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According to Margaret Mead, at what age do children transition from being lap children to knee children?

  • 3-4 years old (correct)
  • 5-6 years old
  • 2-3 years old
  • 4-5 years old

What is the main caregiver for knee children according to Mead's social stages?

  • Father
  • Grandparents
  • Mother (correct)
  • Siblings

What is the term used by Mead to describe children aged 5-6 in her social stages?

  • Lap child
  • Teenager
  • Yard child (correct)
  • Knee child

Which group of children is expected to have basic manners and perform minor chores?

<p>Knee children (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Mead's social stages, what is the main difference between knee children and yard children?

<p>Yard children have more independence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of children is allowed more freedom and spends 20% of their time outside their immediate home area?

<p>Yard children (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the goal of the study conducted by Beatrice Whiting and Carolyn Edwards?

<p>To compare the social environments of children across cultures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What limits how far a yard child can be away from home or supervision?

<p>The child's age (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many different places around the world did Whiting and Edwards study children in?

<p>12 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which group are children expected to stop breastfeeding and have less bodily contact with the mother?

<p>Knee children (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What age range of children did Whiting and Edwards study in their research?

<p>6-10 years old (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which group are children perceived as better able to understand and follow commands?

<p>Knee children (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Whiting and Edwards find in their study of children across cultures?

<p>Substantial similarities in how cultures socialize young children (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the social world of children expand to include in early childhood?

<p>More time with siblings, peers, and friends (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the social orbit of yard children?

<p>Immediate family area (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which group do children spend most of their time close to home?

<p>Yard children (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used by Mead to describe children aged 0-2 in her social stages?

<p>Lap child (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which group do children begin to play games on screened devices?

<p>Older children (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common view about children's ability to reason until about age 6?

<p>Children cannot reason well until about age 6 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which group are children expected to be toilet trained?

<p>Knee children (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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