Why is dramatic play a useful place to support children's thinking about racial and ethnic diversity?
a. Pretend play is a safe and natural place for children act out things they are thinking about and interpretations of messages they receive from adults and experiences in their world.
b. Children see play as fun and entertaining, but there is little developmental value in play.
c. Children will not typically think about racial and ethnic diversity unless they are prompted to do so through adult-scripted dramatic play.
d. All of the above
Question 2...Why is it important to select materials that represent diversity in recognizable and relatable scenes from familiar daily experiences?
a. Materials should represent distant places to globalize children's perspectives.
b. Though materials should be recognizable and relatable, it is actually not necessary for them to include scenes from daily experiences.
c. Only integrating images and materials from distant places can perpetuate a message that diversity only happens in far way places' or on special occasions
d. None of the above
Question 3...How can adults support children's development of positive, appreciative attitudes towards differences?
a. By simply letting nature take its course and allowing the attitudes to develop on their own.
b. Punishing children when they display a negative attitude towards differences.
c. Allowing children a reward when they correctly display a positive, appreciative attitude towards differences.
d. Frequently sharing positive, honest messages about human and social differences.
Question 4...Joshua is considered to be a prosocial baby. According to McMullen and colleagues, which of the following teacher behaviors would most likely be seen in Josh's toddler classroom?
a. A balance between warmth and firm restatements of expectations
b. Consistent expectations, warmth, etiquette and respect for everyone in the room
c. A great deal of praise for Josh when he is kind to his friends
d. Consistent expectations, firm rules about cooperation and frequent redirection
Question 5...When people of color are overtly or subtly denied equal access to opportunities through unchallenged policies and practices which result in preferential treatment, this is referred to as:
a. Unequal opportunity
b. Traditional discrimination
c. Unchallenged bias
d. Institutionalized racism
Question 6...What is one factor influencing the evidence that there are major discrepancies in outcomes based on racial and cultural group?
a. Different groups are genetically predisposed to higher achievement.
b. Negative perceptions of particular groups can result in significantly disparate access to resources and opportunities.
c. There aren't notable differences in outcomes based on different racial or cultural groups.
d. Data collectors are biased.
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