Question 1

What are the ways in which the average mother plays differently with her infant than the average father does? Do you think these play differences might be responsible for socializing children at a very young age into culturally-defined gender roles? Why or why not?

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Question 2

What are the six stages of sensorimotor development, according to Jean Piaget? Describe the intellectual characteristics of the child and the type of play that is likely to occur at each stage.

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Question 3

What is a "circular reaction"? Describe the differences among the three types of circular reactions discussed by Piaget, and explain why circular reactions are seen as playful activities.

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Question 4

Describe the behavioral differences between an infant at play and an infant engaged in exploration of its environment. When is an infant likely to play and when it is likely to explore instead?

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Question 5

You notice that your neighbor rarely plays with her seven-month-old infant, and when you comment on that fact, she replies "Babies this age are too young to play." What would you say to her about the importance of parent-infant play during the first year of life?

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Question 6

The ways in which a child plays with objects changes in three different, although related, ways during the second year of life. Discuss these three types of changes, and for each one provide a concrete example.

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Question 7

Imagine that you are shopping for a toy for a friend's eight-month-old baby. What characteristics are you looking for in the "ideal" toy? What are some examples of toys that would be developmentally inappropriate for a child of that age?

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Question 8

What are the dominant features of the infant social games that make their appearance between the ages of nine and eighteen months? Why do games involving adults appear before games that toddlers play with their age-mates?

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Quiz 3: The First 2 Years of Life