Exam 10: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development

Why are developmentalists concerned about the amount of screen time that North American children spend each day?

Young children usually play best with _____.

According to Freud, what emotions occur during the phallic stage? What behaviors does a child exhibit by the end of this stage?

Children who lack self-control are likely to have parents who have the _____ parenting style.

Just as monkeys do in their rough-and-tumble play, human children _____.

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

Tiara, Molly, and Maria are playing dress-up. They are all princesses and have built a castle out of cardboard boxes and colored paper. What type of play are the three girls engaging in?

Of the different types of aggression, the most worrisome is _____ aggression.

Neglectful/uninvolved is a parenting style that Baumrind did not identify.

An example of an externalizing problem is _____.

Which statement is true?

Jack sees his friends Evan and Liam playing a quiet game of blocks. Jack wants to engage in some rough-and-tumble play, so he grabs one of the blocks and runs a few feet away, looking over his shoulder and displaying a play face. How are Evan and Liam likely to respond?

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

_____ is a disciplinary technique that involves the parent talking to the child and helping the child to understand what he or she did wrong.

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

A little boy who prefers to dress as a soldier rather than Cinderella because his understanding is that boys don't dress as Cinderella has developed a _____ schema.

Peers provide practice in emotional regulation, empathy, and _____.

In Freudian theory, a little boy who develops sexual feelings toward his mother and becomes jealous of his father is experiencing _____.

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

Young children typically have low self-esteem because they compare their abilities with peers who are more competent.