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  1. According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, the primary developmental conflict for school-age children (ages 6-12) is:

    Answer: Industry vs. Inferiority

    Erikson identified Industry vs. Inferiority as the core conflict for school-age children, centered on competence and mastery of skills.

  2. A 10-year-old consistently struggles to understand that pouring water from a wide glass into a tall thin glass does not change the amount of water. This child is likely lacking:

    Answer: Conservation

    Conservation is the Piagetian concept that properties like volume remain constant despite changes in appearance, typically mastered in the concrete operational stage.

  3. Which temperament category describes a child who is slow to adapt, withdraws from new situations, and has intense negative moods?

    Answer: Difficult temperament

    Thomas and Chess described 'difficult' temperament as characterized by irregularity, withdrawal from novelty, slow adaptability, and intense negative moods.

  4. Language development research shows that the 'vocabulary explosion' typically occurs at approximately:

    Answer: 18-24 months

    The vocabulary explosion, where children rapidly acquire new words, typically occurs between 18 and 24 months of age.

  5. A school social worker notices a student who frequently blames others, lacks empathy, and has difficulty maintaining friendships. These behaviors are most associated with deficits in:

    Answer: Theory of mind

    Theory of mind—the ability to understand that others have different thoughts, feelings, and perspectives—underlies empathy and social relationship quality.

  6. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model places the child's immediate family and school environment in which system?

    Answer: Microsystem

    The microsystem includes the immediate settings in which a child directly participates, such as family, school, and peer groups.

  7. A 7-year-old who can arrange sticks from shortest to longest is demonstrating which cognitive ability?

    Answer: Seriation

    Seriation is the ability to arrange objects in order along a quantitative dimension, such as length or size, and emerges in the concrete operational stage.