Quiz on Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

What is the process by which children acquire the standards, values, and knowledge of their society?

• Socialization

• Identification

• Autonomy

• Personality formation

According to Erikson, what is the challenge faced during the stage of Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt?

• Developing aggression

• Conforming to social roles

• Acquiring empathy

• Declaring autonomy

What is the psychological process in which children try to look, act, feel, and be like significant people in their social environment?

• Socialization

• Identification

• Gender segregation

• Cultural mediation

What term describes a personal sense of self as a boy or girl?

• Ethnic identity

• Gender identity

• Sex-role identity

• Cultural identity

What is the preference of girls to play with other girls and boys to play with other boys called?

• Gender segregation

• Gender identity

• Sex-role identity

• Cultural mediation

Which view suggests that children observe and imitate sex-typed behaviors of males and females?

• Constructivist view

• Psychodynamic view

• Social learning view

• Cultural view

What is the term for the mental model containing information about boys and girls?

• Ethnic identity

• Cultural identity

• Sex-role identity

• Gender schema

What is the sense of personal belonging to an ethnic group called?

• Ethnic identity

• Gender identity

• Cultural identity

• Social identity

What is the term for the ability to control one’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors?

• Self-regulation

• Empathy

• Socialization

• Identification

What type of play is particularly important for developing self-regulation?

• Physical play

• Symbolic play

• Sociodramatic play

• Parallel play