Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

With regard to perception,by _____ years of age,a child recognizes that another person will see what is in front of his/her own eyes instead of what is in front of the child's eyes.

Five-year old Donna speaks in shorter,simpler sentences to her baby brother,in a very informal way with friends,and uses a more formal language with her father's friends.Donna is demonstrating her grasp of:

Explain the difference between executive attention and sustained attention.

One of the disadvantages of "false-belief tasks" as indicators of understanding the thoughts of children is that:

Vygotsky believed that children construct knowledge through:

Briefly describe what is meant by a child's "theory of mind." What is one way to measure theory of mind?

A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development (ZPD)if:

This researcher showed that when the child's attention to relevant aspects of the conservation task is improved,the child is more likely to conserve.

It is only by age 7 that children begin to recognize all of the following EXCEPT:

The foundation of early childhood education is the _____ kindergarten.

The awareness that altering an object's or a substance's appearance does not change its basic properties.

The theory of _____ refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.

Which of the following is TRUE about Head Start programs?

In 1965,the federal government began an effort to break the cycle of poverty and poor education for young children in the United States through:

Debra is very active.She loves to tumble and show off.She is always trying out what her parents consider to be hair-raising stunts.She also loves races and believes she can run faster than her parents.This type of activity level and confidence is most characteristic of:

Alan,who is 18 months old,hates spinach but says "Yum!" when he sees his mother eating her favorite spinach casserole.This indicates that:

Mentally adding and subtracting numbers are examples of:

When 4-year-old Jared plays,he often talks to himself.This form of self-talk is used for self-regulation.Developmentalists call this:

The inability to distinguish between one's own perspective and the perspective of another.

The leading cause of death in young children in the United States is: