Concepts & Big Ideas
Play drives us to gain basic knowledge of our bodies and environment through m_______
Movement
Which age group has the highest rate of depression in Western countries?
Seniors
According to Brown, how have rat studies indicated that play is a deep-seeded human instinct?
How have some public parks facilitated parent-child bonding through attunement?
By creating swing sets with seats for both parent and child that face one-another.
In the 1990s, Pop Tarts were introduced in the United Kingdom with special flavors such as Chocotastic and Strawberry Sensation. However, critics note that to this day there are lots of flavors of Pop Tarts, but no Mom Tarts.
Why is that?
Because of the pastriarchy...
But seriously: Fill in the BLANKs: During the 1990s, one of the world’s biggest musicians was called “The
BLANK Formerly Known as BLANK.”
Describe two factors that tend to drive adults in western societies to deprive themselves of play.
. Cultural shaming
. Society's failure to recognize the benefits of play
. Lack of personal and/or intergenerational connection
. Others...
What do babies learn by playing games like peek-a-boo and pushing objects off of a table to see what happens?
Object Permanence
Neoteny: What does Brown mean when he claims that humans have a neotenous nature?
He means that our play instinct continues into adulthood.
Describe 2 tactics used by the CSULB Student Recreation & Wellness Center to improve students' lives through play.
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According to the Guinness Book of Records, what is the Most Controversial Video Game Series in History, with over 4,000 published articles about it since the first volume came out in 1997?
Grand Theft Auto
the point of this class is that play serves 2 big functions in our lives. What are those 2 functions?
1) Play is an instinct that drives us to develop ourselves and connect to the world around us.
2) The strength of this instinct makes play a great tool for making positive change in the world.
According to Brown, what is the first instance of play in a child's life?
Attunement
According to Brown, what about our evolutionary past makes us feel like something is missing from our lives when we are isolated?
We are descendants of hunter-gatherers, which makes us instinctively seek small, socially cohesive groups.
Phineas Gage suffered a traumatic brain injury while working on a railroad. What did this case teach scientists about the connection between the brain and personality? Note: Answer must include the part of the brain that was injured.
His pre-frontal cortex was damaged. Although he miraculously survived, the change to his brain seemed to change his personality.
Fill in the blank: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa & ______
Maggie
The Simpsons is the longest running TV show in history with more than 30 seasons and counting
How would a Kindergarten teacher use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to choose a productive game to play with their class?
The teacher would consider the met and unmet needs of the students and choose a game that meets them where they are on the hierarchy.
Name one game or activity that fits into each of these stages of play: Solitary, Parallel, Cooperative.
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Brown describes cases where nursing home staff improved the lives of patients by taking particular actions to spark their their play instinct. Describe their approach.
They evoked feelings of nostalgia by reminding them of play fragments from their past.
This band wrote the hit song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Nirvana (1991)
Recite 1 of our Big Ideas from memory (there have been 3 during this unit)
1: Babies develop key skills through play in stages, starting with solitary play and getting progressively more social as they age.
2: Although our need to play decreases as we age, it is vital to our physical and mental health that play remains a part of our lives.
3: The U.S. mental health crisis is strongest among seniors, and we have great research on their play styles that have the potential to make an impact.
What term does Brown use for the concept that a physically active toddler is likely to become a physically active adult?
Play Preferences
Humans have a much longer playful childhood period
According to Bel, Biv, Devoe, that girl is ______
Poison