Question 1

As children move through the stages of play described by Parten, they

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A)   move from single-sex to mixed-sex groups of playmates.
B)   engage in parallel play before they engage in solitary independent play.
C)   become more interactive and more cooperative.
D)   move back and forth through the different levels more quickly as they get older.

Question 2

Piaget's cognitive level of play called "games with rules" does not appear until children are in the state of

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A)   formal operations.
B)   preoperational stage.
C)   concrete operations.
D)   symbolic operations.

Question 3

Play has been compared to the level of coordination achieved by a jazz quartet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

American children typically base their play upon __________________, while Chinese children base their play on ___________________.

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A)   physical play; cognitive play
B)   relationships; authority figures
C)   toys and what they represent; social interactions
D)   performing actions on the self; acting upon others

Question 5

A child who is sitting next to another child and playing with similar toys but who does not interact with that other child is engaging in

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A)   solitary independent play.
B)   parallel play.
C)   associative play.
D)   disruptive play.

Question 6

What is more important for long-term positive development, popularity or close friendship? Explain your answer.

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Question 7

What is play therapy? What has research shown about how effective it is in helping children resolve emotional problems?

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Play therapy is a form of psychotherapy ...

Question 8

The way that adolescents see romantic relationships portrayed on television

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A)   helps them to develop realistic expectations for what they will find in their own relationships.
B)   helps to break down stereotyped ideas that people have about adolescents and romantic relationships.
C)   has little impact on their view of what romantic relationships are like.
D)   may leave the adolescents unprepared for the reality they will encounter when they are in a romantic relationship.

Question 9

The technique of sociometry is used to study

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A)   peer acceptance.
B)   the amount of trust in a friendship.
C)   the similarity between friends.
D)   the size and complexity of a social network.

Question 10

Bullying usually involves more than just a bully and a victim. Describe the role that others play in allowing bullying to go on. What kinds of interventions might be helpful to deal with bullying in schools?

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Bullying often involves bystanders who w...

Question 11

One explanation for why girls prefer to play with other girls and boys prefer to play with other boys is that

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A)   boys and girls have different play styles and different styles of communication.
B)   girls prefer to play in larger groups, while boys prefer playing in smaller groups or in pairs.
C)   there is more competition and conflict among groups of girls than among groups of boys.
D)   girls prefer organized activities, but boys prefer unstructured activities.

Question 12

The decrease in the amount of time available for physical play at school has only affected children's academic performance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is play? Describe four reasons why play is important for children's development.

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Play is an essential part of childhood a...

Question 14

There is some evidence that children develop a theory of mind at a young age if their parents

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A)   give the child a lot of opportunities to make their own decisions.
B)   are firm and consistent in their discipline.
C)   read to the child a great deal.
D)   discuss emotions with the child.

Question 15

One of the characteristics of an activity that we would call "play" is that

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A)   there are rules that everyone agrees to.
B)   the activity is done for its own sake.
C)   it must involve sharing.
D)   there has to be a common goal.

Question 16

Gender segregation in play starts by _________, is usually __________ for boys, and is ____________ likely to happen in the child's own neighborhood than in school.

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A)   middle childhood; stronger; more
B)   kindergarten; weaker; less
C)   age 3; stronger; less
D)   infancy; weaker; more

Question 17

One of the gender differences seen in the friendships of school-aged children is that

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A)   girls' are more likely to spend time with others who enjoy the same activities that they enjoy.
B)   girls' friendships contain more competition and self-disclosure than boys' friendships.
C)   the friendship networks of girls are extensive, but the networks of boys are intensive.
D)   boys' friendships are more likely to contain competition and dominance, in addition to cooperation.

Question 18

Children can engage in pretend play and coordinate their play activities in a more cooperative way when they

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A)   develop language.
B)   can engage in recursive thinking.
C)   participate in joint attention.
D)   can resist peer pressure.

Question 19

In research conducted in the United States, the incidence of bullying peaks in

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A)   grade 3 and 4.
B)   in middle school, grades 6 to 8.
C)   after the start of high school in grade 9.
D)   in late adolescence.

Question 20

Barzach believed that play should be every child's right, therefore she developed

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A)   handicap accessible preschool classrooms.
B)   a special children's museum specifically for children with disabilities.
C)   a program called Boundless Playgrounds that creates playgrounds accessible to all children.
D)   a summer camp for children with all abilities and mental conditions.

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