Question 1

Mariah is 5 years old. A true statement about Mariah's information processing is that she ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is incapable of understanding that two people can believe different things 
B)  will use advanced memory strategies to solve false belief tasks 
C)  is aware that she and other people can hold false beliefs 
D)  understands that she can hold false beliefs but fails to understand others can too 
A)  is incapable of understanding that two people can believe different things 
B)  will use advanced memory strategies to solve false belief tasks 
C)  is aware that she and other people can hold false beliefs 
D)  understands that she can hold false beliefs but fails to understand others can too

Question 2

Research on children's suggestibility indicates that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  older children are more vulnerable than younger children to the effects of repeated questioning 
B)  although children are more vulnerable than adults, even 4-year-olds can resist false suggestions 
C)  repeated questioning helps young children accurately recall traumatic events 
D)  nearly all preschool-age children are unable to resist false suggestions about child abuse 
A)  older children are more vulnerable than younger children to the effects of repeated questioning 
B)  although children are more vulnerable than adults, even 4-year-olds can resist false suggestions 
C)  repeated questioning helps young children accurately recall traumatic events 
D)  nearly all preschool-age children are unable to resist false suggestions about child abuse

Question 3

By age 5, children understand that the mind is always active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If each child has sustained the same type of brain injury, which one will likely have the most severe and long-lasting cognitive deficit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chase, who is 18 months 
B)  Mia, who is 24 months 
C)  Roberto, who is 5 years old 
D)  Tansy, who is 7 years old 
A)  Chase, who is 18 months 
B)  Mia, who is 24 months 
C)  Roberto, who is 5 years old 
D)  Tansy, who is 7 years old

Question 5

Which child operates within a culture of opacity of mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Filipo, who lives in Samoa 
B)  Elsa, who lives in the United States 
C)  Kenzo, who lives in Japan 
D)  Alejandra, who lives in Peru 
A)  Filipo, who lives in Samoa 
B)  Elsa, who lives in the United States 
C)  Kenzo, who lives in Japan 
D)  Alejandra, who lives in Peru

Question 6

Which term refers to the tendency to focus on one part of a stimulus or situation and exclude all others?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  animism 
C)  centration 
D)  irreversibility 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  animism 
C)  centration 
D)  irreversibility

Question 7

According to Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, what key changes occur in the preoperational child's thinking?

Accepted Answer

Preoperational reasoning is characterize

Question 8

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  preschoolers are unmotivated to try them independently 
B)  parents often fail to provide opportunities to practice them 
C)  preschoolers' brains are strongly lateralized 
D)  they involve both hands and both sides of the brain 
A)  preschoolers are unmotivated to try them independently 
B)  parents often fail to provide opportunities to practice them 
C)  preschoolers' brains are strongly lateralized 
D)  they involve both hands and both sides of the brain

Question 9

Plasticity is greatest when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lateralization has ceased 
B)  myelination has ceased 
C)  synaptic pruning is increasing 
D)  neurons are forming many synapses 
A)  lateralization has ceased 
B)  myelination has ceased 
C)  synaptic pruning is increasing 
D)  neurons are forming many synapses

Question 10

Which hormone is secreted from birth and influences development of nearly all parts of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  growth hormone 
B)  thyroid-stimulating hormone 
C)  estrogen 
D)  testosterone 
A)  growth hormone 
B)  thyroid-stimulating hormone 
C)  estrogen 
D)  testosterone

Question 11

Children are more likely to imitate behavior when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the model is competent and powerful 
B)  they are proficient in language development 
C)  they have been exposed to formal education 
D)  the model is distant and powerful 
A)  the model is competent and powerful 
B)  they are proficient in language development 
C)  they have been exposed to formal education 
D)  the model is distant and powerful

Question 12

Which examples are of gross motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  walking and talking 
B)  writing and eating 
C)  running and jumping 
D)  crawling and building 
A)  walking and talking 
B)  writing and eating 
C)  running and jumping 
D)  crawling and building

Question 13

Which type of memory refers to memory of personally meaningful events that took place at a specific time and place?

Accepted Answer

A)  autobiographical 
B)  recognition 
C)  working 
D)  short-term 
A)  autobiographical 
B)  recognition 
C)  working 
D)  short-term

Question 14

A typically developing preschool-age child can follow simple plans, such as searching for a lost toy in the back yard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Mariah is 5 years old. A true statement about Mariah's information processing is that she ______.

Research on children's suggestibility indicates that ______.

By age 5, children understand that the mind is always active.

If each child has sustained the same type of brain injury, which one will likely have the most severe and long-lasting cognitive deficit?

Which child operates within a culture of opacity of mind?

Which term refers to the tendency to focus on one part of a stimulus or situation and exclude all others?

According to Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, what key changes occur in the preoperational child's thinking?

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because ______.

Plasticity is greatest when ______.

Which hormone is secreted from birth and influences development of nearly all parts of the body?

Children are more likely to imitate behavior when ______.

Which examples are of gross motor skills?

Which type of memory refers to memory of personally meaningful events that took place at a specific time and place?

A typically developing preschool-age child can follow simple plans, such as searching for a lost toy in the back yard.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Mariah is 5 years old. A true statement about Mariah's information processing is that she ______.

Research on children's suggestibility indicates that ______.

By age 5, children understand that the mind is always active.

If each child has sustained the same type of brain injury, which one will likely have the most severe and long-lasting cognitive deficit?

Which child operates within a culture of opacity of mind?

Which term refers to the tendency to focus on one part of a stimulus or situation and exclude all others?

According to Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, what key changes occur in the preoperational child's thinking?

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because ______.

Plasticity is greatest when ______.

Which hormone is secreted from birth and influences development of nearly all parts of the body?

Children are more likely to imitate behavior when ______.

Which examples are of gross motor skills?

Which type of memory refers to memory of personally meaningful events that took place at a specific time and place?

A typically developing preschool-age child can follow simple plans, such as searching for a lost toy in the back yard.

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

Death and Dying

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