Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Cross-cultural research on effective early childhood education indicates that in ______, a child-centered approach works especially well.

A typically developing preschool-age child can follow simple plans, such as searching for a lost toy in the back yard.

Between the ages of 2 and 5, children become aware that:

The average preschool-age child gains nearly 10 pounds in weight each year.

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, much of children's learning comes from:

Characteristics of high-quality, effective early childhood education is similar across all cultures studied.

Following winter break, Ms. Young asks her preschool class what they did over the holidays. Ms. Young is assessing her students':

Seven-year-old Braxton has lived in poverty since birth. Braxton is at risk for:

When asked to recall a list of 10 items, 4-year-old Chase:

______ refers to the set of cognitive abilities-such as attention, memory, and inhibitory control-that permit higher cognitive functions, including planning, decision making, and goal setting.

According to social learning theory, young children's moral behavior is:

Maternal reading, scaffolding, and verbal guidance are associated with 2- to 4-year-olds' capacity for:

One reason that young children have difficulty with false belief tasks is that they:

The ________ is a collection of 250 to 800 million neural fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain, permitting them to communicate and coordinate processing.

Cross-cultural research reveals that children from diverse backgrounds are active in constructing their own moral understanding through social experiences with peers.

Piaget used the classic _______ task to assess preoperational children's egocentrism.

While vacuuming the playroom, Jackson's mother set his train track on a table. Seeing that the track had been moved, Jackson became upset and complained that his track was ruined. After Jackson's mother returned the track to the floor, Jackson continued to fuss, arguing that his trains would no longer work on the track. Jackson's inability to understand that moving the track from the table to the floor restored it to the original state is an example of _______.

Often, children fast map words for ____ more easily than words for _____.

Lateralization begins in toddlerhood and is influenced primarily by genetic factors.

When discussing a family vacation to Florida, Levi exclaims, "We goed to Disney World!" Levi's statement is an example of a(n) _____ error.