Development of Peer Interactions

What will be an ideal response?


Peer interactions become more sophisticated: parallel play, associative play, and cooperative play

Make believe play: reflects cultural values and promotes cognitive development

Solitary play: common and normal unless children just wander aimlessly or hover

Parents' roles include playmate, social director, mediator, and coach

Quality of parent-child attachment influences children's play indirectly

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As compared with the first 2 years of life, growth quickens during early childhood.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Mannes and Kintsch (1987) gave to one group of students well organized outlines of material for which they would be tested, but a second group was given a disorganized outline. They found that:

a. there were no differences in recall of the material. b. the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the disorganized outlines. c. the group given disorganized outlines did better on a recall test than the group that received the organized outlines. d. the group given organized outlines did better on a recall test but the group that received the disorganized outlines did better on a recognition test.

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Little Benjamin is taken for a drive in the country. He sees his first live horse in a field,

points, and calls out, "Horse!" Benjamin has already seen horses on television and even has a stuffed toy horse. In this case, he adds this new experience to his existing concept of horse. Piaget would say that Benjamin is using a. assimilation. b. accommodation. c. conservation. d. object permanence.

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Which of the following therapies seeks to change negative thoughts through gradual exposure, modeling, rewards, or positive self-talk?

A. art therapy B. cognitive behavioral therapy C. drug therapy D. psychoanalytic therapy

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