5.02 Cognitive dev of Toddlers

Sky (2) is at the park with her mother and big sister.  Her big sister, Layla, is playing tag with some other kids.  SKy is watching them from the slide with her mom.  She asks her mother various questions about the children and what they are doing. What type of play is this?

• Solitary

• Onlooker

• Cooperative

• Associative

Danny (1) is sitting in his high chair playing with his spoon and rattle while his mom is preparing lunch.  What type of play is this?

• Solitary

• Onlooker

• Cooperative

• Associative

Ashley and her mom are playing Princesses by dressing up and putting on makeup. Which type of play is this?

• Solitary

• Onlooker

• Cooperative

• Imaginative

Sally noticed her toddler was able to sit through a whole book that he could not a few months ago. Which area of his cognitive development is improving?

• Memory

• Perception

• Reasoning

• Attention

Jack age 2 likes to pretend he is a superhero and fly around the house. Which area of his cognitive development is improving?

• Memory

• Perception

• Imagination

• Attention

Why is play important?

• Builds confidence

• Connects emotional and social development

• develops physical skills

• all of the above

Toddlers fall under Piaget's last substage of Sensorimotor period, they are beginning thought during this substage

• Early Representational thought

• Primary circular stage

• Secondary circular stage

• Tertiary circular stage

Piaget's theory shows that toddlers learn trial and error during which substage of Sensorimotor period?

• Early Presentational thought

• Primary Circular Reactions

• Tertiary Circular Reactions

• Secondary Circular Reactions