Question 1

Which of the following is not associated with an increasing theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain development 
B)  language development 
C)  being the oldest sibling 
D)  increasing interactions with peers 
A)  brain development 
B)  language development 
C)  being the oldest sibling 
D)  increasing interactions with peers

Question 2

The production of graphic symbols are best developed through all, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  experience with math. 
B)  practice. 
C)  training. 
D)  exposure. 
A)  experience with math. 
B)  practice. 
C)  training. 
D)  exposure.

Question 3

According to Case, what precedes children's jump from one cognitive stage to another?

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in language skills 
B)  exposure to more advanced peers 
C)  increases in processing speeds 
D)  practice with parents 
A)  increases in language skills 
B)  exposure to more advanced peers 
C)  increases in processing speeds 
D)  practice with parents

Question 4

One of the best predictors of children's advanced reading skills is:

Accepted Answer

A)  viewing educational television. 
B)  attending an academic preschool. 
C)  time spent reading with parents. 
D)  being exposed to letters and the sounds each makes. 
A)  viewing educational television. 
B)  attending an academic preschool. 
C)  time spent reading with parents. 
D)  being exposed to letters and the sounds each makes.

Question 5

Who is often called the father of research on cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Flavell 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg 
A)  John Flavell 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 6

Vygotsky believed that when children worked on problems in small groups:

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A)  they did not learn as well because they could not use their own strategies. 
B)  they could do better work than any of the individuals could do alone. 
C)  it could be beneficial if one group is more advanced than the others. 
D)  it encouraged children to do more social than academic work. 
A)  they did not learn as well because they could not use their own strategies. 
B)  they could do better work than any of the individuals could do alone. 
C)  it could be beneficial if one group is more advanced than the others. 
D)  it encouraged children to do more social than academic work.

Question 7

Experimenters only need two pencils to conduct Piaget's test of the conservation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  number. 
B)  length. 
C)  area. 
D)  mass. 
A)  number. 
B)  length. 
C)  area. 
D)  mass.

Question 8

According to Flavell, a 3-year-old boy will pick which of the following for their mother's birthday?

Accepted Answer

A)  a toy truck 
B)  a necktie 
C)  a necklace 
D)  a doll 
A)  a toy truck 
B)  a necktie 
C)  a necklace 
D)  a doll

Question 9

Vygotsky asserted that children learn skills:

Accepted Answer

A)  through independent practice. 
B)  as they move through distinct stages. 
C)  through trial and error experiences. 
D)  through guided participation. 
A)  through independent practice. 
B)  as they move through distinct stages. 
C)  through trial and error experiences. 
D)  through guided participation.

Question 10

Children who went in the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project showed academic and social benefits through adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The typical 3-year-old has each of the following skills, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  uses four- or five-word sentences. 
B)  uses some pronouns. 
C)  sort by shape and color. 
D)  uses future tense. 
A)  uses four- or five-word sentences. 
B)  uses some pronouns. 
C)  sort by shape and color. 
D)  uses future tense.

Question 12

Lisa is concerned that her 4-year-old daughter is developmentally delayed. Her doctor conducts an assessment of the child's developmental skills. She would look for all of these abilities, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  her ability to participate in pretend play. 
B)  her ability to use sentences of three or more words. 
C)  her ability to give her own first and last name. 
D)  her ability to use the words "you" and "me" correctly. 
A)  her ability to participate in pretend play. 
B)  her ability to use sentences of three or more words. 
C)  her ability to give her own first and last name. 
D)  her ability to use the words "you" and "me" correctly.

Question 13

How can parents help children create more detailed scripts?

Accepted Answer

A)  by reading to them often 
B)  by supplying a running narrative of everyday events 
C)  by having different routines every day 
D)  by quizzing them about their day every night 
A)  by reading to them often 
B)  by supplying a running narrative of everyday events 
C)  by having different routines every day 
D)  by quizzing them about their day every night

Question 14

Which of the following is not a cognitive limitation in the preoperational period according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A)  duel representation 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  inability to conservation 
D)  failures of logical inference 
A)  duel representation 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  inability to conservation 
D)  failures of logical inference

Question 15

According to DeLoache's model study, at what age can children use models to represent real locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  18 months 
B)  30 months 
C)  36 months 
D)  42 months 
A)  18 months 
B)  30 months 
C)  36 months 
D)  42 months

Question 16

Research indicates that compared to middle-class families, working-class families:

Accepted Answer

A)  were not interested in their children's cognitive development. 
B)  did not provide stimulating toys. 
C)  talk to their children about half as much. 
D)  read to their children more. 
A)  were not interested in their children's cognitive development. 
B)  did not provide stimulating toys. 
C)  talk to their children about half as much. 
D)  read to their children more.

Question 17

The use of language for a variety of goals in different circumstances is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics. 
B)  scaffolding. 
C)  accommodating. 
D)  pragmatics. 
A)  semantics. 
B)  scaffolding. 
C)  accommodating. 
D)  pragmatics.

Question 18

If children understand that when a ball of clay that is rolled into a long snake still has the same amount of clay has mastered conservation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  number. 
B)  length. 
C)  area. 
D)  mass. 
A)  number. 
B)  length. 
C)  area. 
D)  mass.

Question 19

According to Flavell, children choices of birthday gifts for adults reflect children's:

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to conserve. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  increased animism. 
D)  decreased metamemory. 
A)  inability to conserve. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  increased animism. 
D)  decreased metamemory.

Question 20

During the conservation of number task, 4-year-old children focus mainly on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the color of the chips. 
B)  the length of the line. 
C)  the number of chips. 
D)  the size of the chips. 
A)  the color of the chips. 
B)  the length of the line. 
C)  the number of chips. 
D)  the size of the chips.

Which of the following is not associated with an increasing theory of mind?

The production of graphic symbols are best developed through all, except:

According to Case, what precedes children's jump from one cognitive stage to another?

One of the best predictors of children's advanced reading skills is:

Who is often called the father of research on cognitive development?

Vygotsky believed that when children worked on problems in small groups:

Experimenters only need two pencils to conduct Piaget's test of the conservation of:

According to Flavell, a 3-year-old boy will pick which of the following for their mother's birthday?

Vygotsky asserted that children learn skills:

Children who went in the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project showed academic and social benefits through adulthood.

The typical 3-year-old has each of the following skills, except:

Lisa is concerned that her 4-year-old daughter is developmentally delayed. Her doctor conducts an assessment of the child's developmental skills. She would look for all of these abilities, except:

How can parents help children create more detailed scripts?

Which of the following is not a cognitive limitation in the preoperational period according to Piaget?

According to DeLoache's model study, at what age can children use models to represent real locations?

Research indicates that compared to middle-class families, working-class families:

The use of language for a variety of goals in different circumstances is known as:

If children understand that when a ball of clay that is rolled into a long snake still has the same amount of clay has mastered conservation of:

According to Flavell, children choices of birthday gifts for adults reflect children's:

During the conservation of number task, 4-year-old children focus mainly on:

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Exam 8: Cognitive Development

Which of the following is not associated with an increasing theory of mind?

The production of graphic symbols are best developed through all, except:

According to Case, what precedes children's jump from one cognitive stage to another?

One of the best predictors of children's advanced reading skills is:

Who is often called the father of research on cognitive development?

Vygotsky believed that when children worked on problems in small groups:

Experimenters only need two pencils to conduct Piaget's test of the conservation of:

According to Flavell, a 3-year-old boy will pick which of the following for their mother's birthday?

Vygotsky asserted that children learn skills:

Children who went in the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project showed academic and social benefits through adulthood.

The typical 3-year-old has each of the following skills, except:

Lisa is concerned that her 4-year-old daughter is developmentally delayed. Her doctor conducts an assessment of the child's developmental skills. She would look for all of these abilities, except:

How can parents help children create more detailed scripts?

Which of the following is not a cognitive limitation in the preoperational period according to Piaget?

According to DeLoache's model study, at what age can children use models to represent real locations?

Research indicates that compared to middle-class families, working-class families:

The use of language for a variety of goals in different circumstances is known as:

If children understand that when a ball of clay that is rolled into a long snake still has the same amount of clay has mastered conservation of:

According to Flavell, children choices of birthday gifts for adults reflect children's:

During the conservation of number task, 4-year-old children focus mainly on:

Introduction to Child Development Basic Concepts and Issues

Heredity, Environment, and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Development

Cognitive and Language Development

Social and Emotional Development

Physical Growth and Health

Social and Emotional Development During Earlychildhood Development

Physical Growth and Health in Middle Childhoodgrowth

Cognitive Development During Middle Childhoodpiagets Theory

Social and Emotional Development

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