Exam 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years

What do children use to help them move from single words to two-word sentences?

Which child does Piaget's theory have the most difficulty explaining?

Amanda's 4-year-old daughter, Lin, was the only witness to a robbery. As Amanda's friend and "psychology expert," what advice would you give her to help ensure that Lin provides the most accurate testimony to police?

Consider the notion that the brain is pre-wired for learning grammar. Which answer about learning does this notion support?

When Andy bumps into a table, he says to it, "You bumped into me because you're mean." What is Andy exhibiting?

Research illustrates that which ethnicity of children remembers their younger years more vividly?

Who is most associated with the principle of the zone of proximal development?

Which of the following is one of the communication skills achieved in the first five years of life?

Sarah's older sister Lori is helping Sarah to understand how to complete a Sudoku puzzle. Sarah learns how to play Sudoku from Lori, because it is Lori's favourite game. This method of cognitive growth for Sarah is known as which of the following terms?

Which type of memory is Kara relying on when she tells her mother all about the picnic she went on with her class?

Which of the following is one of the key elements of effective oral communication?

Andrew is trying to implement a scaffolding style into his teaching of tennis to Stephanie, who is having difficulty, and to Greg, who is doing very well. To do this, what must Andrew do?

At approximately what age do children master many significant fine motor skills, such as drawing clear, recognizable objects and the ability to tie their shoes?

According to Piaget, when does preoperational thinking occur?

Which of the following is a component that enhances the development of autobiographical memory in preschool children?

Which person's advice is most consistent with the three key elements of effective oral communication?

Between the ages of 3 and 5 years, approximately how much do children grow per year?

Which of the following is a grammatical morpheme?

Donny's mother has just poured glasses of orange juice for Donny and his sister Maddie. After they are poured, Donny becomes very upset that he got less juice than his sister. Their mother points out that while Donny's glass is short it is also wider and thus both children have the same amount. Donny continues to protest, arguing that his juice is shorter thus he has less juice. According to Piaget, what would explain Donny's behaviour?

What do we call the process of applying rules to a word that is actually an exception to the rule?