Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

The second Piagetian stage of development is the _____ stage, which lasts from approximately _____ years of age.

Competent early childhood programs should focus:

Educators who are focused on knowledge of the typical progress of children within an age span, as well as the uniqueness of the child, are employing _____.

All of the following are strategies to improve young children's literacy EXCEPT:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person with a BMI at the 90th percentile is:

When experimenters ask children to judge whether two complex pictures are the same, preschool children tend to use a haphazard comparison strategy, not examining all of the details before making a judgment, exhibiting a lack of:

In the development of language and thought:

Individuals retain information in short-term memory for up to _____ if there is no rehearsal or repetition of the information.

The _____ is a philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities, moving between activities, and developing self-regulation.

The process of _____ related to hand-eye coordination is not complete until middle or late childhood.

Vygotsky believed that children construct knowledge through:

Research involving Project Head Start:

Himari, age five, asked her mother, "How does the oven make the cakes pop up?" and later asked, "How does the refrigerator make ice cream?" Himari's constant stream of questions signals she is in the _____ substage.

The awareness of the existence and differentiation of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.

Consistent with Gelman's observations of Piaget's conservation tasks, researcher have found that children who engage in private speech are more _____ their task.

Two current controversies in early childhood education, as given in the textbook, involve:

Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is TRUE?

After the age of _____ years, children attend more efficiently to the dimensions of the task that are relevant.

Which of the following statements about Vygotsky's theory is TRUE?

The theory of _____ refers to awareness of presence and distinction between one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.