20 Questions
Which part of the brain is most involved in emotional self-regulation?
Frontal cortex
What is one key reason why emotional outbursts decline during early childhood?
Development of the frontal cortex
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effective strategy for regulating emotions in young children?
Seeking comfort from an attachment figure
What do researchers call the process when children focus their attention on managing their emotions?
Emotional regulation
How can parents help young children develop effortful control?
By providing emotional and physical comfort
What problems are children at risk of if they have inadequately developed emotional self-regulation in early childhood?
Externalising problems
What problems can excessive self-regulation of emotions lead to in early childhood and beyond?
Internalising problems
Which gender is more commonly associated with internalising problems throughout life?
Females
Which gender is more commonly associated with externalising problems throughout life?
Males
What did Erikson propose about emotional control in early childhood?
Children need to learn emotional control without feeling excess guilt
Which of the following is an advance in emotional understanding during early childhood?
Children become more adept at controlling their own emotions.
What is considered one of the major developmental tasks of early childhood?
Developing emotional self-regulation.
What is the basis of subsequent actions according to the text?
Emotional states.
What decreases from age 2 to 6 during early childhood?
Extremes of emotional expression.
What is crucial to maintaining harmonious social relations?
Developing emotional self-regulation.
By what age are children usually accurate in explaining the emotions of a situation?
5
What do young children become more adept at understanding?
Others' emotions.
What decreases across cultures during early childhood?
Expectations for emotional self-regulation.
What is one example of emotional self-regulation mentioned in the text?
Waiting in line.
What do studies with children cards depicting expressed emotions show?
Children are accurate in explaining the emotions of the situation.
Test your knowledge on the advances in emotional understanding and self-regulation during early childhood. Explore how children develop their ability to understand and regulate their own emotions, as well as comprehend and empathize with the emotions of others.
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