Question 1

What is a retrieval cue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Something that helps us place important information into memory 
B)  An iconic code that makes memories stronger 
C)  Any trigger that helps us pull something from memory 
D)  A semantic code that makes memory more efficient 
A)  Something that helps us place important information into memory 
B)  An iconic code that makes memories stronger 
C)  Any trigger that helps us pull something from memory 
D)  A semantic code that makes memory more efficient

Question 2

Nilo attends a preschool in which her teachers take her and her classmates step by step through their learning of numbers, letters, shapes, and colors. Nilo attends which type of preschool?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free play 
B)  Child centered 
C)  Academically oriented 
D)  Montessori 
A)  Free play 
B)  Child centered 
C)  Academically oriented 
D)  Montessori

Question 3

Why might preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children be needed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of a faulty assumption; they are not actually needed 
B)  Because these children generally perform less well on standardized intelligence tests 
C)  Because these children usually have fewer social skills and more emotional problems 
D)  Because the programs help make up for poor prenatal nutrition, which affects intelligence 
A)  Because of a faulty assumption; they are not actually needed 
B)  Because these children generally perform less well on standardized intelligence tests 
C)  Because these children usually have fewer social skills and more emotional problems 
D)  Because the programs help make up for poor prenatal nutrition, which affects intelligence

Question 4

According to Vygotsky, what is "private speech?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Proof that cognitive development precedes language development 
B)  Proof that language development precedes cognitive development 
C)  The ultimate binding of language and thought 
D)  Proof that children do not understand the rules of grammar 
A)  Proof that cognitive development precedes language development 
B)  Proof that language development precedes cognitive development 
C)  The ultimate binding of language and thought 
D)  Proof that children do not understand the rules of grammar

Question 5

When 3-year-old Caitlin is asked what she did at preschool that day, she says "You know. You were there." This type of one-dimensional thinking is called

Accepted Answer

A)  transductive reasoning. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  artificialism. 
D)  cognitive flexibility. 
A)  transductive reasoning. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  artificialism. 
D)  cognitive flexibility.

Question 6

Which of the following represents a child's "zone of proximal development?"

Accepted Answer

A)  The gap between what is within and what is beyond a child's capabilities 
B)  The degree of difference between the child's current ability and future potential 
C)  What younger children can do in comparison to what older children can do 
D)  What a young child can do in comparison to her peers 
A)  The gap between what is within and what is beyond a child's capabilities 
B)  The degree of difference between the child's current ability and future potential 
C)  What younger children can do in comparison to what older children can do 
D)  What a young child can do in comparison to her peers

Question 7

Hyperactive children can be taught to use self-directed speech to increase their self-control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the moon rise?" and he responds, "Because I want it to," this child is probably

Accepted Answer

A)  age 2 or younger. 
B)  approximately 3 years of age. 
C)  unusually creative. 
D)  unable to understand reversibility. 
A)  age 2 or younger. 
B)  approximately 3 years of age. 
C)  unusually creative. 
D)  unable to understand reversibility.

Question 9

Conservation requires

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to reverse one's thinking. 
B)  the ability to focus on one aspect of a situation at a time. 
C)  formaloperational thinking. 
D)  centrated thinking. 
A)  the ability to reverse one's thinking. 
B)  the ability to focus on one aspect of a situation at a time. 
C)  formaloperational thinking. 
D)  centrated thinking.

Question 10

With cognitive scaffolding,

Accepted Answer

A)  children are taught complex tasks so that easier ones are more readily understood. 
B)  the guidance provided is decreased as the child becomes more skilled. 
C)  permanent help is given upon which the child then becomes dependent. 
D)  the amount of help given is increased as the child ages. 
A)  children are taught complex tasks so that easier ones are more readily understood. 
B)  the guidance provided is decreased as the child becomes more skilled. 
C)  permanent help is given upon which the child then becomes dependent. 
D)  the amount of help given is increased as the child ages.

Question 11

Miller (2010) indicated that children's difficulty with the three-mountain task may be due more to than to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the demands of the task; egocentrism 
B)  egocentrism; the demands of the task 
C)  irreversibility; egocentrism 
D)  being in a laboratory environment; egocentrism 
A)  the demands of the task; egocentrism 
B)  egocentrism; the demands of the task 
C)  irreversibility; egocentrism 
D)  being in a laboratory environment; egocentrism

Question 12

According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive development lasts from about

Accepted Answer

A)  age 0-2. 
B)  age 2-7. 
C)  age 4-6. 
D)  age 7 until adulthood. 
A)  age 0-2. 
B)  age 2-7. 
C)  age 4-6. 
D)  age 7 until adulthood.

Question 13

As described in the textbook, HOME is an acronym for

Accepted Answer

A)  Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment. 
B)  Helping Our Memories Effectively. 
C)  Health Openness and Mental Efficiency scale. 
D)  Human Optimal Memory Exchange. 
A)  Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment. 
B)  Helping Our Memories Effectively. 
C)  Health Openness and Mental Efficiency scale. 
D)  Human Optimal Memory Exchange.

Question 14

Which of the following represents a contrast assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to something that you already know 
B)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to unfamiliar objects 
C)  Assuming that words refer to whole-objects, and not characteristics of objects 
D)  Assuming that similar objects must belong to the same category 
A)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to something that you already know 
B)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to unfamiliar objects 
C)  Assuming that words refer to whole-objects, and not characteristics of objects 
D)  Assuming that similar objects must belong to the same category

Question 15

Preschoolers use rehearsal to remember things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Children have better memory for events when their parents

Accepted Answer

A)  provide reminders of the event. 
B)  ask questions of the child and elaborate on the child's experience of the event. 
C)  speak of the event often. 
D)  leave it to children to recollect the memory in their own way. 
A)  provide reminders of the event. 
B)  ask questions of the child and elaborate on the child's experience of the event. 
C)  speak of the event often. 
D)  leave it to children to recollect the memory in their own way.

Question 17

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his/her shoes, and then gradually turns over the responsibility for the task over to the child, is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  the zone of proximal development. 
B)  scaffolding. 
C)  attachment. 
D)  conservation. 
A)  the zone of proximal development. 
B)  scaffolding. 
C)  attachment. 
D)  conservation.

Question 18

Which of the following is a preschool program designed to enhance the cognitive development and academic skills of economically disadvantaged children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jump Start 
B)  HOME 
C)  Focus School 
D)  Head Start 
A)  Jump Start 
B)  HOME 
C)  Focus School 
D)  Head Start

Question 19

In the conservation task, asking children whether both beakers have the same amount of water and to watch the pouring carefully may result in

Accepted Answer

A)  children becoming confused by the task. 
B)  children understanding conservation before they are 7 years old. 
C)  children expecting a change in the amounts. 
D)  an increased number of incorrect answers to the task. 
A)  children becoming confused by the task. 
B)  children understanding conservation before they are 7 years old. 
C)  children expecting a change in the amounts. 
D)  an increased number of incorrect answers to the task.

Question 20

Which of the following represents a recognition task for children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asking children which toys they've seen before 
B)  Asking children to name all their friends 
C)  Asking children to name the President of the United States 
D)  Having children draw pictures of their families 
A)  Asking children which toys they've seen before 
B)  Asking children to name all their friends 
C)  Asking children to name the President of the United States 
D)  Having children draw pictures of their families

What is a retrieval cue?

Nilo attends a preschool in which her teachers take her and her classmates step by step through their learning of numbers, letters, shapes, and colors. Nilo attends which type of preschool?

Why might preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children be needed?

According to Vygotsky, what is "private speech?"

When 3-year-old Caitlin is asked what she did at preschool that day, she says "You know. You were there." This type of one-dimensional thinking is called

Which of the following represents a child's "zone of proximal development?"

Hyperactive children can be taught to use self-directed speech to increase their self-control.

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the moon rise?" and he responds, "Because I want it to," this child is probably

Conservation requires

With cognitive scaffolding,

Miller (2010) indicated that children's difficulty with the three-mountain task may be due more to than to ____.

According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive development lasts from about

As described in the textbook, HOME is an acronym for

Which of the following represents a contrast assumption?

Preschoolers use rehearsal to remember things.

Children have better memory for events when their parents

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his/her shoes, and then gradually turns over the responsibility for the task over to the child, is exhibiting

Which of the following is a preschool program designed to enhance the cognitive development and academic skills of economically disadvantaged children?

In the conservation task, asking children whether both beakers have the same amount of water and to watch the pouring carefully may result in

Which of the following represents a recognition task for children?

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What is a retrieval cue?

Nilo attends a preschool in which her teachers take her and her classmates step by step through their learning of numbers, letters, shapes, and colors. Nilo attends which type of preschool?

Why might preschool programs for economically disadvantaged children be needed?

According to Vygotsky, what is "private speech?"

When 3-year-old Caitlin is asked what she did at preschool that day, she says "You know. You were there." This type of one-dimensional thinking is called

Which of the following represents a child's "zone of proximal development?"

Hyperactive children can be taught to use self-directed speech to increase their self-control.

If you ask a child the question, "Why does the moon rise?" and he responds, "Because I want it to," this child is probably

Conservation requires

With cognitive scaffolding,

Miller (2010) indicated that children's difficulty with the three-mountain task may be due more to than to ____.

According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive development lasts from about

As described in the textbook, HOME is an acronym for

Which of the following represents a contrast assumption?

Preschoolers use rehearsal to remember things.

Children have better memory for events when their parents

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his/her shoes, and then gradually turns over the responsibility for the task over to the child, is exhibiting

Which of the following is a preschool program designed to enhance the cognitive development and academic skills of economically disadvantaged children?

In the conservation task, asking children whether both beakers have the same amount of water and to watch the pouring carefully may result in

Which of the following represents a recognition task for children?

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Heredity-And-Conception

Prenatal-Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

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Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

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