Social Emotional Development in Preschoolers

Question 1

What are the major areas of social emotional development for preschoolers?

Answer 1

Social Initiative

Social Competence

Friendships

Social Participation

Question 2

In order to have social initiative it requires ____ ____ and ___-___.

Answer 2

sel-assurance; risk-taking

Question 3

Social Initiative is critical for:

Answer 3

sustaining peer relationships

entering playgroups easily

being liked by peers

forming friendships

Question 4

Social Initiative covers which stage of Erikson’s Stages of Development?

Answer 4

3rd Stage

*Initiative vs Guilt

Question 5

The degree to which a person is liked by others and has learned skills to interact effectively in social settings

Answer 5

Social Competence

Question 6

True or False

Children who are rejected or neglected need help learning the skills they need to form peer relationships

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False

Most preschool children have at least one reciprocated friendship

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Friendships are useful contexts for teaching social skills:

Answer 8

conflict resolution

play skills

making new friends

Question 9

Name Mildren Parten’s stages of social participation children go through:

Answer 9

unoccupied behavior
*no interest in activities

onlooker behavior
*interest in and intent watching

parallel play
*side by side; no interaction

associate play
*individual activities with interaction

cooperative play
*single coordinated play theme with shared goal with sophisticated interaction

Question 10

According to the maturationist altruism and empathy can be encouraged by:

Answer 10

kind behaviors are inborn and simply emerge over time

Question 11

According to the psychoanalyst this leads to empathy:

Answer 11

Early attachment

Question 12

According to Behaviorist children learn altruism by:

Answer 12

watching adult models

Question 13

According to the Cognitive-Developmental Theory encourage altruism and empathy through:

Answer 13

understanding strategies that are effective in promoting acceptance

Question 14

According to the Ecological Systems Theory children learn altruism and empathy through:

Answer 14

development based on context of the child’s home, school, and societal environment

Question 15

Name the different kinds of aggression

Answer 15

verbal

physical

proactive

reactive

instrumental

bullying

Question 16

Verbal aggression consists of:

Answer 16

taunts, teasing, threats, cruel statements intended to harm psychologically

Question 17

Physical aggression consists of:

Answer 17

biting, pushing, kicking, etc.

Question 18

Proactive aggression consists of:

Answer 18

unprovoked physical or verbal attacks

Question 19

Reactive aggression consists of:

Answer 19

retaliation for another perceived aggressive incident

Question 20

Instrumental aggression consists of:

Answer 20

aggression designed to obtain something

Question 21

bullying consists of:

Answer 21

aggression that is unprovoked or without a clear purpose

Question 22

True or False

Cultures vary in how much initiative is encouraged. Some emphasize collective thought and action instead

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False

American children are low in altruism and empathy

Answer 23

True

Question 24

True or False

In some cultures extraversion is valued more or less

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or False

Children who are abused are least likely to reject the friendly advances of peers

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Having sibling relationships help children by:

Answer 26

learning conflict resolution

cooperative nurturing

opportunity to practice and learn social skills early in life

Question 27

True or False

Differences in play behavior between boys and girls are present in all cultures

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What are some ways to help children who have difficulty with social skills?

Answer 28

Intervene to encourage next level of play

offer open-ended play materials for all ability levels in same area

create an accessible environment

teach specific skills: gettin a peer’s attention, joining a play group, using language to express feelings

Question 29

True or False

Not avoiding to evaluate and compare children’s completed works is a sound strategy for children with social skills deficiencies

Answer 29

False

Avoid evaluating and comparing children’s completed works

*careful not to over-praise, can give implicit value to one creative approach over the other.