Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Piaget concluded that young children come to illogical conclusions because they cannot _____________ and think about several aspects of a situation at the same time.

Handedness,the preference for using one hand over the other,usually becomes evident in children when they are about _________ of age.

Speech intended to be understood by a listener is called

A key to preventing obesity in children is to

The reason many of the major diseases of childhood,such as measles,whooping cough,and tuberculosis,are now fairly rare in Western industrialized countries is because of

Children remember more about an event if the adult discusses the event with them using a(n)______________ style of communication.

Focusing on only one aspect of a situation and neglecting others is called

The type of school that emphasizes that a child needs to learn at their own pace with appropriate materials is the _______ approach.

Many poor children do not get adequate medical care because

According to the text,children are usually not physically ready to participate in organized sports until they are

The practical knowledge of how to use language to communicate is

Parental smoking increases the likelihood that young children may contract a number of medical problems,including which of the following?

The risk of illness,injury,and death in childhood is most strongly related to the family's

Margaret,who is 4,is upset because her older sister,Leslie,"has more candy." Actually,each girl has one caramel,but Leslie has stretched hers into a long string while Margaret's is still a small cube.This shows Margaret's inability to use

Corrine is struggling with a difficult math problem and is talking to herself and muttering out loud.Corrine's behavior is an example of

Nick was feeling angry at his little brother,and at about the same time,Nick's little brother came down with a bad case of the stomach flu.Nick was worried that his anger caused his brother to get sick.According to Piaget,Nick is demonstrating _____________ reasoning.

Which child is likely to have some difficulty with formation of executive functioning?

Environmental health steps to prevent lead poisoning include all of the following EXCEPT

Most of the sentences of young children are

Piaget proposed that children begin to develop a theory of mind when they are around