Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Discuss three educational principles derived from Piaget's theory that continue to have a major impact on both teacher training and classroom practices,especially during early childhood.

Priya was born with a deficiency of thyroxine.She did not receive prompt treatment.Priya is most likely __________.

Guided participation __________.

Research conducted on adolescents in the Jimi Valley of Papua New Guinea indicates that __________.

Researchers today believe that make-believe play __________.

One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________.

X-rays of epiphyses enable doctors to estimate children's __________.

Preschoolers' first attempts to print often involve __________.

The most obvious change as children move from the sensorimotor to the preoperational stage is an increase in __________.

Research with the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)early childhood subscales reveals that preschoolers who develop well intellectually have __________.

In early pretending,__________.

Children with autism __________.

Most developmental impairments and deaths due to diarrhea can be prevented with oral rehydration therapy (ORT),which consists of __________.

Two-year-old Christoph can probably __________.

Vygotsky saw __________ as the foundation for all higher cognitive processes.

By age 8 to 10,__________.

Agata suffered from persistent diarrhea in early childhood.As a result,during her school years,Agata is probably __________ than her agemates who were not stricken with persistent diarrhea.

Describe the benefits of make-believe play.

Four-year-old Erin is a picky eater.How can Erin's parents encourage her to eat a new food?

Low-cost supplements of __________ substantially reduce the incidence of severe and prolonged diarrhea.