Question 1

Parental responsiveness is a key ingredient in children's cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the corpus callosum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It starts developing only after the age of five. 
B)  Its use is limited to processing visual information. 
C)  It connects the brain stem to the frontal regions of the brain. 
D)  Its myelination is largely complete by the age of eight. 
A)  It starts developing only after the age of five. 
B)  Its use is limited to processing visual information. 
C)  It connects the brain stem to the frontal regions of the brain. 
D)  Its myelination is largely complete by the age of eight.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a minor illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tuberculosis 
B)  Measles 
C)  Pneumonia 
D)  Diarrhea 
A)  Tuberculosis 
B)  Measles 
C)  Pneumonia 
D)  Diarrhea

Question 4

Class inclusion tasks are difficult for a preoperational child because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it requires the child to have the ability of seriation. 
B)  the child unnecessarily compares various subclasses of information. 
C)  it requires the child to focus on two aspects of a situation at once. 
D)  the child focuses on assigning one item to a category at a time. 
A)  it requires the child to have the ability of seriation. 
B)  the child unnecessarily compares various subclasses of information. 
C)  it requires the child to focus on two aspects of a situation at once. 
D)  the child focuses on assigning one item to a category at a time.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are used to eliminate diseases like arthritis and diabetes. 
B)  They are still unavailable for diseases like rubella and diphtheria. 
C)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have completely eliminated major childhood illnesses. 
A)  They are used to eliminate diseases like arthritis and diabetes. 
B)  They are still unavailable for diseases like rubella and diphtheria. 
C)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have completely eliminated major childhood illnesses.

Question 6

Which of the following is a result of the myelination of the corpus callosum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It hinders the development of the cerebellum. 
B)  It restricts the brain from exhibiting plasticity. 
C)  It helps in distinguishing between left- and right-brained children. 
D)  It enables the integration of logical and emotional functioning. 
A)  It hinders the development of the cerebellum. 
B)  It restricts the brain from exhibiting plasticity. 
C)  It helps in distinguishing between left- and right-brained children. 
D)  It enables the integration of logical and emotional functioning.

Question 7

Increase in brain weight during the preschool years is due to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in thickness of the skull. 
B)  continuing myelination of nerve fibers. 
C)  increase in size of the spinal cord. 
D)  continuing of growth of the medulla. 
A)  increase in thickness of the skull. 
B)  continuing myelination of nerve fibers. 
C)  increase in size of the spinal cord. 
D)  continuing of growth of the medulla.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Four-year-old Betty solving simple mathematical calculations 
B)  Jon, a two-year-old, walking up the stairs, two feet to a step 
C)  Mia, a three-year-old, drawing vertical and horizontal lines 
D)  Five-year-old Paul tying his shoelaces without help 
A)  Four-year-old Betty solving simple mathematical calculations 
B)  Jon, a two-year-old, walking up the stairs, two feet to a step 
C)  Mia, a three-year-old, drawing vertical and horizontal lines 
D)  Five-year-old Paul tying his shoelaces without help

Question 9

Younger preschoolers are more likely to engage in _____ than older preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociodramatic play 
B)  cooperative play 
C)  physical play 
D)  role play 
A)  sociodramatic play 
B)  cooperative play 
C)  physical play 
D)  role play

Question 10

Which of the following is true of somnambulism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It usually occurs more commonly in adults than children. 
B)  It usually occurs during light rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
C)  It causes violent agitation in children if awakened during an episode. 
D)  It tends to occur during deep sleep. 
A)  It usually occurs more commonly in adults than children. 
B)  It usually occurs during light rapid-eye-movement sleep. 
C)  It causes violent agitation in children if awakened during an episode. 
D)  It tends to occur during deep sleep.

Question 11

Explain the major illnesses that occur in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

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Parental responsiveness is a key ingredient in children's cognitive development.

Which of the following is true of the corpus callosum?

Which of the following is an example of a minor illness?

Class inclusion tasks are difficult for a preoperational child because:

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

Which of the following is a result of the myelination of the corpus callosum?

Increase in brain weight during the preschool years is due to the:

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Younger preschoolers are more likely to engage in _____ than older preschoolers.

Which of the following is true of somnambulism?

Explain the major illnesses that occur in early childhood.

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Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development

Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development

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Exam 7: Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Parental responsiveness is a key ingredient in children's cognitive development.

Which of the following is true of the corpus callosum?

Which of the following is an example of a minor illness?

Class inclusion tasks are difficult for a preoperational child because:

Which of the following is true of childhood immunizations?

Which of the following is a result of the myelination of the corpus callosum?

Increase in brain weight during the preschool years is due to the:

Which of the following is an example of a gross motor skill?

Younger preschoolers are more likely to engage in _____ than older preschoolers.

Which of the following is true of somnambulism?

Explain the major illnesses that occur in early childhood.

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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