chapter 25

Question 1

associative play

Answer 1

being engaged in a common activity without any sense of belonging or fixed rules.

Question 2

cooperative play

Answer 2

children play with each other, as in team sports.

Question 3

dramatic play

Answer 3

a type of play that allows a child to act out troubling situations and to control the solution to the problem.

Question 4

magical thinking

Answer 4

child’s belief that thoughts are powerful and can cause something to happen (e.g., illness or death of a loved one occurs because the child wished it in a moment of anger).

Question 5

non-communicative language

Answer 5

egocentric speech exhibited by children who talk to themselves, toys, or pets without any purpose other than the pleasure of using words.

Question 6

onlooker play

Answer 6

interest in the observation of an activity without participation.

Question 7

solitary independent play

Answer 7

playing apart from others without making an effort to be part of the group or group activity.

Question 8

unoccupied behavior

Answer 8

daydreaming; fingering clothing or a toy without any apparent purpose.