Play Flashcards

The primary occupation of childhood

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What are the 3 elements of playfulness?

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Intrinsic motivation, internal control, and the ability to suspend reality

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True/False: Play is an end in of itself. Behavior is spontaneous, voluntary, rewarding, or pleasureable.

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True

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True/False: Play is inflexible and cannot be absorbed.

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False: Play is flexible and absorbing

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This type of play begins at birth; sensorimotor in infancy,evolves into functional play)

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Exploratory

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This type of play evolves from sensorimotor play by 12 months; ____ includes using toys purposefully, pretend play, and imitative play.

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Functional play

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This type of play begins at birth; With parents in infancy, evolves into parallel play, then associative play, then dramatic play.

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Social play

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This type of play is what it sounds like. (*hint: running & jumping)

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Gross Motor Play

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At what age is pretend or symbolic play and Multischema Play exhbited?

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18-24 months

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9
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What age is constructive play seen?
a. 12-18 months
b. 18-24 months
c. 24-36 months
d. 3-4 years
e. 4-5 years

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c. 24-36 months

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At what age is complex imaginary play exhibited?
a. 3-4 years
b. 12-18 months
c. 18-24 months
d. 24-36 months
e. 4-5 years

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a. 3-4 years

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At what age are toddlers creating games with rules?
a. 3-4 years
b. 12-18 months
c. 18-24 months
d. 24-36 months
e. 4-5 years

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e. 4-5 years

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What is the primary focus of sensorimotor play in infants?
a.Imaginative play
b. social intercation
c. Understanding the environment & themselves
d. creative expression

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c. understanding the environment & themselves

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13
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Which play type involves infants exploring their surroundings and learning cause and effect relationships?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Exploratory
c. Social
d. Exploratory

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b. Exploratory

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At what age does sensorimotor play typically peak and then decline?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 4 years

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b. 2 years

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Which play type involves infants intercating with caregivers and initiating social reactions?
a. Social
b. Sensorimotor
c. Exploratory
d. Imaginative

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a. Social

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What type of play is chracterized by children imitating actions they have seen in others?
a. Imaginary play
b. Gross motor play
c. Functional play
d. Social play

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c. Functional play

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17
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Which of the following is an example of functional play?
a. Pretending to be a superhero
b. Building a tower with blocks
c. Feeding a doll
d. Climbing a jungle gym

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c. Feeding a doll

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At what stage of play development do children typically begin intercating with peers?
a. Functional play
b. Social play
c. Gross motor play
d. Sensorimotor play

*sensorimotor is part of exploratory play

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b. Social play

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What is the primary focus of gross motor play in children aged 12-18 months?
a. Developing fine motor skills
b. Learning language skills
c. Exploring their environment
d. Engaging in pretend play

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c. Exploring their environment

20
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Which of the following best describes parallel play?
a. Children playing alone, but side-by-side
b. Children playing together cooperatively
c. Children playing independently in different rooms
d. Children playing with different toys, but interacting with each other

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a. Children playing alone, but side-by-side

21
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Multi-schemic play involves:
a. Makes inanimate objects perform actions
b. Imitating the actions of others
c. Performing multiple related actions together
d. Engaging in pretend play with imaginary friends

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c. Performing multiple related actions together

22
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Which of the following is an example of functional play?
a. Pretending to be a doctor
b. Building a tower with blocks
c. Climbing a jungle gym
d. drawing a picture

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B. Building a tower with blocks

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How do children 18-24 months often imitate others in social play?
a. By engaging in physical play
b. By creating imaginary worlds
c. By pretending to imitate animals
d. By copying actions of adults and peers

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d. By copying actions of adults and peers

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What is the primary type of play oberved in children aged 24-36 months
a. Exploratory (sensorimotor) play
b. Pretend or symbolic play
c. Exploratory play
d. Social Play

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b. Pretend or symbolic play

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How does pretend or symbolic play change in children aged 24-36 months compared to younger children?
a. It becomes less complex
b. It becomes more focused on physical actions
c. It becomes more refined and complex
d. It disappears entirely

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c. It becomes more refined and complex

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Which is an example of gross motor play?
a. Pretending to be a mechanic
b. Building a house with legos
c. Drawing a picture
d. Climbing a jungle gym

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d. Climbing a jungle gym

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Associative play is characterized by?
a. Children play independenty, but side-by-side
b. Children playing with different toys and taking turns
c. Children playing in seperate rooms
d. Children particpate in drawing and puzzles

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b. Children playing with different toys and taking turns

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True/False: Constructive play consists of children imiating adults using toys as a substitute for the real object (hammer, whisk)

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True

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How does constructive play change as children age (3-4 years)?
a. It becomes more abstract
b. It becomes focused on physical actions
c. It becomes less complex
d. It disappears entirely

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a. It becomes more abstract

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Gross motor play children aged 3-4 years involves?
a. Engaging in physical activities like running and jumping
b. Engaging in quiet activities
c. Playing with small toys
d. Engaging in pretend play

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a. Engaging in physical activities like running and jumping

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Noelle and her friends love to play house. At this age imaginary play is predominantly social. All of her friends play cooperatively? How old is she and her friends?
a. 24-36 months
b. 3-4 years
c. 4-5 years
d. 5-6 years

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c. 4-5 years

32
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Approximately what proportion of a 5-year-old’s play time is devoted to pretend play?
a. 1/4
b. 1/2
c. 2/3
d. 1/3

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d. 1/3

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Keller is at the age where he loves to pretend he is spider man saving the world. He has a script and pretends he is saving imaginary characters. How old is Keller and what play is he exhibiting?
a. middle school aged kids
b. 3-4/ constructive play
c. 3-4 years/complex imaginary play
d. 4-5/ Social play

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d. 4-5/ Social play

34
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Games with with rules in children aged 4-5 years involve:
a. Playing alone without any structure
b. Playing simple games with basic rules
c. Playing with friends without any rules
d. Playing with complex games with advanced rules

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b. Playing simple games with basic rules

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____ is more advanced in terms of the complexity of structures (blocks, books etc.)
a. Constructive play
b. Exploratory play
c. Symbolic and fantazy play
d. Gross motor play

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a. Constructive play

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Which is a key characteristic of constructive play in children aged 4-5 years?
a. Lack of interest in the goal of the activity
b. Takes pride and the goal of the activity
c. Disregard for the product
d. Limited ability to create complex structures

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b. Takes pride and the goal of the activity

37
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What is the primary type of play observed in middle school children?
a. Sensorimotor play
b. Constructive play
c. Symbolic and Fantasy play
d. Social Play

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c. Symbolic and Fantasy play

38
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This type of play is the foundation for self-regulation and empathy. It develops creativity and cognitive flexibility. What play is this defined as?
a. Exploratory play
b. constructive play
c. Social play
d.Dramatic play/ make believe

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d. Dramatic play/make believe

39
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Symbolic and fantasy play emerges into which type of play?
a. Gross motor play
b. exploratory play
c. Social play
d. Dramatic play

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d. Dramatic play

40
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Social play in middle school involves:
a. Playing alone
b. Playing with peers in unstructured activites
c. Engaging in role-playing activities
d. All of the above

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C. Engaging in role-playing activites

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What role do video games and screen time play in the play of school-aged and adolescents?
a. Turn taking and social interaction
b. Socialization is primary, but continue sports, video games
c. Starts early, but complexity shifts
d. Very much culturally influenced

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d. Very much culturally influenced
(within the type of play: Games with rules)

42
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What are the attitudes of playfulness?

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  1. Internal disposition to play
  2. Physical, cognitive, social spontaniously
  3. Sense of humor