OSAT- CEOE Study Guide: Early
Childhood Education Questions and
Answers
Erkison's Psychosocial theory - Correct Answers -nuclear conflict that must be resolved
Psychosocial theory stage for infants (birth-18 months) - Correct Answers -Trust vs.
Mistrust
Psychosocial theory stage for toddlers (18 months-3 years) - Correct Answers -
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Psychosocial theory stage for preschoolers (3-5 years) - Correct Answers -Initiative vs
guilt
Psychosocial theory for early childhood (5 to 6- puberty) - Correct Answers -Industry vs.
Inferiority
Bowlby's attachment theory - Correct Answers -there is a biological basis for attachment
that triggers a protective response
Securely attached children - Correct Answers -show normal separation anxiety and
avoid strangers
Insecure and resistant children - Correct Answers -show exaggerated separation
anxiety and explore less
Insecure and avoidant children - Correct Answers -show no separation or stranger
anxiety
Components of the activity plan include the following: - Correct Answers -domain
activity name
goal
objectives
content
materials
, procedures
simplification
extension
evaluation
Professional disposition - Correct Answers -includes the values, ethics, and beliefs that
influence behaviors. It also affects how a student learns, his or her level of motivation,
and educational development. Dispositions are led by beliefs and attitudes that are
related to values, such as care, fairness, and honesty.
Running record - Correct Answers -Narrative records of a child's activities during a
single period of time.
Narrative Description - Correct Answers -a (formal) plan would be arranged in advance,
prior to the observation. More specifically, you would schedule a day, time and setting,
you would select a specific child or group of children, and you would decide on the
purpose, reason or focus of your observation (e.g. cognitive skills, social interactions,
play patterns).
Insecure and disorganized children - Correct Answers -dazed and confused and
respond inconsistently
secure attachement style shows - Correct Answers -sensitive caregiving
resistant and ambivalent shows - Correct Answers -inconsistent caregiving and is most
predictive of emotional disturbances
Freud's Psychosexual Stages - Correct Answers -oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage,
latency stage, genital stage
Oral stage - Correct Answers -Birth to 18 months. Infants seek pleasure through the
mouth
Anal stage - Correct Answers -18-36 months focus on potty training
Phallic stage - Correct Answers -3-6 years; child's pleasure focuses on the genitals
Latency stage - Correct Answers -6-puberty focus on developing skills
genetal stage - Correct Answers -puberty and older; focus on sexuality and maturity
Oedipal conflict (complex) - Correct Answers -boys desire their mother and compete for
her affection with their father; may show aggression towards father
Electra conflict - Correct Answers -a girl's sexual attraction to her father and feelings of
rivalry with her mother
Childhood Education Questions and
Answers
Erkison's Psychosocial theory - Correct Answers -nuclear conflict that must be resolved
Psychosocial theory stage for infants (birth-18 months) - Correct Answers -Trust vs.
Mistrust
Psychosocial theory stage for toddlers (18 months-3 years) - Correct Answers -
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Psychosocial theory stage for preschoolers (3-5 years) - Correct Answers -Initiative vs
guilt
Psychosocial theory for early childhood (5 to 6- puberty) - Correct Answers -Industry vs.
Inferiority
Bowlby's attachment theory - Correct Answers -there is a biological basis for attachment
that triggers a protective response
Securely attached children - Correct Answers -show normal separation anxiety and
avoid strangers
Insecure and resistant children - Correct Answers -show exaggerated separation
anxiety and explore less
Insecure and avoidant children - Correct Answers -show no separation or stranger
anxiety
Components of the activity plan include the following: - Correct Answers -domain
activity name
goal
objectives
content
materials
, procedures
simplification
extension
evaluation
Professional disposition - Correct Answers -includes the values, ethics, and beliefs that
influence behaviors. It also affects how a student learns, his or her level of motivation,
and educational development. Dispositions are led by beliefs and attitudes that are
related to values, such as care, fairness, and honesty.
Running record - Correct Answers -Narrative records of a child's activities during a
single period of time.
Narrative Description - Correct Answers -a (formal) plan would be arranged in advance,
prior to the observation. More specifically, you would schedule a day, time and setting,
you would select a specific child or group of children, and you would decide on the
purpose, reason or focus of your observation (e.g. cognitive skills, social interactions,
play patterns).
Insecure and disorganized children - Correct Answers -dazed and confused and
respond inconsistently
secure attachement style shows - Correct Answers -sensitive caregiving
resistant and ambivalent shows - Correct Answers -inconsistent caregiving and is most
predictive of emotional disturbances
Freud's Psychosexual Stages - Correct Answers -oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage,
latency stage, genital stage
Oral stage - Correct Answers -Birth to 18 months. Infants seek pleasure through the
mouth
Anal stage - Correct Answers -18-36 months focus on potty training
Phallic stage - Correct Answers -3-6 years; child's pleasure focuses on the genitals
Latency stage - Correct Answers -6-puberty focus on developing skills
genetal stage - Correct Answers -puberty and older; focus on sexuality and maturity
Oedipal conflict (complex) - Correct Answers -boys desire their mother and compete for
her affection with their father; may show aggression towards father
Electra conflict - Correct Answers -a girl's sexual attraction to her father and feelings of
rivalry with her mother
