Teachers of grade-school children who sometimes have tantrums, engage in power struggles, or are occasionally aggressive are advised to:
a. contact the parents/guardians to assess the child's attachment to one or more adult caregivers.
b. ignore the behaviors, because the children will ultimately outgrow them.
c. refer the parent(s) to specialists who can identify and treat the specific behavioral disorder the child shows.
d. remember that these behaviors, when they are occasional, are signs of a maturing and healthy child.
Ques. 2Kindergarten and primary-grade children most often show reasoning at Piaget's stage 2, moral realism.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 3In the early primary grades, children typically choose friends on the basis of:
a. desirable possessions, such as a cool computer.
b. parental interventions, such as planned play dates.
c. positive attributes, such as being nice.
d. shared situational factors, such as being in the same scouting troop.
Ques. 4In general, children progress from being able to identify strong emotions but not being able to control them to being able to calm down their own strong emotions between:
a. first grade and second grade.
b. kindergarten and first grade.
c. preschool and kindergarten.
d. second grade and third grade.
Ques. 5Felt gender typicality refers to:
a. overall satisfaction with one's gender category.
b. the belief that one must avoid the other gender's behaviors.
c. the extent to which a child feels I am a girl or I am a boy.
d. the way in which teachers segregate children on the basis of gender.
Ques. 6Negative reinforcement occurs when a threatening or negative stimulus is presented to a child, and the child stops engaging in misbehavior as a result.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 7School-age children are LEAST likely to say they are afraid of:
a. being different from their friends.
b. being separated from their parents.
c. having to repeat a grade.
d. imaginary creatures and monsters.
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