Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Describe a developmentally appropriate play activity for a child in each of these age groups: (a)18-24 months;(b)2-3 years;(c)3-4 years;(d)4-5 years;and (e)5-6 years.Explain how the play activity relates to the cognitive development associated with that age and stage.

Which of the following best represents the earliest inflection used among children learning English,according to Roger Brown?

Lara is able to hop,skip,and grasp a pencil maturely.According to the text,Lara is most likely to be

According to Piaget,at about age 2,children begin to use ________ in their thinking.

Concordia studies suggest that young children have the capacity and interest to understand math concepts and numbers.All of the following activities are good ways for parents to incorporate math concepts into everyday life EXCEPT

Overconsumption and _______ are the main cornerstones of obesity.

Scientists believe that handedness is the result of

The most common pattern for handedness is that

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the NLSCY's findings about school readiness among Canadian children?

Neuroscientists believe that the determination of which functions will or will not be lateralized originates in our

Tara watches her sister Mia,age 9,cry because Mia was not invited to a birthday party for a friend.Based on her understanding of the concept of loss associated with sadness,how old is Tara?

The encouragement of invented spelling is detrimental to the development of reading skills in young children.

What is lateralization? What aspects of a child's development are affected by lateralization?

Vygotsky's sociocultural development theory likens infant mental processes to those of lower animals.

By approximately three years of age,a child can distinguish between appearance and reality.

Joey has an iDog that dances to music when it is plugged into a computer.Joey believes the dog is alive because it moves.Joey's thinking demonstrates Piaget's concept of _______,seen in young children.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first sentences that usually occur when children are around two years of age?

Since IQ tests do not measure an individual's creativity,insight,street smarts,ability to read social cues,or understanding of spatial relationships,modern developmentalists have less faith in IQ scores.

The term _____________ is used to describe when children categorically link new words to the real objects and events that the words refer to.

A young child's belief that everyone sees and experiences the world the way she does is known as