Question 1

Which of the following activities involves fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walking upstairs, two feet to a step 
B)  Kicking a large ball 
C)  Hopping on one foot 
D)  Placing simple shapes in the correct holes 
A)  Walking upstairs, two feet to a step 
B)  Kicking a large ball 
C)  Hopping on one foot 
D)  Placing simple shapes in the correct holes D

Question 2

It has been established that preoperational children are capable of developing a theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Write a note on a theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Adults appear to have a commonsense understanding of how the mind works-that is, a theory of mind. We understand that we can gain knowledge through our senses or through hearsay. We know the distinction between actual and mental events and between how things appear and how they really are. We can infer the perceptions, thoughts, and feelings of others. We understand that mental states affect behavior.

Question 4

Focusing on only one dimension at a time, a characteristic of preoperational thought identified by Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, is known as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation 
B)  reduction 
C)  induction 
D)  centration 
A)  conservation 
B)  reduction 
C)  induction 
D)  centration

Question 5

Which of the following is a similarity between sleep terrors and somnambulism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both take place during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
B)  Both involve violent agitation when awakened during an episode. 
C)  Both intensify as children develop. 
D)  Both occur during deep sleep. 
A)  Both take place during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
B)  Both involve violent agitation when awakened during an episode. 
C)  Both intensify as children develop. 
D)  Both occur during deep sleep.

Question 6

Janet is learning how to ride a tricycle. For the most part, she is able do it by herself. When she finds pedaling too difficult, her father pushes the tricycle for her. Which of the following cognitive development techniques is used by Janet's father?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Scaffolding 
C)  Contrast assumption 
D)  Rehearsal 
A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Scaffolding 
C)  Contrast assumption 
D)  Rehearsal

Question 7

During preschool years, _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  girls as a group outgrow boys significantly 
B)  boys as a group become more intelligent than girls 
C)  boys as a group become slightly taller and heavier than girls 
D)  girls as a group are better than boys in physical challenges 
A)  girls as a group outgrow boys significantly 
B)  boys as a group become more intelligent than girls 
C)  boys as a group become slightly taller and heavier than girls 
D)  girls as a group are better than boys in physical challenges

Question 8

Children understand passive sentences before active ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are outgrown by early adolescence. 
B)  They wane as children develop. 
C)  They occur during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
D)  They are less severe than nightmares. 
A)  They are outgrown by early adolescence. 
B)  They wane as children develop. 
C)  They occur during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
D)  They are less severe than nightmares.

Question 10

Boys significantly outgrow girls in height during the preschool years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Infants and young toddlers find it easier to recover from brain damage than adults because their brain's plasticity is already at its greatest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

American children spend less time watching television than they do in school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Brendan is a one-year-old boy and recently suffered an injury to the part of the brain that controls language. On examining him, the neurologist says that other areas of the brain will assume functions of the damaged part and he will not lose the ability to speak or understand a language. The neurologist bases this diagnosis on Brendan's brain's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  homogeneity 
C)  elasticity 
D)  heterogeneity 
A)  plasticity 
B)  homogeneity 
C)  elasticity 
D)  heterogeneity

Question 14

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Egocentrism refers to the act of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  putting oneself at the center of things 
B)  thinking about oneself in relation to others 
C)  thinking about the implications of others' actions 
D)  emphasizing connections between oneself and the world around you 
A)  putting oneself at the center of things 
B)  thinking about oneself in relation to others 
C)  thinking about the implications of others' actions 
D)  emphasizing connections between oneself and the world around you

Question 16

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills as a function of working with more skilled people. 
B)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills through self-learning. 
C)  It refers to an area in which children develop their drawing skills on their own with the passage of time. 
A)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills as a function of working with more skilled people. 
B)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills through self-learning. 
C)  It refers to an area in which children develop their drawing skills on their own with the passage of time.

Question 17

Gina is three years old. She can tell her friend that, before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and listens to a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a scaffold 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  fast mapping 
D)  a script 
A)  a scaffold 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  fast mapping 
D)  a script

Question 18

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociodramatic play 
B)  Cooperative play 
C)  Creative play 
D)  Rough-and-tumble play 
A)  Sociodramatic play 
B)  Cooperative play 
C)  Creative play 
D)  Rough-and-tumble play

Question 19

Somnambulism is also known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  bed-wetting 
B)  sleepwalking 
C)  soiling 
D)  sleep apnea 
A)  bed-wetting 
B)  sleepwalking 
C)  soiling 
D)  sleep apnea

Question 20

Discuss a memory strategy that helps adults and children remember things.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Adults and older chil

Which of the following activities involves fine motor skills?

It has been established that preoperational children are capable of developing a theory of mind.

Write a note on a theory of mind.

Focusing on only one dimension at a time, a characteristic of preoperational thought identified by Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, is known as _________.

Which of the following is a similarity between sleep terrors and somnambulism?

Janet is learning how to ride a tricycle. For the most part, she is able do it by herself. When she finds pedaling too difficult, her father pushes the tricycle for her. Which of the following cognitive development techniques is used by Janet's father?

During preschool years, _____.

Children understand passive sentences before active ones.

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Boys significantly outgrow girls in height during the preschool years.

Infants and young toddlers find it easier to recover from brain damage than adults because their brain's plasticity is already at its greatest.

American children spend less time watching television than they do in school.

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

Egocentrism refers to the act of ______.

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Gina is three years old. She can tell her friend that, before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and listens to a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Somnambulism is also known as _____.

Discuss a memory strategy that helps adults and children remember things.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and 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 Developmeny

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 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 activities involves fine motor skills?

It has been established that preoperational children are capable of developing a theory of mind.

Write a note on a theory of mind.

Focusing on only one dimension at a time, a characteristic of preoperational thought identified by Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, is known as _________.

Which of the following is a similarity between sleep terrors and somnambulism?

Janet is learning how to ride a tricycle. For the most part, she is able do it by herself. When she finds pedaling too difficult, her father pushes the tricycle for her. Which of the following cognitive development techniques is used by Janet's father?

During preschool years, _____.

Children understand passive sentences before active ones.

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Boys significantly outgrow girls in height during the preschool years.

Infants and young toddlers find it easier to recover from brain damage than adults because their brain's plasticity is already at its greatest.

American children spend less time watching television than they do in school.

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

Egocentrism refers to the act of ______.

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Gina is three years old. She can tell her friend that, before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and listens to a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Somnambulism is also known as _____.

Discuss a memory strategy that helps adults and children remember things.

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and 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 Developmeny

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 Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes Final Chapter

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