Question 1

__________ delays the appearance of permanent teeth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Obesity 
B)  Prolonged malnutrition 
C)  Breastfeeding 
D)  Left-handedness 
A)  Obesity 
B)  Prolonged malnutrition 
C)  Breastfeeding 
D)  Left-handedness

Question 2

The high childhood injury rate in developing countries is largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  stagnant population growth. 
B)  inattentiveness. 
C)  population concentration in rural areas. 
D)  widespread childhood poverty. 
A)  stagnant population growth. 
B)  inattentiveness. 
C)  population concentration in rural areas. 
D)  widespread childhood poverty.

Question 3

Spatial skills

Accepted Answer

A)  develop suddenly in early childhood. 
B)  support children's improved executive function. 
C)  are typically housed in the left hemisphere. 
D)  develop gradually over childhood and adolescence. 
A)  develop suddenly in early childhood. 
B)  support children's improved executive function. 
C)  are typically housed in the left hemisphere. 
D)  develop gradually over childhood and adolescence.

Question 4

Vygotsky saw __________ play as the ideal social context for fostering cognitive development in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

A)  outdoor 
B)  make-believe 
C)  parallel 
D)  cooperative 
A)  outdoor 
B)  make-believe 
C)  parallel 
D)  cooperative

Question 5

Regarding food choices,young children

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to imitate people they admire. 
B)  respond well to bribes. 
C)  show a preference for unhealthy foods. 
D)  typically eat more than adults do. 
A)  tend to imitate people they admire. 
B)  respond well to bribes. 
C)  show a preference for unhealthy foods. 
D)  typically eat more than adults do.

Question 6

Which of the following preschoolers is the most likely to be seen as more socially competent by teachers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sasha, who spends more of her time in the reading corner 
B)  Tim, who spends more of his time in the art corner 
C)  Rajesh, who spends more of his time with building blocks 
D)  Kendra, who spends more of her time at sociodramatic play 
A)  Sasha, who spends more of her time in the reading corner 
B)  Tim, who spends more of his time in the art corner 
C)  Rajesh, who spends more of his time with building blocks 
D)  Kendra, who spends more of her time at sociodramatic play

Question 7

Research on handedness demonstrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  handedness is strongest for simple skills requiring little practice or training. 
B)  the orientation of most fetuses-facing toward the right-probably causes right-handedness. 
C)  right-handers are more likely than left-handers to develop outstanding verbal and mathematical talents. 
D)  most left-handers have no developmental problems. 
A)  handedness is strongest for simple skills requiring little practice or training. 
B)  the orientation of most fetuses-facing toward the right-probably causes right-handedness. 
C)  right-handers are more likely than left-handers to develop outstanding verbal and mathematical talents. 
D)  most left-handers have no developmental problems.

Question 8

Discuss Vygotsky's view of make-believe play.

Accepted Answer

Lev Vygotsky saw make-believe play as th

Question 9

Dr.Frolicker shows a group of 4-year-olds a set of 10 items on a tray.She then mixes them up with some unfamiliar items and asks the children to point to the ones in the original set.Dr.Frolicker is testing

Accepted Answer

A)  recognition memory. 
B)  recall memory. 
C)  sustained attention. 
D)  episodic memory. 
A)  recognition memory. 
B)  recall memory. 
C)  sustained attention. 
D)  episodic memory.

Question 10

Alan and Marla are considering whether to send their son to a child-centered preschool or an academic preschool.You should advise them that,compared to children in academic preschools,children in child-centered preschools

Accepted Answer

A)  are often delayed in social skills. 
B)  have difficulty adjusting to academic tasks once they enter kindergarten. 
C)  demonstrate better social skills. 
D)  participate in more teacher-structured activities. 
A)  are often delayed in social skills. 
B)  have difficulty adjusting to academic tasks once they enter kindergarten. 
C)  demonstrate better social skills. 
D)  participate in more teacher-structured activities.

Question 11

Because of their activity level,__________ are more likely to be injured than __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shy children; outgoing children 
B)  boys; girls 
C)  girls; boys 
D)  underactive children; overactive children 
A)  shy children; outgoing children 
B)  boys; girls 
C)  girls; boys 
D)  underactive children; overactive children

Question 12

According to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,two years' exposure to cognitively enriching preschool was associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  higher education and income at age 40. 
B)  greater academic achievement, but only for the first two to three years of elementary school. 
C)  greater false-belief understanding and concern with fairness in solving conflicts with peers. 
D)  better school adjustment, but not higher academic achievement. 
A)  higher education and income at age 40. 
B)  greater academic achievement, but only for the first two to three years of elementary school. 
C)  greater false-belief understanding and concern with fairness in solving conflicts with peers. 
D)  better school adjustment, but not higher academic achievement.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  language 
C)  sensorimotor activity 
D)  self-reflection 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  language 
C)  sensorimotor activity 
D)  self-reflection

Question 14

Research suggests that children with autism

Accepted Answer

A)  are especially skilled at distinguishing facial expressions and engaging in social referencing. 
B)  are more advanced than their agemates in make-believe play. 
C)  have difficulty with false-belief tasks long after they reach the intellectual level of an average 4-year-old. 
D)  have smaller-than-average brains. 
A)  are especially skilled at distinguishing facial expressions and engaging in social referencing. 
B)  are more advanced than their agemates in make-believe play. 
C)  have difficulty with false-belief tasks long after they reach the intellectual level of an average 4-year-old. 
D)  have smaller-than-average brains.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is supported by research on individual differences in motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental factors have little impact on sex differences in motor skills. 
B)  Sex differences in motor skills decrease with age. 
C)  Children master the motor skills of early childhood during everyday play. 
D)  Participation in competitive sports at a young age fosters motor development. 
A)  Environmental factors have little impact on sex differences in motor skills. 
B)  Sex differences in motor skills decrease with age. 
C)  Children master the motor skills of early childhood during everyday play. 
D)  Participation in competitive sports at a young age fosters motor development.

Question 16

Three-year-old Anna saw a word beginning with the letter B and said,"That's B for Big Bird!" Anna is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Public education programs directed at increasing parental knowledge about __________ are badly needed in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  how to administer oral rehydration therapy 
B)  the importance of administering zinc supplements in infancy 
C)  the importance and safety of timely immunizations 
D)  the link between mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines and autism 
A)  how to administer oral rehydration therapy 
B)  the importance of administering zinc supplements in infancy 
C)  the importance and safety of timely immunizations 
D)  the link between mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines and autism

Question 18

The cerebellum

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.

Question 19

After a field trip to the farm,Ms.Parks wants to elicit the children's autobiographical narratives.She asks each child she calls on,"Do you remember the farm? What did we do at the farm?" Ms.Parks is using a(n)__________ style of questioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  repetitive 
B)  elaborative 
C)  metacognitive 
D)  episodic 
A)  repetitive 
B)  elaborative 
C)  metacognitive 
D)  episodic

Question 20

Two-year old Mason placed a crayon on paper and quickly drew a line across the page,explaining,"Car zooms!" Which of the following statements best describes Mason's drawing progress?

Accepted Answer

A)  His gestures rather than the resulting scribbles contained the intended representation. 
B)  His gesture made a recognizable shape, and then he labeled it. 
C)  He used lines to represent the boundaries of objects. 
D)  His drawing contained perceptual distortions because he had just begun to represent depth. 
A)  His gestures rather than the resulting scribbles contained the intended representation. 
B)  His gesture made a recognizable shape, and then he labeled it. 
C)  He used lines to represent the boundaries of objects. 
D)  His drawing contained perceptual distortions because he had just begun to represent depth.

__________ delays the appearance of permanent teeth.

The high childhood injury rate in developing countries is largely due to

Spatial skills

Vygotsky saw __________ play as the ideal social context for fostering cognitive development in early childhood.

Regarding food choices,young children

Which of the following preschoolers is the most likely to be seen as more socially competent by teachers?

Research on handedness demonstrates that

Discuss Vygotsky's view of make-believe play.

Dr.Frolicker shows a group of 4-year-olds a set of 10 items on a tray.She then mixes them up with some unfamiliar items and asks the children to point to the ones in the original set.Dr.Frolicker is testing

Alan and Marla are considering whether to send their son to a child-centered preschool or an academic preschool.You should advise them that,compared to children in academic preschools,children in child-centered preschools

Because of their activity level, are more likely to be injured than .

According to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,two years' exposure to cognitively enriching preschool was associated with

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

Research suggests that children with autism

Which of the following statements is supported by research on individual differences in motor skills?

Three-year-old Anna saw a word beginning with the letter B and said,"That's B for Big Bird!" Anna is demonstrating

Public education programs directed at increasing parental knowledge about __________ are badly needed in the United States.

The cerebellum

After a field trip to the farm,Ms.Parks wants to elicit the children's autobiographical narratives.She asks each child she calls on,"Do you remember the farm? What did we do at the farm?" Ms.Parks is using a(n)__________ style of questioning.

Two-year old Mason placed a crayon on paper and quickly drew a line across the page,explaining,"Car zooms!" Which of the following statements best describes Mason's drawing progress?

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

__________ delays the appearance of permanent teeth.

The high childhood injury rate in developing countries is largely due to

Spatial skills

Vygotsky saw __________ play as the ideal social context for fostering cognitive development in early childhood.

Regarding food choices,young children

Which of the following preschoolers is the most likely to be seen as more socially competent by teachers?

Research on handedness demonstrates that

Discuss Vygotsky's view of make-believe play.

Dr.Frolicker shows a group of 4-year-olds a set of 10 items on a tray.She then mixes them up with some unfamiliar items and asks the children to point to the ones in the original set.Dr.Frolicker is testing

Alan and Marla are considering whether to send their son to a child-centered preschool or an academic preschool.You should advise them that,compared to children in academic preschools,children in child-centered preschools

Because of their activity level,__________ are more likely to be injured than __________.

According to the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,two years' exposure to cognitively enriching preschool was associated with

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

Research suggests that children with autism

Which of the following statements is supported by research on individual differences in motor skills?

Three-year-old Anna saw a word beginning with the letter B and said,"That's B for Big Bird!" Anna is demonstrating

Public education programs directed at increasing parental knowledge about __________ are badly needed in the United States.

The cerebellum

After a field trip to the farm,Ms.Parks wants to elicit the children's autobiographical narratives.She asks each child she calls on,"Do you remember the farm? What did we do at the farm?" Ms.Parks is using a(n)__________ style of questioning.

Two-year old Mason placed a crayon on paper and quickly drew a line across the page,explaining,"Car zooms!" Which of the following statements best describes Mason's drawing progress?

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

Because of their activity level, are more likely to be injured than .