Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of the development of motor skills in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls are significantly better at tasks requiring gross motor skills than boys. 
B)  Boys are significantly better at tasks requiring precise movements than girls. 
C)  Motor skills of boys develop at a slower rate than that of girls. 
D)  Motor skills are very similar in boys and girls. 
A)  Girls are significantly better at tasks requiring gross motor skills than boys. 
B)  Boys are significantly better at tasks requiring precise movements than girls. 
C)  Motor skills of boys develop at a slower rate than that of girls. 
D)  Motor skills are very similar in boys and girls.

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Four-year-old Betty solving simple mathematical calculations 
B)  Jon, a two-year-old, walking up the stairs, two feet to a step 
C)  Mia, a three-year-old, drawing vertical and horizontal lines 
D)  Five-year-old Paul tying his shoelaces without help 
A)  Four-year-old Betty solving simple mathematical calculations 
B)  Jon, a two-year-old, walking up the stairs, two feet to a step 
C)  Mia, a three-year-old, drawing vertical and horizontal lines 
D)  Five-year-old Paul tying his shoelaces without help

Question 3

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The law of conservati

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of two-year-olds?

Accepted Answer

A)  They typically have a more erratic appetite. 
B)  They need about 2,300 calories per day. 
C)  They need more calories per day than an infant. 
D)  They typically have an increased appetite for salty foods. 
A)  They typically have a more erratic appetite. 
B)  They need about 2,300 calories per day. 
C)  They need more calories per day than an infant. 
D)  They typically have an increased appetite for salty foods.

Question 5

Which of the following is a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underdevelopment of their brains 
B)  Inaccuracy in their verbal reports 
C)  Slow development of neurons 
D)  Poor development of the amygdalae 
A)  Underdevelopment of their brains 
B)  Inaccuracy in their verbal reports 
C)  Slow development of neurons 
D)  Poor development of the amygdalae

Question 6

Which of the following is true of bed-wetting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bed-wetting is a sign of poor parenting. 
B)  Bed-wetting increases in occurrence with age. 
C)  Bed-wetting is more common among girls than boys. 
D)  Bed-wetting occurs more often during deep sleep. 
A)  Bed-wetting is a sign of poor parenting. 
B)  Bed-wetting increases in occurrence with age. 
C)  Bed-wetting is more common among girls than boys. 
D)  Bed-wetting occurs more often during deep sleep.

Question 7

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Children, like adults

Question 8

Explain Vygotsky's concept of inner speech.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Vygotsky believed tha

Question 9

Sleep terrors usually occur during deep sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Enuresis may be caused by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperactivity of the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  an immature motor cortex. 
C)  lack of specific neurotransmitters needed to achieve physical control. 
D)  a pathological connection in the diencephalon. 
A)  hyperactivity of the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  an immature motor cortex. 
C)  lack of specific neurotransmitters needed to achieve physical control. 
D)  a pathological connection in the diencephalon.

Question 11

Explain how language and cognitive development are interwoven.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Language and cognitiv

Question 12

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scripts are accounts of specific events, while episodic memories are accounts of repeated events. 
B)  Scripts are rarely recollected in adulthood, while episodic memories are recollected in adulthood. 
C)  Scripts are orderly accounts of information, while episodic memories are abstract accounts of information. 
D)  Scripts are coherent in nature, while episodic memories are generalized accounts of information. 
A)  Scripts are accounts of specific events, while episodic memories are accounts of repeated events. 
B)  Scripts are rarely recollected in adulthood, while episodic memories are recollected in adulthood. 
C)  Scripts are orderly accounts of information, while episodic memories are abstract accounts of information. 
D)  Scripts are coherent in nature, while episodic memories are generalized accounts of information.

Question 13

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pragmatics refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to seek out the path of least resistance in a negotiation 
B)  the tendency to behave in the most efficient manner possible 
C)  the tendency to change one's speech to fit a particular social situation 
D)  the tendency to accept reality as it is 
A)  the tendency to seek out the path of least resistance in a negotiation 
B)  the tendency to behave in the most efficient manner possible 
C)  the tendency to change one's speech to fit a particular social situation 
D)  the tendency to accept reality as it is

Question 15

Which of the following is true of gross motor skills in preschoolers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are acquired by imitating other children. 
B)  They are acquired most commonly through adult instruction. 
C)  They are acquired faster by girls than by boys. 
D)  They are acquired by the virtue of gender differences. 
A)  They are acquired by imitating other children. 
B)  They are acquired most commonly through adult instruction. 
C)  They are acquired faster by girls than by boys. 
D)  They are acquired by the virtue of gender differences.

Question 16

Which of the following holds true for children moving from infancy into their second and third years?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to consume more carbohydrates. 
B)  They need a significantly less intake of vitamin. 
C)  They need a significantly high intake of fat. 
D)  They need to consume fewer calories. 
A)  They need to consume more carbohydrates. 
B)  They need a significantly less intake of vitamin. 
C)  They need a significantly high intake of fat. 
D)  They need to consume fewer calories.

Question 17

Bed-wetting tends to occur during the deepest stage of sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 95% of its adult weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Handedness seems to h

Question 20

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are used to eliminate diseases like arthritis and diabetes. 
B)  They are still unavailable for diseases like rubella and diphtheria. 
C)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have completely eliminated major childhood illnesses. 
A)  They are used to eliminate diseases like arthritis and diabetes. 
B)  They are still unavailable for diseases like rubella and diphtheria. 
C)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have completely eliminated major childhood illnesses.

Which of the following statements is true of the development of motor skills in early childhood?

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Which of the following statements is true of two-year-olds?

Which of the following is a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Which of the following is true of bed-wetting?

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Explain Vygotsky's concept of inner speech.

Sleep terrors usually occur during deep sleep.

Enuresis may be caused by ______.

Explain how language and cognitive development are interwoven.

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Pragmatics refers to ______.

Which of the following is true of gross motor skills in preschoolers?

Which of the following holds true for children moving from infancy into their second and third years?

Bed-wetting tends to occur during the deepest stage of sleep.

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 95% of its adult weight.

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

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 statements is true of the development of motor skills in early childhood?

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Which of the following statements is true of two-year-olds?

Which of the following is a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Which of the following is true of bed-wetting?

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Explain Vygotsky's concept of inner speech.

Sleep terrors usually occur during deep sleep.

Enuresis may be caused by ______.

Explain how language and cognitive development are interwoven.

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Pragmatics refers to ______.

Which of the following is true of gross motor skills in preschoolers?

Which of the following holds true for children moving from infancy into their second and third years?

Bed-wetting tends to occur during the deepest stage of sleep.

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 95% of its adult weight.

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

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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