Question 1

Write a short note on autism.

Accepted Answer

Individual difference in understanding the mind involves autism.Approximately 1 in 150 children are estimated to have some type of autism.Autism can usually be diagnosed by the age of 3 years,and sometimes earlier.Children with autism show a number of behaviors different from those exhibited by other children their age,including deficits in social interaction and communication as well as repetitive behaviors or interests.Children and adults with autism have difficulty in social interactions,often described as huge deficits in theory of mind .These deficits are generally greater than deficits in children the same mental age with mental retardation.Researchers have found that autistic children have difficulty in developing a theory of mind,especially in understanding others' beliefs and emotions.Although children with autism tend to do poorly in reasoning on false-belief tasks,they can perform much better on reasoning tasks requiring an understanding of physical causality.

Question 2

Theory of mind:

Accepted Answer

A) is an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex. 
B) is a concept of cognitive development that describes the changing level of support offered to children. 
C) is a concept that refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others. 
D) is an approach that emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the fact that knowledge is mutually built and constructed. 
A) is an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex. 
B) is a concept of cognitive development that describes the changing level of support offered to children. 
C) is a concept that refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others. 
D) is an approach that emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the fact that knowledge is mutually built and constructed. C

Question 3

What is centration?.

Accepted Answer

One limitation of preoperational thought is centration,a centering of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.Centration is most clearly evidenced in young children's lack of conservation,the awareness that altering an object's or a substance's appearance does not change its basic properties.

Question 4

Describe the social constructivist approach.

Accepted Answer

The social constructivist approach empha

Question 5

In a Montessori school,children are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) work together on a group project. 
B) engage in imaginative play. 
C) work alone on various curriculum materials. 
D) find their teachers taking the role of a director. 
A) work together on a group project. 
B) engage in imaginative play. 
C) work alone on various curriculum materials. 
D) find their teachers taking the role of a director.

Question 6

Write a note on Project Head Start.

Accepted Answer

For many years,U.S.children from low-inc

Question 7

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought children begin to use _____ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) primitive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) symbolic thought 
A) animism 
B) primitive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) symbolic thought

Question 8

_____ is focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or other aspect of the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Scaffoding 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Sustained attention 
D) Executive functioning 
A) Scaffoding 
B) Classical conditioning 
C) Sustained attention 
D) Executive functioning

Question 9

Jean Piaget's preoperational period extends from _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) birth to two 
B) two to seven 
C) four to ten 
D) seven to eleven 
A) birth to two 
B) two to seven 
C) four to ten 
D) seven to eleven

Question 10

In one of the tasks devised by Piaget,a child is shown two identical beakers filled to the same level with liquid.Next,the liquid from one beaker is poured into a third beaker,which is taller and thinner than the first two.Then,the child is asked if the amount of liquid in the tall,thin beaker is equal to that which remains in one of the original beakers.The child's awareness of which of the followings concepts is tested by this task?

Accepted Answer

A) Conservation 
B) Centration 
C) Animism 
D) Egocentrism 
A) Conservation 
B) Centration 
C) Animism 
D) Egocentrism

Question 11

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn best through:

Accepted Answer

A) social development teaching methods. 
B) self-regulating activities. 
C) practices that focus on what is being taught. 
D) hands-on teaching methods. 
A) social development teaching methods. 
B) self-regulating activities. 
C) practices that focus on what is being taught. 
D) hands-on teaching methods.

Question 12

Describe the concept of the zone of proximodal development.

Accepted Answer

Zone of proximal development (ZPD)is Vyg

Question 13

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) egocentrism 
C) social referencing 
D) reverse socialization 
A) animism 
B) egocentrism 
C) social referencing 
D) reverse socialization

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true regarding the symbolic function substage of Piaget's preoperational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) During this stage,children have the ability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective. 
B) This substage occurrs roughly between the ages of five and six years. 
C) This is the second substage of Piaget's peroperational stage. 
D) During this stage,children believe that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action. 
A) During this stage,children have the ability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective. 
B) This substage occurrs roughly between the ages of five and six years. 
C) This is the second substage of Piaget's peroperational stage. 
D) During this stage,children believe that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.

Question 15

In a task,children are asked to say the word night when they see a picture of a sun,and the word day when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)_____ task.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) executive function 
C) sustained attention 
D) social referencing 
A) short-term memory 
B) executive function 
C) sustained attention 
D) social referencing

Question 16

As a child moves through a zone of proximal development (ZPD),the teacher's role is to:

Accepted Answer

A) give detailed instructions and direct the child's behavior throughout the development process. 
B) provide instruction as the child learns a task,but gradually let the child become more independent. 
C) allow the child to choose his or her own activities and to move freely between them with no direction from the teacher. 
D) encourage students to engage in private speech. 
A) give detailed instructions and direct the child's behavior throughout the development process. 
B) provide instruction as the child learns a task,but gradually let the child become more independent. 
C) allow the child to choose his or her own activities and to move freely between them with no direction from the teacher. 
D) encourage students to engage in private speech.

Question 17

Scaffolding means:

Accepted Answer

A) continuing to support someone permanently. 
B) helping others by doing things for them. 
C) changing the level of support depending on the need. 
D) assisting children to work outside their zone of proximal development (ZP
D) . 
A) continuing to support someone permanently. 
B) helping others by doing things for them. 
C) changing the level of support depending on the need. 
D) assisting children to work outside their zone of proximal development (ZP
D) .

Question 18

What is scaffolding?

Accepted Answer

Closely linked to the idea of the ZPD is

Question 19

Which age group is the most suggestible and therefore most likely to believe misleading information about an event they have viewed?

Accepted Answer

A) Preschool 
B) School aged 
C) Adolescents 
D) Adults 
A) Preschool 
B) School aged 
C) Adolescents 
D) Adults

Question 20

Andrea cannot tell the difference between her own perspective and someone else's.Andrea is experiencing _____.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) operational referencing 
C) egocentrism 
D) reverse socialization 
A) animism 
B) operational referencing 
C) egocentrism 
D) reverse socialization

Write a short note on autism.

Theory of mind:

What is centration?.

Describe the social constructivist approach.

In a Montessori school,children are most likely to:

Write a note on Project Head Start.

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought children begin to use _____ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

_____ is focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or other aspect of the environment.

Jean Piaget's preoperational period extends from _____ years of age.

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn best through:

Describe the concept of the zone of proximodal development.

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of _____.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the symbolic function substage of Piaget's preoperational stage?

In a task,children are asked to say the word night when they see a picture of a sun,and the word day when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)_____ task.

As a child moves through a zone of proximal development (ZPD),the teacher's role is to:

Scaffolding means:

What is scaffolding?

Which age group is the most suggestible and therefore most likely to believe misleading information about an event they have viewed?

Andrea cannot tell the difference between her own perspective and someone else's.Andrea is experiencing _____.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

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Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Write a short note on autism.

Theory of mind:

What is centration?.

Describe the social constructivist approach.

In a Montessori school,children are most likely to:

Write a note on Project Head Start.

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought children begin to use _____ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

_____ is focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or other aspect of the environment.

Jean Piaget's preoperational period extends from _____ years of age.

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn best through:

Describe the concept of the zone of proximodal development.

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of _____.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the symbolic function substage of Piaget's preoperational stage?

In a task,children are asked to say the word night when they see a picture of a sun,and the word day when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)_____ task.

As a child moves through a zone of proximal development (ZPD),the teacher's role is to:

Scaffolding means:

What is scaffolding?

Which age group is the most suggestible and therefore most likely to believe misleading information about an event they have viewed?

Andrea cannot tell the difference between her own perspective and someone else's.Andrea is experiencing _____.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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