In Part,why Do Children in Middle Childhood Improve Their Emotional

question 68

Multiple Choice

In part,why do children in middle childhood improve their emotional self-regulation?

• A)Neurologically they are more mature.
• B)They are severely punished if they act emotionally immature.
• C)Their environment requires it.
• D)Their hormone levels are completely stable at this time in development.

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Definitions:

Self-Disclosure

Purposefully providing information about yourself to others that they would not learn if you did not tell them.

Social Penetration

A theory that describes how interpersonal relationships develop through gradual sharing of deeper and more personal information.

Filtering

Process of reducing the number of partners at each stage of relational development by applying selection criteria.

Dyadic Effect

The reciprocal nature of self-disclosure: “You disclose to me, and I’ll disclose to you.”