According to Erikson, children age 5-8 focus primarily on:

According to Erikson, children age 5-8 focus primarily on:
 
  a. achieving a sense of mastery of social and academic skills.
  b. becoming independent in age-appropriate ways.
  c. developing a clear sense of appropriate and moral behavior.
  d. taking control over their own self and the environment.

Ques. 2

According to bioecological systems theory of development, the child is most directly affected by:
 
  a. the exosystem.
  b. the macrosystem.
  c. the mesosystem.
  d. the microsystem.

Ques. 3

According to bioecological systems theory of development, the mesosystem includes:
 
  a. the child, the parents, teachers, and friends.
  b. the cultural and community institutions that directly affect the child.
  c. the public context in which the child is raised.
  d. the relationships among the people in the microsystem.

Ques. 4

Fine motor skills that preschoolers have mastered typically include:
 
  a. dancing to music.
  b. handling small writing implements.
  c. hopping, jumping, and running.
  d. tying shoes, drawing, and skipping.

Ques. 5

The ability to use one's hands in fine motor skills is called:
 
  a. dexterity.
  b. directionality.
  c. laterality.
  d. prehension.

Ques. 6

Which assessment of a fine motor skill would be considered developmentally appropriate for four-year-olds?
 
  a. cursive writing
  b. learning to print on handwriting paper
  c. tying shoes
  d. working a puzzle with several pieces

Ques. 7

What special set of skills do child-made games encourage?
 
  a. establishment of rules
  b. physical prowess
  c. skills negatively related to following rules
  d. skills unrelated to social development

Ques. 8

Cross-cultural research on shyness and social withdrawal suggests that:
 
  a. children who are rejected by their peers are almost always either shy or anxious in a social group.
  b. in almost every culture, parents are primarily concerned that their shy children will grow up to be lonely.
  c. in some cultures, inhibited behavior is valued more than it is in the United States.
  d. shy children are seen by their peers as selfish and unsociable, possibly even deviant.

Ques. 9

Children who are rejected by their peers most commonly tend to be:
 
  a. aggressive.
  b. anxious.
  c. fearful.
  d. shy.

Ques. 10

A child may be described as showing behavioral inhibition if he or she:
 
  a. is rejected or neglected by other children in the peer group.
  b. often watches other children but seems afraid to approach and join.
  c. seems to have very little motivation to interact with others.
  d. seems to prefer solitary activities like reading or artwork.

Ques. 11

Researchers generally agree that two important antecedents of social competence are:
 
  a. complementary reciprocal play opportunities and early language and literacy skills.
  b. development of friendships in infancy and dispositions such as cooperativeness and empathy.
  c. opportunities to share with others and having both older and younger siblings.
  d. socialization by parents and awareness of others' feelings and needs.