Final Test Flashcards
What is the term for play that involves simple, repetitive activities typical of 3 year olds?
Functional
Constructive play is typical of
4-year olds
According to Damon, the first stage of building friendship for middle school age children is
basing friendship on other’s behavior
The lack of cross-gender interaction in the middle childhood years means that
Boys’ and girls’ friendships are restricted to members of their own sex.
Boys’ play tends to come in bursts rather than in more extended, tranquil episodes, due in part to
boys’ concern over dominance hierarchy known as restrictive play
Juanita is feeling stressed today because her children need help with their homework while her elderly parents need someone to take them grocery shopping. Juanita is a member of the
sandwich generation
what are the major effects of poverty in children?
High rates of aggression, poorer academic performance, and conduct problems
when living in a blended family, roles and expectations can be unclear, and this is called
role ambiguity
which of the following is a reason for the decline in fertility rate?
Women joining the workforce
If an adolescent student is mostly liked by other students, that adolescent is considered
popular
Children who spend________a week in a group child care for a year or more have a _________ probability of being disruptive in class, and that effect continues throught the sixth grade.
10 hours or more; increased
Poverty plays a large role in determining whether a student completes high school. Students from lower-income households are _______less likely to complete high school than are middle-and higher-income students.
three times
Data on school achievement indicates that, on average, African American and Hispanic students tend to
Perform at lower levels and receive lower grades.
which of the following countries’ students has the highest academic achievement in math in the world?
Finland
Juanita is from Argentina and her family has just moved to the United States. She has enrolled at a local high school but still wants to maintain her identity with her culture. This process is referred to as:
integration