Question 1

A child who uses a block as a "pretend" boat is illustrating the _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive developmental theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  formal operational 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  formal operational

Question 2

Norms describe specific time periods when children develop certain skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Maturation is biologically based (for the most part) and explains such things as learning to sit up, crawl, and walk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match each term with the correct definition.
-Gesell

Accepted Answer

A) Theorized that children construct meaning through active involvement in learning 
B) Suggested that children learn through observation, not reinforcement 
C) Described children's achievements according to age 
D) Believed children could only learn if their basic needs were met 
E) The first to describe development across the lifespan
F)The father of psychoanalytic theory
G)Explained learning as the consequence of reinforcement
H)Suggested that development was shaped by one's environment
I)Emphasized self-directed learning and sensory-based learning materials
J)Proposed the Zone of Proximal Development 
A) Theorized that children construct meaning through active involvement in learning 
B) Suggested that children learn through observation, not reinforcement 
C) Described children's achievements according to age 
D) Believed children could only learn if their basic needs were met 
E) The first to describe development across the lifespan
F)The father of psychoanalytic theory
G)Explained learning as the consequence of reinforcement
H)Suggested that development was shaped by one's environment
I)Emphasized self-directed learning and sensory-based learning materials
J)Proposed the Zone of Proximal Development

Question 5

The term ____________________ refers to the different areas of children's development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ____________________ refers to the different...

Question 6

According to Piaget, an infant is in the preoperational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A child who uses a block as a "pretend" boat is illustrating the _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive developmental theory?

Norms describe specific time periods when children develop certain skills.

Maturation is biologically based (for the most part) and explains such things as learning to sit up, crawl, and walk.

Match each term with the correct definition. -Gesell

The term ____________________ refers to the different areas of children's development.

According to Piaget, an infant is in the preoperational stage of development.

Principles of Growth and Development

Prenatal Development

Infancy: Birth to Twelve Months

Toddlerhood: Twelve to Twenty-Four Months

Early Childhood: Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds

Early Childhood: Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Olds

Middle Childhood: Nine-, Ten-, Eleven-, and Twelve-Year-Olds

Adolescence: Thirteen- to Nineteen-Year-Olds

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Exam 1: Child Development Theories and Data Gathering

A child who uses a block as a "pretend" boat is illustrating the _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive developmental theory?

Norms describe specific time periods when children develop certain skills.

Maturation is biologically based (for the most part) and explains such things as learning to sit up, crawl, and walk.

Match each term with the correct definition. -Gesell

The term ____________________ refers to the different areas of children's development.

According to Piaget, an infant is in the preoperational stage of development.

Principles of Growth and Development

Prenatal Development

Infancy: Birth to Twelve Months

Toddlerhood: Twelve to Twenty-Four Months

Early Childhood: Three-, Four-, and Five-Year-Olds

Early Childhood: Six-, Seven-, and Eight-Year-Olds

Middle Childhood: Nine-, Ten-, Eleven-, and Twelve-Year-Olds

Adolescence: Thirteen- to Nineteen-Year-Olds

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