Question 1

The intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought occurs between approximately ________ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 and 2 
B) 3 and 4 
C) 2 and 3 
D) 4 and 7 
A) 1 and 2 
B) 3 and 4 
C) 2 and 3 
D) 4 and 7 D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a factor,as presented in your text,that can influence the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development?

Accepted Answer

A) better emotion regulation 
B) secure attachment 
C) child compliance 
D) history of depression in the child 
A) better emotion regulation 
B) secure attachment 
C) child compliance 
D) history of depression in the child D

Question 3

Fay is 5 years old and attends a school where her teacher shows her how to work with a variety of curriculum materials.The teacher acts primarily as a facilitator in Fay's cognitive development.Fay is given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.She is allowed to move from one activity to another as she desires.Fay MOST likely attends a

Accepted Answer

A) Montessori school. 
B) child-centered kindergarten. 
C) Project Head Start program. 
D) developmentally appropriate kindergarten. 
A) Montessori school. 
B) child-centered kindergarten. 
C) Project Head Start program. 
D) developmentally appropriate kindergarten. A

Question 4

Describe the intuitive thought substage of the preoperational stage.

Accepted Answer

The intuitive thought substage is the se

Question 5

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

Accepted Answer

Some of the ways in which Vygotsky's the

Question 6

The focusing of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of others is called

Accepted Answer

A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) centration. 
D) object permanence. 
A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) centration. 
D) object permanence.

Question 7

Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder's three-mountain task was designed to test whether children

Accepted Answer

A) believe that nonliving objects are in fact alive. 
B) focus on just one property when they reason about objects. 
C) are able to see things from someone else's perspective. 
D) recognize that the amount of something does not change when its shape changes. 
A) believe that nonliving objects are in fact alive. 
B) focus on just one property when they reason about objects. 
C) are able to see things from someone else's perspective. 
D) recognize that the amount of something does not change when its shape changes.

Question 8

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

Accepted Answer

A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions. 
A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Question 9

What are the factors that influence the accuracy of a young child's memory?

Accepted Answer

Some of the factors that influence the a

Question 10

In a task,children are asked to say the word "night" when they see a picture of a sun,and the word "day" when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)________ task.

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory 
B) executive function 
C) sustained attention 
D) social referencing 
A) short-term memory 
B) executive function 
C) sustained attention 
D) social referencing

Question 11

The ________ substage is the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) social referencing 
C) symbolic function 
D) intuitive thought 
A) sensorimotor 
B) social referencing 
C) symbolic function 
D) intuitive thought

Question 12

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is

Accepted Answer

A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. 
B) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZP
D) . 
C) using the institutional level of thinking to learn about her environment. 
D) using private speech in order to plan,guide,and monitor her own behavior. 
A) engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. 
B) functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZP
D) . 
C) using the institutional level of thinking to learn about her environment. 
D) using private speech in order to plan,guide,and monitor her own behavior.

Question 13

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) social referencing. 
D) reverse socialization. 
A) animism. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) social referencing. 
D) reverse socialization.

Question 14

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought,children begin to use ________ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) primitive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) symbolic thought 
A) animism 
B) primitive reasoning 
C) egocentrism 
D) symbolic thought

Question 15

What is centration?

Accepted Answer

One limitation of preoperational thought

Question 16

Describe the social constructivist approach.

Accepted Answer

The social constructivist approach empha

Question 17

Four-year-old Alyssa,a preschool child,has been asked to solve a problem.She is likely to focus on the features of the problem that are flashy,or that stand out,rather than those that are most important.Alyssa is focusing on the ________ features of the problem.

Accepted Answer

A) salient 
B) relevant 
C) significant 
D) regular 
A) salient 
B) relevant 
C) significant 
D) regular

Question 18

Preschool children's ability to control and sustain their attention has been linked to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) school readiness. 
B) school achievement. 
C) problems with peer relationships. 
D) improved language skills. 
A) school readiness. 
B) school achievement. 
C) problems with peer relationships. 
D) improved language skills.

Question 19

A recent study showed that higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary in preschool children were all linked to at least one year of participation in

Accepted Answer

A) project Head Start. 
B) athletics. 
C) ballet. 
D) project Get Ready. 
A) project Head Start. 
B) athletics. 
C) ballet. 
D) project Get Ready.

Question 20

In one of the tasks devised by Piaget,a child is shown two identical beakers filled to the same level with liquid.Next,the liquid from one beaker is poured into a third beaker,which is taller and thinner than the first two.Then,the child is asked if the amount of liquid in the tall,thin beaker is equal to that which remains in one of the original beakers.The child's awareness of which of the followings concepts is tested by this task?

Accepted Answer

A) conservation 
B) centration 
C) animism 
D) egocentrism 
A) conservation 
B) centration 
C) animism 
D) egocentrism

The intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought occurs between approximately ________ years of age.

Which of the following is NOT a factor,as presented in your text,that can influence the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development?

Describe the intuitive thought substage of the preoperational stage.

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

The focusing of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of others is called

Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder's three-mountain task was designed to test whether children

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

What are the factors that influence the accuracy of a young child's memory?

In a task,children are asked to say the word "night" when they see a picture of a sun,and the word "day" when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)________ task.

The ________ substage is the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought,children begin to use ________ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

What is centration?

Describe the social constructivist approach.

Four-year-old Alyssa,a preschool child,has been asked to solve a problem.She is likely to focus on the features of the problem that are flashy,or that stand out,rather than those that are most important.Alyssa is focusing on the ________ features of the problem.

Preschool children's ability to control and sustain their attention has been linked to all of the following EXCEPT

A recent study showed that higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary in preschool children were all linked to at least one year of participation in

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Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

The intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought occurs between approximately ________ years of age.

Which of the following is NOT a factor,as presented in your text,that can influence the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development?

Describe the intuitive thought substage of the preoperational stage.

List some of the ways in which Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in classrooms.

The focusing of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of others is called

Jean Piaget and Barbel Inhelder's three-mountain task was designed to test whether children

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

What are the factors that influence the accuracy of a young child's memory?

In a task,children are asked to say the word "night" when they see a picture of a sun,and the word "day" when they see a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)________ task.

The ________ substage is the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

Latoya talks to herself frequently,especially when trying to solve a difficult problem.Lev Vygotsky would say that Latoya is

While talking with Grandma on the phone,Benicio suddenly exclaimed,"Oh,look at that pretty red bird!" When his grandmother asked him to describe the bird,Benicio said,"Out there,out there! Right there,Grandma!" Benicio's behavior is an example of

During the intuitive thought substage of preoperational thought,children begin to use ________ and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

What is centration?

Describe the social constructivist approach.

Four-year-old Alyssa,a preschool child,has been asked to solve a problem.She is likely to focus on the features of the problem that are flashy,or that stand out,rather than those that are most important.Alyssa is focusing on the ________ features of the problem.

Preschool children's ability to control and sustain their attention has been linked to all of the following EXCEPT

A recent study showed that higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary in preschool children were all linked to at least one year of participation in

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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