Question 1

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because:

Accepted Answer

A)  preschoolers are not motivated to try these skills independently. 
B)  they involve both hands and both sides of the brain. 
C)  preschoolers' brains are strongly lateralized. 
D)  parents often fail to provide opportunities to practice these skills. 
A)  preschoolers are not motivated to try these skills independently. 
B)  they involve both hands and both sides of the brain. 
C)  preschoolers' brains are strongly lateralized. 
D)  parents often fail to provide opportunities to practice these skills.

Question 2

Preoperational children's irreversible thinking is illustrated by ______ tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  appearance-reality 
B)  conservation 
C)  sorting 
D)  false belief 
A)  appearance-reality 
B)  conservation 
C)  sorting 
D)  false belief

Question 3

Even when poverty is temporary, children show severe deficits in language and cognitive abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Julio is a typically developing 2-year-old child. How many words does Julio know?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  300 
D)  500 
A)  50 
B)  100 
C)  300 
D)  500

Question 5

Beckett and Avery are both about 3-years-old. Beckett has lived in persistent poverty since birth, whereas Avery's comes from a middle-class family. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because Beckett is so young, living in poverty will not have a significant long-term impact on his development. 
B)  Avery will watch twice as much television as Beckett. 
C)  Avery is more likely than Beckett to be enrolled in an early intervention program, such as Head Start. 
D)  Beckett is likely to have about one half of the vocabulary of Avery. 
A)  Because Beckett is so young, living in poverty will not have a significant long-term impact on his development. 
B)  Avery will watch twice as much television as Beckett. 
C)  Avery is more likely than Beckett to be enrolled in an early intervention program, such as Head Start. 
D)  Beckett is likely to have about one half of the vocabulary of Avery.

Question 6

According to Piaget, by age 6, children enter the stage of ______, in which children are aware of rules and see them as sacred and unalterable.

Accepted Answer

A)  morality of constraint 
B)  inductive reasoning 
C)  moral identity 
D)  concrete operations 
A)  morality of constraint 
B)  inductive reasoning 
C)  moral identity 
D)  concrete operations

Question 7

Howie, age 4, will be able to recall _____ items.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three or four 
C)  seven 
D)  eight or nine 
A)  two 
B)  three or four 
C)  seven 
D)  eight or nine

Question 8

Chinese children's moral behavior is guided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the victim's rights and feelings. 
B)  their own distress over moral transgressions. 
C)  their obligations to the family and others. 
D)  strict, authoritarian parenting. 
A)  the victim's rights and feelings. 
B)  their own distress over moral transgressions. 
C)  their obligations to the family and others. 
D)  strict, authoritarian parenting.

Question 9

Private speech accounts for 20% to 50% of the utterances of children ages 4 to 10.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Follow-up research on brain-based education indicates that although lateralized, the brain functions as a whole.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Marla stops outside her 5-year-old son's room where he is playing alone with Legos. She hears him saying, "The green one goes here. I need a blue one to go here. My tower is finished!" Marla's son is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)  private speech. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  signs of a psychological disturbance. 
D)  overregularization. 
A)  private speech. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  signs of a psychological disturbance. 
D)  overregularization.

Question 12

One of the key features of the preoperational stage is children's ability to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic thinking. 
B)  abstract thinking. 
C)  reflexive schemes. 
D)  complex memory strategies. 
A)  symbolic thinking. 
B)  abstract thinking. 
C)  reflexive schemes. 
D)  complex memory strategies.

Question 13

From which of the following activities will 3-year-old Claire learn words most quickly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watching robot speakers 
B)  Solitary play 
C)  Talking with her parents 
D)  Watching animated films 
A)  Watching robot speakers 
B)  Solitary play 
C)  Talking with her parents 
D)  Watching animated films

Question 14

Young children require diets that vary considerably from those of adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

While observing her grandfather resting quietly in the recliner, 4-year-old Jordan assumes that he is not thinking because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people must stand up to think. 
B)  he is older than she is. 
C)  the television is on. 
D)  there are no visible indicators of thought. 
A)  people must stand up to think. 
B)  he is older than she is. 
C)  the television is on. 
D)  there are no visible indicators of thought.

Question 16

At age 3, most children do not consistently use plurals, possessives, or past tense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most effective Japanese preschools emphasize:

Accepted Answer

A)  academics and individual achievement. 
B)  social and classroom routines. 
C)  freedom of choice. 
D)  competition and moral development. 
A)  academics and individual achievement. 
B)  social and classroom routines. 
C)  freedom of choice. 
D)  competition and moral development.

Question 18

Frankie was in a car accident and suffered a brain injury. According to research on plasticity, what three factors will determine how well Frankie's brain compensates for the injury?

Accepted Answer

How well a child's brain compe

Question 19

In order to learn by modeling, children must pay attention to the events that are modeled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ are descriptions of what occurs in a particular situation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory strategies 
B)  Autobiographical memories 
C)  Stories 
D)  Scripts 
A)  Memory strategies 
B)  Autobiographical memories 
C)  Stories 
D)  Scripts

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because:

Preoperational children's irreversible thinking is illustrated by ______ tasks.

Even when poverty is temporary, children show severe deficits in language and cognitive abilities.

Julio is a typically developing 2-year-old child. How many words does Julio know?

Beckett and Avery are both about 3-years-old. Beckett has lived in persistent poverty since birth, whereas Avery's comes from a middle-class family. Which of the following statements is true?

According to Piaget, by age 6, children enter the stage of ______, in which children are aware of rules and see them as sacred and unalterable.

Howie, age 4, will be able to recall _____ items.

Chinese children's moral behavior is guided by:

Private speech accounts for 20% to 50% of the utterances of children ages 4 to 10.

Follow-up research on brain-based education indicates that although lateralized, the brain functions as a whole.

Marla stops outside her 5-year-old son's room where he is playing alone with Legos. She hears him saying, "The green one goes here. I need a blue one to go here. My tower is finished!" Marla's son is demonstrating:

One of the key features of the preoperational stage is children's ability to use:

From which of the following activities will 3-year-old Claire learn words most quickly?

Young children require diets that vary considerably from those of adults.

While observing her grandfather resting quietly in the recliner, 4-year-old Jordan assumes that he is not thinking because:

At age 3, most children do not consistently use plurals, possessives, or past tense.

The most effective Japanese preschools emphasize:

Frankie was in a car accident and suffered a brain injury. According to research on plasticity, what three factors will determine how well Frankie's brain compensates for the injury?

In order to learn by modeling, children must pay attention to the events that are modeled.

_____ are descriptions of what occurs in a particular situation.

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

Many fine motor skills are difficult for young children because:

Preoperational children's irreversible thinking is illustrated by ______ tasks.

Even when poverty is temporary, children show severe deficits in language and cognitive abilities.

Julio is a typically developing 2-year-old child. How many words does Julio know?

Beckett and Avery are both about 3-years-old. Beckett has lived in persistent poverty since birth, whereas Avery's comes from a middle-class family. Which of the following statements is true?

According to Piaget, by age 6, children enter the stage of ______, in which children are aware of rules and see them as sacred and unalterable.

Howie, age 4, will be able to recall _____ items.

Chinese children's moral behavior is guided by:

Private speech accounts for 20% to 50% of the utterances of children ages 4 to 10.

Follow-up research on brain-based education indicates that although lateralized, the brain functions as a whole.

Marla stops outside her 5-year-old son's room where he is playing alone with Legos. She hears him saying, "The green one goes here. I need a blue one to go here. My tower is finished!" Marla's son is demonstrating:

One of the key features of the preoperational stage is children's ability to use:

From which of the following activities will 3-year-old Claire learn words most quickly?

Young children require diets that vary considerably from those of adults.

While observing her grandfather resting quietly in the recliner, 4-year-old Jordan assumes that he is not thinking because:

At age 3, most children do not consistently use plurals, possessives, or past tense.

The most effective Japanese preschools emphasize:

Frankie was in a car accident and suffered a brain injury. According to research on plasticity, what three factors will determine how well Frankie's brain compensates for the injury?

In order to learn by modeling, children must pay attention to the events that are modeled.

_____ are descriptions of what occurs in a particular situation.

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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