Question 1

Saying "Doggie goed away" instead of "Doggie went away" is a sign that young children understand the rules of grammar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Match the following:
-Neonate

Accepted Answer

A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play 
A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play O

Question 3

Given the whole-object assumption, a child would assume that "train" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  train whistle. 
B)  caboose. 
C)  train wheels. 
D)  entire train. 
A)  train whistle. 
B)  caboose. 
C)  train wheels. 
D)  entire train. D

Question 4

In a study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-year-olds were able to describe what was in a tunnel and how they knew what was in the tunnel. Three-year-olds were not as able to identify the sources of their knowledge as evidenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The children could not identify what was in the tunnel. 
B)  Many children identified a ball in the tunnel when there was none. 
C)  Some children identified a ball as blue after feeling it but not seeing it. 
D)  Some children reported seeing things in the tunnel that were not there. 
A)  The children could not identify what was in the tunnel. 
B)  Many children identified a ball in the tunnel when there was none. 
C)  Some children identified a ball as blue after feeling it but not seeing it. 
D)  Some children reported seeing things in the tunnel that were not there.

Question 5

Understanding mental representations requires understanding that objects can take many forms in our minds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Recent studies indicate that children's understanding of causality is more sophisticated than Piaget believed. However, this depends upon

Accepted Answer

A)  how the task is presented. 
B)  whether the child is male or female. 
C)  whether the researcher is male or female. 
D)  whether the task is presented in a laboratory or in the child's home. 
A)  how the task is presented. 
B)  whether the child is male or female. 
C)  whether the researcher is male or female. 
D)  whether the task is presented in a laboratory or in the child's home.

Question 7

Match the following:
-Cones

Accepted Answer

A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play 
A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 8

Until age 5, children cannot distinguish between pictures of objects and real objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What factors influence cognitive development in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive development in early childhood

Question 10

"The sky is raining because it is sad" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism. 
B)  artificialism. 
C)  animism. 
D)  conservation. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  artificialism. 
C)  animism. 
D)  conservation.

Question 11

Which of the following words is a child likely to understand first?

Accepted Answer

A)  When 
B)  Who 
C)  Why 
D)  How 
A)  When 
B)  Who 
C)  Why 
D)  How

Question 12

Match the following:
-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play 
A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 13

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Autobiographical memory appears to be linked to

Accepted Answer

A)  language skill development. 
B)  maturation of predetermined cognitive functions. 
C)  the child's tendency to ignore what happens to others. 
D)  childhood egocentrism. 
A)  language skill development. 
B)  maturation of predetermined cognitive functions. 
C)  the child's tendency to ignore what happens to others. 
D)  childhood egocentrism.

Question 15

Children as young as can remember organized sequences of events they have experienced.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 months old 
B)  4 months old 
C)  8 months old 
D)  11 1/2 months old 
A)  2 months old 
B)  4 months old 
C)  8 months old 
D)  11 1/2 months old

Question 16

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the sun rise?" and she responds, "So I can see to go outside and play," this child

Accepted Answer

A)  is most likely in the sensorimotor stage. 
B)  is demonstrating precausal thinking. 
C)  is demonstrating conservation. 
D)  has broken free of egocentric thinking. 
A)  is most likely in the sensorimotor stage. 
B)  is demonstrating precausal thinking. 
C)  is demonstrating conservation. 
D)  has broken free of egocentric thinking.

Question 17

Which of the following represents the concept of class inclusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding that "animal" includes subclasses such as "dogs" and "cats" 
B)  Being able to engage in addition and subtraction 
C)  Being able to recite the multiplication tables 
D)  Being able to place objects in order according to some characteristic 
A)  Understanding that "animal" includes subclasses such as "dogs" and "cats" 
B)  Being able to engage in addition and subtraction 
C)  Being able to recite the multiplication tables 
D)  Being able to place objects in order according to some characteristic

Question 18

Match the following:
-Second stage of childbirth

Accepted Answer

A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play 
A) one-dimensional thinking 
B) also known as the mutual exclusivity assumption 
C) difficulty with understanding reversal 
D) understanding how one's mind works 
E) zone of proximal development
F)the difference between real and non-real events
G)one class of things can include several subclasses
H)enhances cognitive development of economically disadvantaged children
I)adapting language to the social situation
J)children choose activities that interest them and they acquire academic skills
K)separate specific events are thought to have cause-and-effect relationships
L)"the moon is hiding"
M)temporary learning support
N)pretend play
O)mental acts or schemes
P)focusing on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
Q)changes in shape do not change volume
R)repetition
S)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
T)quickly determining a word's meaning through play

Question 19

What are some common language errors that children make in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

Due to a language acquisition process ca

Question 20

Operations include

Accepted Answer

A)  transitivities. 
B)  seriations. 
C)  heuristics. 
D)  schemes. 
A)  transitivities. 
B)  seriations. 
C)  heuristics. 
D)  schemes.

Saying "Doggie goed away" instead of "Doggie went away" is a sign that young children understand the rules of grammar.

Match the following: -Neonate

Given the whole-object assumption, a child would assume that "train" refers to the

In a study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-year-olds were able to describe what was in a tunnel and how they knew what was in the tunnel. Three-year-olds were not as able to identify the sources of their knowledge as evidenced by which of the following?

Understanding mental representations requires understanding that objects can take many forms in our minds.

Recent studies indicate that children's understanding of causality is more sophisticated than Piaget believed. However, this depends upon

Match the following: -Cones

Until age 5, children cannot distinguish between pictures of objects and real objects.

What factors influence cognitive development in early childhood?

"The sky is raining because it is sad" is an example of

Which of the following words is a child likely to understand first?

Match the following: -Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Autobiographical memory appears to be linked to

Children as young as can remember organized sequences of events they have experienced.

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the sun rise?" and she responds, "So I can see to go outside and play," this child

Which of the following represents the concept of class inclusion?

Match the following: -Second stage of childbirth

What are some common language errors that children make in early childhood?

Operations include

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 9: Early-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Saying "Doggie goed away" instead of "Doggie went away" is a sign that young children understand the rules of grammar.

Match the following: -Neonate

Given the whole-object assumption, a child would assume that "train" refers to the

In a study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-year-olds were able to describe what was in a tunnel and how they knew what was in the tunnel. Three-year-olds were not as able to identify the sources of their knowledge as evidenced by which of the following?

Understanding mental representations requires understanding that objects can take many forms in our minds.

Recent studies indicate that children's understanding of causality is more sophisticated than Piaget believed. However, this depends upon

Match the following: -Cones

Until age 5, children cannot distinguish between pictures of objects and real objects.

What factors influence cognitive development in early childhood?

"The sky is raining because it is sad" is an example of

Which of the following words is a child likely to understand first?

Match the following: -Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Autobiographical memory appears to be linked to

Children as young as can remember organized sequences of events they have experienced.

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the sun rise?" and she responds, "So I can see to go outside and play," this child

Which of the following represents the concept of class inclusion?

Match the following: -Second stage of childbirth

What are some common language errors that children make in early childhood?

Operations include

History-Theories-And-Methods

Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy-Physical-Development

Infancy-Cognitive-Development

Infancy-Social-And-Emotional-Development

Early-Childhood-Physical-Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical Development

Middle-Childhood-Cognitive-Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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