Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood:two to Six Years

According to Piaget, a hallmark of the ____________ stage is the emerging ability of the child to use language to make sense of the world.

According to Piaget, egocentrism is:

According to the body mass index, about what percentage of U.S. children are considered overweight or obese?

Tomas is a three-year-old boy living in an older apartment where the paint is peeling from the walls. His parents have just finished repainting his bedroom and are in the process of repainting the other rooms as they worry if Tomas was to put the peeling paint into his mouth, this could result in ______________.

According to Piaget, the work of the preoperational is linear and moves backward.

When a developmental scientist presents two identical glasses with liquid at the same level, the child study participant agrees that both contain the same amount of liquid. Next, when the liquid is poured from one of the short, wide glasses into a tall thin glass, the concrete operational child concludes that

Between the ages of 2 and 6, the average child in the United States gains about 6 pounds and 2 to 3 inches per year.

The skeletal development of children whose diets are deficient in key nutrients are at risk for conditions such as ________________________.

When a child blows up a balloon and then allows it let the air escape, the balloon returning to its original form challenges the age-appropriate expectation that

__________________ is the process by which the right and left hemispheres of the brain take on specific functions.

In teaching a child to ride a bike, a parent will leave the training wheels on. Once bicycling is mastered, the parent will remove the wheels but still hold on to the seat of the bike to ensure the child's stability. Finally, the adult will let go once the child can ride on his own. This is an example of

Babies Jack and Jessa are the same age, and they spend time together. Most recently, their "play" has involved Jack watching Jessa roll across the floor, an example of _____________ normative for their age and developmental stage.

Which child is healthier?

Because 8-year-old James has a diagnosed disability, his educational advocate annually reviews James' ____________ which outlines his educational goals for the year.

According to Vygotsky, the difference between what a child can do alone and what they can do with guidance is known as

A child's cognitive abilities:

One of the differences between Piaget and Vygotsky is that Vygotsky asserted that:

Signaling a serious health concern, it is estimated that _______ million preschool children met clinical criteria for growth stunting in 2010.

Questions that involve understanding conservation of liquid are likely to be out-of-range of the abilities of a ________-year-old.

According to road safety statistics, nearly ____ of families in the United States use car seats as recommended.