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

Childhood obesity is

Bill prefers using his left hand while his brother Bob uses his right. Bill's brain functioning is more likely to be influence by ________________.

Susie believes that clouds come from a giant person blowing puffs of smoke into the sky and is unconcerned that she has no

Philosophical and political support continues to be weak for inclusion with respect to students with autism spectrum disorder.

Research suggests that inclusion of special needs children stalls the social and academic achievements of typical, normal-developing peers and may, in fact, undermine their educational achievement.

While in the sandbox, Benjamin makes a pie while David pours sand into a container. They talk and exchange tools. This is an example of _______________play.

An infant shaking a rattle or clapping his hands is engaged in ___________ play.

With respect to average development, after the weight gain that takes place during infancy, young children tend to gain weight more rapidly from ages 2 through 6.

_____ refers to the process of a child gaining skill or knowledge through the experience of learning from a peer who has already mastered that particular skill or knowledge.

What is the goal of scaffolding?

In a recent study, children who watched a television show that contained food commercials ate ____ more snacks than those who watched an ad-free television show.

Rico ties his shoes, writes numbers, and is able to print his first name. His fine-motor skills are normative for a _____-year-old child.

_____________ describes the distance between an individual's current level of learning and the more distal achievement of expertise or mastery.

'Theory of mind' refers to:

John and James are 2-month-old twins playing near each other with similar toys. They do not direct the other's activities. This is an example of _____________ play.

Lucy builds large towers with wood blocks, stands on one foot, and loves to jump off objects. Her fine-motor and gross-motor skills are normative for a ___-year-old.

Ossification occurs during which periods of development?

Billy and his Dad are learning new ways to build using construction toys. This is an example of

Four-year-old Maggie uses short, simple sentences when talking to her baby sister. This shows that Piaget may have __________ the preschooler's ???????????????_____________

Through early childhood, from ages 2 to 6, children's vocabulary increases approximately ____.