Question 1

During the _____ substage of preoperational thought,children seem very sure about their knowledge but do not know how they know what they know.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) symbolic function 
C) intuitive thought 
D) concrete operational 
A) sensorimotor 
B) symbolic function 
C) intuitive thought 
D) concrete operational

Question 2

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of:

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) morphology. 
A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) morphology.

Question 3

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Accepted Answer

A) be less advanced in vocabulary and math 
B) be less creative 
C) be less motivated to learn 
D) show lower confidence during test taking 
A) be less advanced in vocabulary and math 
B) be less creative 
C) be less motivated to learn 
D) show lower confidence during test taking

Question 4

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) The intuitive thought substage 
B) The reverse socialization substage 
C) The self-awareness substage 
D) The symbolic function substage 
A) The intuitive thought substage 
B) The reverse socialization substage 
C) The self-awareness substage 
D) The symbolic function substage

Question 5

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) one 
C) ten 
D) five 
A) two 
B) one 
C) ten 
D) five

Question 6

"My computer doesn't like me- it keeps eating my pictures," said Vanessa.This statement is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) centration 
C) self-concordance 
D) egocentrism 
A) animism 
B) centration 
C) self-concordance 
D) egocentrism

Question 7

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is:

Accepted Answer

A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. 
B) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZP
D) . 
C) using the institutional level of thinking to learn about her environment. 
D) using private speech in order to plan,guide,and monitor her own behavior. 
A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. 
B) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZP
D) . 
C) using the institutional level of thinking to learn about her environment. 
D) using private speech in order to plan,guide,and monitor her own behavior.

Question 8

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

Accepted Answer

A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions. 
A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Question 9

_____ involves action planning,allocating attention to goals,error detection and compensation,monitoring progress on tasks,and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) Scaffoding 
B) Social constructivist approach 
C) Social referencing 
D) Executive attention 
A) Scaffoding 
B) Social constructivist approach 
C) Social referencing 
D) Executive attention

Question 10

How does a developmentally appropriate educational practice improve young children's development?

Accepted Answer

Some researchers have found that young c

Question 11

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

Accepted Answer

Some of the ways in which Vygotsky's the

Question 12

Researchers have found that children who use private speech are:

Accepted Answer

A) less alert and aware of their surroundings. 
B) more attentive and are more likely to improve their performance. 
C) socially maladjusted. 
D) at the upper end of the zone of proximodal development. 
A) less alert and aware of their surroundings. 
B) more attentive and are more likely to improve their performance. 
C) socially maladjusted. 
D) at the upper end of the zone of proximodal development.

Question 13

Jason,who is four years old,spends a lot of time talking to himself while he is processing information.According to Lev Vygotsky:

Accepted Answer

A) Jason should be encouraged not to talk to himself. 
B) Jason will likely be more socially competent than if he did not use private speech. 
C) Jason' private speech is an indication of his mental retardation. 
D) Jason's private speech is an indication of his egocentrism and immaturity. 
A) Jason should be encouraged not to talk to himself. 
B) Jason will likely be more socially competent than if he did not use private speech. 
C) Jason' private speech is an indication of his mental retardation. 
D) Jason's private speech is an indication of his egocentrism and immaturity.

Question 14

Children begin to see the mind as an active constructor of knowledge or processing center during:

Accepted Answer

A) infancy. 
B) the preschool years. 
C) middle and late childhood. 
D) adolescence. 
A) infancy. 
B) the preschool years. 
C) middle and late childhood. 
D) adolescence.

Question 15

The symbolic function substage of preoperational thought occurs roughly between the ages of:

Accepted Answer

A) 9 months and two years. 
B) two and four years. 
C) five and six years. 
D) six and seven years. 
A) 9 months and two years. 
B) two and four years. 
C) five and six years. 
D) six and seven years.

Question 16

Some developmentalists believe that Montessori schools neglect the development of _____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) physical 
C) cognitive 
D) information processing 
A) social 
B) physical 
C) cognitive 
D) information processing

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) The intuitive thought substage is the first substage of the preoperational stage. 
B) During this stage,a child's cognitive world is dominated by egocentrism and magical beliefs. 
C) It is the first stage of development according to Piaget. 
D) Children can perform reversible mental actions that allow children to do mentally what before they could do only physically. 
A) The intuitive thought substage is the first substage of the preoperational stage. 
B) During this stage,a child's cognitive world is dominated by egocentrism and magical beliefs. 
C) It is the first stage of development according to Piaget. 
D) Children can perform reversible mental actions that allow children to do mentally what before they could do only physically.

Question 18

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A) the intuitive thought substage. 
B) the zone of proximal development. 
C) the symbolic function substge. 
D) the operational stage. 
A) the intuitive thought substage. 
B) the zone of proximal development. 
C) the symbolic function substge. 
D) the operational stage.

Question 19

Centration leads a child to:

Accepted Answer

A) focus on only one feature of an object. 
B) believe in lifelike qualities of inanimate objects. 
C) see things from the viewpoint of another person. 
D) see multiple characteristics of an object at one time. 
A) focus on only one feature of an object. 
B) believe in lifelike qualities of inanimate objects. 
C) see things from the viewpoint of another person. 
D) see multiple characteristics of an object at one time.

Question 20

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 . . .4 . . .9 . . .3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

Accepted Answer

A) span of control 
B) habituation span 
C) long-term memory span 
D) short-term memory span 
A) span of control 
B) habituation span 
C) long-term memory span 
D) short-term memory span

During the _____ substage of preoperational thought,children seem very sure about their knowledge but do not know how they know what they know.

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of:

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

"My computer doesn't like me- it keeps eating my pictures," said Vanessa.This statement is an example of _____.

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is:

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

_____ involves action planning,allocating attention to goals,error detection and compensation,monitoring progress on tasks,and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

How does a developmentally appropriate educational practice improve young children's development?

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

Researchers have found that children who use private speech are:

Jason,who is four years old,spends a lot of time talking to himself while he is processing information.According to Lev Vygotsky:

Children begin to see the mind as an active constructor of knowledge or processing center during:

The symbolic function substage of preoperational thought occurs roughly between the ages of:

Some developmentalists believe that Montessori schools neglect the development of _____ skills.

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

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of:

Centration leads a child to:

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 . . .4 . . .9 . . .3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

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

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Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

During the _____ substage of preoperational thought,children seem very sure about their knowledge but do not know how they know what they know.

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of:

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

"My computer doesn't like me- it keeps eating my pictures," said Vanessa.This statement is an example of _____.

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is:

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

_____ involves action planning,allocating attention to goals,error detection and compensation,monitoring progress on tasks,and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.

How does a developmentally appropriate educational practice improve young children's development?

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

Researchers have found that children who use private speech are:

Jason,who is four years old,spends a lot of time talking to himself while he is processing information.According to Lev Vygotsky:

Children begin to see the mind as an active constructor of knowledge or processing center during:

The symbolic function substage of preoperational thought occurs roughly between the ages of:

Some developmentalists believe that Montessori schools neglect the development of _____ skills.

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

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of:

Centration leads a child to:

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 . . .4 . . .9 . . .3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

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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