Question 1

Engaging in elaborate pretend play is associated with

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A)  behavioral problems. 
B)  loneliness. 
C)  increased creativity and ability to relate to peers. 
D)  being a second- or later-born child. 
A)  behavioral problems. 
B)  loneliness. 
C)  increased creativity and ability to relate to peers. 
D)  being a second- or later-born child.

Question 2

Young children do not spontaneously engage in rehearsal until approximately age

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A)  2. 
B)  3. 
C)  5. 
D)  7. 
A)  2. 
B)  3. 
C)  5. 
D)  7.

Question 3

Showing turn-taking skills in language is an example of

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A)  grammar. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  grammar. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 4

Do preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children facilitate cognitive development?

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A)  No. 
B)  Yes, but they place undue pressure on young children. 
C)  No, but they do improve social skills. 
D)  Yes, because they provide environmental enrichment. 
A)  No. 
B)  Yes, but they place undue pressure on young children. 
C)  No, but they do improve social skills. 
D)  Yes, because they provide environmental enrichment.

Question 5

Young children

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A)  do not use concrete memory aids to help them remember. 
B)  cannot be trained to use rehearsal. 
C)  can be assisted to remember better with labeling strategies. 
D)  tend to lack basic memory skills. 
A)  do not use concrete memory aids to help them remember. 
B)  cannot be trained to use rehearsal. 
C)  can be assisted to remember better with labeling strategies. 
D)  tend to lack basic memory skills.

Question 6

Given the research on young children's memory, which of the following would a preschooler most likely remember?

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A)  Objects used while washing the family car 
B)  Activities that occurred while playing on the playground 
C)  The steps involved in making cookies 
D)  The ingredients used to make cookies 
A)  Objects used while washing the family car 
B)  Activities that occurred while playing on the playground 
C)  The steps involved in making cookies 
D)  The ingredients used to make cookies

Question 7

Describe the cognitive abilities and limitations of preoperational children.

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Although children in this stage still sh

Question 8

Young children are better at recalling than .

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A)  activities; objects 
B)  objects; activities 
C)  their own activities; other people's activities 
D)  random events; events that occur in a particular order 
A)  activities; objects 
B)  objects; activities 
C)  their own activities; other people's activities 
D)  random events; events that occur in a particular order

Question 9

The effects of regular viewing of Sesame Street

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A)  are positive for Caucasian children only. 
B)  are inconsistent. 
C)  seem to apply across race, gender, and living conditions. 
D)  are associated with lower school achievement scores. 
A)  are positive for Caucasian children only. 
B)  are inconsistent. 
C)  seem to apply across race, gender, and living conditions. 
D)  are associated with lower school achievement scores.

Question 10

An abstract, generalized account of repeated events is called a

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A)  script. 
B)  chunk. 
C)  hierarchy. 
D)  semantic code. 
A)  script. 
B)  chunk. 
C)  hierarchy. 
D)  semantic code.

Question 11

Discuss what memory is like in early childhood.

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Young children are developing significan

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE?

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A)  Lack of centration enables one to have the ability of conservation. 
B)  Centration causes one to have the ability of conservation. 
C)  Centration and conservation are unrelated. 
D)  Conservation causes centration. 
A)  Lack of centration enables one to have the ability of conservation. 
B)  Centration causes one to have the ability of conservation. 
C)  Centration and conservation are unrelated. 
D)  Conservation causes centration.

Question 13

Memory for events that happened in one's life is called

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A)  event-specific memory. 
B)  autobiographical memory. 
C)  egocentric memory. 
D)  self-centered memory. 
A)  event-specific memory. 
B)  autobiographical memory. 
C)  egocentric memory. 
D)  self-centered memory.

Question 14

Can preschool intervention programs have long-term positive outcomes?

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A)  No, the IQ gains always fade. 
B)  No, in fact, they result in even poorer performance in high school and college. 
C)  Yes, the IQ gains are proven to last, but only for girls. 
D)  Yes, the children are more likely to go on to college and earn higher incomes. 
A)  No, the IQ gains always fade. 
B)  No, in fact, they result in even poorer performance in high school and college. 
C)  Yes, the IQ gains are proven to last, but only for girls. 
D)  Yes, the children are more likely to go on to college and earn higher incomes.

Question 15

Three-year-olds believe it is possible to discover a ball's color just by feeling it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In "transductive reasoning," children reason by going from one specific isolated event to another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Pregnancy among single teenage girls is generally associated with

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A)  an end of their formal education. 
B)  high rates of Cesarean-section. 
C)  an increase in disorganized attachments in their infants. 
D)  a higher rate of difficult temperaments in their infants. 
A)  an end of their formal education. 
B)  high rates of Cesarean-section. 
C)  an increase in disorganized attachments in their infants. 
D)  a higher rate of difficult temperaments in their infants.

Question 18

In what year did Sesame Street make its debut?

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A)  1952 
B)  1969 
C)  1973 
D)  1993 
A)  1952 
B)  1969 
C)  1973 
D)  1993

Question 19

Five-year-old Karl chooses more formal words when talking to his teachers, but uses infant-directed speech when speaking to his baby brother, Nelson. This changing of speech to fit the social situation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  grammar. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  grammar. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  pragmatics. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 20

What test did Piaget use to show that egocentrism prevents young children from taking the perspectives of others?

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A)  The three mountains test 
B)  The five mountains test 
C)  Conservation tasks 
D)  The checkerboard test 
A)  The three mountains test 
B)  The five mountains test 
C)  Conservation tasks 
D)  The checkerboard test

Engaging in elaborate pretend play is associated with

Young children do not spontaneously engage in rehearsal until approximately age

Showing turn-taking skills in language is an example of

Do preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children facilitate cognitive development?

Young children

Given the research on young children's memory, which of the following would a preschooler most likely remember?

Describe the cognitive abilities and limitations of preoperational children.

Young children are better at recalling than .

The effects of regular viewing of Sesame Street

An abstract, generalized account of repeated events is called a

Discuss what memory is like in early childhood.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Memory for events that happened in one's life is called

Can preschool intervention programs have long-term positive outcomes?

Three-year-olds believe it is possible to discover a ball's color just by feeling it.

In "transductive reasoning," children reason by going from one specific isolated event to another.

Pregnancy among single teenage girls is generally associated with

In what year did Sesame Street make its debut?

Five-year-old Karl chooses more formal words when talking to his teachers, but uses infant-directed speech when speaking to his baby brother, Nelson. This changing of speech to fit the social situation is called

What test did Piaget use to show that egocentrism prevents young children from taking the perspectives of others?

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Engaging in elaborate pretend play is associated with

Young children do not spontaneously engage in rehearsal until approximately age

Showing turn-taking skills in language is an example of

Do preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children facilitate cognitive development?

Young children

Given the research on young children's memory, which of the following would a preschooler most likely remember?

Describe the cognitive abilities and limitations of preoperational children.

Young children are better at recalling than .

The effects of regular viewing of Sesame Street

An abstract, generalized account of repeated events is called a

Discuss what memory is like in early childhood.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Memory for events that happened in one's life is called

Can preschool intervention programs have long-term positive outcomes?

Three-year-olds believe it is possible to discover a ball's color just by feeling it.

In "transductive reasoning," children reason by going from one specific isolated event to another.

Pregnancy among single teenage girls is generally associated with

In what year did Sesame Street make its debut?

Five-year-old Karl chooses more formal words when talking to his teachers, but uses infant-directed speech when speaking to his baby brother, Nelson. This changing of speech to fit the social situation is called

What test did Piaget use to show that egocentrism prevents young children from taking the perspectives of others?

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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