Exam 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years

Ed knows what a horse is but has never seen nor heard of a camel. When Ed sees his first camel, he says "horsey." Which concept best explains Ed's reaction?

What is a grammatical morpheme?

Michael, who is a preoperational thinker, watches as a movie character appears to turn from a nice teenager into a werewolf. What is Michael's most likely reaction?

Jake and his dad are playing the board game, Snakes and Ladders. Both Jake and his dad understand that the object of the game is to reach the top of the game board first. This example defines which concept of cognitive development?

According to Vygotsky, what kind of speech is another term for thought?

Little Brittany has just woken up in a panicked state in the early part of the night. She is breathing rapidly and perspiring heavily. She doesn't respond to her parents when they come into her room; instead, she falls back asleep and doesn't remember what happened during the night. What did Brittany experience?

Which of the following attention and perceptual skills plays a primary role in a child's learning of words?

Which is the best example of underextension?

In terms of number of words known, how do bilingual children rate?

What is handedness influenced by?

Why are children motivated to learn language?

Dr. Grainger is attempting to determine the zone of proximal development for Diane when Diane works on complex mazes. In order to do so, Dr. Grainger must measure Diane's personal performance on the maze and something else. What else must Dr. Grainger measure?

Which of the following children is most likely using private speech during a piano lesson?

Which principle of counting states that there must be a single number name for each item counted?

What is the most effective method of eliminating bedtime struggles?

Which of the following is most necessary for proper linguistic turn-taking behaviour?

Which of the following is the best example of overregularization?

Which child is receiving the adequate amount of sleep?

Which principle of counting states that number names must be counted in the same sequence?

According to various studies, what approximate percentage of children have sleep issues?