Deck 10: Seciton 2: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Question 1

_____ usually develop emotional regulation earlier than boys do.

Answer 1

Girls (Females)

Question 2

The type of play characterized by children playing with similar toys in similar ways but not together is called _____ play.

Answer 2

parallel

Question 3

Children who develop into successful, happy adults who are generous with others are most often reared by _____ parents.

Answer 3

authoritative

Question 4

The clinical term that refers to an illness or disorder of the mind is _____.

Question 5

If a person attends college to please his or her parents as opposed to going to college to learn for one's own sake, that person is exhibiting _____ motivation.

Question 6

When a child has formed an understanding of self, including gender, size, and personality, that child has developed a _____.

Question 7

A person's _____ plays a role in how different behaviors and emotions are expressed.

Question 8

Many children between the ages of 3 and 7 have _____, which-although make-believe-combat loneliness and aid in emotional regulation.

Question 9

When a person turns distress inward, that person has _____ problems.

Question 10

According to Erik Erikson, the crisis experienced by children during early childhood is _____ versus guilt.

Question 11

One type of play identified by Mildred Parten in which children play together and take turns is called _____ play.

Question 12

Boys tend to have more muscle mass than girls; this is a(n) _____ difference.

Question 13

Organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychiatric Association recommend that children under the age of _____ should not use electronic media.

Question 14

When a person's powerful feelings burst out uncontrollably, that person has _____ problems.

Question 15

Girls prefer to play with dolls and boys prefer to play with soldiers; these are _____ differences.

Question 16

A form of play in which children act out roles and plots is called _____ play.

Question 17

Children tend to prefer to play with playmates of the same _____ and social status.

Question 18

The most common type of active play is called _____ play.

Question 19

_____ identified the four dimensions of parenting as strategies for discipline, warmth, communication, and expectations for maturity.

Question 20

A classic experiment had children draw pictures. Some received a reward. The study was designed to assess motivation, and the results revealed that extrinsic motivation undermines _____.

Question 21

_____ is a discipline technique that requires a child to stop all activity and sit quietly by himself or herself for a specific length of time.

Question 22

According to psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that internalizes the moral standards of an individual's parents is the _____.

Question 23

While experiencing Freud's _____ complex, a boy begins to masturbate, fear castration, and develop sexual feelings toward his mother.

Question 24

A discipline method in which a caregiver talks extensively with the offending child to get the child to understand why his or her behavior was wrong is called _____.

Question 25

Behavior that is _____ is intended to harm someone else.

Question 26

An emotion that develops when children feel intense dislike or hatred toward others is called _____.

Question 27

Nevaeh noticed that a new girl in her preschool class was standing alone watching the other children. When Nevaeh asked the girl if she would like to play with her, she exhibited _____ behavior.

Question 28

Freud called the period from the ages of 3 to 6 years the _____ stage.

Question 29

A method of discipline that evokes a child's shame, guilt, and gratitude is called _____ control.

Question 30

While experiencing Freud's _____ complex, a girl experiences an unconscious desire to replace her mother and win her father's romantic love.

Question 31

According to Freudian theory, children resolve the Oedipus and Electra complexes by means of _____, a defense mechanism through which children ally themselves with the same-sex parent.

Question 32

John accidentally knocked over Casey's block tower, so Casey hit him. Casey was displaying _____ aggression.

Question 33

A little boy who prefers to dress as a soldier rather than Cinderella because he has never seen a boy dress as Cinderella has developed a _____ schema.