Question 1

Which of the following characterizes how preschoolers communicate using symbols?

Accepted Answer

A)  rough housing 
B)  writing 
C)  pretend play 
D)  counting 
A)  rough housing 
B)  writing 
C)  pretend play 
D)  counting

Question 2

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Handedness is entirely environmentally driven. 
B)  Fifty percent of people are born to become left-handed. 
C)  One hundred percent of people are born to be right-handed. 
D)  Handedness of the child is influenced by the handedness of the parents. 
A)  Handedness is entirely environmentally driven. 
B)  Fifty percent of people are born to become left-handed. 
C)  One hundred percent of people are born to be right-handed. 
D)  Handedness of the child is influenced by the handedness of the parents.

Question 3

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

Accepted Answer

The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve pro

Question 4

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends. How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  age 18 months to 2 years 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 4 to 5 
D)  age 6 or 7 
A)  age 18 months to 2 years 
B)  age 3 
C)  age 4 to 5 
D)  age 6 or 7

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of rough and tumble play?

Accepted Answer

A)  angry looks 
B)  grabbing or hitting 
C)  pushing 
D)  running or chasing 
A)  angry looks 
B)  grabbing or hitting 
C)  pushing 
D)  running or chasing

Question 6

Which illness kills nearly 2 million children under the age of 5 each year worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  tetanus 
B)  mumps 
C)  diarrhea 
D)  whooping cough 
A)  tetanus 
B)  mumps 
C)  diarrhea 
D)  whooping cough

Question 7

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased memory abilities 
B)  enhanced verbal skills 
C)  increased balance and coordination 
D)  dramatic increases in the ability to imagine and be creative 
A)  increased memory abilities 
B)  enhanced verbal skills 
C)  increased balance and coordination 
D)  dramatic increases in the ability to imagine and be creative

Question 8

How does motor activity develop in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor activity declines after 2 or 3 years of age. 
B)  Motor activity continues to increase after 2 or 3 years of age. 
C)  Girls show a decline in motor activity, whereas boys show an increase in motor activity. 
D)  Motor activity steadily increases from birth until 10 years of age. 
A)  Motor activity declines after 2 or 3 years of age. 
B)  Motor activity continues to increase after 2 or 3 years of age. 
C)  Girls show a decline in motor activity, whereas boys show an increase in motor activity. 
D)  Motor activity steadily increases from birth until 10 years of age.

Question 9

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. What is her thinking an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  symbolic thinking 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  cognitive flexibility 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  symbolic thinking 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  cognitive flexibility

Question 10

What distinguishes nightmares from sleep terrors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nightmares are more frightening. 
B)  Sleep terrors tend to occur during deeper sleep. 
C)  Nightmares are usually outgrown; sleep terrors are not. 
D)  Sleep terrors occur during REM sleep, nightmares do not. 
A)  Nightmares are more frightening. 
B)  Sleep terrors tend to occur during deeper sleep. 
C)  Nightmares are usually outgrown; sleep terrors are not. 
D)  Sleep terrors occur during REM sleep, nightmares do not.

Question 11

Jeff wonders how his daughters learned to skip rope so well. What can you tell him about how children acquire motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  The largest impact on motor skill development comes from parental instruction. 
B)  Children appear to learn motor skills by teaching themselves and observing other children. 
C)  Teachers who take time to conduct physical education lessons have the largest impact on motor skill development in children. 
D)  Exposure to television and online media has resulted in significantly greater motor skill development in young children. 
A)  The largest impact on motor skill development comes from parental instruction. 
B)  Children appear to learn motor skills by teaching themselves and observing other children. 
C)  Teachers who take time to conduct physical education lessons have the largest impact on motor skill development in children. 
D)  Exposure to television and online media has resulted in significantly greater motor skill development in young children.

Question 12

Which statement describes a characteristic of left-handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to clumsier behaviour than that of right-handed people. 
B)  It has both positive and negative academic implications. 
C)  It can lead to deficits that can be overcome by using the right hand. 
D)  It is a characteristic of superior debating skills noted after adolescence. 
A)  It leads to clumsier behaviour than that of right-handed people. 
B)  It has both positive and negative academic implications. 
C)  It can lead to deficits that can be overcome by using the right hand. 
D)  It is a characteristic of superior debating skills noted after adolescence.

Question 13

At what age is a child usually able to ride a bicycle with training wheels?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  5 years 
D)  8 years 
A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  5 years 
D)  8 years

Question 14

Suppose both of your parents are left-handed. What are your chances of being left-handed?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  80% 
C)  92% 
D)  100% 
A)  50% 
B)  80% 
C)  92% 
D)  100%

Question 15

Which statement best describes the nature of pretend play?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reflects lack of maturity. 
B)  It is helpful for children who need distraction. 
C)  It is a waste of time. 
D)  It requires cognitive sophistication. 
A)  It reflects lack of maturity. 
B)  It is helpful for children who need distraction. 
C)  It is a waste of time. 
D)  It requires cognitive sophistication.

Question 16

Jeremy stutters. What would be an educated guess about his handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is likely to be left-handed. 
B)  He is likely right-handed, which is associated with stuttering. 
C)  No relationship exists between handedness and challenges such as stuttering. 
D)  He has inherited damage to his medulla, which is associated with handedness. 
A)  He is likely to be left-handed. 
B)  He is likely right-handed, which is associated with stuttering. 
C)  No relationship exists between handedness and challenges such as stuttering. 
D)  He has inherited damage to his medulla, which is associated with handedness.

Question 17

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical. What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are authentic happenings in his life. 
B)  They are television shows he experiences in his sleep. 
C)  They are events that are happening to other people. 
D)  They are caused by his parents. 
A)  They are authentic happenings in his life. 
B)  They are television shows he experiences in his sleep. 
C)  They are events that are happening to other people. 
D)  They are caused by his parents.

Question 19

What does research on right-handed individuals suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their left hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
B)  Their right hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
C)  Both hemispheres are equally involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
D)  Myelination of the corpus callosum is not complete until adolescence. 
A)  Their left hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
B)  Their right hemisphere is more involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
C)  Both hemispheres are equally involved in logical analysis and problem solving. 
D)  Myelination of the corpus callosum is not complete until adolescence.

Question 20

Some children are clearly "left-brained" while others are clearly "right-brained."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following characterizes how preschoolers communicate using symbols?

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends. How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Which of the following is an example of rough and tumble play?

Which illness kills nearly 2 million children under the age of 5 each year worldwide?

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

How does motor activity develop in early childhood?

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. What is her thinking an example of?

What distinguishes nightmares from sleep terrors?

Jeff wonders how his daughters learned to skip rope so well. What can you tell him about how children acquire motor skills?

Which statement describes a characteristic of left-handedness?

At what age is a child usually able to ride a bicycle with training wheels?

Suppose both of your parents are left-handed. What are your chances of being left-handed?

Which statement best describes the nature of pretend play?

Jeremy stutters. What would be an educated guess about his handedness?

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood in Canada.

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical. What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

What does research on right-handed individuals suggest?

Some children are clearly "left-brained" while others are clearly "right-brained."

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 7: Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following characterizes how preschoolers communicate using symbols?

What is the relationship between handedness and genetics?

Briefly describe The Aboriginal Head Start on Reserve program.

This is the first season that Samantha has been outside skipping with her friends. How old is Samantha most likely to be?

Which of the following is an example of rough and tumble play?

Which illness kills nearly 2 million children under the age of 5 each year worldwide?

What child development is the result of the myelination of neural pathways linking the cerebellum and the cerebral cortex?

How does motor activity develop in early childhood?

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. What is her thinking an example of?

What distinguishes nightmares from sleep terrors?

Jeff wonders how his daughters learned to skip rope so well. What can you tell him about how children acquire motor skills?

Which statement describes a characteristic of left-handedness?

At what age is a child usually able to ride a bicycle with training wheels?

Suppose both of your parents are left-handed. What are your chances of being left-handed?

Which statement best describes the nature of pretend play?

Jeremy stutters. What would be an educated guess about his handedness?

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood in Canada.

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical. What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

What does research on right-handed individuals suggest?

Some children are clearly "left-brained" while others are clearly "right-brained."

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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