Question 1

What is a child who knows that they can recall three things from a grocery list but not a longer list demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metacognition 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Schemes 
D)  Scripts 
A)  Metacognition 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Schemes 
D)  Scripts

Question 2

How does phonological awareness develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through word play 
B)  Through direct instruction 
C)  Through invented spelling 
D)  Through language arts in school 
A)  Through word play 
B)  Through direct instruction 
C)  Through invented spelling 
D)  Through language arts in school

Question 3

What are some limitations of IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not good predictors of school success. 
B)  They do not measure spatial reasoning abilities. 
C)  They are not administered in an unbiased manner. 
D)  They cannot be administered to young children. 
A)  They are not good predictors of school success. 
B)  They do not measure spatial reasoning abilities. 
C)  They are not administered in an unbiased manner. 
D)  They cannot be administered to young children.

Question 4

A child who has not developed conservation is thinking in what manner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egocentrically 
B)  Using transductive logic 
C)  Using inductive reasoning 
D)  Using existing schemes without accommodating or assimilating 
A)  Egocentrically 
B)  Using transductive logic 
C)  Using inductive reasoning 
D)  Using existing schemes without accommodating or assimilating

Question 5

What evidence do you have that this child is doing an activity that is in her zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

The activity is neither too ea

Question 6

Why is it that in the United States, African American children score lower overall than whites on IQ tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are genetically inferior given their slave heritage. 
B)  More African Americans live in poverty, are low birth weight babies, and at greater risk for lead poisoning. 
C)  All IQ tests administered currently are culturally biased towards African Americans. 
D)  They have a history of low intelligence. 
A)  They are genetically inferior given their slave heritage. 
B)  More African Americans live in poverty, are low birth weight babies, and at greater risk for lead poisoning. 
C)  All IQ tests administered currently are culturally biased towards African Americans. 
D)  They have a history of low intelligence.

Question 7

What are Title 1 preschool programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The same as Head Start programs 
B)  Early childhood education programs in public schools for children from poor families 
C)  Early childhood education programs for disabled children who attend public schools 
D)  Preschool programs begun in the sixties for children from poor families that are no longer funded 
A)  The same as Head Start programs 
B)  Early childhood education programs in public schools for children from poor families 
C)  Early childhood education programs for disabled children who attend public schools 
D)  Preschool programs begun in the sixties for children from poor families that are no longer funded

Question 8

What would information processing theorists call the steps a child goes through to get dressed such as put on shirt and pull down, put on pants, then put on socks and shoes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Metacognition 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Schemes 
D)  Scripts 
A)  Metacognition 
B)  Metamemory 
C)  Schemes 
D)  Scripts

Question 9

__________ can help a child to develop theory of mind.

Accepted Answer

Pretend pl

Question 10

Children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development see the world only from their perspective. This trait is not selfishness but rather__________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children in the preoperational stage of cognitive...

Question 11

What does the research show about children working individually rather than in pairs or groups which validates Vygotsky's theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easier for them to come to a solution. 
B)  They come up with less complex ideas than children who work together. 
C)  They are less aggressive when problem solving. 
D)  They rely on private speech more. 
A)  It is easier for them to come to a solution. 
B)  They come up with less complex ideas than children who work together. 
C)  They are less aggressive when problem solving. 
D)  They rely on private speech more.

Question 12

Thinking about thinking or understanding how your mind works is called __________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thinking about thinking or understanding how your...

Question 13

Jackie is bowling at a friend's birthday party. She remembers from the last time she bowled that she needs to walk up to the line, look at the center pin, wind the ball low and behind, and then move it forward and release her grip. She reviews these steps to herself in her mind.Which stage of cognitive development is she proving she is in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingrowth stage 
B)  Private speech stage 
C)  Primitive stage 
D)  Naïve psychology stage 
A)  Ingrowth stage 
B)  Private speech stage 
C)  Primitive stage 
D)  Naïve psychology stage

Question 14

What is the National Association for the Education of Young Children?

Accepted Answer

A)  An organization that evaluates and accredits early childhood programs that meet its standards 
B)  An organization that licenses child care programs for each state 
C)  An organization that provides funding for Title 1 and Head Start programs 
D)  An organization that oversees public schools 
A)  An organization that evaluates and accredits early childhood programs that meet its standards 
B)  An organization that licenses child care programs for each state 
C)  An organization that provides funding for Title 1 and Head Start programs 
D)  An organization that oversees public schools

Question 15

What is egocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the same as selfishness 
B)  It means the child is self centered 
C)  It is the child's belief that everyone sees the world as he/she does 
D)  It is the child's tendency to think of the world in terms of one variable at a time 
A)  It is the same as selfishness 
B)  It means the child is self centered 
C)  It is the child's belief that everyone sees the world as he/she does 
D)  It is the child's tendency to think of the world in terms of one variable at a time

Question 16

If I open two packages of clay of the same amount but roll one into a ball, why would 3-year- old Sydney think I was giving her sister Sarah more as I hand her the long piece?

Accepted Answer

A)  She has developed conservation. 
B)  She has not developed conservation. 
C)  She is thinking in the sensorimotor stage. 
D)  She is being egocentric. 
A)  She has developed conservation. 
B)  She has not developed conservation. 
C)  She is thinking in the sensorimotor stage. 
D)  She is being egocentric.

Question 17

Which approaches do many early childhood programs use currently?

Accepted Answer

A)  A combination of developmental and academic 
B)  Developmental 
C)  Academic 
D)  Structured 
A)  A combination of developmental and academic 
B)  Developmental 
C)  Academic 
D)  Structured

Question 18

Seven-year-old Rebecca knows that if you put one cup of water in a tall vase and another cup of water in a round, short vase, that you still have one cup of water in each vase. Rebecca understands __________ .

Accepted Answer

conservati

Question 19

What is a child who uses invented spelling demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Good phonological awareness skills 
B)  The inability to spell correctly 
C)  A lag in vocabulary learning 
D)  The natural desire for word play 
A)  Good phonological awareness skills 
B)  The inability to spell correctly 
C)  A lag in vocabulary learning 
D)  The natural desire for word play

Question 20

What is the focus of N.A.E.Y.C.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encouraging preschools to use a developmental approach 
B)  Encouraging preschools to us an academic approach 
C)  Ensuring preschools are using developmentally appropriate practices 
D)  Advocacy for Head Start programs 
A)  Encouraging preschools to use a developmental approach 
B)  Encouraging preschools to us an academic approach 
C)  Ensuring preschools are using developmentally appropriate practices 
D)  Advocacy for Head Start programs

What is a child who knows that they can recall three things from a grocery list but not a longer list demonstrating?

How does phonological awareness develop?

What are some limitations of IQ tests?

A child who has not developed conservation is thinking in what manner?

What evidence do you have that this child is doing an activity that is in her zone of proximal development?

Why is it that in the United States, African American children score lower overall than whites on IQ tests?

What are Title 1 preschool programs?

What would information processing theorists call the steps a child goes through to get dressed such as put on shirt and pull down, put on pants, then put on socks and shoes?

__________ can help a child to develop theory of mind.

Children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development see the world only from their perspective. This trait is not selfishness but rather__________ .

What does the research show about children working individually rather than in pairs or groups which validates Vygotsky's theories?

Thinking about thinking or understanding how your mind works is called __________ .

What is the National Association for the Education of Young Children?

What is egocentrism?

If I open two packages of clay of the same amount but roll one into a ball, why would 3-year- old Sydney think I was giving her sister Sarah more as I hand her the long piece?

Which approaches do many early childhood programs use currently?

Seven-year-old Rebecca knows that if you put one cup of water in a tall vase and another cup of water in a round, short vase, that you still have one cup of water in each vase. Rebecca understands __________ .

What is a child who uses invented spelling demonstrating?

What is the focus of N.A.E.Y.C.?

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What is a child who knows that they can recall three things from a grocery list but not a longer list demonstrating?

How does phonological awareness develop?

What are some limitations of IQ tests?

A child who has not developed conservation is thinking in what manner?

What evidence do you have that this child is doing an activity that is in her zone of proximal development?

Why is it that in the United States, African American children score lower overall than whites on IQ tests?

What are Title 1 preschool programs?

What would information processing theorists call the steps a child goes through to get dressed such as put on shirt and pull down, put on pants, then put on socks and shoes?

__________ can help a child to develop theory of mind.

Children in the preoperational stage of cognitive development see the world only from their perspective. This trait is not selfishness but rather__________ .

What does the research show about children working individually rather than in pairs or groups which validates Vygotsky's theories?

Thinking about thinking or understanding how your mind works is called __________ .

What is the National Association for the Education of Young Children?

What is egocentrism?

If I open two packages of clay of the same amount but roll one into a ball, why would 3-year- old Sydney think I was giving her sister Sarah more as I hand her the long piece?

Which approaches do many early childhood programs use currently?

Seven-year-old Rebecca knows that if you put one cup of water in a tall vase and another cup of water in a round, short vase, that you still have one cup of water in each vase. Rebecca understands __________ .

What is a child who uses invented spelling demonstrating?

What is the focus of N.A.E.Y.C.?

Basic Concepts and Methods

Theories of Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Social and Personality Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Personality Development in Adolescence

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