Pretend Play Among Preschoolers Is Thought to Be Adaptive Because

question 75

Multiple Choice

Pretend play among preschoolers is thought to be adaptive because it

• A) helps children to share meaning with social equals
• B) contributes to the growth of such social skills as negotiation and compromise
• C) promotes emotional understanding and an enhanced capacity for caring
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Social Constructed

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Judith Butler

An influential philosopher and gender theorist whose work has focused on the performative nature of gender and the critique of gender norms.

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Social Construction

The theory that aspects of our reality and knowledge are not inherently natural but rather constructed by society.