Question 1

The United States lags behind other industrialized nations in immunizations because

Accepted Answer

A)  immunizations are not readily available in all parts of the country. 
B)  many U.S. children do not have access to the health care they need. 
C)  there is a link between U.S. vaccines and autism. 
D)  childhood diseases have been virtually eradicated in the United States. 
A)  immunizations are not readily available in all parts of the country. 
B)  many U.S. children do not have access to the health care they need. 
C)  there is a link between U.S. vaccines and autism. 
D)  childhood diseases have been virtually eradicated in the United States. B

Question 2

According to Vygotsky,children speak to themselves

Accepted Answer

A)  for self-guidance. 
B)  because they are egocentric. 
C)  for the pleasure of hearing language. 
D)  because they are lonely. 
A)  for self-guidance. 
B)  because they are egocentric. 
C)  for the pleasure of hearing language. 
D)  because they are lonely. A

Question 3

Irreversibility is the

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to distinguish others' symbolic viewpoints from one's own. 
B)  belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities. 
C)  most important illogical feature of preoperational thought. 
D)  tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation, neglecting other important features. 
A)  failure to distinguish others' symbolic viewpoints from one's own. 
B)  belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities. 
C)  most important illogical feature of preoperational thought. 
D)  tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation, neglecting other important features. C

Question 4

In developing countries,__________ leads to growth stunting and nearly 1 million childhood deaths each year.

Accepted Answer

A)  rubella 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  diarrhea 
D)  oral rehydration therapy 
A)  rubella 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  diarrhea 
D)  oral rehydration therapy

Question 5

Children whose parents are effective scaffolders

Accepted Answer

A)  are less successful when attempting difficult tasks on their own. 
B)  are behind in overall cognitive development. 
C)  use more private speech. 
D)  more often lack self-control. 
A)  are less successful when attempting difficult tasks on their own. 
B)  are behind in overall cognitive development. 
C)  use more private speech. 
D)  more often lack self-control.

Question 6

Throughout childhood and adolescence,a nutritionally deficient diet is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  taller stature. 
B)  attention difficulties. 
C)  obesity. 
D)  higher achievement scores. 
A)  taller stature. 
B)  attention difficulties. 
C)  obesity. 
D)  higher achievement scores.

Question 7

As early as age 2,children

Accepted Answer

A)  adjust their speech to fit the age, sex, and social status of their listener. 
B)  dominate the discussion, not allowing the other person to speak. 
C)  converse and give directions over the phone equally well. 
D)  take turns and respond appropriately to their partners' remarks. 
A)  adjust their speech to fit the age, sex, and social status of their listener. 
B)  dominate the discussion, not allowing the other person to speak. 
C)  converse and give directions over the phone equally well. 
D)  take turns and respond appropriately to their partners' remarks.

Question 8

The hippocampus

Accepted Answer

A)  aids in balance and control of body movement. 
B)  contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination. 
C)  plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way. 
D)  supports smooth coordination of movements on both sides of the body. 
A)  aids in balance and control of body movement. 
B)  contributes to dramatic gains in motor coordination. 
C)  plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way. 
D)  supports smooth coordination of movements on both sides of the body.

Question 9

Between ages 2 and 6,most children learn about _____ new words each __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  2; day 
B)  5; day 
C)  5; week 
D)  10; week 
A)  2; day 
B)  5; day 
C)  5; week 
D)  10; week

Question 10

Mary is helping her son,Dean,put together a difficult,but manageable,puzzle.When Dean tries to insert a piece in the wrong place a few times,Mary points to the bottom of the puzzle and says,"Does it go down here?" Mary is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  scaffolding. 
B)  dual representation. 
C)  proximal teaching. 
D)  transitive inference. 
A)  scaffolding. 
B)  dual representation. 
C)  proximal teaching. 
D)  transitive inference.

Question 11

By age 6 months,infants typically display a smoother,more efficient movement when __________ with their __________ than their __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reaching; left; right arm 
B)  kicking; left; right leg 
C)  reaching; right; left arm 
D)  kicking; right; left leg 
A)  reaching; left; right arm 
B)  kicking; left; right leg 
C)  reaching; right; left arm 
D)  kicking; right; left leg

Question 12

The years from 2 to 6 are often called "the __________ years."

Accepted Answer

A)  play 
B)  growth 
C)  difficult 
D)  thinking 
A)  play 
B)  growth 
C)  difficult 
D)  thinking

Question 13

Follow up research indicates that preschoolers' notions of magic are

Accepted Answer

A)  rare. 
B)  almost nonexistent by age 4. 
C)  flexible and appropriate. 
D)  exaggerated by their love of storytelling. 
A)  rare. 
B)  almost nonexistent by age 4. 
C)  flexible and appropriate. 
D)  exaggerated by their love of storytelling.

Question 14

Although he sometimes forgets the number 8,4-year-old Tucker can count to 10.When his teacher counts out a set of 9 cards,saying each number as she proceeds,Tucker knows that the last number that the teacher says indicates the quantity of cards in the set.Tucker grasps the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  false belief. 
B)  computation. 
C)  ordinality. 
D)  cardinality. 
A)  false belief. 
B)  computation. 
C)  ordinality. 
D)  cardinality.

Question 15

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  heavier in weight 
B)  shorter in height 
C)  better nourished 
D)  more attentive 
A)  heavier in weight 
B)  shorter in height 
C)  better nourished 
D)  more attentive

Question 16

Which of the following brain structures connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  glial cells 
C)  reticular formation 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  corpus callosum 
B)  glial cells 
C)  reticular formation 
D)  cerebellum

Question 17

Theory of mind involves

Accepted Answer

A)  using scripts to tell stories. 
B)  using deliberate mental activities that improve recall. 
C)  using a repetitive communication style. 
D)  thinking about thought. 
A)  using scripts to tell stories. 
B)  using deliberate mental activities that improve recall. 
C)  using a repetitive communication style. 
D)  thinking about thought.

Question 18

Eighteen-month-old Gabriella witnesses her mother finding a Duplo block in its labeled canister.When her mother isn't looking,Gabriella watches as her father moves the block to an unmarked canister.When her mother again searches for the block in the original canister,Gabriella helps her locate the block in the unmarked canister.This indicates that Gabriella may have an implicit grasp of

Accepted Answer

A)  false beliefs. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  irreversibility. 
D)  class inclusion. 
A)  false beliefs. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  irreversibility. 
D)  class inclusion.

Question 19

According to Piaget,egocentrism is

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to view a symbolic object as both an object in its own right and a symbol. 
B)  common among adolescents. 
C)  the cornerstone of logical thought. 
D)  the most fundamental deficiency of preoperational thought. 
A)  the ability to view a symbolic object as both an object in its own right and a symbol. 
B)  common among adolescents. 
C)  the cornerstone of logical thought. 
D)  the most fundamental deficiency of preoperational thought.

Question 20

The reticular formation

Accepted Answer

A)  maintains alertness and consciousness. 
B)  aids in balance and control of body movement. 
C)  plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way. 
D)  is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. 
A)  maintains alertness and consciousness. 
B)  aids in balance and control of body movement. 
C)  plays a vital role in memory and in images of space that help us find our way. 
D)  is a large bundle of fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres.

The United States lags behind other industrialized nations in immunizations because

According to Vygotsky,children speak to themselves

Irreversibility is the

In developing countries,__________ leads to growth stunting and nearly 1 million childhood deaths each year.

Children whose parents are effective scaffolders

Throughout childhood and adolescence,a nutritionally deficient diet is associated with

As early as age 2,children

The hippocampus

Between ages 2 and 6,most children learn about _ new words each ______.

Mary is helping her son,Dean,put together a difficult,but manageable,puzzle.When Dean tries to insert a piece in the wrong place a few times,Mary points to the bottom of the puzzle and says,"Does it go down here?" Mary is engaging in

By age 6 months,infants typically display a smoother,more efficient movement when with their than their __.

The years from 2 to 6 are often called "the __________ years."

Follow up research indicates that preschoolers' notions of magic are

Although he sometimes forgets the number 8,4-year-old Tucker can count to 10.When his teacher counts out a set of 9 cards,saying each number as she proceeds,Tucker knows that the last number that the teacher says indicates the quantity of cards in the set.Tucker grasps the concept of

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.

Which of the following brain structures connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

Theory of mind involves

According to Piaget,egocentrism is

The reticular formation

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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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

The United States lags behind other industrialized nations in immunizations because

According to Vygotsky,children speak to themselves

Irreversibility is the

In developing countries,__________ leads to growth stunting and nearly 1 million childhood deaths each year.

Children whose parents are effective scaffolders

Throughout childhood and adolescence,a nutritionally deficient diet is associated with

As early as age 2,children

The hippocampus

Between ages 2 and 6,most children learn about _____ new words each __________.

Mary is helping her son,Dean,put together a difficult,but manageable,puzzle.When Dean tries to insert a piece in the wrong place a few times,Mary points to the bottom of the puzzle and says,"Does it go down here?" Mary is engaging in

By age 6 months,infants typically display a smoother,more efficient movement when __________ with their __________ than their __________.

The years from 2 to 6 are often called "the __________ years."

Follow up research indicates that preschoolers' notions of magic are

Although he sometimes forgets the number 8,4-year-old Tucker can count to 10.When his teacher counts out a set of 9 cards,saying each number as she proceeds,Tucker knows that the last number that the teacher says indicates the quantity of cards in the set.Tucker grasps the concept of

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.

Which of the following brain structures connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

Theory of mind involves

According to Piaget,egocentrism is

The reticular formation

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

Filters

Between ages 2 and 6,most children learn about _ new words each ______.

By age 6 months,infants typically display a smoother,more efficient movement when with their than their __.