Question 1

Many poverty-stricken U.S.children __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  receive free oral rehydration therapy (ORT) 
B)  are shorter in height due to persistent diarrhea 
C)  suffer from developmental impairments due to persistent diarrhea 
D)  do not receive full immunization protection until it is required for school entry 
A)  receive free oral rehydration therapy (ORT) 
B)  are shorter in height due to persistent diarrhea 
C)  suffer from developmental impairments due to persistent diarrhea 
D)  do not receive full immunization protection until it is required for school entry

Question 2

Language skills __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  peak during adolescence 
B)  are usually located in the right hemisphere 
C)  develop gradually during early childhood 
D)  expand at an astonishing pace in early childhood 
A)  peak during adolescence 
B)  are usually located in the right hemisphere 
C)  develop gradually during early childhood 
D)  expand at an astonishing pace in early childhood

Question 3

Describe both child-centered preschool and kindergarten programs and academic programs.Which type of programming does the research favor for early childhood?

Accepted Answer

Preschool and kindergarten programs rang

Question 4

Research conducted on adolescents in the Jimi Valley of Papua New Guinea indicates that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nonrepresentational scribbles and shapes seem to be a universal beginning in drawing 
B)  even adolescents with no indigenous pictorial art draw figures that look human 
C)  first drawings of human figures produced by Jimi children emphasize the head and face over the hands and feet 
D)  schooling has little impact on children's opportunity to develop drawing skills 
A)  nonrepresentational scribbles and shapes seem to be a universal beginning in drawing 
B)  even adolescents with no indigenous pictorial art draw figures that look human 
C)  first drawings of human figures produced by Jimi children emphasize the head and face over the hands and feet 
D)  schooling has little impact on children's opportunity to develop drawing skills

Question 5

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasize independence 
B)  promote self-expression 
C)  emphasize imagination 
D)  prescribe brush strokes 
A)  emphasize independence 
B)  promote self-expression 
C)  emphasize imagination 
D)  prescribe brush strokes

Question 6

Research with the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)early childhood subscales reveals that preschoolers who develop well intellectually have __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents who resolve conflicts with punishment 
B)  parents who stimulate language 
C)  few educational toys or books 
D)  low scores in emotional support 
A)  parents who resolve conflicts with punishment 
B)  parents who stimulate language 
C)  few educational toys or books 
D)  low scores in emotional support

Question 7

The __________ maintains alertness and consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebellum 
B)  amygdala 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  reticular formation 
A)  cerebellum 
B)  amygdala 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  reticular formation

Question 8

Four-year-old Noam focuses on his own viewpoint and assumes that others perceive,think,and feel the same way he does.Noam's thinking is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  animistic 
B)  magical 
C)  egocentric 
D)  operational 
A)  animistic 
B)  magical 
C)  egocentric 
D)  operational

Question 9

Children who spontaneously use,or who are trained to use,mental-state words in conversation are especially likely to pass __________ tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical classification 
B)  false-belief 
C)  class inclusion 
D)  conservation 
A)  hierarchical classification 
B)  false-belief 
C)  class inclusion 
D)  conservation

Question 10

Piaget called children's self-directed utterances __________ speech,reflecting his belief that young children have difficulty taking the perspectives of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  inner 
B)  egocentric 
C)  private 
D)  collaborative 
A)  inner 
B)  egocentric 
C)  private 
D)  collaborative

Question 11

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 12

Four-year-old Brigid is likely to use more __________ when she is confused about how to proceed.

Accepted Answer

A)  animistic thinking 
B)  hierarchical classification 
C)  private speech 
D)  magical thinking 
A)  animistic thinking 
B)  hierarchical classification 
C)  private speech 
D)  magical thinking

Question 13

In early pretending,__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  toddlers use only realistic objects 
B)  children imagine objects without any real-world support 
C)  children become detached participants 
D)  toddlers combine schemes with those of peers 
A)  toddlers use only realistic objects 
B)  children imagine objects without any real-world support 
C)  children become detached participants 
D)  toddlers combine schemes with those of peers

Question 14

Which statement is supported by research on child care?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects of substandard child care typically "wash out" once the child starts elementary school. 
B)  Preschoolers exposed to substandard care score higher in social skills than their no-preschool agemates. 
C)  Regardless of quality, exposure to child care leads to insecure attachment and poor school readiness. 
D)  Good child care enhances cognitive, language, and social development, especially for low-SES children. 
A)  The effects of substandard child care typically "wash out" once the child starts elementary school. 
B)  Preschoolers exposed to substandard care score higher in social skills than their no-preschool agemates. 
C)  Regardless of quality, exposure to child care leads to insecure attachment and poor school readiness. 
D)  Good child care enhances cognitive, language, and social development, especially for low-SES children.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  make-believe 
B)  sensorimotor 
C)  block 
D)  parallel 
A)  make-believe 
B)  sensorimotor 
C)  block 
D)  parallel

Question 16

X-rays of epiphyses enable doctors to estimate children's __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adult weight 
B)  loss of baby teeth 
C)  brain development 
D)  skeletal age 
A)  adult weight 
B)  loss of baby teeth 
C)  brain development 
D)  skeletal age

Question 17

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In sociodramatic play, children do not understand that make-believe is a representational activity. 
B)  Children with imaginary companions display less complex and less imaginative make-believe play. 
C)  Preschoolers who devote more time to sociodramatic play are rated by observers as more socially competent. 
D)  Children who engage in more make-believe play are less able to reflect on their own thinking. 
A)  In sociodramatic play, children do not understand that make-believe is a representational activity. 
B)  Children with imaginary companions display less complex and less imaginative make-believe play. 
C)  Preschoolers who devote more time to sociodramatic play are rated by observers as more socially competent. 
D)  Children who engage in more make-believe play are less able to reflect on their own thinking.

Question 18

Which statement regarding handedness is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a genetic bias favoring left-handedness. 
B)  Handedness is strongest for complex skills requiring extensive training. 
C)  Left-handedness occurs less frequently among people with mental illness than in the general population. 
D)  Right-handedness is associated with prenatal and birth difficulties that can result in brain damage. 
A)  There is a genetic bias favoring left-handedness. 
B)  Handedness is strongest for complex skills requiring extensive training. 
C)  Left-handedness occurs less frequently among people with mental illness than in the general population. 
D)  Right-handedness is associated with prenatal and birth difficulties that can result in brain damage.

Question 19

Over time,children rely on increasingly effective __________ to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexive schemes 
B)  dual representation 
C)  centered thinking 
D)  mental approaches 
A)  reflexive schemes 
B)  dual representation 
C)  centered thinking 
D)  mental approaches

Question 20

Priya was born with a deficiency of thyroxine.She did not receive prompt treatment.Priya is most likely __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely tall for her age 
B)  intellectually disabled 
C)  growing at a normal rate 
D)  strong in spatial relationship skills 
A)  extremely tall for her age 
B)  intellectually disabled 
C)  growing at a normal rate 
D)  strong in spatial relationship skills

Many poverty-stricken U.S.children __________.

Language skills __________.

Describe both child-centered preschool and kindergarten programs and academic programs.Which type of programming does the research favor for early childhood?

Research conducted on adolescents in the Jimi Valley of Papua New Guinea indicates that __________.

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

Research with the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)early childhood subscales reveals that preschoolers who develop well intellectually have __________.

The __________ maintains alertness and consciousness.

Four-year-old Noam focuses on his own viewpoint and assumes that others perceive,think,and feel the same way he does.Noam's thinking is __________.

Children who spontaneously use,or who are trained to use,mental-state words in conversation are especially likely to pass __________ tasks.

Piaget called children's self-directed utterances __________ speech,reflecting his belief that young children have difficulty taking the perspectives of others.

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

Four-year-old Brigid is likely to use more __________ when she is confused about how to proceed.

In early pretending,__________.

Which statement is supported by research on child care?

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

X-rays of epiphyses enable doctors to estimate children's __________.

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Which statement regarding handedness is true?

Over time,children rely on increasingly effective __________ to solve problems.

Priya was born with a deficiency of thyroxine.She did not receive prompt treatment.Priya is most likely __________.

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

Many poverty-stricken U.S.children __________.

Language skills __________.

Describe both child-centered preschool and kindergarten programs and academic programs.Which type of programming does the research favor for early childhood?

Research conducted on adolescents in the Jimi Valley of Papua New Guinea indicates that __________.

When teaching painting,Chinese parents and teachers __________.

Research with the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME)early childhood subscales reveals that preschoolers who develop well intellectually have __________.

The __________ maintains alertness and consciousness.

Four-year-old Noam focuses on his own viewpoint and assumes that others perceive,think,and feel the same way he does.Noam's thinking is __________.

Children who spontaneously use,or who are trained to use,mental-state words in conversation are especially likely to pass __________ tasks.

Piaget called children's self-directed utterances __________ speech,reflecting his belief that young children have difficulty taking the perspectives of others.

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

Four-year-old Brigid is likely to use more __________ when she is confused about how to proceed.

In early pretending,__________.

Which statement is supported by research on child care?

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

X-rays of epiphyses enable doctors to estimate children's __________.

Which statement about make-believe play is true?

Which statement regarding handedness is true?

Over time,children rely on increasingly effective __________ to solve problems.

Priya was born with a deficiency of thyroxine.She did not receive prompt treatment.Priya is most likely __________.

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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