During early adolescence, the peer group tends to become more _____ than it had been at earlier ages.
a. causal
b. structured
c. tied to the neighborhood d. homogeneous
Question 2When a child makes adjustments to the social setting that are necessary to produce and interpret communication, he or she is using which component of communicative competence?
a. Pragmatics
b. Verbatim accounts c. Moral judgments
d. Fast mapping
Question 3Psychosocial theory predicts that self-concept and worldview are reorganized at each stage of life.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4As children acquire representational skills, they gain the ability to
a. make their wishes come true.
b. compare their performance to the performance of others.
c. communicate about the past and create imagined experiences. d. move more freely in the environment.
Question 5In a study of the impact of the Signs of Suicide (SOS) prevention program in 92 schools, it was found that students who participated in the program
a. showed an increase of help seeking of 60 in the month following the beginning of the program.
b. showed increases in negative reactions after being exposed to information about suicide.
c. were 34 less likely to commit suicide than students who were not in the program.
d. were less likely to talk to teachers once the program began.
Question 6Which of the following psychosocial concepts best illustrates a sense of communion or connection?
a. Prime adaptive ego quality b. Central process
c. Developmental tasks
d. Radius of significant others