Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following terms,introduces by Vygotsky,refers to the child's cognitive skills that are in the process of maturing and can be accomplished only with the assistance of a more-skilled person?

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Question 41

Describe the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage.

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Question 42

Autism can usually be diagnosed by the age of:

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Question 43

Describe the Montessori approach to education.

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Question 44

What is attention? Explain the two aspects of attention: executive attention and sustained attention.

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Question 45

Pointing to a tree,young Ramal said,"Bird flied away." Ramal has broken a _____ rule of language.

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Question 46

Which of the following do children refer to earlier and more frequently than the others?

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Question 47

What is a developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?

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Question 48

In a child-centered kindergarten,instruction is organized around the child's:

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Question 49

Ahmed is five years old and is going to testify in court as an eyewitness.The judge should know that:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 50

The kindergarten teachers say,"We try to help children learn by using their strengths and preferences.We try to find out at which stage of development is each child and then get them personally involved in their own education as soon as possible." This classroom follows _____ practices.

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Question 51

It is now accepted that the origin of autism is linked to:

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Question 52

Describe the intuitive thought substage of the preoperational stage.

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Question 53

Four-year-old Alyssa,a preschool child,has been asked to solve a problem.She is likely to focus on the features of the problem that are flashy,or stand out,rather than those that are most important.Alyssa is focusing on the _____ features of the problem.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 54

A child is shown two identical balls of clay.One of the balls is then rolled out into a string and the child is asked which has more clay, the ball or the string.This process is a test of _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 55

Studies of _____ view the child as "a thinker who is trying to explain,predict,and understand people's thoughts,feelings,and utterances."

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Question 56

What are the factors that influence the accuracy of a young child's memory?

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Question 57

_____ 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.

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Question 58

Which of the following terms refers to the concept that an object's or substance's basic properties stay the same even though its appearance has been altered?

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Question 59

Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder's three-mountain task was designed to test whether children:

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Which of the following terms,introduces by Vygotsky,refers to the child's cognitive skills that are in the process of maturing and can be accomplished only with the assistance of a more-skilled person?

Describe the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage.

Autism can usually be diagnosed by the age of:

Describe the Montessori approach to education.

What is attention? Explain the two aspects of attention: executive attention and sustained attention.

Pointing to a tree,young Ramal said,"Bird flied away." Ramal has broken a _____ rule of language.

Which of the following do children refer to earlier and more frequently than the others?

What is a developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?

In a child-centered kindergarten,instruction is organized around the child's:

Ahmed is five years old and is going to testify in court as an eyewitness.The judge should know that:

The kindergarten teachers say,"We try to help children learn by using their strengths and preferences.We try to find out at which stage of development is each child and then get them personally involved in their own education as soon as possible." This classroom follows _____ practices.

It is now accepted that the origin of autism is linked to:

Describe the intuitive thought substage of the preoperational stage.

Four-year-old Alyssa,a preschool child,has been asked to solve a problem.She is likely to focus on the features of the problem that are flashy,or stand out,rather than those that are most important.Alyssa is focusing on the _____ features of the problem.

A child is shown two identical balls of clay.One of the balls is then rolled out into a string and the child is asked which has more clay, the ball or the string.This process is a test of _____.

Studies of _____ view the child as "a thinker who is trying to explain,predict,and understand people's thoughts,feelings,and utterances."

What are the factors that influence the accuracy of a young child's memory?

_____ 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.

Which of the following terms refers to the concept that an object's or substance's basic properties stay the same even though its appearance has been altered?

Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder's three-mountain task was designed to test whether children:

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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