Question 1

Heritability of left-handedness is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nil 
B)  weak to modest 
C)  modest to high 
D)  very high 
A)  nil 
B)  weak to modest 
C)  modest to high 
D)  very high

Question 2

In Paul's preschool classroom,children are encouraged to choose activities from a rich variety of materials designed to promote exploration.This preschool emphasizes the Piagetian principle of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptance of individual differences 
B)  sensitivity to children's readiness to learn 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  scaffolding 
A)  acceptance of individual differences 
B)  sensitivity to children's readiness to learn 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  scaffolding

Question 3

One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible, goal-oriented thinkers 
B)  high in emotional intelligence 
C)  skilled with nonverbal communication 
D)  impaired in executive function 
A)  flexible, goal-oriented thinkers 
B)  high in emotional intelligence 
C)  skilled with nonverbal communication 
D)  impaired in executive function

Question 4

The pituitary gland releases hormones that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  induce growth 
B)  coordinate movement 
C)  enhance memory 
D)  help us find our way 
A)  induce growth 
B)  coordinate movement 
C)  enhance memory 
D)  help us find our way

Question 5

Even preschoolers with good language skills recall poorly because they __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefer to repeat items over and over to remember 
B)  are not able to remember familiar, repeated events 
C)  prefer to intentionally group items that are alike to remember 
D)  are not skilled at using memory strategies 
A)  prefer to repeat items over and over to remember 
B)  are not able to remember familiar, repeated events 
C)  prefer to intentionally group items that are alike to remember 
D)  are not skilled at using memory strategies

Question 6

In the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,those who attended preschool were __________ likely than their no-preschool counterparts to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; own their own homes 
B)  less; be married 
C)  more; have earned both high school and college degrees 
D)  more; have been involved with the criminal justice system 
A)  less; own their own homes 
B)  less; be married 
C)  more; have earned both high school and college degrees 
D)  more; have been involved with the criminal justice system

Question 7

Describe the benefits of make-believe play.

Accepted Answer

Today,many researchers believe that play

Question 8

Guided participation __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is a narrower concept than scaffolding 
B)  involves spontaneous interaction with the environment 
C)  calls for the verbal presentation of knowledge 
D)  allows for variations across situations and cultures 
A)  is a narrower concept than scaffolding 
B)  involves spontaneous interaction with the environment 
C)  calls for the verbal presentation of knowledge 
D)  allows for variations across situations and cultures

Question 9

Three-year-old Trayvon realizes that thinking takes place inside his head and is becoming aware that he can think about something without seeing,touching,or talking about it.Trayvon is developing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an elaborative style 
B)  a repetitive style 
C)  metacognition 
D)  magical thinking 
A)  an elaborative style 
B)  a repetitive style 
C)  metacognition 
D)  magical thinking

Question 10

Mounting evidence reveals that children with autism __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more often use mental state words like believe, think, and feel 
B)  are impaired in theory of mind 
C)  are advanced in joint attention and social referencing 
D)  excel in generating plans and inhibiting irrelevant responses 
A)  more often use mental state words like believe, think, and feel 
B)  are impaired in theory of mind 
C)  are advanced in joint attention and social referencing 
D)  excel in generating plans and inhibiting irrelevant responses

Question 11

Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?

Accepted Answer

Both Piagetian and Vygotskian classrooms

Question 12

With age,preschoolers __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  become more distracted by stimuli 
B)  gain steadily in ability to inhibit impulses and focus on a competing goal 
C)  experience a decrease in their ability to flexibly shift their focus 
D)  are able to hold less information in their working memory 
A)  become more distracted by stimuli 
B)  gain steadily in ability to inhibit impulses and focus on a competing goal 
C)  experience a decrease in their ability to flexibly shift their focus 
D)  are able to hold less information in their working memory

Question 13

Expansions __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are used in all cultures 
B)  increase the complexity of speech 
C)  eliminate errors in speech 
D)  restructure inaccurate speech into correct form 
A)  are used in all cultures 
B)  increase the complexity of speech 
C)  eliminate errors in speech 
D)  restructure inaccurate speech into correct form

Question 14

At Plymouth Elementary,first- through third-graders learn in a multiage classroom where children of varying ages and abilities work in groups,teaching and helping one another.This classroom emphasizes the Vygotskian principle of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discovery learning 
B)  independent exploration 
C)  peer collaboration 
D)  directed teaching 
A)  discovery learning 
B)  independent exploration 
C)  peer collaboration 
D)  directed teaching

Question 15

In industrialized nations,childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century,largely as a result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  generous government nutrition programs 
B)  government-funded health care 
C)  widespread immunization of infants and young children 
D)  a reduction in the number of viral and bacterial infections worldwide 
A)  generous government nutrition programs 
B)  government-funded health care 
C)  widespread immunization of infants and young children 
D)  a reduction in the number of viral and bacterial infections worldwide

Question 16

Adults often provide indirect feedback about grammar by using __________,which restructures inaccurate speech into correct form.

Accepted Answer

A)  fast-mapping 
B)  an expansion 
C)  overregularization 
D)  a recast 
A)  fast-mapping 
B)  an expansion 
C)  overregularization 
D)  a recast

Question 17

In child-centered kindergarten programs,__________

Accepted Answer

A)  teachers structure children's learning 
B)  teachers rely on repetition and drill 
C)  children learn through formal lessons 
D)  much learning takes place through play 
A)  teachers structure children's learning 
B)  teachers rely on repetition and drill 
C)  children learn through formal lessons 
D)  much learning takes place through play

Question 18

Which Piagetian principles continue to influence early childhood teacher training and classroom practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  discovery learning, sensitivity to children's readiness to learn, and acceptance of individual differences 
B)  egocentrism of thinking, inability to conserve, and lack of hierarchical classification 
C)  whole-group instruction, verbal presentation of ready-made knowledge, and learning styles 
D)  normative standards, whole-group instruction, and acceptance of individual differences 
A)  discovery learning, sensitivity to children's readiness to learn, and acceptance of individual differences 
B)  egocentrism of thinking, inability to conserve, and lack of hierarchical classification 
C)  whole-group instruction, verbal presentation of ready-made knowledge, and learning styles 
D)  normative standards, whole-group instruction, and acceptance of individual differences

Question 19

Spatial skills __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Picture-book reading is an especially rich context for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reasoning by analogy 
B)  category learning 
C)  developing reversibility 
D)  acquiring conservation 
A)  reasoning by analogy 
B)  category learning 
C)  developing reversibility 
D)  acquiring conservation

Heritability of left-handedness is __________.

In Paul's preschool classroom,children are encouraged to choose activities from a rich variety of materials designed to promote exploration.This preschool emphasizes the Piagetian principle of __________.

One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________.

The pituitary gland releases hormones that __________.

Even preschoolers with good language skills recall poorly because they __________.

In the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,those who attended preschool were likely than their no-preschool counterparts to .

Describe the benefits of make-believe play.

Guided participation __________.

Three-year-old Trayvon realizes that thinking takes place inside his head and is becoming aware that he can think about something without seeing,touching,or talking about it.Trayvon is developing __________.

Mounting evidence reveals that children with autism __________.

Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?

With age,preschoolers __________.

Expansions __________.

At Plymouth Elementary,first- through third-graders learn in a multiage classroom where children of varying ages and abilities work in groups,teaching and helping one another.This classroom emphasizes the Vygotskian principle of __________.

In industrialized nations,childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century,largely as a result of __________.

Adults often provide indirect feedback about grammar by using __________,which restructures inaccurate speech into correct form.

In child-centered kindergarten programs,__________

Which Piagetian principles continue to influence early childhood teacher training and classroom practices?

Spatial skills __________.

Picture-book reading is an especially rich context for __________.

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

Heritability of left-handedness is __________.

In Paul's preschool classroom,children are encouraged to choose activities from a rich variety of materials designed to promote exploration.This preschool emphasizes the Piagetian principle of __________.

One hypothesis with growing research support is that children with autism are __________.

The pituitary gland releases hormones that __________.

Even preschoolers with good language skills recall poorly because they __________.

In the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,those who attended preschool were __________ likely than their no-preschool counterparts to __________.

Describe the benefits of make-believe play.

Guided participation __________.

Three-year-old Trayvon realizes that thinking takes place inside his head and is becoming aware that he can think about something without seeing,touching,or talking about it.Trayvon is developing __________.

Mounting evidence reveals that children with autism __________.

Describe a Vygotskian early childhood classroom.How does it differ from a Piagetian classroom?

With age,preschoolers __________.

Expansions __________.

At Plymouth Elementary,first- through third-graders learn in a multiage classroom where children of varying ages and abilities work in groups,teaching and helping one another.This classroom emphasizes the Vygotskian principle of __________.

In industrialized nations,childhood diseases have declined dramatically during the past half-century,largely as a result of __________.

Adults often provide indirect feedback about grammar by using __________,which restructures inaccurate speech into correct form.

In child-centered kindergarten programs,__________

Which Piagetian principles continue to influence early childhood teacher training and classroom practices?

Spatial skills __________.

Picture-book reading is an especially rich context for __________.

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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In the High/Scope Perry Preschool Project,those who attended preschool were likely than their no-preschool counterparts to .