Question 1

While playing house,3-year-old Lindsay uses a straw as a "bottle" to feed her doll.Lindsay has begun to grasp __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  animistic thinking 
C)  conservation 
D)  dual representation 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  animistic thinking 
C)  conservation 
D)  dual representation

Question 2

Worldwide,__________ percent of deaths of children under age 5 are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  28; due to infectious diseases 
B)  58; in industrialized nations 
C)  78; due to infectious diseases 
D)  98; in developing countries 
A)  28; due to infectious diseases 
B)  58; in industrialized nations 
C)  78; due to infectious diseases 
D)  98; in developing countries

Question 3

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasize independence 
B)  promote self-expression 
C)  emphasize imagination 
D)  prescribe brush strokes 
A)  emphasize independence 
B)  promote self-expression 
C)  emphasize imagination 
D)  prescribe brush strokes

Question 4

By age 2,children __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  take turns in face-to-face interaction 
B)  can infer a speaker's indirectly expressed intention 
C)  adjust their speech to fit the age of their listeners 
D)  adjust their speech to fit the social status of their listeners 
A)  take turns in face-to-face interaction 
B)  can infer a speaker's indirectly expressed intention 
C)  adjust their speech to fit the age of their listeners 
D)  adjust their speech to fit the social status of their listeners

Question 5

Five- and 6-year-olds __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  typically make gestures on paper to represent their thoughts 
B)  create conventional figures, with the head and body differentiated 
C)  do not yet add features, such as eyes, nose, mouth, and hair 
D)  do not yet use lines to represent the boundaries of objects 
A)  typically make gestures on paper to represent their thoughts 
B)  create conventional figures, with the head and body differentiated 
C)  do not yet add features, such as eyes, nose, mouth, and hair 
D)  do not yet use lines to represent the boundaries of objects

Question 6

Follow-up research indicates that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget was partly wrong and partly right about young children's cognitive capacities 
B)  preschoolers' category systems are more complex than those of older children and adults 
C)  young children have difficulty with class inclusion problems because they cannot organize into nested categories 
D)  preschoolers rely on faulty logic to solve problems, even when given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences 
A)  Piaget was partly wrong and partly right about young children's cognitive capacities 
B)  preschoolers' category systems are more complex than those of older children and adults 
C)  young children have difficulty with class inclusion problems because they cannot organize into nested categories 
D)  preschoolers rely on faulty logic to solve problems, even when given simplified tasks based on familiar experiences

Question 7

Pramada attends a preschool program that stresses formal academic training.As a result,Pramada is more likely to __________ than peers who attend a child-centered program.

Accepted Answer

A)  show significant gains in IQ throughout her school years 
B)  display more stress behaviors, such as wiggling and rocking, 
C)  have better study habits in elementary school 
D)  prefer more challenging tasks 
A)  show significant gains in IQ throughout her school years 
B)  display more stress behaviors, such as wiggling and rocking, 
C)  have better study habits in elementary school 
D)  prefer more challenging tasks

Question 8

By age 5,boys __________ than girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  have better balance 
B)  can broad-jump slightly farther 
C)  can hop and skip better 
D)  have better precision of movement 
A)  have better balance 
B)  can broad-jump slightly farther 
C)  can hop and skip better 
D)  have better precision of movement

Question 9

Preschoolers who spend more time engaged in __________ play are better at inhibiting impulses and regulating emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  block 
B)  sociodramatic 
C)  gross-motor 
D)  independent 
A)  block 
B)  sociodramatic 
C)  gross-motor 
D)  independent

Question 10

Over spring vacation,Prachi goes to Disney World with her family.When she returns to school,Prachi excitedly tells her teacher about the trip.Prachi's representation of this personally meaningful,one-time event is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a script 
B)  metacognition 
C)  a false belief 
D)  an autobiographical memory 
A)  a script 
B)  metacognition 
C)  a false belief 
D)  an autobiographical memory

Question 11

Which child is the most likely to get his or her permanent teeth first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brooke, an obese girl 
B)  Malik, an undernourished boy 
C)  Jack, a boy of average weight 
D)  Sasha, an undernourished girl 
A)  Brooke, an obese girl 
B)  Malik, an undernourished boy 
C)  Jack, a boy of average weight 
D)  Sasha, an undernourished girl

Question 12

By age 4 to 5,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain increases from 40 percent to 60 percent of its adult weight 
B)  many parts of the cerebral cortex have overproduced synapses 
C)  growth in the prefrontal-cortical area slows to near-adult levels 
D)  synaptic pruning slows or ends 
A)  the brain increases from 40 percent to 60 percent of its adult weight 
B)  many parts of the cerebral cortex have overproduced synapses 
C)  growth in the prefrontal-cortical area slows to near-adult levels 
D)  synaptic pruning slows or ends

Question 13

According to Vygotksy,children's learning takes place __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  within the zone of proximal development 
B)  primarily through acting on the environment 
C)  through reinforcement and punishment 
D)  through independent activity 
A)  within the zone of proximal development 
B)  primarily through acting on the environment 
C)  through reinforcement and punishment 
D)  through independent activity

Question 14

Describe the benefits of watching educational television,such as Sesame Street,Arthur,and The Magic School Bus.

Accepted Answer

Sesame Street uses lively visual and sou

Question 15

In research comparing artistic maturity and originality,Chinese-American children's drawings were __________ than European-American children's drawings.

Accepted Answer

A)  more advanced but less creative 
B)  more advanced and more creative 
C)  less advanced and less creative 
D)  less advanced but more creative 
A)  more advanced but less creative 
B)  more advanced and more creative 
C)  less advanced and less creative 
D)  less advanced but more creative

Question 16

Four-year-old Dorrit "reads" familiar signs,but does not yet understand the symbolic function of the elements of print.Dorrit's parents expose her to books,calendars,magazines,lists,and signs.Dorrit's active efforts to understand written language through her informal experiences is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emergent literacy 
B)  phonological speech 
C)  private speech 
D)  interactive reading 
A)  emergent literacy 
B)  phonological speech 
C)  private speech 
D)  interactive reading

Question 17

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In sociodramatic play, children do not understand that make-believe is a representational activity. 
B)  Children with imaginary companions display less complex and less imaginative make-believe play. 
C)  Preschoolers who devote more time to sociodramatic play are rated by observers as more socially competent. 
D)  Children who engage in more make-believe play are less able to reflect on their own thinking. 
A)  In sociodramatic play, children do not understand that make-believe is a representational activity. 
B)  Children with imaginary companions display less complex and less imaginative make-believe play. 
C)  Preschoolers who devote more time to sociodramatic play are rated by observers as more socially competent. 
D)  Children who engage in more make-believe play are less able to reflect on their own thinking.

Question 18

Which classroom emphasizes Piagetian principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Red Room, where teachers speed up development by imposing new skills before the children indicate interest 
B)  the Blue Room, where teachers plan activities for individual children and small groups, not just for the whole class 
C)  the Yellow Room, where teachers present ready-made knowledge verbally to the whole class 
D)  the Green Room, where teachers rely on young children's language-based routes to learning 
A)  the Red Room, where teachers speed up development by imposing new skills before the children indicate interest 
B)  the Blue Room, where teachers plan activities for individual children and small groups, not just for the whole class 
C)  the Yellow Room, where teachers present ready-made knowledge verbally to the whole class 
D)  the Green Room, where teachers rely on young children's language-based routes to learning

Question 19

Three-year old Aabbee refuses to leave her stuffed elephant at home.She explains,"My elephant feels scared because she is alone." Aabbee is using __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  animistic thinking 
D)  centration 
A)  conservation 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  animistic thinking 
D)  centration

Question 20

According to Piaget,magical thinking is common during the preschool years because young children __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fail to distinguish others' symbolic viewpoints from their own 
B)  egocentrically assign human purposes to physical events 
C)  cannot mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and then reverse direction 
D)  believe that physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes 
A)  fail to distinguish others' symbolic viewpoints from their own 
B)  egocentrically assign human purposes to physical events 
C)  cannot mentally go through a series of steps in a problem and then reverse direction 
D)  believe that physical characteristics of objects remain the same, even when their outward appearance changes

While playing house,3-year-old Lindsay uses a straw as a "bottle" to feed her doll.Lindsay has begun to grasp __________.

Worldwide, percent of deaths of children under age 5 are .

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

By age 2,children __________.

Five- and 6-year-olds __________.

Follow-up research indicates that __________.

Pramada attends a preschool program that stresses formal academic training.As a result,Pramada is more likely to __________ than peers who attend a child-centered program.

By age 5,boys __________ than girls.

Preschoolers who spend more time engaged in __________ play are better at inhibiting impulses and regulating emotions.

Over spring vacation,Prachi goes to Disney World with her family.When she returns to school,Prachi excitedly tells her teacher about the trip.Prachi's representation of this personally meaningful,one-time event is known as __________.

Which child is the most likely to get his or her permanent teeth first?

By age 4 to 5,__________.

According to Vygotksy,children's learning takes place __________.

Describe the benefits of watching educational television,such as Sesame Street,Arthur,and The Magic School Bus.

In research comparing artistic maturity and originality,Chinese-American children's drawings were __________ than European-American children's drawings.

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Which classroom emphasizes Piagetian principles?

Three-year old Aabbee refuses to leave her stuffed elephant at home.She explains,"My elephant feels scared because she is alone." Aabbee is using __________.

According to Piaget,magical thinking is common during the preschool years because young children __________.

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Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

While playing house,3-year-old Lindsay uses a straw as a "bottle" to feed her doll.Lindsay has begun to grasp __________.

Worldwide,__________ percent of deaths of children under age 5 are __________.

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

By age 2,children __________.

Five- and 6-year-olds __________.

Follow-up research indicates that __________.

Pramada attends a preschool program that stresses formal academic training.As a result,Pramada is more likely to __________ than peers who attend a child-centered program.

By age 5,boys __________ than girls.

Preschoolers who spend more time engaged in __________ play are better at inhibiting impulses and regulating emotions.

Over spring vacation,Prachi goes to Disney World with her family.When she returns to school,Prachi excitedly tells her teacher about the trip.Prachi's representation of this personally meaningful,one-time event is known as __________.

Which child is the most likely to get his or her permanent teeth first?

By age 4 to 5,__________.

According to Vygotksy,children's learning takes place __________.

Describe the benefits of watching educational television,such as Sesame Street,Arthur,and The Magic School Bus.

In research comparing artistic maturity and originality,Chinese-American children's drawings were __________ than European-American children's drawings.

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Which classroom emphasizes Piagetian principles?

Three-year old Aabbee refuses to leave her stuffed elephant at home.She explains,"My elephant feels scared because she is alone." Aabbee is using __________.

According to Piaget,magical thinking is common during the preschool years because young children __________.

History, theory, and Research Strategies

Genetic and Environmental Foundations

Prenatal Development, birth, and the Newborn Baby

Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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Worldwide, percent of deaths of children under age 5 are .