Question 1

The tendency of preschoolers to overestimate their abilities is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Grandiose thinking. 
B)  Their egocentrism 
C)  High self-esteem. 
D)  Irrational perception. 
A)  Grandiose thinking. 
B)  Their egocentrism 
C)  High self-esteem. 
D)  Irrational perception. C

Question 2

Parents _____________ tend to give their children candy, sugary drinks, sweetened cereals, and other sweets.

Accepted Answer

A)  of low-income families 
B)  of high-income families 
C)  of every social class 
D)  who are single 
A)  of low-income families 
B)  of high-income families 
C)  of every social class 
D)  who are single C

Question 3

The process of learning through keen observation and listening by children in traditional cultures is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Scaffolding 
B)  Intent Participation 
C)  Guided Participation 
D)  Fast mapping 
A)  Scaffolding 
B)  Intent Participation 
C)  Guided Participation 
D)  Fast mapping B

Question 4

Children who have a diet with candy, sugary drinks and sweetened cereal are

Accepted Answer

A)  Not consuming enough calories for their energy requirements 
B)  Would benefit from switching from pop/cola drinks to juice boxes 
C)  Receiving enough vitamins since breakfast cereals are vitamin enhanced 
D)  Vulnerable to tooth decay 
A)  Not consuming enough calories for their energy requirements 
B)  Would benefit from switching from pop/cola drinks to juice boxes 
C)  Receiving enough vitamins since breakfast cereals are vitamin enhanced 
D)  Vulnerable to tooth decay

Question 5

The process by which preschool children learn words at the rapid rate of 10 to 20 new words per day is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Accelerated language reception 
C)  Scaffolding 
D)  Guided participation 
A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Accelerated language reception 
C)  Scaffolding 
D)  Guided participation

Question 6

Poor motor performance among young children has been linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Center-based child care 
B)  Parents not providing sufficient supervision and monitoring 
C)  Family-based child care 
D)  Child gender 
A)  Center-based child care 
B)  Parents not providing sufficient supervision and monitoring 
C)  Family-based child care 
D)  Child gender

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding parental supervision of young children's risk taking behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most parents do not provide appropriate supervision and monitoring of young children's risk-taking behaviors. 
B)  Parents at all socioeconomic levels perceive sons as less careful than daughters but do not supervise them more. 
C)  Children from lower socioeconomic areas receive more supervision than those from higher socioeconomic areas. 
D)  Parents provide more supervision of sons than daughters because they perceive them as less careful. 
A)  Most parents do not provide appropriate supervision and monitoring of young children's risk-taking behaviors. 
B)  Parents at all socioeconomic levels perceive sons as less careful than daughters but do not supervise them more. 
C)  Children from lower socioeconomic areas receive more supervision than those from higher socioeconomic areas. 
D)  Parents provide more supervision of sons than daughters because they perceive them as less careful.

Question 8

When talking with their preschool children, it is important for parents to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Speak clearly, and face-to-face so that their children can watch the formation of their words. 
B)  State several requests or ideas at a time to help advance their children's cognitive development. 
C)  Correct children's mispronounced words so that they learn correct pronunciation. 
D)  Speak quickly since their child will lose focus if it takes too long. 
A)  Speak clearly, and face-to-face so that their children can watch the formation of their words. 
B)  State several requests or ideas at a time to help advance their children's cognitive development. 
C)  Correct children's mispronounced words so that they learn correct pronunciation. 
D)  Speak quickly since their child will lose focus if it takes too long.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of fine motor skill abilities that develop during the early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skipping 
B)  Throwing 
C)  Drawing 
D)  Balancing 
A)  Skipping 
B)  Throwing 
C)  Drawing 
D)  Balancing

Question 10

Providing their preschool children with opportunities to run around, and play with other children, supports their development of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Fine motor skills 
B)  Social coordination of movement 
C)  Personal boundaries 
D)  Social competence 
A)  Fine motor skills 
B)  Social coordination of movement 
C)  Personal boundaries 
D)  Social competence

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in brain development that affect young children's ability to control emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preschool girls are better at regulating their external emotions but are less successful with regulating their internal emotions. 
B)  Preschool boys are better regulating their external emotions but are less successful at regulating their internal emotions. 
C)  Preschool girls are better at regulating both external and internal emotions than preschool boys. 
D)  There are no gender differences in young children's ability to regulate internal and external emotions. 
A)  Preschool girls are better at regulating their external emotions but are less successful with regulating their internal emotions. 
B)  Preschool boys are better regulating their external emotions but are less successful at regulating their internal emotions. 
C)  Preschool girls are better at regulating both external and internal emotions than preschool boys. 
D)  There are no gender differences in young children's ability to regulate internal and external emotions.

Question 12

As children master a variety of activities, learn responsible ways to behave, and develop a positive self-image, they become increasingly more _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-centered 
B)  Self-conscious 
C)  Egocentric 
D)  Self-reliant 
A)  Self-centered 
B)  Self-conscious 
C)  Egocentric 
D)  Self-reliant

Question 13

The importance of secure attachment continues to be important through the preschool years. It has been demonstrated through longitudinal studies that securely attached preschoolers:

Accepted Answer

A)  Have higher levels of initiative 
B)  Are less egocentric 
C)  Are ahead of other preschoolers in fine motor skills 
D)  Are less likely to wet their beds 
A)  Have higher levels of initiative 
B)  Are less egocentric 
C)  Are ahead of other preschoolers in fine motor skills 
D)  Are less likely to wet their beds

Question 14

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preschoolers' tendency to evaluate themselves highly means they are usually unaware of the judgments of others. 
B)  Throughout the early years, children become increasingly less conscious of what others think. 
C)  Some children give up when faced with challenges, concluding that they will not be able to accomplish the task or are discouraged after failure. 
D)  As children master a variety of activities, and learn responsible ways to behave, they become increasingly more egocentric. 
A)  Preschoolers' tendency to evaluate themselves highly means they are usually unaware of the judgments of others. 
B)  Throughout the early years, children become increasingly less conscious of what others think. 
C)  Some children give up when faced with challenges, concluding that they will not be able to accomplish the task or are discouraged after failure. 
D)  As children master a variety of activities, and learn responsible ways to behave, they become increasingly more egocentric.

Question 15

When young children call dogs, cows and horses "doggies," they are demonstrating which of the following cognitive concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over-regularization 
B)  Overgeneralization 
C)  Egocentrism 
D)  Intuitive thinking 
A)  Over-regularization 
B)  Overgeneralization 
C)  Egocentrism 
D)  Intuitive thinking

Question 16

Greater dexterity in the use of fine motor skills during the preschool years allows children to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Perform a variety of self-help skills 
B)  Become less egocentric 
C)  Have fewer bedtime problems 
D)  Have more self-reliance 
A)  Perform a variety of self-help skills 
B)  Become less egocentric 
C)  Have fewer bedtime problems 
D)  Have more self-reliance

Question 17

When preschool children have access to computers, which of the following is true.

Accepted Answer

A)  They are hampered in their language development. 
B)  They use the computer for finding/recognizing letters and typing letters and/or words. 
C)  They perform less well on school readiness. 
D)  They show lower levels of cognitive development upon school entrance. 
A)  They are hampered in their language development. 
B)  They use the computer for finding/recognizing letters and typing letters and/or words. 
C)  They perform less well on school readiness. 
D)  They show lower levels of cognitive development upon school entrance.

Question 18

Children's consistent expression of their sense of initiative through active discovery contributes to their learning about _____________, what they might or might not do, and what they can and cannot accomplish.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Personal boundaries 
C)  Self-acceptance 
D)  Self-reliance 
A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Personal boundaries 
C)  Self-acceptance 
D)  Self-reliance

Question 19

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The self-esteem of preschoolers is as well defined and stable as that of older children and adults. 
B)  Preschoolers make judgments about themselves based on how well others like them. 
C)  Preschoolers experience no difficulty in discriminating their competence at different activities. 
D)  Preschoolers typically overestimate task difficulty. 
A)  The self-esteem of preschoolers is as well defined and stable as that of older children and adults. 
B)  Preschoolers make judgments about themselves based on how well others like them. 
C)  Preschoolers experience no difficulty in discriminating their competence at different activities. 
D)  Preschoolers typically overestimate task difficulty.

Question 20

What are two ways that parents can use book reading during the preschool years to foster literacy development?

Accepted Answer

Two ways that parents can use book readi

The tendency of preschoolers to overestimate their abilities is an example of:

Parents _____________ tend to give their children candy, sugary drinks, sweetened cereals, and other sweets.

The process of learning through keen observation and listening by children in traditional cultures is known as:

Children who have a diet with candy, sugary drinks and sweetened cereal are

The process by which preschool children learn words at the rapid rate of 10 to 20 new words per day is called:

Poor motor performance among young children has been linked to which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true regarding parental supervision of young children's risk taking behaviors?

When talking with their preschool children, it is important for parents to:

Which of the following is an example of fine motor skill abilities that develop during the early years?

Providing their preschool children with opportunities to run around, and play with other children, supports their development of:

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in brain development that affect young children's ability to control emotions?

As children master a variety of activities, learn responsible ways to behave, and develop a positive self-image, they become increasingly more _____________.

The importance of secure attachment continues to be important through the preschool years. It has been demonstrated through longitudinal studies that securely attached preschoolers:

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

When young children call dogs, cows and horses "doggies," they are demonstrating which of the following cognitive concepts?

Greater dexterity in the use of fine motor skills during the preschool years allows children to:

When preschool children have access to computers, which of the following is true.

Children's consistent expression of their sense of initiative through active discovery contributes to their learning about _____________, what they might or might not do, and what they can and cannot accomplish.

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

What are two ways that parents can use book reading during the preschool years to foster literacy development?

Fmttlhistorical and Theoretical Influences of Childrearing

Parenting Patterns and the Effect of Culture and Context

Parents and Children in Varied Family Contexts

Child Socialization and Techniques

Becoming Parents and Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Parents and Their School Age Children

Parent Adolescent Interactions

The Relationship of Young Adults, Their Parents and Their Children

Middle Age and Older Parenting and Grandparenting

Parent-Child Relations in Families Where Children or Parents Have Special Needs

Families at Risk and Families Coping With the Death of a Family Member

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Exam 6: Parent Preschooler Interactions

The tendency of preschoolers to overestimate their abilities is an example of:

Parents _____________ tend to give their children candy, sugary drinks, sweetened cereals, and other sweets.

The process of learning through keen observation and listening by children in traditional cultures is known as:

Children who have a diet with candy, sugary drinks and sweetened cereal are

The process by which preschool children learn words at the rapid rate of 10 to 20 new words per day is called:

Poor motor performance among young children has been linked to which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true regarding parental supervision of young children's risk taking behaviors?

When talking with their preschool children, it is important for parents to:

Which of the following is an example of fine motor skill abilities that develop during the early years?

Providing their preschool children with opportunities to run around, and play with other children, supports their development of:

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in brain development that affect young children's ability to control emotions?

As children master a variety of activities, learn responsible ways to behave, and develop a positive self-image, they become increasingly more _____________.

The importance of secure attachment continues to be important through the preschool years. It has been demonstrated through longitudinal studies that securely attached preschoolers:

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

When young children call dogs, cows and horses "doggies," they are demonstrating which of the following cognitive concepts?

Greater dexterity in the use of fine motor skills during the preschool years allows children to:

When preschool children have access to computers, which of the following is true.

Children's consistent expression of their sense of initiative through active discovery contributes to their learning about _____________, what they might or might not do, and what they can and cannot accomplish.

Which of the following is true of preschoolers' self-evaluation?

What are two ways that parents can use book reading during the preschool years to foster literacy development?

Fmttlhistorical and Theoretical Influences of Childrearing

Parenting Patterns and the Effect of Culture and Context

Parents and Children in Varied Family Contexts

Child Socialization and Techniques

Becoming Parents and Parenting Infants and Toddlers

Parents and Their School Age Children

Parent Adolescent Interactions

The Relationship of Young Adults, Their Parents and Their Children

Middle Age and Older Parenting and Grandparenting

Parent-Child Relations in Families Where Children or Parents Have Special Needs

Families at Risk and Families Coping With the Death of a Family Member

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