Psychology Applied to Teaching 13th Edition
International by Jack Snowman – Test Bank
Psychology Applied to Teaching 13th
Edition International by
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– Test Bank
Chapter 3: Age-Level Characteristics
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One reason that today’s preschool teachers don’t emphasize to their children
that they must color within the lines of a coloring book (as teachers did a generation
ago) is that
a. it is considered creative to color outside the lines.
b. large-muscle control is necessary for this activity.
c. preschoolers don’t like the structure of a coloring book.
d. preschoolers have problems with this type of coordination.
ANS: D REF: 74
NOT: Small-muscle control and eye-hand coordination are not well developed at this
age; therefore, children find it difficult to color within the lines of a coloring book.
2. Four-year-old Gina was unusual among her age-mates because she was able to
a. thread a needle. c. recogn
b. climb a jungle gym. d. engag
ANS: A REF: 74
NOT: All options are usual activities of a typical four-year-old except option A. Since eyehand coordination is poorly developed at this age, it is unlikely that a four-year-old child
could easily thread a needle.
3. Researchers who study the play patterns of preschool and kindergarten children
have noted that
a. children of this age do not really play at all because of their egocentric tendencies.
b. because of egocentrism, children of this age engage in one type of play activity over and ov
c. young children are capable of engaging in many different types of play.
d. children’s play activities should be limited since they do not make much of a contribution to
ANS: C REF: 75
NOT: Researchers who have studied the play behaviors of preschool children have
found that children experience multiple benefits from free play activities and that they
engage in several different types and forms of play.
4. Which of the following statements concerning children’s play activity in preschool
and kindergarten is generally supported by research?
a. Young children show little interest in play activities.
b. Free play contributes to young children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development.
c. Time devoted to free play activities should be limited since they provide no noticeable acad
d. Young children’s play activities should be structured and supervised by adults since children
ANS: B REF: 75
NOT: Research shows that children engage in various forms and types of play, and that
play activities make significant contributions to their social, emotional, and cognitive
development.
5. As a kindergarten teacher, you would most likely observe which of the following
play behaviors?
a. boys playing next to each other with trucks and cranes
b. boys and girls playing together with trucks and cranes
c. boys and girls acting out a story, using dolls
d. girls experimenting with construction toys
ANS: A REF: 76
NOT: By the age of five, gender differences in toy preferences are noticeable. It is
unlikely that girls will be found playing with trucks and cars or that boys will be found
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