chapter 8

The Preschool Child

Study Guide

Student Name  Date

Matching Questions

1. ____ preoperational phase

2. ____ artificialism

3. ____ speech

4. ____ sense of initiative

5. ____ phallic phase

6. ____ 3-year-old

7. ____ 4-year-old

8. ____ 5-year-old

9. ____ stuttering

10. ____ centering

a. posturing repetition of sounds

b. a stage in Erikson’s development theory

c. reflected in child beginning to make friends outside of the family

d. a stage in Freud’s theory of the psyche

e. more responsible, have more patience

f. boisterous, stormy age

g. a stage in Piaget’s developmental theory

h. the world and everything in it are created by human beings

i. tendency to concentrate on a single characteristic of an object while excluding its other features

j. utterance of vocal sounds conveying ideas

Multiple Choice

1. Thumb sucking is considered:

1. normal in the preschool child

2. detrimental to the preschool child

3. normal until 8 years of age

4. dangerous and must not be allowed

2. Masturbation in the preschool child is viewed as:

1. disruptive to the family

2. embarrassing to the parents

3. normal behavior that can best be dealt with by ignoring the behavior and providing distraction

4. abnormal behavior that needs to be dealt with immediately

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