Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following is correct regarding the correlation between children's test scores and their current or later grades in school?

Explain infantile amnesia, its causes and characteristics

Left handedness accounts for ________% of the population.

At about what age do children begin to prefer rule-governed or formal games?

Give five examples of gross motor skills which should be developed by the age of five years.

Bryce and Tracy made their parents "breakfast" using the plastic food that came with their toy kitchen play center. They giggled because they knew their parents would be fooled until they tried to pick up the fake food. Their understanding that their parents would figure out the game when they had the plates in their hands is because Bryce and Tracy both understand

Jona is taking a test which measures how efficiently he processes information. What type of scale is being used?

The inability to consider the perspective of others is called ________.

According to your text, despite strong genetic influences, an individual's IQ score can vary within its ________, depending on environmental influences.

What is the developmental process that is the impetus behind brain lateralization?

The principle that an object's quantity remains the same even though its shape may change is called ________. Children in Piaget's ________ stage are able to understand this principle.

Define constructive play.

The ability to control and reflect on your own memory functions is called ________.

As children's motor skills develop and change, their gross motor skills show signs of ___________________, allowing them to perform behaviors without having to think about them.

Which of Piaget's stages is characterized by symbolic representation and egocentrism?

Summarize key features of the developmental sequences of children's play from one year to six years of age, as discussed in your text.

Preschoolers gain an average of how many pounds per year?

The understanding that one object or behavior can represent another defines which of the following functions?

What type of studies are of the greatest values in testing whether or not a behavior is genetically influenced?

In the United States, most cases of child abuse involve ________ injuries.