Question 1

Kaira has just attempted to put her doll's shoe on her own foot. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) her motor drive. 
B) precausal reasoning. 
C) a scale error. 
D) decentration. 
A) her motor drive. 
B) precausal reasoning. 
C) a scale error. 
D) decentration.

Question 2

Research with infants and young children watching videotaped sequences of a ball rolling off the edge of a ramp indicate that:

Accepted Answer

A) infants have an intuitive understanding of gravity and inertia. 
B) 2­year­olds are sensitive to gravity, but not inertia. 
C) 2­year­olds are sensitive to both gravity and inertia. 
D) 6­year­olds are sensitive to both gravity and inertia but have not fully mastered these concepts. 
A) infants have an intuitive understanding of gravity and inertia. 
B) 2­year­olds are sensitive to gravity, but not inertia. 
C) 2­year­olds are sensitive to both gravity and inertia. 
D) 6­year­olds are sensitive to both gravity and inertia but have not fully mastered these concepts.

Question 3

According to Katherine Nelson, children construct scripts from their:

Accepted Answer

A) actions on objects. 
B) participation in routine events. 
C) participation in unorganized events. 
D) interactions with different people. 
A) actions on objects. 
B) participation in routine events. 
C) participation in unorganized events. 
D) interactions with different people.

Question 4

By 21-2 years of age, children's bodies have changed dramatically in appearance and proportions. What is the primary cause of this change?

Accepted Answer

A) muscle formation due to engagement in gross motor activities 
B) lengthening of the bones of the arms and legs through ossification 
C) increased nutritional intake due to more varied diet 
D) myelination of the growth areas of the brain 
A) muscle formation due to engagement in gross motor activities 
B) lengthening of the bones of the arms and legs through ossification 
C) increased nutritional intake due to more varied diet 
D) myelination of the growth areas of the brain

Question 5

Across the world, breastfeeding typically ends by the time children are two years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Piaget, mental operations are:

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency to focus on the most salient aspect of whatever one is trying to think about. 
B) mental "actions" in which information can be combined, separated, and transformed in a logical manner. 
C) a confusion between appearance and reality. 
D) schemas that specify who participates in an event and the sequence of actions that make up the event. 
A) the tendency to focus on the most salient aspect of whatever one is trying to think about. 
B) mental "actions" in which information can be combined, separated, and transformed in a logical manner. 
C) a confusion between appearance and reality. 
D) schemas that specify who participates in an event and the sequence of actions that make up the event.

Question 7

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) they identify important differences between living and non­living kinds. 
B) they are confused about the differences between living and non­living kinds. 
C) they have achieved an adult­like level of understanding by five years of age. 
D) experience with living things has no real impact on children's naïve biology. 
A) they identify important differences between living and non­living kinds. 
B) they are confused about the differences between living and non­living kinds. 
C) they have achieved an adult­like level of understanding by five years of age. 
D) experience with living things has no real impact on children's naïve biology.

Question 8

Research has shown that one reason why children may give inaccurate testimony in criminal proceedings is:

Accepted Answer

A) they want to escape from an unpleasant situation. 
B) they have trouble remembering stressful events. 
C) they are trying to mislead the investigators. 
D) they are susceptible to misleading questions. 
A) they want to escape from an unpleasant situation. 
B) they have trouble remembering stressful events. 
C) they are trying to mislead the investigators. 
D) they are susceptible to misleading questions.

Kaira has just attempted to put her doll's shoe on her own foot. This is an example of:

Research with infants and young children watching videotaped sequences of a ball rolling off the edge of a ramp indicate that:

According to Katherine Nelson, children construct scripts from their:

By 21-2 years of age, children's bodies have changed dramatically in appearance and proportions. What is the primary cause of this change?

Across the world, breastfeeding typically ends by the time children are two years of age.

According to Piaget, mental operations are:

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Research has shown that one reason why children may give inaccurate testimony in criminal proceedings is:

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Exam 8: Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood

Kaira has just attempted to put her doll's shoe on her own foot. This is an example of:

Research with infants and young children watching videotaped sequences of a ball rolling off the edge of a ramp indicate that:

According to Katherine Nelson, children construct scripts from their:

By 21-2 years of age, children's bodies have changed dramatically in appearance and proportions. What is the primary cause of this change?

Across the world, breastfeeding typically ends by the time children are two years of age.

According to Piaget, mental operations are:

Investigations of young children's biological understandings suggest that:

Research has shown that one reason why children may give inaccurate testimony in criminal proceedings is:

The Study of Human Development

Biocultural Foundations

Prenatal Development and Birth

The First Three Months

Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years

Emotional and Social Development During Infancy

Language Acquisition

Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Contexts of Development

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

School As a Context for Development

Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence

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