Societal norms and appropriate ways of behaving in specific situations are called:

Societal norms and appropriate ways of behaving in specific situations are called:
 
  a. moral conventions.
  b. personal norms.
  c. social conventions.
  d. societal expectations.

Ques. 2

Describe four guidelines that teachers can use to promote social development in their classrooms. Provide an example of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Ques. 3

Which of the following is the least effective guideline for promoting social development in your students?
 
  a. Model and explicitly teach social skills to your students.
  b. Establish rules governing acceptable classroom behavior.
  c. Help students understand the reasons for rules by providing examples and rationales.
  d. Call socially undeveloped students' parents, and discuss their child's behavior with them.

Ques. 4

Which of the following is the best description of emotions?
 
  a. Feelings that are short-lived, intense, and specific
  b. Attitudes that result in general reactions to life experiences
  c. Behavioral responses to unpleasant experiences in the environment
  d. Enduring feelings that result from highly stimulating personal experiences

Ques. 5

Sophia handles difficult social situations well, is empathetic, and is well liked by her peers. Of the following, which is the most valid conclusion we can make about her?
 
  a. She has developed a positive resolution of the initiative vs. guilt crisis.
  b. She is skilled at perspective taking.
  c. She is a high academic achiever.
  d. She has a well-developed identity.

Ques. 6

Of the following, which is the best definition of perspective taking?
 
  a. The ability to feel guilt or shame about an unkind act directed toward another person
  b. The ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of others
  c. The ability to resolve conflicts in ways that benefit everyone involved
  d. The ability to respond dispassionately when mistreated by someone

Ques. 7

Of the following, which is the best definition of social problem solving?
 
  a. The ability to disarm bullying behaviors before they result in fights
  b. The ability to understand the thoughts and feelings of others
  c. The ability to resolve conflicts in ways that benefit everyone involved
  d. The ability to respond without anger when mistreated by someone else

Ques. 8

Enrique gets along well with his classmates, and his social skills are quite well developed. On the other hand, Carter doesn't get along with the other students and says other students pick on him for no reason. If the boys' attitudes and academic achievement fit patterns identified by research, which of the following is the most valid conclusion?
 
  a. Enrique will be more satisfied with school than will Carter, and his achievement will be higher.
  b. Enrique will be more satisfied with school than will Carter, but his and Carter's achievement will be similar.
  c. Enrique will be more satisfied with school than will Carter, but Carter's achievement is likely to be higher than Enrique's.
  d. We can't make any conclusions about Enrique's and Carter's satisfaction with school and achievement based on the information above.

Ques. 9

Of the following, which statement most accurately describes the relationship between social development, satisfaction with school, and academic achievement?
 
  a. Socially well-developed students are more satisfied with school, but their achievement is similar to their less well-developed peers.
  b. Socially well-developed students are more satisfied with school, but their achievement is lower than their less well-developed peers.
  c. Socially well-developed students are more satisfied with school, and their achievement is generally higher than their less well-developed peers.
  d. Social development is not related to satisfaction with school or academic achievement.