Social Influences

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Understanding Social Influences on Child Development

Explore the intricate dynamics of family systems, parenting styles, and peer influences with this comprehensive quiz. Whether you're a parent, educator, or simply interested in child development, this quiz will deepen your understanding of the social factors that shape children's lives.

25 thought-provoking questions
Test your knowledge on parenting and social influences
Gain insights into child psychology and development

25 Questions6 MinutesCreated by CaringMind507

Which statement is FALSE regarding the family working as a system?

Parents only influence children directly

Parents are influenced by outside forces

Children influence how parents interact w/them

Extended family can also influence the child & parents

Which style of parenting is commonly seen as the ‘best’ way of parenting for proper child development?

Authoritarian

Authoritative

Permissive/indulgent

Uninvolved/indifferent

If a child saw their sibling do something which they later got in trouble for doing, the child would learn that they should’t exert that same behaviour so they won’t get punished. This is an example of...?

Ego-resilience

Co-rumination

Counterimitation

Reinforcement

A child does bad in school and the parent will tell them they should do better and the child feels bad so the parents gets them ice cream to make them feel better — for the child, they’ll think that maybe doing bad in school isn’t so bad after all then. This is an example of...?

Reinforcement

negative reinforcement trap

Punishment

positive reinforcement trap

An authority will notice a behaviour that they observe from the child that isn’t that good, they’ll put aside the child and tell them what’s the issue and go through what should be improved or changed. This is an example of...?

Reinforcement

Punishment

Time out

Time in

True or False: To be effective, research indicates that punishment needs to be administered by a person with whom the child does not have a warm affectionate relationship with

True

False

Who are more impacted by divorce?

Children that are under the age of 2

Children that are temperamentally more emotional

Adults during their years in college

None of the above

True or False: Children reared by same-sex parents seem to develop much like children raised by heterosexual couples

True

False

When it comes to firstborns, typically...

Parents tend to have more realistic expectations and be more relaxed in their discipline

They tend to be more popular and innovative

There's higher expectations for them

They are more mature and have autonomy

Children who are _______________ exhibit fewer negative consequences following abuse

Emotional

Neglected

Adopted

Ego-Resilient

Views about the “proper” amount of parental warmth and control vary by __________

Culture

Biology

Evolution

The time period

When it comes to the development of peer interactions, associative play usually comes into effect at around...?

24 months

2 years of age

15-18 months

1 year of age

Children will work together to come up w/theme and roles for each person in the group. This is an example of...?

Nonsocial play

Parallel play

Associative play

Cooperative play

Children who engage in make-believe play tend to be more advanced in _______________

Convergent thinking

Divergent thinking

Psychological features such as trust and assistance become important by...?

1-2 years of age

3-5 years of age

15-18 years of age

8-11 years of age

______________ can be a problem (especially for girls) and friends sometimes encourage aggressive or risky behaviour

Co-rumination

Counterimitation

Intimacy

Co-imitation

When it comes to peer influence in a group, it's strongest when...

Youth are older and less socially anxious

Peers are not friends

Standards for appropriate behaviour are unclear

Peers have a lower status

Repeated rejection in childhood can have long-term consequences such as dropping out of school, engagement in criminal behaviour, and ____________________

experiencing psychopathology

Experiencing physiological problems

Experiencing abnormal brain development

Experiencing abnormal genetic abilities

True or False: Children and adolescents who participate in structured after-school activities are often more likely to participate in post-secondary education

True

False

Extensive engagement in part-time employment can lead to problems, including poor school performance, mental health and behavioural problems, and _______________________

Engagement in criminal behaviour

Dropping out of school

Aggressive interpersonal styles

Unrealistic expectations about finances

When there's low parental involvement but high parental control, what kind of parenting style is this?

Authoritarian

Authoritative

Permissive/indulgent

Uninvolved/indifferent

What kind of parenting style include high parental involvement but low parental control?

Authoritarian

Authoritative

Permissive/indulgent

Uninvolved/indifferent

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