CD 213
Homework: Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Opportunities for Social Development and Learning with Peers
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following best defines prosocial attitudes and skills?
Interest in and enjoyment of peers
The ability and desire to comfort and help peers
The ability to play with peers
The ability to manage aggressive feelings
2. Which of the following best describes children’s ability to manage conflict?
a. Interest and enjoyment of peers
b. The ability and desire to comfort and help peers
c. The ability to interact successfully with peers
d. The ability to manage aggressive feelings
3. Maya’s 18 month olds were sometimes aggressive with each other. Based on Maya’s
knowledge of child development, what did she know that would influence her teaching?
a. Infants and toddlers are aggressive and not too many strategies work to stop the behavior
b. Infants and toddlers show interest in each other in a variety of ways
c. Toddlers can learn strategies to manage aggression
d. Children communicate in a variety of ways
4. Miriam notices that the young infants in her group were interested in each other and
she wanted to document this interest. Relative to the age of the children in her group,
which of the following questions seems most appropriate for Miriam to ask and document
with co-teachers?
a. When are conflicts most likely to happen?
b. When and how do toddlers cooperate?
c. What prosocial behaviors does each child use with others?
d. How does each child communicate with peers?
5. Which of the following is the most important strategy for teachers of young infants to
use to promote enjoyable peer interactions?
a. Ensure that each child feels secure
c. Provide a socially rich environment
b. Ensure peer together time
d. Encourage infants to touch gently
6. Goro joyfully followed Radwan through the room and under a gauze curtain. Which of
the following does the example best represent?
a. Imitation
c. Toddler intimacy and glee
b. Cooperation and friendship
d. Prosocial behavior
CD 213
Homework: Chapter 8
7. By what age might you see signs of peer friendship, that is, showing a preference for
each other over other peers?
a. 6 months of age
b. 1 year of age
c. 18 months of age
d. 2 years of age
8.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following is the least effective way to promote prosocial development?
Tell children what to do, e.g. saying, “Touch gently.”
Model prosocial behavior
Notice and affirm prosocial behavior
Tell children what they can’t do, e.g. saying, “Don’t hit him.”
9. Leon followed Kajsa up the short slide and then Kajsa followed Leon across the
playground. This is an example of which of the following?
a. Deferred imitation
b. Reciprocal games
c. Emotional refueling
d. Toddler glee
10. What is the primary reason that care teachers should be physically available to
children, for example, sitting on the floor when children play?
a. Children need teachers to do things for them
b. Teachers need to rest
c. Children may need emotional refueling
d. Teachers need to be available to solve conflicts
11. Autism is called a “spectrum disorder” which means:
a. Children are attracted to certain colors
b. It may manifest itself at any time throughout the spectrum of someone’s life.
c. Children with autism see as though looking through a prism
d. It affects individuals differently and in varying degrees.
12. Care teachers may offer opportunities for social play by:
a. Using words to describe each child’s feelings and intentions
b. Not providing any toys or materials
c. Leaving the children alone outdoors
d. Stepping in too quickly to end a conflict