Question 1

Young children's ______ may lead to biased estimates of their abilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  false beliefs 
B)  overconfidence 
C)  low self-esteem 
D)  suggestibility 
A)  false beliefs 
B)  overconfidence 
C)  low self-esteem 
D)  suggestibility

Question 2

Due to lateralization, the left and right hemispheres rarely interact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to research on ethnic differences in patterns of growth, which of the following children is likely to be the tallest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gregor, who is from Germany 
B)  Dante, who is from the United States 
C)  Tristan, who is from African descent 
D)  Lyn, who is from China 
A)  Gregor, who is from Germany 
B)  Dante, who is from the United States 
C)  Tristan, who is from African descent 
D)  Lyn, who is from China

Question 4

Which of the following children is at highest risk for living in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcus, who is 9 
B)  Gabriella, who is 7 
C)  Vi, who is 3 
D)  Jeff, who is 11 
A)  Marcus, who is 9 
B)  Gabriella, who is 7 
C)  Vi, who is 3 
D)  Jeff, who is 11

Question 5

Performance on false belief tasks is associated with measures of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  suggestibility 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  executive function 
D)  autobiographical memory 
A)  suggestibility 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  executive function 
D)  autobiographical memory

Question 6

Questions about moral reasoning, such as "Is it OK to lie?" are often the focus of _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  cognitive-developmental 
C)  information processing 
D)  social learning 
A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  cognitive-developmental 
C)  information processing 
D)  social learning

Question 7

Research indicates that picky eating:

Accepted Answer

A)  may be a relatively stable individual trait. 
B)  increases gradually in early childhood, peaking in adolescence. 
C)  is unusual for young children. 
D)  is a learned behavior. 
A)  may be a relatively stable individual trait. 
B)  increases gradually in early childhood, peaking in adolescence. 
C)  is unusual for young children. 
D)  is a learned behavior.

Question 8

During the second year of life, children's drawings appear as:

Accepted Answer

A)  inanimate objects. 
B)  human forms. 
C)  scribbles. 
D)  letters and shapes. 
A)  inanimate objects. 
B)  human forms. 
C)  scribbles. 
D)  letters and shapes.

Question 9

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, which of the following behaviors is 3-year-old Nyah likely to view most harshly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not wearing shoes when playing outside 
B)  Eating yogurt with your fingers 
C)  Taking a toy from the store without paying 
D)  Saying "no" to her father 
A)  Not wearing shoes when playing outside 
B)  Eating yogurt with your fingers 
C)  Taking a toy from the store without paying 
D)  Saying "no" to her father

Question 10

_____ was the first to probe children's understanding of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vygotsky 
B)  Piaget 
C)  Freud 
D)  Erikson 
A)  Vygotsky 
B)  Piaget 
C)  Freud 
D)  Erikson

Question 11

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, young children's reasoning about moral problems change with development as they construct concepts about justice and fairness from their interactions in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Young children under the age of 6 are at highest risk for living in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Private speech plays a role in ______, the ability to control one's impulses and appropriately direct their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-regulation 
B)  intelligence 
C)  moral understanding 
D)  pragmatics 
A)  self-regulation 
B)  intelligence 
C)  moral understanding 
D)  pragmatics

Question 14

By age 6, most children can understand more than 20,000 words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Piaget used ____ and _____ to study moral development.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothetical dilemmas; case studies 
B)  parent interviews; child interviews 
C)  questionnaires; behavioral rating scales 
D)  observations; clinical interviews 
A)  hypothetical dilemmas; case studies 
B)  parent interviews; child interviews 
C)  questionnaires; behavioral rating scales 
D)  observations; clinical interviews

Question 16

Six-year-old Hector, who has experienced periods of malnutrition, is well below the average height and weight for his age. What deficiency does Hector likely have, and can his growth be improved?

Accepted Answer

Hector most likely has a growt

Question 17

Overregularization errors are a sign of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a language delay. 
B)  grammatical sophistication. 
C)  left hemispheric dominance. 
D)  egocentric speech. 
A)  a language delay. 
B)  grammatical sophistication. 
C)  left hemispheric dominance. 
D)  egocentric speech.

Question 18

Among Western children, _____ facilitates the development of theory of mind. In Chinese children, theory of mind performance is facilitated by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental state talk; talking about others 
B)  talking about others; mental state talk 
C)  attending preschool; observing adults doing housework 
D)  moral understanding; attending preschool 
A)  mental state talk; talking about others 
B)  talking about others; mental state talk 
C)  attending preschool; observing adults doing housework 
D)  moral understanding; attending preschool

Question 19

One reason that young children fail appearance-reality tasks is because they are not yet good at dual encoding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One criticism of brain-based education is that it:

Accepted Answer

A)  underscores the importance of experience. 
B)  fails to address plasticity. 
C)  oversimplifies complex theories and research. 
D)  fails to explain hemispheric dominance. 
A)  underscores the importance of experience. 
B)  fails to address plasticity. 
C)  oversimplifies complex theories and research. 
D)  fails to explain hemispheric dominance.

Young children's ______ may lead to biased estimates of their abilities.

Due to lateralization, the left and right hemispheres rarely interact.

According to research on ethnic differences in patterns of growth, which of the following children is likely to be the tallest?

Which of the following children is at highest risk for living in poverty?

Performance on false belief tasks is associated with measures of _______.

Questions about moral reasoning, such as "Is it OK to lie?" are often the focus of _____ theory.

Research indicates that picky eating:

During the second year of life, children's drawings appear as:

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, which of the following behaviors is 3-year-old Nyah likely to view most harshly?

_____ was the first to probe children's understanding of the mind.

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, young children's reasoning about moral problems change with development as they construct concepts about justice and fairness from their interactions in the world.

Young children under the age of 6 are at highest risk for living in poverty.

Private speech plays a role in ______, the ability to control one's impulses and appropriately direct their behavior.

By age 6, most children can understand more than 20,000 words.

Piaget used and _ to study moral development.

Six-year-old Hector, who has experienced periods of malnutrition, is well below the average height and weight for his age. What deficiency does Hector likely have, and can his growth be improved?

Overregularization errors are a sign of:

Among Western children, _ facilitates the development of theory of mind. In Chinese children, theory of mind performance is facilitated by __.

One reason that young children fail appearance-reality tasks is because they are not yet good at dual encoding.

One criticism of brain-based education is that it:

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Young children's ______ may lead to biased estimates of their abilities.

Due to lateralization, the left and right hemispheres rarely interact.

According to research on ethnic differences in patterns of growth, which of the following children is likely to be the tallest?

Which of the following children is at highest risk for living in poverty?

Performance on false belief tasks is associated with measures of _______.

Questions about moral reasoning, such as "Is it OK to lie?" are often the focus of _____ theory.

Research indicates that picky eating:

During the second year of life, children's drawings appear as:

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, which of the following behaviors is 3-year-old Nyah likely to view most harshly?

_____ was the first to probe children's understanding of the mind.

According to the cognitive-developmental perspective, young children's reasoning about moral problems change with development as they construct concepts about justice and fairness from their interactions in the world.

Young children under the age of 6 are at highest risk for living in poverty.

Private speech plays a role in ______, the ability to control one's impulses and appropriately direct their behavior.

By age 6, most children can understand more than 20,000 words.

Piaget used ____ and _____ to study moral development.

Six-year-old Hector, who has experienced periods of malnutrition, is well below the average height and weight for his age. What deficiency does Hector likely have, and can his growth be improved?

Overregularization errors are a sign of:

Among Western children, _____ facilitates the development of theory of mind. In Chinese children, theory of mind performance is facilitated by ______.

One reason that young children fail appearance-reality tasks is because they are not yet good at dual encoding.

One criticism of brain-based education is that it:

Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories

Biological and Environmental Foundations

The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood and the End of Life

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Piaget used and _ to study moral development.

Among Western children, _ facilitates the development of theory of mind. In Chinese children, theory of mind performance is facilitated by __.