Describe the patterns and conceptions of friendships during the ...

[CharlieWard]

Describe the patterns and conceptions of friendships during the middle childhood years.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an underextension effort?
 
  a. A child who uses fewer than half the number of words of an average child her age
  b. A child who uses the word juice for all drinking cups
  c. A child who uses the word candy for lollipops only and not for other sweets
  d. A child who is unable to reliably grasp objects that are an arm's length away

[shayla]

Answer to Question 1

During middle childhood, children begin to increasingly value friends for their psychological qualities, rather than the fact that friends share activities with them. Friendships may be of short duration, and opposite-sex friendships are relatively rare.

Answer to Question 2

C