During the _____ stage of Piaget's theory of moral development, moral reasoning is governed by
external rules. - Answers heteronomous morality
Children as young as age 8 have been reported taking part in unhealthy dieting and eating behaviors. -
Answers True
Chronic stress has been found to significantly affect cognitive development by interrupting brain
functioning. - Answers True
_____ equips children with the skills needed to practice self-monitoring or self-instruction techniques.
- Answers Metacognition
The male's adolescent growth spurt does not typically occur until the age of _____. - Answers 14
Children who use _____ to achieve dominance are generally more liked by their peers. - Answers
prosocial strategies
According to Selman, during the _____ stage of social perspective taking, children display a
collaborative integration of relationship dynamics. - Answers 4th
Addressing the psychological barriers to physical activity may be paramount in successful therapeutic
treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. - Answers True
For middle school children, their parents' opinions are influential, but their peers' opinions are more
important. - Answers True
How well children succeed at learning the social rules and self-presentational strategies has a large
impact on the development of _____. - Answers social self-concept
Popularity seems to be linked to _____. - Answers physical attractiveness
Many of the changes occurring during middle childhood develop within the _____, which is the brain
center responsible for attention, working memory, behavioral monitoring, self-regulation, reasoning,
information processing, goal-setting, and inhibition. - Answers prefrontal cortex
During middle childhood, thought processes develop into what Piaget classified as the _____ stage. -
Answers concrete operational
School children that are living in poverty are more likely to _____. - Answers become a victim of
crime
During the _____ stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the social orientation or focus is
on law and order. - Answers conventional
Specialized antibullying interventions in schools should focus primarily on fostering positive _____. -
Answers school climate
Research suggests that bullying often occurs in intraracial environments. - Answers True
Between the ages of ___, the primary and secondary sex characteristics are forming. - Answers 10
and 12
Middle school children typically develop friendships with children who share similar interests and
_____. - Answers enjoy playing together
_____ parents are highly demanding and use a high level of control in handling their children. They
usually show little affection toward their children and have closed communication between one
another. - Answers Authoritarian