Emotional Understanding Advances from Early to Middle Childhood Because Children

question 133

Multiple Choice

Emotional understanding advances from early to middle childhood because children __________.

• A)become able to understand not only their own emotions but also the emotions of others
• B)have formal training in school regarding emotions
• C)are able to play sports and to be involved in athletics, which helps them appreciate their emotions and the emotions of others
• D)become intensely interested in making a good impression on members of the opposite sex

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Definitions:

Premature Death

Death that occurs before the average age of death in a certain population, often due to disease or external factors.

Mental Health Problems

A broad range of conditions affecting a person's psychological, emotional, or social well-being.

Evolutionary Perspective

An approach in psychology that explains human behavior in terms of the role it plays in survival and reproduction, based on evolutionary biology principles.

Social Bonds

Emotional or social ties that link individuals together, such as relationships between family members, friends, or members of a community.