Exam 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Three-year-old Ashley is putting a jigsaw puzzle together,and,as is typical of her age,she:

According to Piaget,in the _____ stage,the young child's cognitive world is dominated by egocentrism and magical beliefs.

Which of the following refers to teachers' adjustment of their level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student?

Six-year-old Shirley,a witness to a robbery,was asked to testify at the trial.The defense argued that her testimony would be invalid because:

An Italian physician-turned-educator,who at the beginning of the twentieth century crafted a revolutionary approach to young children's education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.

According to your text,scaffolding techniques that heightened engagement,encouraged direct exploration,and facilitated "sense making" improved 4- to 5-year-olds':

In the _____ substage,children use scribble designs to represent people,houses,cars,clouds,and so on.

In terms of nutrition,what a child eats affects all of the following EXCEPT:

_____ is a process in which nerve cells are covered and insulated with a layer of fat cells.

A group of children were put through a task where they were 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)_____ function,which describes several functions-such as inhibition and planning-that are important for flexible,future-oriented behavior.

Anna,age 3,walks by her grandmother's collection of glass animals and says,"Those are a 'no-no'; don't touch." It would appear that Anna is using _____ to regulate her own behavior.

Which of the following determines the categories for obesity,overweight,and at risk for being overweight?

_____ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or other aspect of the environment.

According to recent research,all of the following are factors that positively influence the effectiveness of the zone of proximal development in children's learning and development EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT one of the categories established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to describe weight problems?

Which of the following plays a key role in planning and organizing new actions and maintaining attention to tasks?

Research involving Project Head Start:

Over the past week,Walter has been trying to learn to tie his shoelaces.Initially,his mother was holding his hands and working his fingers through the process,but now that Walter's gotten better at it,she only guides him verbally.Which of the following is this an example of?

Which of the following statements about Vygotsky's theory is TRUE?

The Reggio Emilia approach is a(n):