Question 1

Which of the following is a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Underdevelopment of their brains 
B)  Inaccuracy in their verbal reports 
C)  Slow development of neurons 
D)  Poor development of the amygdalae 
A)  Underdevelopment of their brains 
B)  Inaccuracy in their verbal reports 
C)  Slow development of neurons 
D)  Poor development of the amygdalae

Question 2

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The law of conservati

Question 3

Provide a brief account of enuresis.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Enuresis is failure t

Question 4

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:

Accepted Answer

A)  aggravates the problem and causes anxiety. 
B)  causes the problem to stop immediately. 
C)  appears to work for boys but not for girls. 
D)  teaches self-control. 
A)  aggravates the problem and causes anxiety. 
B)  causes the problem to stop immediately. 
C)  appears to work for boys but not for girls. 
D)  teaches self-control.

Question 5

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Encopresis is more likely to happen during the day than at night.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of accidents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Girls are more likely than boys to incur accidental injuries. 
B)  Poor children are more likely to die from fires than other children. 
C)  Poor children are less likely to die in motor vehicle accidents than other children. 
D)  Accidents cause less deaths than any other causes of deaths. 
A)  Girls are more likely than boys to incur accidental injuries. 
B)  Poor children are more likely to die from fires than other children. 
C)  Poor children are less likely to die in motor vehicle accidents than other children. 
D)  Accidents cause less deaths than any other causes of deaths.

Question 8

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Children, like adults

Question 9

Which of the following activities involves fine motor skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walking upstairs, two feet to a step 
B)  Kicking a large ball 
C)  Hopping on one foot 
D)  Placing simple shapes in the correct holes 
A)  Walking upstairs, two feet to a step 
B)  Kicking a large ball 
C)  Hopping on one foot 
D)  Placing simple shapes in the correct holes

Question 10

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is true of motor activity in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor activity begins to decline after two or three years of age. 
B)  High motor activity ensures high intelligence quotient. 
C)  Boys show an increase in motor activity compared to that of girls. 
D)  Children become more restless with decrease in motor activity level. 
A)  Motor activity begins to decline after two or three years of age. 
B)  High motor activity ensures high intelligence quotient. 
C)  Boys show an increase in motor activity compared to that of girls. 
D)  Children become more restless with decrease in motor activity level.

Question 12

Which of the following is a difference between growth during preschool years and growth during infancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth during preschool years is significantly slower than growth during infancy. 
B)  Growth during preschool years develops only motor skills, whereas growth during infancy develops only cognitive skills. 
C)  Growth during preschool years is significantly faster than growth during infancy. 
D)  Growth during preschool years develops only cognitive skills, whereas growth during infancy only develops only skills. 
A)  Growth during preschool years is significantly slower than growth during infancy. 
B)  Growth during preschool years develops only motor skills, whereas growth during infancy develops only cognitive skills. 
C)  Growth during preschool years is significantly faster than growth during infancy. 
D)  Growth during preschool years develops only cognitive skills, whereas growth during infancy only develops only skills.

Question 13

Brendan is a one-year-old boy and recently suffered an injury to the part of the brain that controls language. On examining him, the neurologist says that other areas of the brain will assume functions of the damaged part and he will not lose the ability to speak or understand a language. The neurologist bases this diagnosis on the _____ of Brendan's brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity 
B)  carcinogenicity 
C)  elasticity 
D)  immunogenicity 
A)  plasticity 
B)  carcinogenicity 
C)  elasticity 
D)  immunogenicity

Question 14

Describe the development of handedness in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Handedness emerges du

Question 15

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

_________refers to a process of quickly determining a word's meaning, which facilitates children's vocabulary development. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Rehearsal 
C)  Pragmatics 
D)  Scaffolding 
A)  Fast mapping 
B)  Rehearsal 
C)  Pragmatics 
D)  Scaffolding

Question 17

Which of the following is true of imaginary friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are a sign of serious cognitive problems. 
B)  They are an indication of the child having problems with real relationships. 
C)  They are companions for 95% of preschoolers. 
D)  They are most commonly found among firstborn and only children. 
A)  They are a sign of serious cognitive problems. 
B)  They are an indication of the child having problems with real relationships. 
C)  They are companions for 95% of preschoolers. 
D)  They are most commonly found among firstborn and only children.

Question 18

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 75% of its adult weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Briefly describe the nutritional needs of preschool children.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Two-to-three-year-old

Question 20

Explain the influence of television on development of preoperational children.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. American children spe

Which of the following is a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Provide a brief account of enuresis.

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Encopresis is more likely to happen during the day than at night.

Which of the following statements is true of accidents?

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Which of the following activities involves fine motor skills?

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep.

Which of the following is true of motor activity in early childhood?

Which of the following is a difference between growth during preschool years and growth during infancy?

Describe the development of handedness in early childhood.

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood.

_________refers to a process of quickly determining a word's meaning, which facilitates children's vocabulary development.

Which of the following is true of imaginary friends?

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 75% of its adult weight.

Briefly describe the nutritional needs of preschool children.

Explain the influence of television on development of preoperational children.

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 a limitation of assessing memory in young children?

Explain the concept of conservation and centration in the context of cognitive development of a preoperational child.

Provide a brief account of enuresis.

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Encopresis is more likely to happen during the day than at night.

Which of the following statements is true of accidents?

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Which of the following activities involves fine motor skills?

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep.

Which of the following is true of motor activity in early childhood?

Which of the following is a difference between growth during preschool years and growth during infancy?

Describe the development of handedness in early childhood.

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death in early childhood.

_________refers to a process of quickly determining a word's meaning, which facilitates children's vocabulary development. ​

Which of the following is true of imaginary friends?

At two years of age, the brain already has attained 75% of its adult weight.

Briefly describe the nutritional needs of preschool children.

Explain the influence of television on development of preoperational children.

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 a process of quickly determining a word's meaning, which facilitates children's vocabulary development.