Question 1

Which of the following represents the best definition of I.Q.in childhood?

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A)  A measure of how well a child performs a task compared to other children 
B)  A genetically determined predictor of academic success 
C)  A fixed quantity of inborn intelligence 
D)  An environmentally determined predictor of academic success 
A)  A measure of how well a child performs a task compared to other children 
B)  A genetically determined predictor of academic success 
C)  A fixed quantity of inborn intelligence 
D)  An environmentally determined predictor of academic success

Question 2

Miranda and her uncle see an interesting new car drive by.Later,after the car has gone,her uncle asks if she remembers the neat thing they saw minutes before.Miranda says,"Yes,we saw a car." Miranda is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  symbolic function. 
C)  recognition memory. 
D)  conservation. 
A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  symbolic function. 
C)  recognition memory. 
D)  conservation.

Question 3

The symbolic function allows young children to

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A)  think about things they can see. 
B)  refer to mental representations of objects they have seen before. 
C)  think abstractly. 
D)  think logically. 
A)  think about things they can see. 
B)  refer to mental representations of objects they have seen before. 
C)  think abstractly. 
D)  think logically.

Question 4

According to research presented in your text,children under the age of 6

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A)  should play on at least two sports teams. 
B)  could be overwhelmed by the physical and motor demands of organized sports. 
C)  should only play outside if they are part of a team. 
D)  should play one organized sport that their parents choose and one that they choose. 
A)  should play on at least two sports teams. 
B)  could be overwhelmed by the physical and motor demands of organized sports. 
C)  should only play outside if they are part of a team. 
D)  should play one organized sport that their parents choose and one that they choose.

Question 5

Focusing on only one aspect of a situation and neglecting others is called

Accepted Answer

A)  centration. 
B)  decentering. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  irreversibility. 
A)  centration. 
B)  decentering. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  irreversibility.

Question 6

Parental smoking increases the likelihood that young children may contract a number of medical problems,including which of the following?

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A)  Pneumonia 
B)  Delayed fine motor skills 
C)  Vision impairment 
D)  Delayed gross motor skills 
A)  Pneumonia 
B)  Delayed fine motor skills 
C)  Vision impairment 
D)  Delayed gross motor skills

Question 7

Inability to understand that a ball of clay that has been molded into a "snake" can be formed into a ball again is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  irreversibility. 
B)  centration. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  irreversibility. 
B)  centration. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 8

On the first day of class,Sophie was asked to tell the class about her summer vacation.Which type of retrieval was Sophie using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition 
B)  Recall 
C)  Script 
D)  Encoding 
A)  Recognition 
B)  Recall 
C)  Script 
D)  Encoding

Question 9

Which of the following foods is LEAST likely to cause an allergic reaction in a child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eggs 
B)  Peanuts 
C)  Rice 
D)  Wheat 
A)  Eggs 
B)  Peanuts 
C)  Rice 
D)  Wheat

Question 10

The ability to recognize that people and objects remain the same despite a change in appearance is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism. 
B)  categorization. 
C)  irreversibility. 
D)  conservation. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  categorization. 
C)  irreversibility. 
D)  conservation.

Question 11

Discuss the basic processes and capacities in terms of memory during early childhood as outlined in the information-processing view of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

The information-processing view of cogni

Question 12

When children repeat an action that they saw someone else perform at an earlier time,they are demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  symbolic play. 
C)  evidence of the sensorimotor stage. 
D)  recognition memory. 
A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  symbolic play. 
C)  evidence of the sensorimotor stage. 
D)  recognition memory.

Question 13

Children who spent a full day in kindergarten versus children who spent a half day

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A)  outperform the half day students academically in third grade. 
B)  are outperformed academically in third grade by the half-day students. 
C)  are equal in academic performance in third grade to those half-day students. 
D)  end up with more delinquency issues once they reach middle school. 
A)  outperform the half day students academically in third grade. 
B)  are outperformed academically in third grade by the half-day students. 
C)  are equal in academic performance in third grade to those half-day students. 
D)  end up with more delinquency issues once they reach middle school.

Question 14

Intelligence tests for young children

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A)  are more reliable than tests for infants. 
B)  rarely correlate with intelligence test scores in middle childhood. 
C)  are usually administered to groups rather than individually. 
D)  contain no verbal items. 
A)  are more reliable than tests for infants. 
B)  rarely correlate with intelligence test scores in middle childhood. 
C)  are usually administered to groups rather than individually. 
D)  contain no verbal items.

Question 15

Margaret,who is 4,is upset because her older sister,Leslie,"has more candy." Actually,each girl has one caramel,but Leslie has stretched hers into a long string while Margaret's is still a small cube.This shows Margaret's inability to use

Accepted Answer

A)  reversal. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  transduction. 
A)  reversal. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  transduction.

Question 16

According to twin and adoption studies,family life has its strongest influence on intelligence during which period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infancy 
B)  Toddlerhood 
C)  Early childhood 
D)  Middle childhood 
A)  Infancy 
B)  Toddlerhood 
C)  Early childhood 
D)  Middle childhood

Question 17

A child who cannot see something from another person's perspective or point of view is showing

Accepted Answer

A)  centration. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  irreversibility. 
A)  centration. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  irreversibility.

Question 18

The reason many of the major diseases of childhood,such as measles,whooping cough,and tuberculosis,are now fairly rare in Western industrialized countries is because of

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread immunizations. 
B)  death by accidents. 
C)  death by other diseases. 
D)  sudden infant death syndrome. 
A)  widespread immunizations. 
B)  death by accidents. 
C)  death by other diseases. 
D)  sudden infant death syndrome.

Question 19

Anna remembers bringing the same lunch box to school every day.This type of memory would be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  generic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  semantic memory. 
A)  generic memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  semantic memory.

Question 20

Juan can hop,go down a staircase with alternating feet without assistance,and can start and stop quickly when he is running.Juan is probably how old?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 years 
A)  2 years 
B)  3 years 
C)  4 years 
D)  5 years

Which of the following represents the best definition of I.Q.in childhood?

Miranda and her uncle see an interesting new car drive by.Later,after the car has gone,her uncle asks if she remembers the neat thing they saw minutes before.Miranda says,"Yes,we saw a car." Miranda is demonstrating

The symbolic function allows young children to

According to research presented in your text,children under the age of 6

Focusing on only one aspect of a situation and neglecting others is called

Parental smoking increases the likelihood that young children may contract a number of medical problems,including which of the following?

Inability to understand that a ball of clay that has been molded into a "snake" can be formed into a ball again is an example of

On the first day of class,Sophie was asked to tell the class about her summer vacation.Which type of retrieval was Sophie using?

Which of the following foods is LEAST likely to cause an allergic reaction in a child?

The ability to recognize that people and objects remain the same despite a change in appearance is known as

Discuss the basic processes and capacities in terms of memory during early childhood as outlined in the information-processing view of cognitive development.

When children repeat an action that they saw someone else perform at an earlier time,they are demonstrating

Children who spent a full day in kindergarten versus children who spent a half day

Intelligence tests for young children

Margaret,who is 4,is upset because her older sister,Leslie,"has more candy." Actually,each girl has one caramel,but Leslie has stretched hers into a long string while Margaret's is still a small cube.This shows Margaret's inability to use

According to twin and adoption studies,family life has its strongest influence on intelligence during which period?

A child who cannot see something from another person's perspective or point of view is showing

The reason many of the major diseases of childhood,such as measles,whooping cough,and tuberculosis,are now fairly rare in Western industrialized countries is because of

Anna remembers bringing the same lunch box to school every day.This type of memory would be described as

Juan can hop,go down a staircase with alternating feet without assistance,and can start and stop quickly when he is running.Juan is probably how old?

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Which of the following represents the best definition of I.Q.in childhood?

Miranda and her uncle see an interesting new car drive by.Later,after the car has gone,her uncle asks if she remembers the neat thing they saw minutes before.Miranda says,"Yes,we saw a car." Miranda is demonstrating

The symbolic function allows young children to

According to research presented in your text,children under the age of 6

Focusing on only one aspect of a situation and neglecting others is called

Parental smoking increases the likelihood that young children may contract a number of medical problems,including which of the following?

Inability to understand that a ball of clay that has been molded into a "snake" can be formed into a ball again is an example of

On the first day of class,Sophie was asked to tell the class about her summer vacation.Which type of retrieval was Sophie using?

Which of the following foods is LEAST likely to cause an allergic reaction in a child?

The ability to recognize that people and objects remain the same despite a change in appearance is known as

Discuss the basic processes and capacities in terms of memory during early childhood as outlined in the information-processing view of cognitive development.

When children repeat an action that they saw someone else perform at an earlier time,they are demonstrating

Children who spent a full day in kindergarten versus children who spent a half day

Intelligence tests for young children

Margaret,who is 4,is upset because her older sister,Leslie,"has more candy." Actually,each girl has one caramel,but Leslie has stretched hers into a long string while Margaret's is still a small cube.This shows Margaret's inability to use

According to twin and adoption studies,family life has its strongest influence on intelligence during which period?

A child who cannot see something from another person's perspective or point of view is showing

The reason many of the major diseases of childhood,such as measles,whooping cough,and tuberculosis,are now fairly rare in Western industrialized countries is because of

Anna remembers bringing the same lunch box to school every day.This type of memory would be described as

Juan can hop,go down a staircase with alternating feet without assistance,and can start and stop quickly when he is running.Juan is probably how old?

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Dealing With Death and Bereavement

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