Joe is playing with clay and chanting: Icky, icky, sticky. This type of play can be categorized as play with
a. motion and interaction.
b. objects.
c. language.
d. social materials.
Question 2During the early years, childrens brains develop more ____ than needed.
a. neurons
b. axons
c. dendrites
d. synapses
Question 3As Carmen watches the children fish, she blurts out, Get the hook in him David This is an example of
a. associative play.
b. onlooker activity.
c. solitary play.
d. unoccupied activity.
Question 4Maria and her friends are all riding bikes. Everyone is going at their own pace. This is an example of
a. unoccupied activity.
b. solitary play.
c. associative play.
d. cooperative play.
Question 5The blocks have fallen down. Aaron sees Andy start to build, and he does the same next to Andy. They share the blocks. This is an example of
a. parallel play.
b. associative play.
c. solitary play.
d. onlooker activity.
Question 6David Elkind believes that when planning for children, too many grown-ups fail to consider
a. recommended standards.
b. age of child.
c. the importance of literacy.
d. current research about how children learn.
Question 7When children are unable to carry out ordinary activities because their senses do not provide accurate or clear messages, it is called
a. sensory integrative dysfunction.
b. sensory involvement.
c. attention deficit disorder.
d. discrimination.
Question 8Which one of the following is not a part of the behaviorist view of learning?
a. The process of learning (what is learned) is emphasized more than the product.
b. Stages of growth and readiness to learn are viewed as key factors.
c. The effect of the environment on learning is the major focus.
d. The process of learning is always the same no matter what the goal.