Question 1

Neural pruning in the frontal lobes begins:

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A) late in infancy. 
B) at around age 5. 
C) at around age 9. 
D) after puberty. 
A) late in infancy. 
B) at around age 5. 
C) at around age 9. 
D) after puberty.

Question 2

Which is the BEST example of inhibition?

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A) Ida stops herself from checking social media sites during class. 
B) Ifede takes notes on what the teacher says. 
C) Alana focuses on what the teacher says. 
D) Adam writes a comment and posts it on-line during class. 
A) Ida stops herself from checking social media sites during class. 
B) Ifede takes notes on what the teacher says. 
C) Alana focuses on what the teacher says. 
D) Adam writes a comment and posts it on-line during class.

Question 3

Compare and contrast the perspectives on cognitive development from Piaget,Vygotsky,and the information-processing approach.

Accepted Answer

Piaget's passion was to understand the s

Question 4

"Real world" school should probably begin at about age _____ because most children develop concrete operations around that time.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 9 
A) 3 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 9

Question 5

Mousa tells his 3-year-old,"Don't go outside until Daddy says," and later overhears the child saying,"Mark no go outside till Daddy says." Based on Vygotsky's ideas about language,this parent should feel that his son:

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A) is learning to monitor his behavior and internalize rules. 
B) is learning to express himself. 
C) may be developing a mental disorder. 
D) has to learn not to speak about things out loud that are on his mind. 
A) is learning to monitor his behavior and internalize rules. 
B) is learning to express himself. 
C) may be developing a mental disorder. 
D) has to learn not to speak about things out loud that are on his mind.

Question 6

Dr.Darwin is lecturing on why human childhood lasts such a long time.Which is NOT a comment he probably would make?

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A) "Only humans can build on the intellectual advances of previous generations." 
B) "Humans alone have huge,slow growing frontal lobes." 
C) "Only humans are expert at decoding other people's motivations." 
D) "Humans alone have bodies that can do incredible things." 
A) "Only humans can build on the intellectual advances of previous generations." 
B) "Humans alone have huge,slow growing frontal lobes." 
C) "Only humans are expert at decoding other people's motivations." 
D) "Humans alone have bodies that can do incredible things."

Question 7

It's relatively easy for preschoolers to inhibit their responses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which teacher is using Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding in teaching math?

Accepted Answer

A) Mr.Chen,who makes sure his students have mastered each step in learning long division,and then gradually backs off and allows the class to practice on their own. 
B) Mr.Shepherd,who drills his students in long division,and then gives a multiple-choice test to see what the class has learned. 
C) Mr.Olinksy,who tries to get his students to figure out long division on their own. 
D) Ms.Lahod,who goes over long division in a single class period. 
A) Mr.Chen,who makes sure his students have mastered each step in learning long division,and then gradually backs off and allows the class to practice on their own. 
B) Mr.Shepherd,who drills his students in long division,and then gives a multiple-choice test to see what the class has learned. 
C) Mr.Olinksy,who tries to get his students to figure out long division on their own. 
D) Ms.Lahod,who goes over long division in a single class period.

Question 9

Three-year-old Clara keeps telling her friends they cannot have a grandma because "grandma" is the name for her grandmother only.Clara is making the mistake of:

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A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) undergeneralization. 
A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overgeneralization. 
D) undergeneralization.

Question 10

Mr.Tanaka tailors his teaching to the competence level of the children in his classroom-giving help when needed and then backing off as a student masters a given skill.Mr.Tanaka is using a process called:

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A) seriation. 
B) centering. 
C) overreaching. 
D) scaffolding. 
A) seriation. 
B) centering. 
C) overreaching. 
D) scaffolding.

Question 11

Explain why theory of mind is vital.Chart the age when this ability really kicks in,and describe some forces that go along with developing an earlier appearance of theory of mind.

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Theory of mind-knowing that other people

Question 12

Simon and his classmate,Rhonda,are both 8-years-old.Based on gender development statistics,Simon MOST likely is:

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A) bigger than Rhonda. 
B) smaller than Rhonda. 
C) roughly the same size as Rhonda. 
D) obese,and Rhonda is not obese. 
A) bigger than Rhonda. 
B) smaller than Rhonda. 
C) roughly the same size as Rhonda. 
D) obese,and Rhonda is not obese.

Question 13

Which is an example of a (1)gross motor talent and (2)a fine motor talent?

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A) (1)forming letters; (2)climbing a tree 
B) (1)climbing a tree; (2)forming letters 
C) (1)drawing a portrait; (2)painting a wall 
D) (1)cutting out a paper snowflake; (2)sawing through a tree 
A) (1)forming letters; (2)climbing a tree 
B) (1)climbing a tree; (2)forming letters 
C) (1)drawing a portrait; (2)painting a wall 
D) (1)cutting out a paper snowflake; (2)sawing through a tree

Question 14

Lael's friend is thinking of getting pregnant and tells her,"Obesity runs in my family.So,I'm worried that my child will have this problem." Based on this chapter,how might Lael respond to her friend? What suggestions might she give her friend,based on the latest epigenetic research?

Accepted Answer

Lael might tell her friend that she is r

Question 15

Dr.Perfectionist is criticizing some of Piaget's ideas.She can legitimately make all of the following statements EXCEPT:

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A) "Rather than occurring all at once,the transition from preoperations to concrete operations takes place gradually." 
B) "In other societies,children reach specific conservations earlier,showing that you can teach children to conserve." 
C) "Children are far less egocentric than Piaget believed." 
D) "There is no universal change from preoperational to concrete operational thought." 
A) "Rather than occurring all at once,the transition from preoperations to concrete operations takes place gradually." 
B) "In other societies,children reach specific conservations earlier,showing that you can teach children to conserve." 
C) "Children are far less egocentric than Piaget believed." 
D) "There is no universal change from preoperational to concrete operational thought."

Question 16

When 3-year-old Charlie's father came home one evening,he asked Charlie what he had done that day.Charlie replied,"I sawed two deer outside and goed to see them." Charlie has committed the language mistake known as:

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) phonetic misinterpretation. 
A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) phonetic misinterpretation.

Question 17

Which example BEST illustrates a past-talk conversation?

Accepted Answer

A) Delia talks about the terrific time she had last summer at the beach. 
B) Antonio discusses a phobia he has about whales. 
C) Lara explains how many kinds of dolphins there are. 
D) Nestor plans what to do next summer at the beach. 
A) Delia talks about the terrific time she had last summer at the beach. 
B) Antonio discusses a phobia he has about whales. 
C) Lara explains how many kinds of dolphins there are. 
D) Nestor plans what to do next summer at the beach.

Question 18

Which child is showing animism?

Accepted Answer

A) Marta,who eats her lunch before she gets to school. 
B) Chao,who thinks he has more juice than his sister,because his bottle is poured into a taller glass. 
C) Hermia,who thinks her daddy is turned into a superhero when he puts on a costume. 
D) Debare,who thinks that his toy bear is alive. 
A) Marta,who eats her lunch before she gets to school. 
B) Chao,who thinks he has more juice than his sister,because his bottle is poured into a taller glass. 
C) Hermia,who thinks her daddy is turned into a superhero when he puts on a costume. 
D) Debare,who thinks that his toy bear is alive.

Question 19

Fan Ling and her son are in the swimming pool together.Instead of saying,"no mommy under" when he protests going under the water,he says,"I no under water." Her son is learning the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence;this is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) inner speech. 
B) syntax. 
C) comprehension. 
D) intonation. 
A) inner speech. 
B) syntax. 
C) comprehension. 
D) intonation.

Question 20

Which person is teaching by using Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

Accepted Answer

A) Ms.Trong,who spaces the desks in a classroom so that every student can see the board. 
B) Mr.Smith,who figures out what each child knows now and then determines what that child is capable of understanding through instruction. 
C) Mrs.Banda,who makes sure that every student learns at the same pace. 
D) Mr.Doud,who has the class do individual projects. 
A) Ms.Trong,who spaces the desks in a classroom so that every student can see the board. 
B) Mr.Smith,who figures out what each child knows now and then determines what that child is capable of understanding through instruction. 
C) Mrs.Banda,who makes sure that every student learns at the same pace. 
D) Mr.Doud,who has the class do individual projects.

Neural pruning in the frontal lobes begins:

Which is the BEST example of inhibition?

Compare and contrast the perspectives on cognitive development from Piaget,Vygotsky,and the information-processing approach.

"Real world" school should probably begin at about age _____ because most children develop concrete operations around that time.

Mousa tells his 3-year-old,"Don't go outside until Daddy says," and later overhears the child saying,"Mark no go outside till Daddy says." Based on Vygotsky's ideas about language,this parent should feel that his son:

Dr.Darwin is lecturing on why human childhood lasts such a long time.Which is NOT a comment he probably would make?

It's relatively easy for preschoolers to inhibit their responses.

Which teacher is using Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding in teaching math?

Three-year-old Clara keeps telling her friends they cannot have a grandma because "grandma" is the name for her grandmother only.Clara is making the mistake of:

Mr.Tanaka tailors his teaching to the competence level of the children in his classroom-giving help when needed and then backing off as a student masters a given skill.Mr.Tanaka is using a process called:

Explain why theory of mind is vital.Chart the age when this ability really kicks in,and describe some forces that go along with developing an earlier appearance of theory of mind.

Simon and his classmate,Rhonda,are both 8-years-old.Based on gender development statistics,Simon MOST likely is:

Which is an example of a (1)gross motor talent and (2)a fine motor talent?

Lael's friend is thinking of getting pregnant and tells her,"Obesity runs in my family.So,I'm worried that my child will have this problem." Based on this chapter,how might Lael respond to her friend? What suggestions might she give her friend,based on the latest epigenetic research?

Dr.Perfectionist is criticizing some of Piaget's ideas.She can legitimately make all of the following statements EXCEPT:

When 3-year-old Charlie's father came home one evening,he asked Charlie what he had done that day.Charlie replied,"I sawed two deer outside and goed to see them." Charlie has committed the language mistake known as:

Which example BEST illustrates a past-talk conversation?

Which child is showing animism?

Fan Ling and her son are in the swimming pool together.Instead of saying,"no mommy under" when he protests going under the water,he says,"I no under water." Her son is learning the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence;this is known as:

Which person is teaching by using Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

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Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development

Neural pruning in the frontal lobes begins:

Which is the BEST example of inhibition?

Compare and contrast the perspectives on cognitive development from Piaget,Vygotsky,and the information-processing approach.

"Real world" school should probably begin at about age _____ because most children develop concrete operations around that time.

Mousa tells his 3-year-old,"Don't go outside until Daddy says," and later overhears the child saying,"Mark no go outside till Daddy says." Based on Vygotsky's ideas about language,this parent should feel that his son:

Dr.Darwin is lecturing on why human childhood lasts such a long time.Which is NOT a comment he probably would make?

It's relatively easy for preschoolers to inhibit their responses.

Which teacher is using Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding in teaching math?

Three-year-old Clara keeps telling her friends they cannot have a grandma because "grandma" is the name for her grandmother only.Clara is making the mistake of:

Mr.Tanaka tailors his teaching to the competence level of the children in his classroom-giving help when needed and then backing off as a student masters a given skill.Mr.Tanaka is using a process called:

Explain why theory of mind is vital.Chart the age when this ability really kicks in,and describe some forces that go along with developing an earlier appearance of theory of mind.

Simon and his classmate,Rhonda,are both 8-years-old.Based on gender development statistics,Simon MOST likely is:

Which is an example of a (1)gross motor talent and (2)a fine motor talent?

Lael's friend is thinking of getting pregnant and tells her,"Obesity runs in my family.So,I'm worried that my child will have this problem." Based on this chapter,how might Lael respond to her friend? What suggestions might she give her friend,based on the latest epigenetic research?

Dr.Perfectionist is criticizing some of Piaget's ideas.She can legitimately make all of the following statements EXCEPT:

When 3-year-old Charlie's father came home one evening,he asked Charlie what he had done that day.Charlie replied,"I sawed two deer outside and goed to see them." Charlie has committed the language mistake known as:

Which example BEST illustrates a past-talk conversation?

Which child is showing animism?

Fan Ling and her son are in the swimming pool together.Instead of saying,"no mommy under" when he protests going under the water,he says,"I no under water." Her son is learning the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence;this is known as:

Which person is teaching by using Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD)?

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Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth

Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development

Infancy: Socioemotional Development

Socioemotional Development

Settings for Development Home and School

Physical Development

Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

Constructing an Adult Life

Relationships and Roles

Midlife

Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

The Physical Challenges of Aging

Death and Dying

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