Deck 12: Development in the Preschool Years

Question 1

The influence of advertising targeting children and the sedentary nature of television viewing have led to concerns about possible long-term lifestyle influences of young viewers:

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Stability limits are:

A) The distance in any direction an individual can lean away from midline without altering the base of support
B) The point at which dynamic postural control fails and the individual must use static postural control
C) The term that describes the influence of an individual's posture on skilled hand use
D) An indication of immature postural control skills

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Haptic perception is:

A) The ability to process sensory information related to coordinated movement
B) The ability to perceive pain
C) The ability to process discriminative touch information with memory
D) The ability to determine if you have something in your palm

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is the best description of flow in motor control as it is typically seen in the preschool child?

A) Movement is highly refined and graceful.
B) Movement is largely competent for functional tasks, but retains elements of immaturity.
C) The child is still unable to demonstrate sufficient coordination for complex tasks such as dancing.
D) None of these.

Question 5

When the muscles that make up the flexible arches support hand movements to effectively grasp differently shaped objects, direct the skilled movements of the fingers, and grade the power of grasps, it is called:

A) Finger isolation
B) Hand shaping
C) Radial digital grasp
D) Power grasping

Question 6

Three-year-old children are usually not able to adequately perform complex, coordinated bimanual movements such as buttoning small buttons or tying shoes because of:

A) Poor postural control
B) Cognitive immaturity
C) Lack of hand dominance
D) Absence of in-hand manipulation

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of symbolic play?

A) It emerges early in the preschool period, around age 2.
B) It involves play with language.
C) It supports the development of children's abilities to express ideas, feelings, and experiences.
D) It can include play in special media such as painting or drawing.

Question 8

Which of the following is a distinctive characteristic of precision grasp?

A) Mass use of the fingers
B) Wrist slightly flexed
C) Wrist and hand unsupported
D) Dominant hand use only

Question 9

Children typically know the use of everyday objects including household and self-care tools and have the skills to begin using these objects by:

A) 3 years of age
B) 5 years of age
C) The time they have developed a skilled release pattern
D) None of these

Question 10

Throughout the preschool years, children learn through play and mastery of skills that they have some control over their world and can cause desired change. This belief is called:

A) Self-efficacy
B) Body image
C) Executive attention
D) Self-regulation