Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

A young child is alone in a room,trying to put together a difficult puzzle.The child says out loud,"Maybe if you look for the pieces with the flat side first,it will be easier to finish the outside part." This pattern of private speech is most consistent with ______________ view of the function of this kind of speech.

To enhance the development of good reading and writing skills,parents who wish to incorporate educational television programs such as Sesame Street into their children's lives should

Miranda and her uncle see an interesting new car drive by.Later,after the car has gone,her uncle asks if she remembers the neat thing they saw minutes before.Miranda says,"Yes,we saw a car." Miranda is demonstrating

When children make an object stand for or represent something else,they are using

Jessica cannot bring out the information that was placed in memory.She is having trouble with

Joey is able to button his shirt and cut his food alone.Joey has developed

Gross motor coordination allows a child to

Injuries in childhood

According to Piaget,a limitation in the thinking of children in the preoperational stage is that they have difficulty

Inability to understand that a ball of clay that has been molded into a "snake" can be formed into a ball again is an example of

One theory about the increase in food allergies among children is

Which of the following does NOT describe how children develop in the preschool years of early childhood,compared to their development as toddlers?

According to Vygotsky,a child who is in the "zone of proximal development" is

Young children involved in pretend play are demonstrating

Intelligence tests for young children

Children in full-day kindergarten tend to learn ______ than those attending a half-day kindergarten.

Nightmares during early childhood

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of counting that children begin to recognize during the preoperational stage?

In evaluating private speech,________________ believed it represents egocentrism,and __________thought that it helped children to integrate thinking and speaking.

Four-year-old Ramona has just returned from a trip to a children's museum.While at the museum,she viewed some antique cars,listened to some music from 1930,and built a house out of clay.Generalizing from the text,which activity will she be able to recall the best?