Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Mr. and Mrs. Harken are looking for a developmentally appropriate early childhood program for their son Max. Describe for the Harkens what they should look for in terms of physical setting, caregiver-child ratio, teacher qualifications, and daily activities.

Preschoolers' ability to reason about transformations is evident on

Which of the following is true about parents' answers to their children's questions?

Vygotsky's theory stresses the __________ of cognitive development.

Critics argue that Vygotsky's theory

Hallie acts out her _______ of putting her baby brother to bed when she plays with her doll.

Chen, a preschooler, is most likely to view the mind as a(n)

Describe a Piagetian classroom. What educational principles derived from Piaget's theory continue to influence teacher training and classroom practices?

Research using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) indicates that

In Tools of the Mind-a preschool curriculum inspired by Vygotsky's theory-__________ is woven into virtually all classroom activities.

According to Piaget, young children's thinking often is illogical because they are not capable of

Most 3- and 4-year-olds

According to Vygotsky, which of the following is within a child's zone of proximal development?

Jay introduced a new ball to his 2-year-old daughter, Kandi. He said, "I'm throwing the wiffle ball to you!" He then threw the new ball to Kandi. Kandi said, "Catch, wiffle, catch!" Kandi's connection of the term "wiffle" to the ball is an example of

Young children learning Chinese, Japanese, and Korean acquire ______ more readily than their English-speaking agemates.

Research on pragmatics shows that by age 2, most children

About ____ percent of U.S. three-month-olds regularly watch either TV or videos.

Adults try to promote ___________ when they translate their own insights in ways that are within a child's grasp.

Jade's mom told her they were going outside in the rain and needed a bumbershoot. Jade had never heard the word bumbershoot before, but she knew the word umbrella. Jade tries to figure out what the new word means, and eventually she decides that a bumbershoot must be an umbrella. Jade must abandon her ???______________ to reach this conclusion.

A Piagetian classroom that emphasizes discovery learning would probably include