Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Robert's dog, Shaggy, was in great need of a haircut. When his father returned home with the groomed dog, Robert started crying and asking for Shaggy. Robert was showing _____ by refusing to believe that this groomed, short-haired dog was Shaggy.

The range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but that can be learned with the guidance and assistance of adults or more-skilled children.

Anna, age three, walks by her grandmother's collection of glass animals and says, "Those are a 'no-no'; don't touch." It would appear that Anna is using _____ to regulate her own behavior.

An Italian physician-turned-educator, who at the beginning of the twentieth century, crafted a revolutionary approach to young children's education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.

While at the playground Troy said, "The sun came out because it likes me!" The belief that the sun could do that is referred to as:

_____ refers to sounds, such as vowel and consonant sounds, whereas _____ refers to meaning, such as understanding what -ed does to a word.

Tracy is writing promotional (marketing) information for a new family-focused recreational facility. One piece of useful information she found was research showing that preschool children's physical activity was enhanced by:

Tabitha is getting ready for a family trip by getting her clothes and toys together. She suddenly gets concerned and tells her mother that she will need a bigger bag. The fact that she can think this through without actually trying to pack the bag shows she is capable of using:

Toby is three years old. His parents are concerned because he is always running and jumping around. He cannot seem to sit still. Even when watching his favorite movie on TV, he fidgets and wiggles. It is especially frustrating to his parents when Toby does not sit still through dinner. Which is the best advice for Toby's parents?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only children and adolescents whose _____ is at or above the _____ percentile are classified as obese.

_____ emphasized the point that children construct knowledge through social interaction, whereas _____ emphasized the point that children use adaptation of schemes to organize knowledge.

Which of the following statements regarding parental smoking is TRUE?

Danny has just married and is now a stepfather to a five- and seven-year-old. Unfortunately, the children are overweight. Danny has been researching how best to help his children, and found that he should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Briefly describe two criticisms leveled against Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development.

Deaths in young children due to HIV/AIDS especially occur in countries:

Which of the following statements about childhood obesity is TRUE?

_____ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

Michelle, age four, is in a hurry to get herself ready to go to preschool. She is talking the entire time, narrating how she is getting dressed and what she wants to take for a snack. Vygotsky would say that, by using private speech to solve her problem, Michelle is:

While riding in the car Zelda asked her mother, "Where that man going?" and "What that man doing?" Zelda is struggling with a complete understanding of:

Researchers have found that in children from three to six years of age, the most rapid growth takes place in the _____, part of the _____ lobe areas of the brain.