Question 1

Speech intended to be understood by a listener is known as ______ speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric 
B)  social 
C)  private 
D)  formal 
A)  egocentric 
B)  social 
C)  private 
D)  formal

Question 2

Many poor children do not get adequate medical care because

Accepted Answer

A)  they don't need it. 
B)  their parents don't care. 
C)  their families don't have medical insurance. 
D)  their families move so often. 
A)  they don't need it. 
B)  their parents don't care. 
C)  their families don't have medical insurance. 
D)  their families move so often.

Question 3

Bart has just begun to use prepositions.While riding on the bus,he says to his mother,"A lady is sitting behind you." Bart is probably how old?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 to 3 years 
B)  3 to 5 years 
C)  5 to 7 years 
D)  7 to 9 years 
A)  2 to 3 years 
B)  3 to 5 years 
C)  5 to 7 years 
D)  7 to 9 years

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of counting that children begin to recognize during the preoperational stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ascending-series principle 
B)  The stable-order principle 
C)  The cardinality principle 
D)  The abstraction principle 
A)  The ascending-series principle 
B)  The stable-order principle 
C)  The cardinality principle 
D)  The abstraction principle

Question 5

Piaget proposed that children begin to develop a theory of mind when they are around

Accepted Answer

A)  18 months old. 
B)  6 years old. 
C)  3 years old. 
D)  9 years old. 
A)  18 months old. 
B)  6 years old. 
C)  3 years old. 
D)  9 years old.

Question 6

A young child is alone in a room,trying to put together a difficult puzzle.The child says out loud,"Maybe if you look for the pieces with the flat side first,it will be easier to finish the outside part." This pattern of private speech is most consistent with ______________ view of the function of this kind of speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget's 
B)  Kohlberg's 
C)  Vygotsky's 
D)  Binet's 
A)  Piaget's 
B)  Kohlberg's 
C)  Vygotsky's 
D)  Binet's

Question 7

The children who have the most difficulty in recognizing false beliefs are those who

Accepted Answer

A)  are rated high in social skills. 
B)  have limited language development. 
C)  participate in family discussions. 
D)  are from non-Western cultures. 
A)  are rated high in social skills. 
B)  have limited language development. 
C)  participate in family discussions. 
D)  are from non-Western cultures.

Question 8

Compared to right-handers,left-handers are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  have functionally asymmetrical brains. 
B)  be left hemisphere dominant. 
C)  be girls. 
D)  be boys. 
A)  have functionally asymmetrical brains. 
B)  be left hemisphere dominant. 
C)  be girls. 
D)  be boys.

Question 9

Discuss false beliefs and deception in early childhood.

Accepted Answer

False beliefs and deception in early chi

Question 10

Some government programs that help to obtain health care for children include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid. 
B)  Medicare. 
C)  CHIP. 
D)  WIC. 
A)  Medicaid. 
B)  Medicare. 
C)  CHIP. 
D)  WIC.

Question 11

Which of the following is a government program to provide skills for success in school for lower socioeconomic status children in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reggio Emilia 
B)  Head Start 
C)  Preschool 
D)  Montessori 
A)  Reggio Emilia 
B)  Head Start 
C)  Preschool 
D)  Montessori

Question 12

With regard to egocentrism,researchers other than Piaget have found that

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget was apparently correct in his view of young children's egocentrism. 
B)  children do better with familiar tasks compared with the three-mountain or abstract tasks. 
C)  egocentrism continues at the same level well into middle childhood. 
D)  young children do not show empathy because they cannot take another person's perspective. 
A)  Piaget was apparently correct in his view of young children's egocentrism. 
B)  children do better with familiar tasks compared with the three-mountain or abstract tasks. 
C)  egocentrism continues at the same level well into middle childhood. 
D)  young children do not show empathy because they cannot take another person's perspective.

Question 13

Recognition memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  better developed than recall memory in early childhood. 
B)  the ability to reproduce knowledge from memory. 
C)  more efficient in early childhood than in middle childhood, when recall memory takes over. 
D)  fully developed by the age of 2. 
A)  better developed than recall memory in early childhood. 
B)  the ability to reproduce knowledge from memory. 
C)  more efficient in early childhood than in middle childhood, when recall memory takes over. 
D)  fully developed by the age of 2.

Question 14

The proportion of children living in poverty in the United States is

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 5. 
B)  2 in 5. 
C)  3 in 5. 
D)  4 in 5. 
A)  1 in 5. 
B)  2 in 5. 
C)  3 in 5. 
D)  4 in 5.

Question 15

New research on handedness suggests that handedness is most influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics. 
B)  environment. 
C)  the father. 
D)  the mother. 
A)  genetics. 
B)  environment. 
C)  the father. 
D)  the mother.

Question 16

According to the text,children are usually not physically ready to participate in organized sports until they are

Accepted Answer

A)  about 4 years old. 
B)  about 5 years old. 
C)  about 6 years old. 
D)  adolescents, because organized sports are harmful to young children. 
A)  about 4 years old. 
B)  about 5 years old. 
C)  about 6 years old. 
D)  adolescents, because organized sports are harmful to young children.

Question 17

Mr.Rogers is a kindergarten teacher.He observes that some of the children in his class use private speech more than others.Of the following,Mr.Rogers is MOST likely to say that the children who engage in private speech

Accepted Answer

A)  have less self-regulation than the other children. 
B)  are more sociable than the other children. 
C)  do not talk to themselves when working out problems. 
D)  tend to think privately. 
A)  have less self-regulation than the other children. 
B)  are more sociable than the other children. 
C)  do not talk to themselves when working out problems. 
D)  tend to think privately.

Question 18

Describe two physical activities that young children participate in and explain the hazards involved in participation.

Accepted Answer

Two physical activities that young child

Question 19

Kelly broke a lamp and was told that she had been bad.Later that evening,she was told that her parents were getting a divorce.She thought that her breaking the lamp had caused the divorce.This is an example of what kind of reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deductive 
B)  Inductive 
C)  Transductive 
D)  Reductive 
A)  Deductive 
B)  Inductive 
C)  Transductive 
D)  Reductive

Question 20

Three-year-old Ben is pretending to build a birdhouse with some pieces of wood lying in the yard.Suddenly,Ben says,"I need a hammer to fix this," even when there is no hammer present.According to Piaget,Ben has entered the

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor stage. 
B)  concrete operations stage. 
C)  formal operations stage. 
D)  preoperational stage. 
A)  sensorimotor stage. 
B)  concrete operations stage. 
C)  formal operations stage. 
D)  preoperational stage.

Speech intended to be understood by a listener is known as ______ speech.

Many poor children do not get adequate medical care because

Bart has just begun to use prepositions.While riding on the bus,he says to his mother,"A lady is sitting behind you." Bart is probably how old?

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of counting that children begin to recognize during the preoperational stage?

Piaget proposed that children begin to develop a theory of mind when they are around

The children who have the most difficulty in recognizing false beliefs are those who

Compared to right-handers,left-handers are more likely to

Discuss false beliefs and deception in early childhood.

Some government programs that help to obtain health care for children include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is a government program to provide skills for success in school for lower socioeconomic status children in the United States?

With regard to egocentrism,researchers other than Piaget have found that

Recognition memory is

The proportion of children living in poverty in the United States is

New research on handedness suggests that handedness is most influenced by

According to the text,children are usually not physically ready to participate in organized sports until they are

Mr.Rogers is a kindergarten teacher.He observes that some of the children in his class use private speech more than others.Of the following,Mr.Rogers is MOST likely to say that the children who engage in private speech

Describe two physical activities that young children participate in and explain the hazards involved in participation.

Kelly broke a lamp and was told that she had been bad.Later that evening,she was told that her parents were getting a divorce.She thought that her breaking the lamp had caused the divorce.This is an example of what kind of reasoning?

Three-year-old Ben is pretending to build a birdhouse with some pieces of wood lying in the yard.Suddenly,Ben says,"I need a hammer to fix this," even when there is no hammer present.According to Piaget,Ben has entered the

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Speech intended to be understood by a listener is known as ______ speech.

Many poor children do not get adequate medical care because

Bart has just begun to use prepositions.While riding on the bus,he says to his mother,"A lady is sitting behind you." Bart is probably how old?

Which of the following is NOT one of the principles of counting that children begin to recognize during the preoperational stage?

Piaget proposed that children begin to develop a theory of mind when they are around

The children who have the most difficulty in recognizing false beliefs are those who

Compared to right-handers,left-handers are more likely to

Discuss false beliefs and deception in early childhood.

Some government programs that help to obtain health care for children include all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is a government program to provide skills for success in school for lower socioeconomic status children in the United States?

With regard to egocentrism,researchers other than Piaget have found that

Recognition memory is

The proportion of children living in poverty in the United States is

New research on handedness suggests that handedness is most influenced by

According to the text,children are usually not physically ready to participate in organized sports until they are

Mr.Rogers is a kindergarten teacher.He observes that some of the children in his class use private speech more than others.Of the following,Mr.Rogers is MOST likely to say that the children who engage in private speech

Describe two physical activities that young children participate in and explain the hazards involved in participation.

Kelly broke a lamp and was told that she had been bad.Later that evening,she was told that her parents were getting a divorce.She thought that her breaking the lamp had caused the divorce.This is an example of what kind of reasoning?

Three-year-old Ben is pretending to build a birdhouse with some pieces of wood lying in the yard.Suddenly,Ben says,"I need a hammer to fix this," even when there is no hammer present.According to Piaget,Ben has entered the

The Study of Human Development

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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

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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

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