Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development

One problem with Jean Piaget's ideas,addressed by Lev Vygotsky,is that Piaget's theory does not consider that _____ plays a major role in cognitive development.

Working memory-bin space enlarges most dramatically during _____.

When are children typically able to produce grammatically correct sentences?

Maria is strongly opposed to the current emphasis on diagnosing U.S.children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),while Chilo argues that this category is valid and lifesaving.First,make Maria's case,and then make Chilo's case.

To help a child with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),parents need to:

Children in the _____ stage of cognitive development focus on the way things immediately appear.

An autobiographical memory refers to an individual's sense that he or she has a personal past history and is an ongoing "self." In general,humans begin to develop an autobiographical memory during:

Tran has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Which is NOT a difficulty he will have?

Nancy's preschooler has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),and she asks,"Will my son have this condition as he gets older?" Which is the BEST answer?

In most areas of study,children suddenly move from preoperational thinking to concrete operations.

In order,which are examples of studying by using (1)rehearsal, (2)selective attention,and (3)inhibition?

Which child has probably entered the stage of concrete operations?

At what age do children typically begin to initiate past-talk conversations?

Twelve-year-old Rachel is getting ready to see her aunt for the first time since she was 2 years old.Rachel's aunt is most likely to notice that:

Identify each boy's type of preoperational thought: (1)thinks his daddy made the moon; (2)believes his stuffed bear is alive; (3)thinks his sister turned into a boy when she got a haircut.

Children decenter when they know that "the height makes up for the width."

The text implies that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)is a:

If Carmen is coaching a mixed-gender softball team,the boys will MOST likely have the clear-cut advantage:

The ratio of a person's height to weight is called that individual's _____.

All are good suggestions for controlling childhood obesity EXCEPT: