8: Play Flashcards

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What are the 2 types of play?

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Functional play & Pretend play

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what is the role of functional play?

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playing to explore for object functions

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What does pretend play teach us?

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Relationships to mental state understanding

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What are the 4 core features of play?

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Flexibility: in different forms and lengths
Positive affect: about having fun
Non-literality: paradoxical literacy
Intrinsic motivation: voluntary

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What are Piaget’s 4 Types of Play

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× Functional play: when a child repeats motor actions on objects (focused on)
× Construction play: when a child builds things
× Pretend or symbolic play: when a child substitutes reality for an imagined world. (focused on)
× Games with rules

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What are the 4 functions of functional play?

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× Playing to resolve uncertainty
× Playing to explore the unexpected
× Influence of adult pedagogy (teaching)
× Playing to discover the unseen

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Are children more interested in a new toy or an old toy they cannot figure out?

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old toy they cannot figure out

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How is pedagogy 9teahing) a double-edged sword?

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In some cases, children pay more with a toy when a function is shown accidentally, as it makes them more inquisitive. Whereas in other condition, something taught deliberately is seen as more important so there is more play with it.

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9
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define: decontextualization

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using non-realistic objects in pretend play.

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at what age does pretend play become cooperative?

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2-3

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What are the 3 views of children’s understanding of the distinction between their pretend play and real life?

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× Rich Account: children understand what pretending means
× Lean Account: can’t really understand the difference between pretending and reality
× We-intentionality account: somewhere in between

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Is there a relationship between IQ & pretend play?

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Yes. Correlational studies: More intelligent children engaged in pretend play more often (direction of effect is uncertain)

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How does pretend play help children with reasoning?

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Pretend play might help children to reason about false premises, since they are definitional to pretend play:

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How does pretend play help with Theory of Mind?

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Through role play children put themselves in someone else’s shoes. Children who engage in pretend play perform better in false-belief tasks

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How does pretend play help with language development?

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Children who are more advanced in their play at 1, display better language skills at 2. Some evidence to indicate that play-based interventions affect later language development

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