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81.
According to principles of developmental psychology, which of the following best describes why participation in play activities is particularly important to young children's growth and development?
  1. Virtually all of what children learn is derived from observing others, thus young children learn how to behave by observing older children at play.
  2. Play settings provide the environments in which children develop the ability to overcome confusion related to appearance versus reality.
  3. Since play provides important information about gender roles, children with limited opportunities to play often experience delayed development of gender identity.
  4. Play allows children to try out and test new physical, cognitive, and social behaviors, which then become part of their working memory.
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82.
Which of the following approaches is likely to be most effective in fostering appropriate attitudes about body composition and body image in children?
  1. Emphasizing that individuals come in a variety of sizes and shapes within a range of healthy body weights.
  2. Encouraging children to adopt the eating patterns and dietary choices favored by their family and culture.
  3. Instructing children how to determine their body mass index and encouraging them to check it often.
  4. Promoting children's ability to identify and compare variations in individual fitness levels among classmates.
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83.
During an outdoor field day at the end of the school year, elementary students will participate in a variety of physical activities. Which of the following organizational approaches to the day's events is likely to be most effective in enhancing students' self-esteem and sense of self-worth?
  1. Ensuring that most activities emphasize coordination and balance rather than speed or strength.
  2. Offering activities that allow students of varying fitness and skill levels to achieve individual success.
  3. Including only activities that are cooperative rather than competitive in nature.
  4. Recruiting responsible students and relying on them to help staff and run the activities.
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84.
Cooperative games and team sports help promote the development of positive traits and values primarily by providing opportunities in which students can:
  1. Study and emulate the interpersonal skills of a variety of adult role models.
  2. Compete against themselves rather than against other individuals.
  3. Remain confident and free of worries about the possibility that peers may make fun of them.
  4. Observe and practice character-building skills such as determination, loyalty, self-control, and civility.
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85.
Recreational group and team games such as horseshoes, ultimate, and volleyball are especially well suited to providing social benefits to participants primarily because they:
  1. Keep participants of all fitness levels equally challenged.
  2. Require participants to take turns self-officiating.
  3. Promote enjoyment and camaraderie among participants with similar interests.
  4. Involve competition and scoring, thus generating comments and discussions among participants.
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