NU131 EXAMINATION PREP 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 4 year old (fine motor skills). Answer: Independent in washing
hands, but may need supervision with bathing; can manipulate
buttons, zippers, snaps, but need help with shoelaces; prefer using a
fork compared to a spoon; can use a knife to spread jelly but not to
cut; recognize the fact that they need to toilet but may need
assistance; can draw a simple face & cut it out
◉ 5 year old (fine motor skills). Answer: Toileting has become more
independent, but may need help with washing hands, wiping &
remembering to flush; can draw letters; can draw a whole body; has
better control of scissors
◉ Preschool sexual development (Freud). Answer: Children may
become aware of their genital organs & their sexual identity; may
become more strongly attached with the parent of the opposite sex;
later, they will identify with the parent of the same sex; curiosity in
the difference of sex; masturbation is common
◉ Preschooler: Psychosocial Development. Answer: Erikson:
Initiative vs Guilt; Pretending & trying out new roles
, ◉ Discipline (Preschooler). Answer: Set limits; teach impulse
control; use positive reinforcement; use time out
◉ Psychosocial concerns (Preschooler). Answer: Jealousy; Sibling
rivalry; Need special time with parents; Response to divorce
◉ Preschool education. Answer: Becoming the norm
◉ Cognitive development (Preschooler). Answer: Piaget:
preoperational stage continues; Reversibility; Centration; Magical
thinking; Longer attention span
◉ Reversibility. Answer: the understanding of how two actions may
be related to each other
◉ Centration. Answer: The child focuses or centers attentions on
only one cue (one thing at a time)
◉ Magical thinking. Answer: Unable to understand that the same
amount of clay in different shapes are still the same amount
◉ Moral development (Preschooler). Answer: Kohlberg:
Preconventional stage (4-10 yrs); Freud: development of a superego
or conscience
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 4 year old (fine motor skills). Answer: Independent in washing
hands, but may need supervision with bathing; can manipulate
buttons, zippers, snaps, but need help with shoelaces; prefer using a
fork compared to a spoon; can use a knife to spread jelly but not to
cut; recognize the fact that they need to toilet but may need
assistance; can draw a simple face & cut it out
◉ 5 year old (fine motor skills). Answer: Toileting has become more
independent, but may need help with washing hands, wiping &
remembering to flush; can draw letters; can draw a whole body; has
better control of scissors
◉ Preschool sexual development (Freud). Answer: Children may
become aware of their genital organs & their sexual identity; may
become more strongly attached with the parent of the opposite sex;
later, they will identify with the parent of the same sex; curiosity in
the difference of sex; masturbation is common
◉ Preschooler: Psychosocial Development. Answer: Erikson:
Initiative vs Guilt; Pretending & trying out new roles
, ◉ Discipline (Preschooler). Answer: Set limits; teach impulse
control; use positive reinforcement; use time out
◉ Psychosocial concerns (Preschooler). Answer: Jealousy; Sibling
rivalry; Need special time with parents; Response to divorce
◉ Preschool education. Answer: Becoming the norm
◉ Cognitive development (Preschooler). Answer: Piaget:
preoperational stage continues; Reversibility; Centration; Magical
thinking; Longer attention span
◉ Reversibility. Answer: the understanding of how two actions may
be related to each other
◉ Centration. Answer: The child focuses or centers attentions on
only one cue (one thing at a time)
◉ Magical thinking. Answer: Unable to understand that the same
amount of clay in different shapes are still the same amount
◉ Moral development (Preschooler). Answer: Kohlberg:
Preconventional stage (4-10 yrs); Freud: development of a superego
or conscience
