Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a major childhood illness in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cold 
B)  Vomiting 
C)  Tetanus 
D)  Nausea 
A)  Cold 
B)  Vomiting 
C)  Tetanus 
D)  Nausea

Question 2

It is an undisputable fact that handedness is associated with cognitive advantages and disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

_________refers to the belief that environmental features were made by people. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Artificialism 
B)  Transductive reasoning 
C)  Precausal thought 
D)  Animism 
A)  Artificialism 
B)  Transductive reasoning 
C)  Precausal thought 
D)  Animism

Question 4

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills as a function of working with more skilled people. 
B)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills through self-learning. 
C)  It refers to an area in which children develop their gross motor skills through rough-and-tumble play. 
D)  It refers to an area in which children develop their drawing skills on their own with the passage of time. 
A)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills as a function of working with more skilled people. 
B)  It refers to an area in which children develop new cognitive skills through self-learning. 
C)  It refers to an area in which children develop their gross motor skills through rough-and-tumble play. 
D)  It refers to an area in which children develop their drawing skills on their own with the passage of time.

Question 7

Which of the following is a similarity between enuresis and encopresis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are elimination disorders. 
B)  Both are sleep disorders. 
C)  Both usually become more frequent with age. 
D)  Both usually occur during the day. 
A)  Both are elimination disorders. 
B)  Both are sleep disorders. 
C)  Both usually become more frequent with age. 
D)  Both usually occur during the day.

Question 8

In the context of the zone of proximal development, caring for young children helps older children and adults develop child-rearing capabilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Language and cognitive development are exclusive of each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Four-year-old Jason says that he has to go out and play in the garden since there is bright light outside, while the light is actually because of a glowing bulb and not because of the sun. Jason is displaying _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fast mapping 
B)  transductive reasoning 
C)  animism 
D)  artificialism 
A)  fast mapping 
B)  transductive reasoning 
C)  animism 
D)  artificialism

Question 11

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are outgrown by early adolescence. 
B)  They wane as children develop. 
C)  They occur during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
D)  They are less severe than nightmares. 
A)  They are outgrown by early adolescence. 
B)  They wane as children develop. 
C)  They occur during lighter rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
D)  They are less severe than nightmares.

Question 12

Skipping is a fine motor skill and develops after all gross motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Briefly describe rough-and-tumble play.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Rough-and-tumble play

Question 14

Young children are able to use retrieval cues provided to them by adults to remember things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain the minor illnesses that occur in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Minor illnesses refer

Question 16

Unlike children who do not have imaginary companions, children with imaginary companions:

Accepted Answer

A)  are more aggressive. 
B)  are less cooperative. 
C)  show low levels of creativity. 
D)  show more advancement in language development. 
A)  are more aggressive. 
B)  are less cooperative. 
C)  show low levels of creativity. 
D)  show more advancement in language development.

Question 17

Changing one's speech to fit a particular social situation demonstrates _________. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  grammar 
B)  syntax 
C)  pragmatics 
D)  egocentrism 
A)  grammar 
B)  syntax 
C)  pragmatics 
D)  egocentrism

Question 18

In a 24-hour period, most preschoolers sleep:

Accepted Answer

A)  15 to 16 hours at night and two hours during the day. 
B)  three to four hours at night and take two naps of three hours each. 
C)  nine to ten hours at night and take a nap of one to two hours. 
D)  11 to 12 hours at night and four hours during the day. 
A)  15 to 16 hours at night and two hours during the day. 
B)  three to four hours at night and take two naps of three hours each. 
C)  nine to ten hours at night and take a nap of one to two hours. 
D)  11 to 12 hours at night and four hours during the day.

Question 19

Conservation is the understanding that:

Accepted Answer

A)  parents are aware of everything happening to their children, even when they are not present. 
B)  properties of objects remain the same, even if you change their superficial characteristics. 
C)  one's perspective is the same as other people's perspective, irrespective of the situation. 
D)  environmental features, such as mountains and thunder, have been designed and created by people. 
A)  parents are aware of everything happening to their children, even when they are not present. 
B)  properties of objects remain the same, even if you change their superficial characteristics. 
C)  one's perspective is the same as other people's perspective, irrespective of the situation. 
D)  environmental features, such as mountains and thunder, have been designed and created by people.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some infants show no hand preference during infancy. 
B)  It is not influenced by genetics. 
C)  Identical twins have identical hand preference. 
D)  It is exclusively associated with emotional development. 
A)  Some infants show no hand preference during infancy. 
B)  It is not influenced by genetics. 
C)  Identical twins have identical hand preference. 
D)  It is exclusively associated with emotional development.

Which of the following is an example of a major childhood illness in developing countries?

It is an undisputable fact that handedness is associated with cognitive advantages and disadvantages.

_________refers to the belief that environmental features were made by people.

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Which of the following is a similarity between enuresis and encopresis?

In the context of the zone of proximal development, caring for young children helps older children and adults develop child-rearing capabilities.

Language and cognitive development are exclusive of each other.

Four-year-old Jason says that he has to go out and play in the garden since there is bright light outside, while the light is actually because of a glowing bulb and not because of the sun. Jason is displaying _____.

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Skipping is a fine motor skill and develops after all gross motor skills.

Briefly describe rough-and-tumble play.

Young children are able to use retrieval cues provided to them by adults to remember things.

Explain the minor illnesses that occur in early childhood.

Unlike children who do not have imaginary companions, children with imaginary companions:

Changing one's speech to fit a particular social situation demonstrates _________.

In a 24-hour period, most preschoolers sleep:

Conservation is the understanding that:

Which of the following is true of handedness?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

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Exam 7: Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Which of the following is an example of a major childhood illness in developing countries?

It is an undisputable fact that handedness is associated with cognitive advantages and disadvantages.

_________refers to the belief that environmental features were made by people. ​

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Which of the following is true of children's zone of proximal development?

Which of the following is a similarity between enuresis and encopresis?

In the context of the zone of proximal development, caring for young children helps older children and adults develop child-rearing capabilities.

Language and cognitive development are exclusive of each other.

Four-year-old Jason says that he has to go out and play in the garden since there is bright light outside, while the light is actually because of a glowing bulb and not because of the sun. Jason is displaying _____.

Which of the following is true of sleep terrors?

Skipping is a fine motor skill and develops after all gross motor skills.

Briefly describe rough-and-tumble play.

Young children are able to use retrieval cues provided to them by adults to remember things.

Explain the minor illnesses that occur in early childhood.

Unlike children who do not have imaginary companions, children with imaginary companions:

Changing one's speech to fit a particular social situation demonstrates _________. ​

In a 24-hour period, most preschoolers sleep:

Conservation is the understanding that:

Which of the following is true of handedness?

History, Theories, and Methods

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn Baby: in the New World

Infancy: Physical Development

Infancy: Cognitive Development

Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Late Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development

Lifes

Filters

_________refers to the belief that environmental features were made by people.

Changing one's speech to fit a particular social situation demonstrates _________.