Exam 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Recent evidence suggests that the basic mirror neuron system is present as early as

First graders think more concretely, and it would be unrealistic to ask them to tackle national abstract issues. Which topic would work best with this age group?

The most informative assessments are

The family in "Meet A Bilingual Family" has a son named Patrick. Why is Patrick fluent in English but not in Spanish?

What kind of theory did Vygotsky have?

The text gives an example of a boy of 3½ years describing a foggy morning as "froggy." Their child explained that "when all the frogs breathe out they make the air froggy." This is an example of

The process whereby adults or more advanced peers introduce new concepts, knowledge, and skills to a child is called

At which of the following mental activities are older children better than young children?

The integrated understanding of what the mind is, how it works, and why it works that way is called the

Metacognitive skills improve rapidly after the age of ____.

Mimi is shown a toy monkey. Then she is shown the monkey in doll clothing with a human-looking mask. Although its tail and ears are visible, Mimi thinks the monkey has become a child doll. This demonstrates the

_____ schools emphasize respect for the natural curiosity, resourcefulness, and competence of children.

Children have developed the appearance-reality distinction by the age of

What are the main ideas in Vygotsky's sociocultural view of cognitive development? How did his theory reflect his own background?

Participants in the _____ were less likely to have been arrested.

After a windy night, 5-year-old Tori notices a broken branch on a tree. She says "The tree is crying because its branch got broke." This is an example of

Piaget called logical processes that can be reversed

Vygotsky termed the distance between a learner's maximum independent performance and the tasks the learner can perform with assistance

An example of scaffolding is

Piaget believed children demonstrated mental representation by what kind of play?