Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development

Theresa,who is 4 years old,thinks that her sister is a princess when she wears a tiara in her hair,and a servant when she wears old clothes.Theresa MOST likely is in the _____ stage of development,and has not developed the Piagetian concept of _____.

Which term describes each of the following concrete operational skills? (1)Putting objects in order by their size; (2)understanding that changing the shape of a substance doesn't change its amount; (3)realizing that candy is the name for both chocolate and gummy bears.

The MAIN basic philosophical difference between Piaget and Vygotsky is that Piaget believed:

During kindergarten,which physical ability suggests a child might be academically advanced at school?

At roughly which age do the frontal lobes begin their pruning phase?

Nina's 4-year-old son has an autism spectrum disorder.The word that BEST describes this child's prognosis,as of 2015,is _____.

If Clara is in the stage of "early childhood," then she is:

Professor David is studying childhood cognitive abilities by watching children in her laboratory change the shape of a mound of clay.She then asks the children if the quantity of clay has changed.Professor David is investigating children's cognitive abilities using a _____ task.

When her brother gets up and starts to leave the room,Shara can't follow the instructions to sit still and listen to her mother.Shara is having trouble with:

Adoncia has noticed that her son's speech has gone from "Juice," to "Me juice," to "Me want juice." Her son's _____ has expanded.

Describe several "executive function" differences between younger and older children,and spell out what adults can do about this.

The second phase of childhood,called middle childhood,lasts between the ages of:

A core quality that allowed human beings to advance as a species is language.

Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)have problems with all of the following EXCEPT:

Based on the text's information-processing section,parents can help children "remember" by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Obesity rates in the United States rose the most dramatically during the:

A child has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Which ability or abilities are LEAST likely to be affected?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)is MOST often diagnosed among:

Teaching each new skill by providing just the right amount of support and then backing off when a child has mastered that challenge describes the process called _____.

_____ refer to the skills involved in regulating and monitoring behavior.