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what is scaffolding?

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adjusting support to fit child’s current needs and suggesting strategies

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which teaching approach promotes gains in children’s thinking?

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scaffolding

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what is language used for self-guidance?

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private speech

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what is a disciplinary tool that is only to be used limitedly, and really only good for preschoolers?

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spanking

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when would be an ok situation to spank?

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1) they got into a situation where they could hurt themselves or others
2) direct defiance
3) last resort

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what are 3 child rearing approaches?

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1) authoritative
2) authoritarian
3) permissive

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what childrearing approach is firm and loving, and gives reasonable demands insisting the child obey?

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authoritative

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what childrearing approach is warm, loving, listening, and appropriate autonomy is granted?

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authoritative

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what childrearing approach is highly responsive and highly demanding?

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authoritative

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what childrearing approach results in the highest self-esteem, best self control, and most independent?

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authoritative

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what has a high value on conformity, excessive, harsh punishment and too little autonomy?

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authoritarian

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what parenting style is “my way or the highway!”?

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authoritarian

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what parenting style results in anxious, bullying, and unhappy children, as they are most controlled?

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authoritarian

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what parenting style focuses on being the child’s best friend, and “you do you”?

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permissive

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what child rearing style has no real demands, is warm and loving, and too much autonomy?

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permissive

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why have we shifted to permissive parenting?

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lack confidence in own parenting skills

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what child rearing style results in immature, impulse control problems, and dependent children?

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permissive

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what parenting style is high responsiveness but low demands?

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permissive

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what parenting style is low responsiveness but high demands?

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authoritarian

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what style of timeout works best for boys?

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1 min/year of age

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what style of timeout works best for girls?

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emotion control - “when you are ready to ________ please rejoin us”

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what is sis roberts fav child rearing strategy?

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love & logic - natural/logical consequences to help guide discipline

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how much do kids grow in preschool years in height and weight?

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2-3inches/year and 5lbs/year

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what is a key part of children’s physical development?

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nutrition

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what is positively correlated with obesity in children?

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maternal restriction

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are children’s eating habits steady?

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no they have periods where they eat more or less

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how many exposures does it take before kids readily eat novel food?

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8-15

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do kids prefer food they’ve been exposed to before?

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yes

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why is shoe tying a landmark event for preschoolers?

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1) follow series of steps in order
2) sustained attention
3) manual dexterity

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what activities are boy superior in?

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1) speed
2) power
3) force

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what types of activities are girls superior in?

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1) fine motor
2) balance
3) coordinated foot movement

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why does the US lag behind other nations in immunizations?

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low-income preschool age children lack access to health care, paternal stress and vaccination safety misconceptions

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what are arguments for immunizations ?

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vaccines protect against disease
they undergo a lengthy approval process by FDA
it’s easier to prevent than treat
vaccines have eradicated deadly diseases

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what are arguments against immunizations?

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religious beliefs prohibit them
side effects
haven’t seen the need for them/disease doesn’t seem prevalent enough

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what is the likelihood that a boy will be injured vs a girl?

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boys 2x more likely, and more severe

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what are other factors that make children more at risk for injury?

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  • temperamental and personality characteristics
  • poverty
  • single parenthood
  • low parental education
  • broad societal conditions
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what are the most common childhood injuries?

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  • auto/traffic accidents
  • suffocation
  • drowning
  • poisoning
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what is the most frequent childhood injury and the leading cause of death in preschool years?

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motor vehicle collisions

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what is the best prevention for childhood injury in motor vehicle collisions?

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age-appropriate restraints in vehicles

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what is fast mapping?

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capacity for child to understand how a word relates to its meaning after just one short exposure to word in context

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what is overregularization?

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language follows rules, but not strictly. children overuse grammar rules in situations where they don’t apply

42
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what is expand and recast?

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how adults can help in child’s language development
expand = adult responds to what child said, expanding on concept
recast = adult responds to incorrect grammar by restating correctly

43
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who conceptualized the Preoperational stage?

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Piaget

44
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what is the preoperational stage?

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  • thinking follows their logic
  • they increase in make-believe play to practice and strengthen newly acquired schemes
45
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what age span is the preoperational stage?

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years 2-7

46
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what are 3 aspects of make-believe play in preoperational stage?

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1) more symbolic
2) less self-centered
3) more complex (sociodramatic)

47
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what are limitations to preoperational thinking?

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1) egocentrism
2) animistic thinking
3) inability to conserve

48
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what is the failure to distinguish symbolic viewpoints of others from your own?

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egocentrism

49
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what is the belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities?

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animistic thinking

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why do children have the inability to conserve?

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1) centration - only focus on 1 aspect of problem at a time
2) irreversibility - don’t understand how to reverse & get back to starting point

51
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what is conservation in the context of inability to conserve?

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certain physical characteristics of objects remain the same even when outward appearances change

52
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what are some effects of tv and video game violence?

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  • increase in hostile thoughts and emotions
  • verbally, physically, relationally aggressive behavior
  • children and adolescents have greater appetite for violent media
  • lasting negative consequences on parent and peer relations
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which gender devotes more time to violent media?

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boys

54
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what is overpraising?

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using exaggerations, insincere compliments, extreme language. and praise that hasn’t been earned

55
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what kind of praise makes comparisons to other children?

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social comparison praise

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what are negative effects of overpraising?

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  • impaired self image (narcissism)
  • feelings of entitlement/inadequacy
  • undermines motivation
  • loss of interest in activities
57
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what type of praise emphasizes a child’s traits like appearance or intelligence?

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person

58
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what type of praise emphasizes behavior and effort?

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process

59
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what did wentzel and brophy say about effective praise?

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“children do not benefit from compliments that have no basis in real accomplishment.”

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what are the three S’s for good praise?

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1) specific
2) sincere
3) short

61
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what is the set of attributes, attitudes, abilities, and values that define who you are?

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self-concept

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what is a preschooler’s self-concept like?

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superficial - name, what they’re wearing, possession

63
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what are three things you can do to help your child share?

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1) use timer
2) reassure that friend won’t take toy home
3) you can put up toys that are too special during play group

64
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what is self-esteem?

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judgments we make of our worth

65
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why is self-esteem so critical?

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it guides our choices

66
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what can you do to increase your child’s self-esteem?

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give child opportunities to develop competence at useful skills and tasks

67
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what is a preschooler’s self-esteem like?

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extremely high

68
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where is language located in the brain of a left-handed child?

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right hemisphere or shared across hemispheres

69
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what is lateralization like in a left-handers brain?

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less lateralized/specialized for cognitive functions

70
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do left-handers usually have developmental problems?

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no

71
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what are developmental advantages of being left-handed?

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advantages in speed and thinking flexibility, they can be more advanced in math and verbal speaking skills

72
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what is needed to promote developmental of almost all body tissues?

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growth hormone

73
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what are the results is a child lacks growth hormone?

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child’s growth will be stunted, usually reaching a height between 4-4.5 feet

74
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what does thyroid stimulating hormone do?

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prompts the thyroid to release thyroxine, which is needed for brain development and to allow growth hormone to have its full effect on size

75
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what happens if a baby doesn’t have thyroxine?

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development of CNS is compromised and child will be intellectually disabled

76
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after the critical period of brain development is passed, what happens to children who have low thyroxine?

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grow at a slower rate than normal but no brain implications

77
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what is private speech?

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how children speak to themselves for guidance while working out tasks

78
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when is private speech used?

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  • task is adequately difficult for child
  • after making mistake
  • unsure what action to take
79
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what is elaborative style?

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uses scaffolding to help a child recall and narrate an experience. follow lead of the child, ask questions, add to the story, and share their own take on events. makes for a fuller style in child’s mind and they can tell it again in more detail when older

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what is repetitive style?

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consists of asking the child the same questions about the event. parent doesn’t offer any info to child but leaves it open-ended and continues repeating same questions

81
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what are the 4 stages of peer sociability?

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1) non social activity
2) parallel play
3) associative play
4) cooperative play

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what kind of play would the child observe what is going on at the park and go on the swings by themselves?

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nonsocial activity

83
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what kind of play would the child play on the jungle gym around other children but not engage?

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parallel play

84
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what kind of play would children play together on a playground, taking turns going on swings and monkey bars while talking to each other?

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associative play

85
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what kind of play would the child coordinate a game of tag on the playground?

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cooperative play

86
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what is proactive aggression?

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children attack out of desire or need for an object or outcome, not based on emotion

87
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what is the most common type of aggression?

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proactive

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what is reactive aggression?

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intentional form of aggression, child means to cause harm because they are frustrated at a blocked goal

89
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what type of aggression involves hurting other physically by kicking, pushing, biting, or wrecking someone’s belongings?

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physical

90
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what is verbal aggression?

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hurting others through threatening physical harm, name-calling, or malicious teasing

91
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what type of aggression hurts peer relationships by excluding, gossip, or friendship manipulation?

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relational

92
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which gender is more physically aggressive due to genetics and gender-role conformity?

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boys

93
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which gender is more verbally and relationally aggressive?

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girls

94
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at what age are girls mostly relationally aggressive?

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preschool

95
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which gender shows the highest overall rates of aggression?

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boys

96
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when children look for playmates of the same sex with similar interests and behaviours, that is what type of influence?

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biological

97
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what is a biological influence on gender-typing?

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gravitate towards playmate of the same sex even if they are interested in different activities - they enjoy playing with someone like themselves

98
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what is an environmental influence on gender typing?

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  • parents promote gender typing by encouraging gender-stereotyped behaviours, activities, toys, and qualities in children
  • teachers separate boys and girls into groups, and pay more attention (+/-) to boys
  • peers play with same-sex peers
99
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what is having a more positive view of someone because they’re your same gender?

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group favouritism

100
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what is gender identity?

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whether you see yourself as masculine or feminine in characteristics

101
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what is having both masculine and feminine personality characteristics?

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androgyny

102
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what are guidelines for spanking?

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1) talk with partner
2) consistent or child thinks you’re lying
3) not when angry

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