CH4 Quiz

3. True. Mildred Parten underestimated the ability of young children to engage in cooperative play. 4. True. It is not until the age of three that children clearly know the difference between reality and make-believe S True. Children who engage in a lot of group make-believe play are more likely to clean up after themselves when they finish playing. 6. False. Compared to younger ones, older preschool children need a greater degree of realism in their props to engage successfully in dramatic play. 7. True. Taking on imaginary roles helps children to control their own impulsive behavior. 8. True Children who are malnourished are less playful than those who have adequate diets. 9; False. The children who are the most securely attached to their parents are the ones who have the greatest amount of conflict when playing with peers. 10. True. Play with members of the opposite sex is rare in the preschool years. Short Answer According to Mildren Parten, the lowest level of play is play. solitary. Stubbornness, rigidity, and negativism illustrate the stage of autonomy vs. doubt and are typical characteristics of the child at the age of . two When children play separately at the same activity at the same time and in the same place we refer to the activity as play. parallel Each child is still focused on a separate activity, but there is sharing, lending, taking turns, and attending to the activities of one’s peers in what is known as play. associative In dramatic play, the role is always defined in terms of a specific plan of action, such as preparer of dinner, firefighter, or monster. Functional The type of dramatic play role that is assumed most often by the preschool child is the role. family The type of make-believe play that stimulates the “what if” type of thinking that forms the basis for mature hypothetical reasoning and problem solving is play. dramatic