Question 1

What is fast mapping?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the belief that novel terms refer to unfamiliar objects. 
B)  It is a process by which children learn active words faster than passive words. 
C)  It is a process in which the child quickly attaches a new word to its appropriate content. 
D)  It is the tendency for young children to associate words with particular characteristics of objects. 
A)  It is the belief that novel terms refer to unfamiliar objects. 
B)  It is a process by which children learn active words faster than passive words. 
C)  It is a process in which the child quickly attaches a new word to its appropriate content. 
D)  It is the tendency for young children to associate words with particular characteristics of objects.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the effects of handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being left-handed has proven to be an advantage in mastering athletic skills. 
B)  Left-handed individuals have been shown to be less intelligent. 
C)  Left-handedness is associated with artistic creativity and success in athletics. 
D)  Right-handed individuals are significantly more likely to develop schizophrenia. 
A)  Being left-handed has proven to be an advantage in mastering athletic skills. 
B)  Left-handed individuals have been shown to be less intelligent. 
C)  Left-handedness is associated with artistic creativity and success in athletics. 
D)  Right-handed individuals are significantly more likely to develop schizophrenia.

Question 3

Compare the major causes of death in Canada with the major causes of death in developing countries.

Accepted Answer

Children in Canada are more likely to di

Question 4

What is a defining characteristic of minor illnesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  They last only 24 hours. 
B)  They do NOT require over-the-counter medications. 
C)  They last only a few days and are NOT life threatening. 
D)  They occur in 1- to 3-year-olds more often than in older children. 
A)  They last only 24 hours. 
B)  They do NOT require over-the-counter medications. 
C)  They last only a few days and are NOT life threatening. 
D)  They occur in 1- to 3-year-olds more often than in older children.

Question 5

MATCHING
-Activity level of parents

Accepted Answer

A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic 
A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic

Question 6

MATCHING
-Encopresis
4.90%

Accepted Answer

A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic 
A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic

Question 7

Preschoolers can accurately predict and explain human action and emotion in terms of mental states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is an effect of childhood immunizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have completely eliminated diphtheria, but minimal change exists for other serious childhood illnesses. 
B)  They have NOT statistically reduced the number of serious childhood illnesses since the 1990s. 
C)  They have completely eliminated most serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of fatal childhood illnesses. 
A)  They have completely eliminated diphtheria, but minimal change exists for other serious childhood illnesses. 
B)  They have NOT statistically reduced the number of serious childhood illnesses since the 1990s. 
C)  They have completely eliminated most serious childhood illnesses. 
D)  They have greatly reduced the incidence of fatal childhood illnesses.

Question 9

Which of the following characterizes left-handedness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Left-handed people are more likely to be male. 
B)  Left-handedness is associated with increased levels of creativity. 
C)  Left-handedness is associated with reduced levels of creativity. 
D)  Left-handed people are more likely to be female. 
A)  Left-handed people are more likely to be male. 
B)  Left-handedness is associated with increased levels of creativity. 
C)  Left-handedness is associated with reduced levels of creativity. 
D)  Left-handed people are more likely to be female.

Question 10

Which of the following does conservation NOT require?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to reverse one's thinking 
B)  the ability to focus on two or more aspects of a situation at once 
C)  perspective thinking 
D)  concrete operational thinking 
A)  the ability to reverse one's thinking 
B)  the ability to focus on two or more aspects of a situation at once 
C)  perspective thinking 
D)  concrete operational thinking

Question 11

In 2005, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report that ranked developed countries in terms of their access to child-care spaces and their public investment in child care.What was Canada's ranking?

Accepted Answer

A)  first place 
B)  in the top ten 
C)  at the mid-point 
D)  last place 
A)  first place 
B)  in the top ten 
C)  at the mid-point 
D)  last place

Question 12

During what sleep stage does bedwetting usually occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  during stage 1 sleep 
B)  during REM sleep 
C)  during stage 3 sleep 
D)  during the deepest stage of sleep 
A)  during stage 1 sleep 
B)  during REM sleep 
C)  during stage 3 sleep 
D)  during the deepest stage of sleep

Question 13

What is required for a child to stand on one foot?

Accepted Answer

A)  gross motor skills 
B)  maturity of the cerebrum 
C)  myelination of the amygdala 
D)  maturation of the corpus callosum 
A)  gross motor skills 
B)  maturity of the cerebrum 
C)  myelination of the amygdala 
D)  maturation of the corpus callosum

Question 14

More than 13 million children around the world die each year from six diseases, including pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, tetanus, and whooping cough.What is the sixth disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  influenza 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  heart disease 
D)  unintentional injuries 
A)  influenza 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  heart disease 
D)  unintentional injuries

Question 15

MATCHING
-Somnambulism

Accepted Answer

A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic 
A) "mountains grow if you plant stones" 
B) temporary learning support 
C) associated with development of physical and social skills 
D) percentage of people who will become left-handed 
E) symbolic of something specific
F)skipping
G)bedwetting or loss of bladder control
H)linked to myelination of the pathways linking cerebellum and the cerebral cortex
I)percentage of people who will become right-handed
J)understanding of how one's mind works
K)linked to emotions
L)quickly determining a word's meaning
M)must focus on two aspects of a situation at once
N)growth of new dendrites in the brain
O)associated with activity level in children
P)soiling or loss of bowel control
Q)sleepwalking
R)taste of sugar
S)stacking blocks
T)linked to logic

Question 16

Elizabeth is 2 years old.What motor skill can she accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  lacing her shoes 
B)  printing her first name 
C)  using a pencil with the correct hand grip 
D)  gripping her blanket 
A)  lacing her shoes 
B)  printing her first name 
C)  using a pencil with the correct hand grip 
D)  gripping her blanket

Question 17

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical.What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are authentic happenings in his life. 
B)  They are television shows he experiences in his sleep. 
C)  They are events that are happening to other people. 
D)  They are caused by his parents. 
A)  They are authentic happenings in his life. 
B)  They are television shows he experiences in his sleep. 
C)  They are events that are happening to other people. 
D)  They are caused by his parents.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a cause of preoperational children failing to show conservation?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  irreversibility 
C)  precausal thinking 
D)  transductive reasoning 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  irreversibility 
C)  precausal thinking 
D)  transductive reasoning

Question 20

Which of the following statements explains the memory strategies of preschoolers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often group objects into categories. 
B)  They typically do NOT use rehearsal strategies until age 5. 
C)  They rarely use rehearsal to recall a list of objects. 
D)  They believe that novel terms refer to unfamiliar objects. 
A)  They often group objects into categories. 
B)  They typically do NOT use rehearsal strategies until age 5. 
C)  They rarely use rehearsal to recall a list of objects. 
D)  They believe that novel terms refer to unfamiliar objects.

What is fast mapping?

Which of the following best describes the effects of handedness?

Compare the major causes of death in Canada with the major causes of death in developing countries.

What is a defining characteristic of minor illnesses?

MATCHING -Activity level of parents

MATCHING -Encopresis 4.90%

Preschoolers can accurately predict and explain human action and emotion in terms of mental states.

Which of the following is an effect of childhood immunizations?

Which of the following characterizes left-handedness?

Which of the following does conservation NOT require?

In 2005, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report that ranked developed countries in terms of their access to child-care spaces and their public investment in child care.What was Canada's ranking?

During what sleep stage does bedwetting usually occur?

What is required for a child to stand on one foot?

More than 13 million children around the world die each year from six diseases, including pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, tetanus, and whooping cough.What is the sixth disease?

MATCHING -Somnambulism

Elizabeth is 2 years old.What motor skill can she accomplish?

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical.What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

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

What is a cause of preoperational children failing to show conservation?

Which of the following statements explains the memory strategies of preschoolers?

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What is fast mapping?

Which of the following best describes the effects of handedness?

Compare the major causes of death in Canada with the major causes of death in developing countries.

What is a defining characteristic of minor illnesses?

MATCHING -Activity level of parents

MATCHING -Encopresis 4.90%

Preschoolers can accurately predict and explain human action and emotion in terms of mental states.

Which of the following is an effect of childhood immunizations?

Which of the following characterizes left-handedness?

Which of the following does conservation NOT require?

In 2005, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report that ranked developed countries in terms of their access to child-care spaces and their public investment in child care.What was Canada's ranking?

During what sleep stage does bedwetting usually occur?

What is required for a child to stand on one foot?

More than 13 million children around the world die each year from six diseases, including pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, tetanus, and whooping cough.What is the sixth disease?

MATCHING -Somnambulism

Elizabeth is 2 years old.What motor skill can she accomplish?

A 4-year-old preoperational child is confused about the difference between the mental and the physical.What is this child most likely to believe about dreams?

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

What is a cause of preoperational children failing to show conservation?

Which of the following statements explains the memory strategies of preschoolers?

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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