Girls' symbolic play often emphasizes
a. relationships. c. power.
b. fantasy d. dominance.
Question 2All of the following are true about rough-and-tumble play except
a. boys engage in it more than girls do.
b. children tend to stay together in the group afterwards, rather than dispersing.
c. it is unique to American children.
d. high levels of prenatal testosterone for both girls and boys positively correlate with higher levels of male-typical play activities during childhood.
Question 3Same-race bias
a. has not been shown for young children. c. increases with age.
b. decreases with age. d. exists only for Whites.
Question 4In one study, third- and fourth-grade children who had primarily opposite-sex friends were
a. less-well-adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends.
b. better adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends.
c. less-well-adjusted socially than children with no friends.
d. about as well adjusted socially than children with only same-sex friends.
Question 5Which of the following tendencies is not characteristic of most young boys' comfort in interacting with members of their own gender as opposed to girls?
a. Boys tend to organize themselves in large playgroups.
b. Boys engage in more vigorous rough-and-tumble play than girls.
c. Boys focus their interactions more on movable toys.
d. Boys engage more in dramatic play.