Question 1

Sprouting refers to the development of new memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Children involved in violent pretend play demonstrate:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher levels of creativity than other children. 
B)  less antisocial behavior in later childhood. 
C)  more helping behavior toward other children. 
D)  lower levels of empathy than other children. 
A)  higher levels of creativity than other children. 
B)  less antisocial behavior in later childhood. 
C)  more helping behavior toward other children. 
D)  lower levels of empathy than other children.

Question 3

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:​

Accepted Answer

A)  aggravates the problem and causes anxiety. 
B)  will usually stop it within a few weeks. 
C)  appears to work for boys, but not for girls. 
D)  teaches self-control, and that is what is needed. 
A)  aggravates the problem and causes anxiety. 
B)  will usually stop it within a few weeks. 
C)  appears to work for boys, but not for girls. 
D)  teaches self-control, and that is what is needed.

Question 4

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

Children, like adults, often remember wh

Question 5

Which of the following is true of contrast assumption?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to something that you already know 
B)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to unfamiliar objects 
C)  Assuming that words refer to whole objects, and not characteristics of objects 
D)  Assuming that similar objects must belong to the same category 
A)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to something that you already know 
B)  Assuming that novel terms must refer to unfamiliar objects 
C)  Assuming that words refer to whole objects, and not characteristics of objects 
D)  Assuming that similar objects must belong to the same category

Question 6

Appearance-reality distinction is the understanding that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there is a difference between real events and mental events. 
B)  novel words refer to unfamiliar objects and events. 
C)  more than one aspect of a situation can be focused on at a time. 
D)  the world can be perceived from another person's point of view. 
A)  there is a difference between real events and mental events. 
B)  novel words refer to unfamiliar objects and events. 
C)  more than one aspect of a situation can be focused on at a time. 
D)  the world can be perceived from another person's point of view.

Question 7

By the age of five a child's brain:​

Accepted Answer

A)  has reached 50% of its adult weight. 
B)  has reached 75% of its adult weight. 
C)  has reached 90% of its adult weight. 
D)  has reached 10% of its adult weight. 
A)  has reached 50% of its adult weight. 
B)  has reached 75% of its adult weight. 
C)  has reached 90% of its adult weight. 
D)  has reached 10% of its adult weight.

Question 8

Knowing the distinction between actual and mental events and between how things appear and how they really are indicates that a person has a(n) _________.

Accepted Answer

A) zone of proximal development 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  autobiographical memory 
D)  appearance-reality distinction 
A) zone of proximal development 
B)  theory of mind 
C)  autobiographical memory 
D)  appearance-reality distinction

Question 9

Handedness appears to be:​

Accepted Answer

A)  present only in infants. 
B)  influenced by genetics. 
C)  identical in identical twins. 
D)  entirely environmental in its development. 
A)  present only in infants. 
B)  influenced by genetics. 
C)  identical in identical twins. 
D)  entirely environmental in its development.

Question 10

Being able to pretend involves:​

Accepted Answer

A)  the use and recollection of symbols. 
B)  only basic cognitive skill. 
C)  concrete operational thought. 
D)  the ability to use language. 
A)  the use and recollection of symbols. 
B)  only basic cognitive skill. 
C)  concrete operational thought. 
D)  the ability to use language.

Question 11

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most preschoolers sleep:​

Accepted Answer

A)  16 hours in a 24-hour period. 
B)  eight hours at night and take two naps per day. 
C)  nine to ten hours at night and take one nap per day. 
D)  irregularly at night and five to six hours in a day. 
A)  16 hours in a 24-hour period. 
B)  eight hours at night and take two naps per day. 
C)  nine to ten hours at night and take one nap per day. 
D)  irregularly at night and five to six hours in a day.

Question 13

Fast mapping allows children to find their way easily in new environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about sleep terrors?​

Accepted Answer

A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They occur during deep stages of slumber. 
C)  They are more common in infancy than at other ages. 
D)  They occur more often as the child gets older. 
A)  They are the same as nightmares. 
B)  They occur during deep stages of slumber. 
C)  They are more common in infancy than at other ages. 
D)  They occur more often as the child gets older.

Question 16

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gina is three years old. She can tell you that before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and hears a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a scaffold 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  fast mapping 
D)  a script 
A)  a scaffold 
B)  rehearsal 
C)  fast mapping 
D)  a script

Question 18

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin displays _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  symbolic thinking 
D)  cognitive flexibility 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  symbolic thinking 
D)  cognitive flexibility

Sprouting refers to the development of new memories.

Children involved in violent pretend play demonstrate:

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Which of the following is true of contrast assumption?

Appearance-reality distinction is the understanding that _____.

By the age of five a child's brain:

Knowing the distinction between actual and mental events and between how things appear and how they really are indicates that a person has a(n) _________.

Handedness appears to be:

Being able to pretend involves:

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Most preschoolers sleep:

Fast mapping allows children to find their way easily in new environments.

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Which of the following statements is true about sleep terrors?

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement REM sleep.

Gina is three years old. She can tell you that before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and hears a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin displays _____.

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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Exam 7: Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Sprouting refers to the development of new memories.

Children involved in violent pretend play demonstrate:

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:​

Discuss the development of memory in early childhood. Explain the various factors that influence memory in early childhood.

Which of the following is true of contrast assumption?​

Appearance-reality distinction is the understanding that _____.

By the age of five a child's brain:​

Knowing the distinction between actual and mental events and between how things appear and how they really are indicates that a person has a(n) _________.

Handedness appears to be:​

Being able to pretend involves:​

American children between the ages of one and three average eight to nine minor illnesses a year.

Most preschoolers sleep:​

Fast mapping allows children to find their way easily in new environments.

Pragmatics is more difficult when children are egocentric.

Which of the following statements is true about sleep terrors?​

Sleep terrors usually occur during rapid-eye-movement REM sleep.

Gina is three years old. She can tell you that before going to bed, she puts her pajamas on, brushes her teeth, and hears a story. Gina's account of this repeated event is called _____.

Four-year-olds think dreams are real because of artificialism.

Egocentrism is characterized by one-dimensional thinking.

Caitlin thinks that all people love dolls because she loves dolls. Caitlin displays _____.

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

Lifes

Filters

Harsh punishment in response to encopresis:

Which of the following is true of contrast assumption?

By the age of five a child's brain:

Handedness appears to be:

Being able to pretend involves:

Most preschoolers sleep:

Which of the following statements is true about sleep terrors?