Question 1

Provide a brief account of encopresis.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Soiling, or encopresi

Question 2

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Enuresis may be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperactivity of the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  an immature motor cortex. 
C)  lack of specific neurotransmitters needed to achieve physical control. 
D)  a pathological connection in the diencephalon. 
A)  hyperactivity of the prefrontal cortex. 
B)  an immature motor cortex. 
C)  lack of specific neurotransmitters needed to achieve physical control. 
D)  a pathological connection in the diencephalon.

Question 4

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociodramatic play 
B)  Cooperative play 
C)  Creative play 
D)  Rough-and-tumble play 
A)  Sociodramatic play 
B)  Cooperative play 
C)  Creative play 
D)  Rough-and-tumble play

Question 5

Neurological factors that enable _____ include the growth of new dendrites and redundancy of neural connections.

Accepted Answer

A)  elasticity 
B)  plasticity 
C)  handedness 
D)  enuresis 
A)  elasticity 
B)  plasticity 
C)  handedness 
D)  enuresis

Question 6

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scripts are accounts of specific events, while episodic memories are accounts of repeated events. 
B)  Scripts are rarely recollected in adulthood, while episodic memories are recollected in adulthood. 
C)  Scripts are orderly accounts of information, while episodic memories are abstract accounts of information. 
D)  Scripts are coherent in nature, while episodic memories are generalized accounts of information. 
A)  Scripts are accounts of specific events, while episodic memories are accounts of repeated events. 
B)  Scripts are rarely recollected in adulthood, while episodic memories are recollected in adulthood. 
C)  Scripts are orderly accounts of information, while episodic memories are abstract accounts of information. 
D)  Scripts are coherent in nature, while episodic memories are generalized accounts of information.

Question 7

By the age of five, a child's brain:

Accepted Answer

A)  has reached 50% of its adult weight. 
B)  has reached 75% of its adult weight. 
C)  has reached 90% of its adult weight. 
D)  has reached 10% of its adult weight. 
A)  has reached 50% of its adult weight. 
B)  has reached 75% of its adult weight. 
C)  has reached 90% of its adult weight. 
D)  has reached 10% of its adult weight.

Question 8

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin is displaying _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  sociocentrism 
C)  symbolic thinking 
D)  cognitive flexibility 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  sociocentrism 
C)  symbolic thinking 
D)  cognitive flexibility

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of sleep terrors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They usually occur during deep sleep. 
C)  They are more common in infancy than at other ages. 
D)  They occur more often as the child grows older. 
A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They usually occur during deep sleep. 
C)  They are more common in infancy than at other ages. 
D)  They occur more often as the child grows older.

Question 10

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Handedness seems to h

Question 11

Gross motor skills are those skills that:

Accepted Answer

A)  are used in manipulation and coordination involving small and precise movements. 
B)  are used in locomotion that involve large muscle groups. 
C)  are used by children when drawing images or playing a musical instrument. 
D)  are acquired in late childhood or early adolescence. 
A)  are used in manipulation and coordination involving small and precise movements. 
B)  are used in locomotion that involve large muscle groups. 
C)  are used by children when drawing images or playing a musical instrument. 
D)  are acquired in late childhood or early adolescence.

Question 12

Children's artistic development is linked to the development of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social and sensory skills 
B)  conservative and redundant skills 
C)  emotional and behavioral skills 
D)  motor and cognitive skills 
A)  social and sensory skills 
B)  conservative and redundant skills 
C)  emotional and behavioral skills 
D)  motor and cognitive skills

Question 13

Sleepwalking is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  immaturity of the nervous system. 
B)  not being able to control impulses. 
C)  general misbehavior. 
D)  developmental and learning disorders. 
A)  immaturity of the nervous system. 
B)  not being able to control impulses. 
C)  general misbehavior. 
D)  developmental and learning disorders.

Question 14

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his or her shoes and then gradually turns over the responsibility of the task to the child is exhibiting _________. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive scaffolding 
B)  cognitive centration 
C)  cognitive attachment 
D)  cognitive conservation 
A)  cognitive scaffolding 
B)  cognitive centration 
C)  cognitive attachment 
D)  cognitive conservation

Question 15

In right-handed individuals, the left hemisphere of the brain is relatively more involved in _____ functions.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-solving 
B)  visual-spatial 
C)  aesthetic 
D)  emotional 
A)  problem-solving 
B)  visual-spatial 
C)  aesthetic 
D)  emotional

Question 16

Which of the following factors influences cognitive development in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental disorders 
B)  Preschool education 
C)  Psychological conditioning 
D)  Philosophical reasoning 
A)  Mental disorders 
B)  Preschool education 
C)  Psychological conditioning 
D)  Philosophical reasoning

Question 17

Which of the following is true of transductive reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves reasoning by going from one isolated event to another. 
B)  It involves reasoning by looking into multiple events together. 
C)  It involves reasoning by going to only the most complicated event among a group of events. 
D)  It involves reasoning by looking into similar, related events. 
A)  It involves reasoning by going from one isolated event to another. 
B)  It involves reasoning by looking into multiple events together. 
C)  It involves reasoning by going to only the most complicated event among a group of events. 
D)  It involves reasoning by looking into similar, related events.

Question 18

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During a recent parent-teacher meeting, the teacher explains to the parents of 3-year-old Cameron that he is in the design stage of artistic development. According to the teacher, Cameron should be able to draw _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  basic geometric shapes 
B)  artistic pictures of landscapes 
C)  combinations of the basic shapes 
D)  recognizable objects like houses and airplanes 
A)  basic geometric shapes 
B)  artistic pictures of landscapes 
C)  combinations of the basic shapes 
D)  recognizable objects like houses and airplanes

Question 20

_____ is putting oneself at the center of things such that one is unable to perceive the world from another person's point of view.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egocentrism 
B)  Sociocentrism 
C)  Symbolic thinking 
D)  Cognitive flexibility 
A)  Egocentrism 
B)  Sociocentrism 
C)  Symbolic thinking 
D)  Cognitive flexibility

Provide a brief account of encopresis.

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Enuresis may be caused by:

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Neurological factors that enable _____ include the growth of new dendrites and redundancy of neural connections.

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

By the age of five, a child's brain:

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin is displaying _____.

Which of the following statements is true of sleep terrors?

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Gross motor skills are those skills that:

Children's artistic development is linked to the development of _____.

Sleepwalking is related to:

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his or her shoes and then gradually turns over the responsibility of the task to the child is exhibiting _________.

In right-handed individuals, the left hemisphere of the brain is relatively more involved in _____ functions.

Which of the following factors influences cognitive development in early childhood?

Which of the following is true of transductive reasoning?

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

During a recent parent-teacher meeting, the teacher explains to the parents of 3-year-old Cameron that he is in the design stage of artistic development. According to the teacher, Cameron should be able to draw _____.

_____ is putting oneself at the center of things such that one is unable to perceive the world from another person's point of view.

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

Provide a brief account of encopresis.

In developing countries, measles is considered a minor illness.

Enuresis may be caused by:

Nathan and Joseph are chasing each other around the park and wrestling in the grass. Which of the following forms of play are the children involved in?

Neurological factors that enable _____ include the growth of new dendrites and redundancy of neural connections.

Which of the following is a difference between scripts and episodic memory?

By the age of five, a child's brain:

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin is displaying _____.

Which of the following statements is true of sleep terrors?

Briefly describe the influence of genetic factors on handedness of a child.

Gross motor skills are those skills that:

Children's artistic development is linked to the development of _____.

Sleepwalking is related to:

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his or her shoes and then gradually turns over the responsibility of the task to the child is exhibiting _________. ​

In right-handed individuals, the left hemisphere of the brain is relatively more involved in _____ functions.

Which of the following factors influences cognitive development in early childhood?

Which of the following is true of transductive reasoning?

Children reared in poverty are at a greater risk for school failure than children of higher socioeconomic status.

During a recent parent-teacher meeting, the teacher explains to the parents of 3-year-old Cameron that he is in the design stage of artistic development. According to the teacher, Cameron should be able to draw _____.

_____ is putting oneself at the center of things such that one is unable to perceive the world from another person's point of view.

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

A parent who demonstrates to a child how to tie his or her shoes and then gradually turns over the responsibility of the task to the child is exhibiting _________.