Question 1

According to information-processing theorists, short-term or working memory:

Accepted Answer

A)  holds information temporarily and executes operations. 
B)  is a relatively permanent storehouse of knowledge and strategies. 
C)  plans and runs each phase of information processing. 
D)  logs in environmental input. 
A)  holds information temporarily and executes operations. 
B)  is a relatively permanent storehouse of knowledge and strategies. 
C)  plans and runs each phase of information processing. 
D)  logs in environmental input.

Question 2

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they identify important differences between living and non-living kinds. 
B)  they are confused about the differences between living and non-living kinds. 
C)  they have achieved an adult-like level of understanding by five years of age. 
D)  experience with living things has no real impact on children's naïve biology. 
A)  they identify important differences between living and non-living kinds. 
B)  they are confused about the differences between living and non-living kinds. 
C)  they have achieved an adult-like level of understanding by five years of age. 
D)  experience with living things has no real impact on children's naïve biology.

Question 3

Preschool-aged children's thinking can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  inconsistent. 
B)  logical. 
C)  even and predictable. 
D)  operational. 
A)  inconsistent. 
B)  logical. 
C)  even and predictable. 
D)  operational.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between brain development and culturally organized activities in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brain development is not influenced by experience. 
B)  Cultural emphasis on activities such as language and spatial skills can promote brain growth in the associated cortical areas. 
C)  Brain development is only influenced by cultural activities that impact nutrition and health. 
D)  Experience can influence myelination processes, but not synaptic development. 
A)  Brain development is not influenced by experience. 
B)  Cultural emphasis on activities such as language and spatial skills can promote brain growth in the associated cortical areas. 
C)  Brain development is only influenced by cultural activities that impact nutrition and health. 
D)  Experience can influence myelination processes, but not synaptic development.

According to information-processing theorists, short-term or working memory:

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Preschool-aged children's thinking can be described as:

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between brain development and culturally organized activities in early childhood?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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Exam 8: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

According to information-processing theorists, short-term or working memory:

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Preschool-aged children's thinking can be described as:

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between brain development and culturally organized activities in early childhood?

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First 3 Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

Social and Emotional Development in Infancy

Language Acquisition

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As Context for Development

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

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