Psych 321 Chap10

There's a lot that I don't know. There's a lot that I'm still learning. 

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Most child and adolescent peer interactions occur
  1. close to home.
  2. in private places rather than public places.
  3. between children of the same sex rather than the opposite sex.
  4. in order for individuals to play, socialize, or go places.
  5. all of these

Anna Freud studied six children from different families who banded together after their parents were killed in World War II. What did she observe?
Interdependence and distancing from outsiders
Longitudinal research has shown that good peer relationships during childhood and adolescence
Are linked to good mental health even into middle adulthood.
Which of the following statements about family-peer linkages is TRUE?
There is a moderate positive correlation between parent-adolescent attachment and peer-adolescent attachment.
Berndt's study on peer conformity found that the most dramatic changes occurred for conformity to antisocial peer standards, which peaked in the
Ninth grade.
Research has shown that positive-peer-status boys are more likely than negative-peer-status boys to
  1. generate alternative solutions to hypothetical problems.
  2. give more assertive solutions to hypothetical problems.
  3. plan ahead.
  4. propose less-aggressive solutions to hypothetical problems.
  5. all of these

Paula has developed a training program to improve the peer relationships of neglected adolescents. The program likely includes teaching the adolescents how to
  1. listen in a friendly way.
  2. ask questions to gain peers' attention.
  3. appropriately enter groups of peers.
  4. talk about themselves in ways that relate to their peers' interests.
  5. all of these

Which of the following is a conglomerate strategy?
  1. self-control training
  2. training in stress management
  3. instruction in social problem solving
  4. reinforcement for appropriate peer interactions
  5. all of these

Which of the following is not a basic social need that Sullivan believed all people have?
Self-reflection
Intimacy in friendship is defined in most research studies as
Sharing private thoughts.
Newell, age 13, has a best friend who is 16 years old. Newell's parents fear that his older friend will encourage Newell to engage in delinquent behaviors. Adolescents like Newell
Do engage in delinquent behaviors more than peers, but the reason is unknown.
Which of the following statements is consistent with the findings from Brown and Lohr's investigation of self-esteem and crowd membership?
Self-esteem varies with type of crowd.
Studies of gender differences in friendships have shown that girls are more likely than boys to
  1. refer to the faithfulness of their friends when asked to describe them.
  2. focus on intimacy.
  3. have a smaller group of friends.
  4. engage in collaborative discourse.
  5. all of these
Which of the following statements about American and Japanese adolescents is TRUE?
Japanese adolescents have less conflict with their parents.
When adolescents are first exploring romantic relationships, they tend to
Spend time together in mixed-sex groups.