer nomination technique, Carrie would be categorized as

Accepted Answer

Carrie would be categorized as neglected because she avoids social interactions and is not particularly noticed by her peers, which aligns with the characteristics of a neglected child in peer nomination studies.

Quiz 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood