ABSC 160 Unit 4 Study Guide-Questions with Correct
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The Role of Nonparental Adults - ✔✔-Young people's connection with adults who promote
growth is an essential aspect of positive youth development
-Nonparental adults provide a unique context for development because they represent an
adult point of view but are often less judgmental than parents
Mentor - ✔✔A trusting relationship between a young person and a nonparental adult who
provides guidance intended to promote positive development.
* The characteristics of a successful mentoring relationship: closeness and warmth,
consistency, and structure.
Effectiveness of Mentor Progrmas - ✔✔-In a review of the effectiveness of 55 formal
mentoring programs, the youth were worse off after participation in 10% of the programs,
there was no impact either positive or negative in one-third, and in the remainder there was
a benefit for the youth, although it was usually small.
-Mentoring programs are most effective when they include intensive and ongoing training
and support for the mentors, parent interaction, and clear guidelines for the duration of the
relationship and how often the mentor and protégé will meet
Media and Physical Development - ✔✔There has been a good deal of research that has
linked television viewing with obesity
Educational and Entertainment TV - ✔✔-There is evidence that educational TV improves
cognitive functioning and academic performance for some children, while entertainment TV
makes academic performance worse.
-Although educational TV has been shown to promote cognitive development in older
children, there is no evidence that TV of any kind is helpful for infants
-From age 2 on, educational (but not entertainment) TV does seem to affect learning in a
positive way on cognitive development and school achievement
Media and aggression and violence - ✔✔-viewing violent television at ages 2 to 5 was linked
with greater aggression at ages 7 to 10.
, -third- through fifth-grade children who were exposed to more violent media early in the
school year showed higher levels of physical, verbal, and relational aggression 5 months
later. This relationship has been found for teens as well.
-Violent video games increase aggressive tendencies even more than TV because players are
acting out the violence rather than just viewing it
Legal Issues of Sexting - ✔✔-Underage sexting is illegal under federal law (distribution and
possession of child porn) and is a felony offense
-Since 2009, 19 states have adopted teen sexting laws with 13 states considering bills on this
issue
-In states without sexting laws, it may be punished under existing child pornography laws
Media Effects on Physical Development - ✔✔-More media use linked with obesity
* Inactivity or from increased eating
* Media messages that promote unhealthy eating
-Media promotes the "thin ideal", which contributes to eating disorders
Positive Effects of Media - ✔✔* Educational TV improves cognitive functioning and
academic performance for some children, while entertainment TV makes academic
performance worse
Negative Effects of Media - ✔✔TV on academic performance...
* Time is taken from academic tasks
* Multitasking while doing academic tasks decreases learning
* Children who spend the most time with media are more distractible and impulsive in
general
Effects of Media on Social Development - ✔✔* Watching prosocial media increases
prosocial behavior
* Watching violence or taking part in media violence promotes aggression in young viewers
* Communication
* Maintain friends
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The Role of Nonparental Adults - ✔✔-Young people's connection with adults who promote
growth is an essential aspect of positive youth development
-Nonparental adults provide a unique context for development because they represent an
adult point of view but are often less judgmental than parents
Mentor - ✔✔A trusting relationship between a young person and a nonparental adult who
provides guidance intended to promote positive development.
* The characteristics of a successful mentoring relationship: closeness and warmth,
consistency, and structure.
Effectiveness of Mentor Progrmas - ✔✔-In a review of the effectiveness of 55 formal
mentoring programs, the youth were worse off after participation in 10% of the programs,
there was no impact either positive or negative in one-third, and in the remainder there was
a benefit for the youth, although it was usually small.
-Mentoring programs are most effective when they include intensive and ongoing training
and support for the mentors, parent interaction, and clear guidelines for the duration of the
relationship and how often the mentor and protégé will meet
Media and Physical Development - ✔✔There has been a good deal of research that has
linked television viewing with obesity
Educational and Entertainment TV - ✔✔-There is evidence that educational TV improves
cognitive functioning and academic performance for some children, while entertainment TV
makes academic performance worse.
-Although educational TV has been shown to promote cognitive development in older
children, there is no evidence that TV of any kind is helpful for infants
-From age 2 on, educational (but not entertainment) TV does seem to affect learning in a
positive way on cognitive development and school achievement
Media and aggression and violence - ✔✔-viewing violent television at ages 2 to 5 was linked
with greater aggression at ages 7 to 10.
, -third- through fifth-grade children who were exposed to more violent media early in the
school year showed higher levels of physical, verbal, and relational aggression 5 months
later. This relationship has been found for teens as well.
-Violent video games increase aggressive tendencies even more than TV because players are
acting out the violence rather than just viewing it
Legal Issues of Sexting - ✔✔-Underage sexting is illegal under federal law (distribution and
possession of child porn) and is a felony offense
-Since 2009, 19 states have adopted teen sexting laws with 13 states considering bills on this
issue
-In states without sexting laws, it may be punished under existing child pornography laws
Media Effects on Physical Development - ✔✔-More media use linked with obesity
* Inactivity or from increased eating
* Media messages that promote unhealthy eating
-Media promotes the "thin ideal", which contributes to eating disorders
Positive Effects of Media - ✔✔* Educational TV improves cognitive functioning and
academic performance for some children, while entertainment TV makes academic
performance worse
Negative Effects of Media - ✔✔TV on academic performance...
* Time is taken from academic tasks
* Multitasking while doing academic tasks decreases learning
* Children who spend the most time with media are more distractible and impulsive in
general
Effects of Media on Social Development - ✔✔* Watching prosocial media increases
prosocial behavior
* Watching violence or taking part in media violence promotes aggression in young viewers
* Communication
* Maintain friends
