Deck 5: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Question 1

Most children can identify their own gender by the time they are how many years old?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Gender stereotyping peaks between the ages of

A) 5-6.
B) 6-7.
C) 7-8.
D) 8-9.

Answer 2

5-6.

Question 3

Children begin to label their own and other people's emotions at approximately what age?

A) 1-2
B) 2-3
C) 3-4
D) 4-5

Answer 3

2-3

Question 4

Research on guilt, empathy, and compliance in children found that conscience seems to develop by the time a child is between ____years old.

A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 3 and 4

Question 5

Having an older brother confers all of the following advantages on the younger sibling, except

A) being able to assert himself freely.
B) having a buffer from social isolation.
C) having a tutor to expand his knowledge.
D) being challenged by complex emotions, such as jealousy, pride, and guilt.

Question 6

Piaget appears to have been wrong when he described preschoolers' communication as

A) egocentric.
B) comprehensible.
C) cooperative.
D) other-directed.

Question 7

At the Rise and Shine preschool, Maggie, Elaine, and Tony were playing in the "dress-up" corner.Maggie said, "I'm the mommy and I'm making you both a good dinner."Elaine said, "I'm not your child, I'm a famous movie star, and I'm getting an award."Tony said, "I'm a fireman, and I was called to save a cat stuck in a tree."The children appear to be occupied in what type of play?

A) Associative
B) Cooperative
C) Parallel
D) Unoccupied

Question 8

Which of the following pairs of children are occupied in parallel play?

A) Brian and Jody. He is building a log cabin, and she is watching him.
B) Lisa and Michael. She is talking to a doll while dressing her, and he is standing next to her and silently dressing another doll.
C) Max and Isabel. He is painting a picture of a horse on the easel, and she is standing at an easel next to him and painting a boat, while both are discussing how much they like the color red.
D) Robert and Megan. He is teaching her how to keep her hula hoop from falling to the ground.

Question 9

Define the concept of emotional intelligence and discuss its effect on children's popularity, gender differences in emotional intelligence, and how parents can promote the development of emotional understanding.

Question 10

Discuss the factors associated with the development of a conscience.

Question 11

List and describe the six different types of play-related behavior recorded by Mildred Parten in nursery schools.