Question 1

5-year-olds to make logical inferences about time is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Similar to their inability to estimate the passage of time, 5-year-olds are entirely unable to make logical inferences about time. 
B) Although they are able to estimate the passage of time, 5-year-olds are entirely unable to make logical inferences about time. 
C) Children 5 years old are able to make logical inferences about time only when the situation does not involve distracting features. 
D) Children 5 years old are able to make logical inferences about time that are similar to those of adults. 
A) Similar to their inability to estimate the passage of time, 5-year-olds are entirely unable to make logical inferences about time. 
B) Although they are able to estimate the passage of time, 5-year-olds are entirely unable to make logical inferences about time. 
C) Children 5 years old are able to make logical inferences about time only when the situation does not involve distracting features. 
D) Children 5 years old are able to make logical inferences about time that are similar to those of adults.

Question 2

Which of the following activities is an example of an object substitution?

Accepted Answer

A) using a scale model of a room to show where a toy is hidden in a larger room 
B) using a toy dump truck rather than a toy backhoe to haul blocks 
C) using a play stove to cook pretend broccoli cheese soup 
D) using a bowl as a magician's hat 
A) using a scale model of a room to show where a toy is hidden in a larger room 
B) using a toy dump truck rather than a toy backhoe to haul blocks 
C) using a play stove to cook pretend broccoli cheese soup 
D) using a bowl as a magician's hat

Question 3

Emily, a 7-month-old infant, is sitting on the floor in a nearly empty room. On each side of her is a television screen. Every 10 seconds, an interesting picture appears on the screen on her left. The screen on her right remains blank. Emily is then rotated so that the screen that has been showing the interesting pictures
is now on her right. Where will Emily look in anticipation of the interesting picture?

Accepted Answer

A) directly in front of her 
B) to her left 
C) to her right 
D) behind her 
A) directly in front of her 
B) to her left 
C) to her right 
D) behind her

Question 4

Which of the following statements about pretend play is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Pretend play is a type of object substitution. 
B) Pretend play is a type of sociodramatic play. 
C) Object substitution is a type of sociodramatic play. 
D) Sociodramatic play is a type of pretend play. 
A) Pretend play is a type of object substitution. 
B) Pretend play is a type of sociodramatic play. 
C) Object substitution is a type of sociodramatic play. 
D) Sociodramatic play is a type of pretend play.

Question 5

Amelia, a 5-year-old, is told a story about a girl
named Brenda. Brenda is looking for her favorite doll. Although Brenda thinks the doll is under the bed, it really is in the kitchen cabinet. When Amelia is asked where Brenda will look for her doll, Amelia will most probably predict that Brenda will look in which location?

Accepted Answer

A) under the bed 
B) in the kitchen cabinet 
C) in the garage 
D) Amelia's prediction will be entirely random. 
A) under the bed 
B) in the kitchen cabinet 
C) in the garage 
D) Amelia's prediction will be entirely random.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the development of children's ability to categorize objects based on appearance is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to categorize objects by shape develops at approximately 12 months old. 
B) Twelve-month-olds often categorize objects largely by specific parts of an object rather than on the object as a whole. 
C) The ability to categorize objects based on overall shape develops at approximately 3 years of age. 
D) All of the statements are true. 
E) None of the statements is true. 
A) The ability to categorize objects by shape develops at approximately 12 months old. 
B) Twelve-month-olds often categorize objects largely by specific parts of an object rather than on the object as a whole. 
C) The ability to categorize objects based on overall shape develops at approximately 3 years of age. 
D) All of the statements are true. 
E) None of the statements is true.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best expresses Piaget's beliefs about infants' spatial representations?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-locomotion is key to the development of spatial coding. 
B) Landmarks are necessary for infants' spatial coding. 
C) Infants are able to code space correctly only if they remain in a single location. 
D) Infants' ability to reach for objects precedes their development of spatial coding. 
A) Self-locomotion is key to the development of spatial coding. 
B) Landmarks are necessary for infants' spatial coding. 
C) Infants are able to code space correctly only if they remain in a single location. 
D) Infants' ability to reach for objects precedes their development of spatial coding.

Question 8

In front of Jane there are three balls, three teddy bears, three pencils, and three apples. Jane studies the groups and realizes that each one shares the property of "threeness." She is demonstrating what concept?

Accepted Answer

A) number recognition 
B) numerical equality 
C) cognitive arithmetic relationship 
D) Jane is not recognizing any of these concepts. 
A) number recognition 
B) numerical equality 
C) cognitive arithmetic relationship 
D) Jane is not recognizing any of these concepts.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about children's and adults' understanding of physical and psychological causes is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Children have a better understanding of physical causes than of psychological causes, while adults show the opposite pattern. 
B) Children have a better understanding of psychological causes than of physical causes, while adults show the opposite pattern 
C) Both children and adults have a better understanding of psychological causes than of physical causes. 
D) Both children and adults have a better understanding of physical causes than of psychological causes. 
A) Children have a better understanding of physical causes than of psychological causes, while adults show the opposite pattern. 
B) Children have a better understanding of psychological causes than of physical causes, while adults show the opposite pattern 
C) Both children and adults have a better understanding of psychological causes than of physical causes. 
D) Both children and adults have a better understanding of physical causes than of psychological causes.

Question 10

Imagine that you take your neighbor's preschool child to an outdoor zoo. Walking around the zoo, you will surely see many animals and plants, as well as inanimate objects such as benches and rocks. While you are there, you plan to try to get an idea of the child's understanding of the characteristics of animals, plants, and inanimate objects. Give examples of the types of questions you will ask the child to get an insight into his or her understanding. You may want to find out about which things the child believes are alive, which can grow, get sick, and heal, as well as how each type of thing becomes what it is (e.g., through inheritance). If this child is typical of children of the preschool age, what answers to your questions will you expect?

Accepted Answer

Some questions I might ask the preschool

Question 11

Radha, a preschooler, seems to be very understanding of other children's feelings. Which of the following is most likely true of Radha?

Accepted Answer

A) Radha engaged in social pretend play. 
B) Radha engaged in nonsocial pretend play. 
C) Radha did not engage in pretend play. 
D) Radha's parents did not engage in her pretend play. 
A) Radha engaged in social pretend play. 
B) Radha engaged in nonsocial pretend play. 
C) Radha did not engage in pretend play. 
D) Radha's parents did not engage in her pretend play.

Question 12

Which of the following best characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) The pattern of development is very consistent across cultures. 
B) Children in Western cultures develop the understanding earlier than do children in Eastern cultures. 
C) Children in Western cultures develop the understanding later than do children in Eastern cultures. 
D) Children in developed countries develop the understanding earlier than do children in developing countries. 
A) The pattern of development is very consistent across cultures. 
B) Children in Western cultures develop the understanding earlier than do children in Eastern cultures. 
C) Children in Western cultures develop the understanding later than do children in Eastern cultures. 
D) Children in developed countries develop the understanding earlier than do children in developing countries.

Question 13

Six-month-old infants are NOT able to:

Accepted Answer

A) discriminate between longer and shorter durations, when their ratio is 2:1. 
B) sense the approximate durations of events. 
C) remember the order of events for a substantial period. 
D) detect repetitive sequences of events. 
A) discriminate between longer and shorter durations, when their ratio is 2:1. 
B) sense the approximate durations of events. 
C) remember the order of events for a substantial period. 
D) detect repetitive sequences of events.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about infants' abilities to recognize numerical equality and numerical inequality is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition of numerical equality is limited to smaller sets than is recognition of numerical inequality. 
B) Recognition of numerical inequality is limited to smaller sets than is recognition of numerical equality. 
C) Recognition of numerical equality and recognition of numerical inequality are comparable. 
D) Babies 6 months old can discriminate between sets of objects with 3:2 ratios but not between sets with 2:1 ratios. 
A) Recognition of numerical equality is limited to smaller sets than is recognition of numerical inequality. 
B) Recognition of numerical inequality is limited to smaller sets than is recognition of numerical equality. 
C) Recognition of numerical equality and recognition of numerical inequality are comparable. 
D) Babies 6 months old can discriminate between sets of objects with 3:2 ratios but not between sets with 2:1 ratios.

Question 15

Which of the following does NOT support a nativist view on how children acquire biological knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Children throughout the world are fascinated by plants and animals. 
B) Children's biological views reflect the understandings of their culture. 
C) During early evolutionary history, it was crucial to learn about plants and animals at a young age. 
D) Across the globe, children organize information about biological processes in similar ways. 
A) Children throughout the world are fascinated by plants and animals. 
B) Children's biological views reflect the understandings of their culture. 
C) During early evolutionary history, it was crucial to learn about plants and animals at a young age. 
D) Across the globe, children organize information about biological processes in similar ways.

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered by researchers to be a child-created basic category that is likely to disappear as the child matures?

Accepted Answer

A) objects with wheels 
B) food 
C) objects that make you cool 
D) places we go 
A) objects with wheels 
B) food 
C) objects that make you cool 
D) places we go

Question 17

The study that compared the spatial skills of aboriginal children growing up in the Australian desert with those of their Caucasian peers growing up in Australian cities demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A) the lack of pressure exerted by parents of Caucasian children to develop spatial skills enabled children to gain greater insight into spatial orientations. 
B) the lack of human-made landmarks, such as street signs, in the desert resulted in poor spatial ability in aboriginal children. 
C) familiarity of context, not the importance of spatial ability in everyday life, was associated with the memory for spatial location. 
D) the importance of spatial ability in aboriginal culture resulted in better memory for spatial location in aboriginal children regardless of context. 
A) the lack of pressure exerted by parents of Caucasian children to develop spatial skills enabled children to gain greater insight into spatial orientations. 
B) the lack of human-made landmarks, such as street signs, in the desert resulted in poor spatial ability in aboriginal children. 
C) familiarity of context, not the importance of spatial ability in everyday life, was associated with the memory for spatial location. 
D) the importance of spatial ability in aboriginal culture resulted in better memory for spatial location in aboriginal children regardless of context.

Question 18

The research of Krascum and Andrews on children's ability to learn about wugs and gillies demonstrated that giving children the_____ was particularly important.

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate and superordinate categories of the objects 
B) shapes and colors of the objects 
C) functions of the objects' features 
D) way in which the objects move 
A) subordinate and superordinate categories of the objects 
B) shapes and colors of the objects 
C) functions of the objects' features 
D) way in which the objects move

Question 19

Chen and Siegler's study about 1- and 2-year-olds' use of tools demonstrated that the older toddlers were more likely than were the younger toddlers to:

Accepted Answer

A) try to use their hands instead of a tool. 
B) generalize the causal nature of what they had learned on previous problems to new superficially different tools. 
C) ask their mothers for help. 
D) search actively for causes when no cause was apparent. 
A) try to use their hands instead of a tool. 
B) generalize the causal nature of what they had learned on previous problems to new superficially different tools. 
C) ask their mothers for help. 
D) search actively for causes when no cause was apparent.

Question 20

Grouping together objects that have similar appearances is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual categorization. 
B) manifestation categorization. 
C) picture categorization. 
D) observation categorization. 
A) perceptual categorization. 
B) manifestation categorization. 
C) picture categorization. 
D) observation categorization.

5-year-olds to make logical inferences about time is true?

Which of the following activities is an example of an object substitution?

Which of the following statements about pretend play is true?

Which of the following statements about the development of children's ability to categorize objects based on appearance is true?

Which of the following statements best expresses Piaget's beliefs about infants' spatial representations?

In front of Jane there are three balls, three teddy bears, three pencils, and three apples. Jane studies the groups and realizes that each one shares the property of "threeness." She is demonstrating what concept?

Which of the following statements about children's and adults' understanding of physical and psychological causes is true?

Radha, a preschooler, seems to be very understanding of other children's feelings. Which of the following is most likely true of Radha?

Which of the following best characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Six-month-old infants are NOT able to:

Which of the following statements about infants' abilities to recognize numerical equality and numerical inequality is true?

Which of the following does NOT support a nativist view on how children acquire biological knowledge?

Which of the following would be considered by researchers to be a child-created basic category that is likely to disappear as the child matures?

The study that compared the spatial skills of aboriginal children growing up in the Australian desert with those of their Caucasian peers growing up in Australian cities demonstrated that:

The research of Krascum and Andrews on children's ability to learn about wugs and gillies demonstrated that giving children the_____ was particularly important.

Chen and Siegler's study about 1- and 2-year-olds' use of tools demonstrated that the older toddlers were more likely than were the younger toddlers to:

Grouping together objects that have similar appearances is referred to as:

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters

Exam 7: Conceptual Development

5-year-olds to make logical inferences about time is true?

Which of the following activities is an example of an object substitution?

Which of the following statements about pretend play is true?

Which of the following statements about the development of children's ability to categorize objects based on appearance is true?

Which of the following statements best expresses Piaget's beliefs about infants' spatial representations?

In front of Jane there are three balls, three teddy bears, three pencils, and three apples. Jane studies the groups and realizes that each one shares the property of "threeness." She is demonstrating what concept?

Which of the following statements about children's and adults' understanding of physical and psychological causes is true?

Radha, a preschooler, seems to be very understanding of other children's feelings. Which of the following is most likely true of Radha?

Which of the following best characterizes the findings of cross-cultural research on children's understanding of false beliefs?

Six-month-old infants are NOT able to:

Which of the following statements about infants' abilities to recognize numerical equality and numerical inequality is true?

Which of the following does NOT support a nativist view on how children acquire biological knowledge?

Which of the following would be considered by researchers to be a child-created basic category that is likely to disappear as the child matures?

The study that compared the spatial skills of aboriginal children growing up in the Australian desert with those of their Caucasian peers growing up in Australian cities demonstrated that:

The research of Krascum and Andrews on children's ability to learn about wugs and gillies demonstrated that giving children the_____ was particularly important.

Chen and Siegler's study about 1- and 2-year-olds' use of tools demonstrated that the older toddlers were more likely than were the younger toddlers to:

Grouping together objects that have similar appearances is referred to as:

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Theories of Cognitive Development

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters