Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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________ is an umbrella-like concept that consists of a number of higher-level cognitive processes linked to the development of the brain's prefrontal cortex.

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The kindergarten teachers say,"We try to help children learn by using their strengths and preferences.We try to find out at which stage of development is each child and then get them personally involved in their own education as soon as possible." This classroom follows ________ practices.

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Which of the following terms,introduced by Vygotsky,refers to the child's cognitive skills that are in the process of maturing and can be accomplished only with the assistance of a more-skilled person?

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Jeremy at age 5 has the ability to control and sustain his attention.As a result of his vigilance,Jeremy will

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Centration leads a child to

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In one study,an increase in the number of details given when describing an autobiographical memory rose from around 4 descriptive items at age 3 1/2 to around ________ at age 6.

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Which age group is the most suggestible and,therefore,most likely to believe misleading information about an event they have viewed?

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Describe the symbolic function substage of the preoperational stage.

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Jean Piaget claimed that during the preoperational stage children cannot

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Theory of mind is a(n)

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Children begin to see the mind as an active constructor of knowledge or processing center during

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The ________ approach is an approach that emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

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Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 ...4 ...9 ...3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,Mary is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her ________ tested.

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What is scaffolding?

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Which of the following statements about Piaget's preoperational stage is accurate?

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It is now accepted that the origin of autism is linked to

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Jason,who is 4 years old,spends a lot of time talking to himself while he is processing information.According to Lev Vygotsky,

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In terms of scaffolding and the zone of proximal development,guidance from a more-skilled individual will

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According to research,the greatest gains in vigilance occur

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Scaffolding means

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