Symbolic and Pretense Play in Child Development
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What type of play is more prevalent with older siblings than with mothers around 33 months of age?

  • Pretense play (correct)
  • Imitative play
  • Physical play
  • Object-focused play

    • How is mothers' focus on objects and their functions beneficial for 2-year-olds' symbolic abilities?

  • Stimulating cognitive development
  • Encouraging physical play
  • Enhancing representational abilities (correct)
  • Improving peer interaction

    • What type of play facilitates the use of more complex language compared to play with siblings or peers?

  • Peer play
  • Father-child play
  • Play with older siblings
  • Mother-child play (correct)

    • Sensitive and stimulating play at 2-3 years old is associated with which aspect of children's development?

    <p>Language and cognitive development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an essential context for developing reciprocity and understanding others through play?

    <p>Social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do adults further conversational turn-taking exchanges during play with young children?

    <p>By linking responses to the child's actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the origins of social understanding, which is affective and evident in the first few months of life?

    <p>Intersubjectivity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age range do age mates use nonverbal imitation to create a mutual understanding of a joint goal in activities?

    <p>18-32 months old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which play activity helps toddlers develop social support, trust, and intimacy from peers?

    <p>Pretend play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of play involves infants taking on the perspective of a feeling state other than their own during pretend play?

    <p>Other-directed pretense play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does greater participation in role enactment at 33 months lead to in terms of cognitive understanding?

    <p>Better performance on false belief tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Japanese mothers differ from US mothers in terms of play interactions with their infants?

    <p>US mothers are more likely to engage in self-directed play.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of mothers in promoting symbolic representation in their children’s play?

    <p>Channeling infant play towards greater sophistication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do infants mostly engage in creative and unusual use of objects during play?

    <p>When engaging in pretend play with siblings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes how siblings interact with infants regarding pretense play?

    <p>Siblings are less supportive until about 2-3 years of age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the amount of pretense play solicited by mothers relate to children's engagement in pretense play?

    <p>Children engage more when mothers solicit more play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do toddlers tend to express more diverse pretense themes when playing with older siblings compared to mothers?

    <p>2-3 years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what kind of play do peers and siblings support flexibility, creativity, and divergent thinking in infants?

    <p>Collaborative exploratory and pretend play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of play involves preschoolers engaging in longer episodes of unstructured pretend play with peers compared to interactions with mothers?

    <p>Unstructured pretend play with peers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of play among peers helps sustain mutual interest and excitement during interactive episodes?

    <p>Open-ended object exploration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What cognitive ability enables children to acquire new information and skills, engage in divergent thinking, and advance in representational abilities?

    <p>Mastery motivation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do mothers primarily contribute to their infants' play according to the text?

    <p>By serving a teaching function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of play best supports continued engagement as long as children can handle the cognitive and social demands of the task?

    <p>Joint enthusiasm of peer play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does collaborative play with mothers do for children's symbolic representation?

    <p>Raises the level of expression in play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants engage in more creative and unusual use of objects during play?

    <p>17-20 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the amount of pretense play solicited by mothers and children's engagement in pretense play?

    <p>There is a positive correlation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do peers and siblings influence toddlers in terms of pretend play themes?

    <p>They encourage more diverse pretend themes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Piaget and Vygotsky highlight regarding the importance of play in cognitive development?

    <p>Play supports representational thinking development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does infant symbolic play with mothers differ from solitary symbolic play?

    <p>It is less diverse and complex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What form of play is more prevalent with older siblings around 33 months of age?

    <p>Pretend play involving objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do mothers primarily support the emerging symbolic abilities of 2-year-olds?

    <p>By emphasizing object functionality during play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of play facilitates the use of more complex language compared to play with siblings or peers?

    <p>Mother-child play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of development is associated with sensitive and stimulating play during the ages of 2-3 years?

    <p>Cognitive and language development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do adults mostly facilitate language development through responsive engagement with toddlers?

    <p>By directing children's attention to their own actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what context do adults support the development of communicative reciprocity with young children?

    <p>Conversational turn-taking during play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of infant play involves the juxtaposition of two or more objects that naturally go together?

    <p>Appropriate combinational activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age do infants typically exhibit inappropriate combinational activity such as putting a ball in a vehicle?

    <p>13 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What form of play allows infants to pretend play about absent events or past experiences?

    <p>Symbolic play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of symbolic play involves clear pretense activity directed towards the self?

    <p>Self-directed pretense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does play serve in regulating emotions and arousal in children?

    <p>Regulating arousal and expressing emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which play function is associated with attention span and persistence in tasks?

    <p>Mastery function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of play interactions, how do peers differ from mothers in terms of infants' emotional expression?

    <p>'Mothers evoke more joy in infants than peers.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Intrapsychological function of play involves __________.'

    <p>'Regulating arousal and expressing emotions'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What form of play allows infants to experiment with a range of emotions through experience?

    <p>Symbolic play</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit associated with the mastery function of play?

    <p>Increasing attention span and persistence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key benefits of more verbal communication between peers during play?

    <p>Improved understanding of feelings and emotions beyond immediate context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does teasing games and rituals help infants in developing social skills?

    <p>By building negotiation skills and preparing them to share meaning with peers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do secure mother-infant relationships play in shaping children's social competence up to 9 years old?

    <p>They contribute to building children's social competence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do older infants benefit from engaging in pretend play activities?

    <p>By assisting in the development of understanding others' feeling states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do toddlers derive social support, trust, and intimacy from their peers?

    <p>By responding to the crying of any child, especially friends</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does cultural background influence the play interactions between parents and infants?

    <p>It conveys expectations about gender roles and societal values through play interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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