what is play, theories, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

Question 1

Select the example of an extrinsic motivator in play
a. rising to a new level in a video game, with big visual display of stars
b. feeling sense of accomplishment when one improves
c. enjoying the process of engaging in the play
d. becoming frustrated when someone else wants to join what you’re playing

Answer 1

a. rising to a new level in a video game, with big visual display of stars

Question 2

Play is important because it ______
a. promotes development of creativity, divergent thinking, and symbolism
b. promotes social emotional growth and mental health
c. promotes development of math and language skills
d. all of these

Answer 2

d. all of these

Question 3

Newer theories of play focus on ____
a. what happens when children don’t play
b. the use of computer aided observation and coding to careful document the play of children and animals
c. significance of play throughout evolution as having some neurological benefit to survival
d. the way in which play limits safety and motor development

Answer 3

significance of play throughout evolution as having some neurological benefit to survival

Question 4

when children are asked about their play and what it means to them, the word that comes up most often is __
a,. friends
b. easy
c. fun
d. scary

Answer 4

c. fun

Question 5

play as legacy from the past (Hall)

Answer 5

each generation repeats the work of prior generations in a developmental sequence

Question 6

play as preparation (Groos)

Answer 6

play prepares children for the skills and abilities they would need in adult life

Question 7

play to develop cognition (Piaget and others)

Answer 7

play allows children to develop and integrate new skills. play expresses or reflects children’s learning

Question 8

play is hard to define but there are lists of characteristics of play. Of the list, based on all various definitions of play, which is most consistently included?
a. play is extrinsically motivated
b. play has a functional purpose
c. play is fun, or pleasurable

Answer 8

c. play is fun, or pleasurable

Question 9

what is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation when speaking about play?

Answer 9

Intrinsic motivation means children are playing because they have chosen to, because they want to, and because it is meaningful and important to them. Extrinsic motivation means children are playing because they will get some reward for doing so, for example, if you climb those monkey bars, then we will go get ice cream.

Question 10

There were a variety of early theories of play that have been mostly discarded because they _____
a. couldn’t account for all or certain types of play
b. they were made up from peoples opinions and not based on evidence
c. they were based on studies of animals rather than humans
d. they wergild and not based on current technological advances

Answer 10

a. couldn’t account for all or certain types of play

Question 11

A variety of theories of behavior considering motivation grew out of the inability of which theory to explain much of human behavior?
a. behaviorism
b. Jungian theory
c. drive theory
d. Freud’s theory

Answer 11

c. drive theory