Question 1

Information processing focuses on ___________that children use to transform stimuli flowing into their mental systems.

Accepted Answer

A) physical skills 
B) attention strategies 
C) mental strategies 
D) metacognition skills 
A) physical skills 
B) attention strategies 
C) mental strategies 
D) metacognition skills

Question 2

Which of the following is true about preschoolers' ability to generate and follow a plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Preschoolers' difficulty with appearance versus reality contributes to their poor planning skills. 
B) Preschoolers cannot systematically search for a lost object even if possible locations are few. 
C) When parents encourage planning in everyday activities,they help children plan more effectively. 
D) Preschoolers are not yet capable of planning,even if the tasks are familiar and not too complex. 
A) Preschoolers' difficulty with appearance versus reality contributes to their poor planning skills. 
B) Preschoolers cannot systematically search for a lost object even if possible locations are few. 
C) When parents encourage planning in everyday activities,they help children plan more effectively. 
D) Preschoolers are not yet capable of planning,even if the tasks are familiar and not too complex.

Question 3

Between ages 2 and 6,the brain increases from ______ percent of its adult weight to _____ percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 25;60 
B) 45;70 
C) 60;80 
D) 70;90 
A) 25;60 
B) 45;70 
C) 60;80 
D) 70;90

Question 4

Preoperational children have difficulty with ________________,which involves the organization of objects into groups based on similarities and differences.

Accepted Answer

A) animistic thinking 
B) egocentrism 
C) hierarchical classification 
D) reversibility 
A) animistic thinking 
B) egocentrism 
C) hierarchical classification 
D) reversibility

Question 5

Bullous lives in a shantytown.His parents can decrease the risks of persistent diarrhea by

Accepted Answer

A) limiting his diet to organic fruits and vegetables. 
B) delaying his childhood immunizations,which routinely weaken the immune system. 
C) administering oral rehydration therapy when he is sick. 
D) limiting the amount of protein he eats and giving him a daily multivitamin. 
A) limiting his diet to organic fruits and vegetables. 
B) delaying his childhood immunizations,which routinely weaken the immune system. 
C) administering oral rehydration therapy when he is sick. 
D) limiting the amount of protein he eats and giving him a daily multivitamin.

Question 6

Boys are _____ times more likely to be injured than girls.

Accepted Answer

A) 1)5 
B) 2 
C) 2)5 
D) 3 
A) 1)5 
B) 2 
C) 2)5 
D) 3

Question 7

According to Piaget,the most obvious change as children move from the sensorimotor to the preoperational stage is an increase in

Accepted Answer

A) representational,or symbolic,activity. 
B) private speech. 
C) logical thought. 
D) abstract thought. 
A) representational,or symbolic,activity. 
B) private speech. 
C) logical thought. 
D) abstract thought.

Question 8

______________ refers to the idea that certain physical characteristics of object remain the same,even when their outward appearance changes.

Accepted Answer

A) Centration 
B) Animistic thinking 
C) Conservation 
D) Magical thinking 
A) Centration 
B) Animistic thinking 
C) Conservation 
D) Magical thinking

Question 9

Mastery of _________ increases the efficiency of children's counting.

Accepted Answer

A) ordinality 
B) cardinality 
C) computation 
D) false belief 
A) ordinality 
B) cardinality 
C) computation 
D) false belief

Question 10

_______________ are strongly associated with childhood injury.

Accepted Answer

A) Permissive child rearing and long hours in child care 
B) Poverty,single parenthood,and low parental education 
C) Family size and divorce 
D) Poor school performance and inattentiveness 
A) Permissive child rearing and long hours in child care 
B) Poverty,single parenthood,and low parental education 
C) Family size and divorce 
D) Poor school performance and inattentiveness

Question 11

Itzel,a Yucatec Mayan preschooler,is hungry.She is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A) decide for herself when and how much to eat. 
B) ask her mother to make her a meal. 
C) wait until the family's set mealtime to eat. 
D) make a pretend meal for herself and her dolls to "eat." 
A) decide for herself when and how much to eat. 
B) ask her mother to make her a meal. 
C) wait until the family's set mealtime to eat. 
D) make a pretend meal for herself and her dolls to "eat."

Question 12

With the transition to early childhood,many children

Accepted Answer

A) have an increase in appetite. 
B) become unpredictable,picky eaters. 
C) eat healthier foods than in infancy. 
D) require different foods than adults for a healthy diet. 
A) have an increase in appetite. 
B) become unpredictable,picky eaters. 
C) eat healthier foods than in infancy. 
D) require different foods than adults for a healthy diet.

Question 13

Two-year-old Aidan says,"We saw two deers." Aidan is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) underregularization. 
A) overextension. 
B) underextension. 
C) overregularization. 
D) underregularization.

Question 14

By the end of the preschool years,most children

Accepted Answer

A) benefit greatly from formal lessons in gymnastics,running,and tumbling. 
B) are involved in competitive sports. 
C) can consistently form cursive letters. 
D) can tie their shoes. 
A) benefit greatly from formal lessons in gymnastics,running,and tumbling. 
B) are involved in competitive sports. 
C) can consistently form cursive letters. 
D) can tie their shoes.

Question 15

With regard to questions used to elicit children's autobiographical narratives,preschoolers who experience the ________ style recall _________ information about past events.

Accepted Answer

A) repetitive;more 
B) elaborative;less 
C) metacognitive;less 
D) elaborative;more 
A) repetitive;more 
B) elaborative;less 
C) metacognitive;less 
D) elaborative;more

Question 16

In the United States,nearly ______ percent of childhood deaths and ______ percent of adolescent deaths result from injuries.

Accepted Answer

A) 5;10 
B) 10;20 
C) 25;40 
D) 35;50 
A) 5;10 
B) 10;20 
C) 25;40 
D) 35;50

Question 17

Describe the typical sequence of childhood drawing,and summarize cultural variations in the development of drawing.

Accepted Answer

Typically,drawing progresses through the

Question 18

Three-year-old J.T.understands that 3 is more than 2,and 2 is more than 1.J.T.is demonstrating a grasp of

Accepted Answer

A) ordinality. 
B) cardinality. 
C) chronological order. 
D) one-to-one correspondence. 
A) ordinality. 
B) cardinality. 
C) chronological order. 
D) one-to-one correspondence.

Question 19

Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater.How can Erin's parents encourage her to eat a new food?

Accepted Answer

A) Reward her with dessert if she eats the new food. 
B) Repeatedly expose her to the new food without any direct pressure to eat it. 
C) Add salt or sugar to the new food to increase her willingness to eat it. 
D) Make her stay at the table until she takes a few bites of the new food. 
A) Reward her with dessert if she eats the new food. 
B) Repeatedly expose her to the new food without any direct pressure to eat it. 
C) Add salt or sugar to the new food to increase her willingness to eat it. 
D) Make her stay at the table until she takes a few bites of the new food.

Question 20

In early childhood,on average,children add ____ inches in height and _____ pounds in weight each year.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 to 2;2 
B) 1 to 2;3 to 5 
C) 2 to 3;5 
D) 2 to 3;7 to 10 
A) 1 to 2;2 
B) 1 to 2;3 to 5 
C) 2 to 3;5 
D) 2 to 3;7 to 10

Information processing focuses on ___________that children use to transform stimuli flowing into their mental systems.

Which of the following is true about preschoolers' ability to generate and follow a plan?

Between ages 2 and 6,the brain increases from __ percent of its adult weight to _ percent.

Preoperational children have difficulty with ________________,which involves the organization of objects into groups based on similarities and differences.

Bullous lives in a shantytown.His parents can decrease the risks of persistent diarrhea by

Boys are _____ times more likely to be injured than girls.

According to Piaget,the most obvious change as children move from the sensorimotor to the preoperational stage is an increase in

______________ refers to the idea that certain physical characteristics of object remain the same,even when their outward appearance changes.

Mastery of _________ increases the efficiency of children's counting.

_______________ are strongly associated with childhood injury.

Itzel,a Yucatec Mayan preschooler,is hungry.She is most likely to

With the transition to early childhood,many children

Two-year-old Aidan says,"We saw two deers." Aidan is demonstrating

By the end of the preschool years,most children

With regard to questions used to elicit children's autobiographical narratives,preschoolers who experience the style recall _ information about past events.

In the United States,nearly percent of childhood deaths and percent of adolescent deaths result from injuries.

Describe the typical sequence of childhood drawing,and summarize cultural variations in the development of drawing.

Three-year-old J.T.understands that 3 is more than 2,and 2 is more than 1.J.T.is demonstrating a grasp of

Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater.How can Erin's parents encourage her to eat a new food?

In early childhood,on average,children add inches in height and _ pounds in weight each year.

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Biological and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Information processing focuses on ___________that children use to transform stimuli flowing into their mental systems.

Which of the following is true about preschoolers' ability to generate and follow a plan?

Between ages 2 and 6,the brain increases from ______ percent of its adult weight to _____ percent.

Preoperational children have difficulty with ________________,which involves the organization of objects into groups based on similarities and differences.

Bullous lives in a shantytown.His parents can decrease the risks of persistent diarrhea by

Boys are _____ times more likely to be injured than girls.

According to Piaget,the most obvious change as children move from the sensorimotor to the preoperational stage is an increase in

______________ refers to the idea that certain physical characteristics of object remain the same,even when their outward appearance changes.

Mastery of _________ increases the efficiency of children's counting.

_______________ are strongly associated with childhood injury.

Itzel,a Yucatec Mayan preschooler,is hungry.She is most likely to

With the transition to early childhood,many children

Two-year-old Aidan says,"We saw two deers." Aidan is demonstrating

By the end of the preschool years,most children

With regard to questions used to elicit children's autobiographical narratives,preschoolers who experience the ________ style recall _________ information about past events.

In the United States,nearly ______ percent of childhood deaths and ______ percent of adolescent deaths result from injuries.

Describe the typical sequence of childhood drawing,and summarize cultural variations in the development of drawing.

Three-year-old J.T.understands that 3 is more than 2,and 2 is more than 1.J.T.is demonstrating a grasp of

Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater.How can Erin's parents encourage her to eat a new food?

In early childhood,on average,children add ____ inches in height and _____ pounds in weight each year.

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Biological and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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Between ages 2 and 6,the brain increases from __ percent of its adult weight to _ percent.

With regard to questions used to elicit children's autobiographical narratives,preschoolers who experience the style recall _ information about past events.

In the United States,nearly percent of childhood deaths and percent of adolescent deaths result from injuries.

In early childhood,on average,children add inches in height and _ pounds in weight each year.