Question 1

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

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A) struggle playing many of today's video games. 
B) likely reach higher levels of school achievement. 
C) have difficulty making friends at school. 
D) likely be diagnosed with ADHD. 
A) struggle playing many of today's video games. 
B) likely reach higher levels of school achievement. 
C) have difficulty making friends at school. 
D) likely be diagnosed with ADHD.

Question 2

Who was your favorite teacher in elementary school? Answering this questions requires ____ memory.

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A) procedural 
B) personal 
C) autobiographical 
D) meaningful 
A) procedural 
B) personal 
C) autobiographical 
D) meaningful

Question 3

Which of the following statements is a criticism of Vygotsky's theory?"

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A) It specifically describes age-related changes. 
B) It adequately describes how changes in socioemotional capabilities contribute to cognitive development. 
C) It overemphasizes the role of language in thinking. 
D) It does not emphasize collaboration and guidance. 
A) It specifically describes age-related changes. 
B) It adequately describes how changes in socioemotional capabilities contribute to cognitive development. 
C) It overemphasizes the role of language in thinking. 
D) It does not emphasize collaboration and guidance.

Question 4

_____ 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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A) Animism 
B) Primal development 
C) Egocentrism 
D) Executive functioning 
A) Animism 
B) Primal development 
C) Egocentrism 
D) Executive functioning

Question 5

What is centration?

Accepted Answer

One limitation of preoperational thought

Question 6

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Piaget's preoperational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) The intuitive thought substage is the first substage of the preoperational stage. 
B) During this stage,a child's cognitive world is dominated by egocentrism and magical beliefs. 
C) It is the first stage of development according to Piaget. 
D) Children can perform reversible mental actions that allow them to do mentally what before they could do only physically. 
A) The intuitive thought substage is the first substage of the preoperational stage. 
B) During this stage,a child's cognitive world is dominated by egocentrism and magical beliefs. 
C) It is the first stage of development according to Piaget. 
D) Children can perform reversible mental actions that allow them to do mentally what before they could do only physically.

Question 7

_____ thought is the beginning of the ability to reconstruct in thought what has been established in behavior.

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A) Operational 
B) Proximodal 
C) Preoperational 
D) Self-conscious 
A) Operational 
B) Proximodal 
C) Preoperational 
D) Self-conscious

Question 8

In a child-centered kindergarten,instruction is organized around the child's

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A) cultural background. 
B) level of metacognition understanding. 
C) learning style. 
D) economical background. 
A) cultural background. 
B) level of metacognition understanding. 
C) learning style. 
D) economical background.

Question 9

In regard to cognitive development,which of the following terms was used by Vygotsky to describe the changing level of support over the course of a teaching session,with the more-skilled person adjusting guidance to fit the child's current performance level?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-concordance 
B) Operant conditioning 
C) Scaffolding 
D) Reverse socializing 
A) Self-concordance 
B) Operant conditioning 
C) Scaffolding 
D) Reverse socializing

Question 10

In a Montessori school,children are MOST likely to

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A) work together on a group project. 
B) engage in imaginative play. 
C) work alone on various curriculum materials. 
D) find their teachers taking the role of a director. 
A) work together on a group project. 
B) engage in imaginative play. 
C) work alone on various curriculum materials. 
D) find their teachers taking the role of a director.

Question 11

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

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A) The intuitive thought substage 
B) The reverse socialization substage 
C) The self-awareness substage 
D) The symbolic function substage 
A) The intuitive thought substage 
B) The reverse socialization substage 
C) The self-awareness substage 
D) The symbolic function substage

Question 12

Recent research suggests that a higher level of metamemory at age five was related to

Accepted Answer

A) superior genetics. 
B) mind competence at age three. 
C) extended screen/media time during the preschool years. 
D) the number of siblings a child has. 
A) superior genetics. 
B) mind competence at age three. 
C) extended screen/media time during the preschool years. 
D) the number of siblings a child has.

Question 13

Jenny says,"What Montel is doing?" Jenny needs to improve her _____.

Accepted Answer

A) syntax 
B) punctuation 
C) pragmatics 
D) morphology 
A) syntax 
B) punctuation 
C) pragmatics 
D) morphology

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) infancy. 
B) the preschool years. 
C) middle and late childhood. 
D) adolescence. 
A) infancy. 
B) the preschool years. 
C) middle and late childhood. 
D) adolescence.

Question 15

In a child-centered kindergarten,education focuses on the

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A) child's social interaction. 
B) role of a teacher as a director. 
C) child's freedom to choose activities. 
D) process of learning. 
A) child's social interaction. 
B) role of a teacher as a director. 
C) child's freedom to choose activities. 
D) process of learning.

Question 16

What is a developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?

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Many educators and psychologists conclud

Question 17

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of the

Accepted Answer

A) intuitive thought substage. 
B) zone of proximal development. 
C) symbolic function substage. 
D) operational stage. 
A) intuitive thought substage. 
B) zone of proximal development. 
C) symbolic function substage. 
D) operational stage.

Question 18

The zone of proximal development (ZPD)is a measure of

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive ability. 
B) the range of tasks that can be learned with the assistance of adults. 
C) interpersonal skills. 
D) social-relationship-building skills and abilities. 
A) cognitive ability. 
B) the range of tasks that can be learned with the assistance of adults. 
C) interpersonal skills. 
D) social-relationship-building skills and abilities.

Question 19

Which of the following do children refer to earlier and more frequently than the others?

Accepted Answer

A) Desires 
B) Thinking 
C) Knowing 
D) Feelings 
A) Desires 
B) Thinking 
C) Knowing 
D) Feelings

Question 20

Higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary were all linked to at least one-year participation in

Accepted Answer

A) project Head Start. 
B) athletics. 
C) ballet. 
D) project Get Ready. 
A) project Head Start. 
B) athletics. 
C) ballet. 
D) project Get Ready.

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

Who was your favorite teacher in elementary school? Answering this questions requires ____ memory.

Which of the following statements is a criticism of Vygotsky's theory?"

_____ 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.

What is centration?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Piaget's preoperational stage?

_____ thought is the beginning of the ability to reconstruct in thought what has been established in behavior.

In a child-centered kindergarten,instruction is organized around the child's

In regard to cognitive development,which of the following terms was used by Vygotsky to describe the changing level of support over the course of a teaching session,with the more-skilled person adjusting guidance to fit the child's current performance level?

In a Montessori school,children are MOST likely to

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

Recent research suggests that a higher level of metamemory at age five was related to

Jenny says,"What Montel is doing?" Jenny needs to improve her _____.

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

In a child-centered kindergarten,education focuses on the

What is a developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of the

The zone of proximal development (ZPD)is a measure of

Which of the following do children refer to earlier and more frequently than the others?

Higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary were all linked to at least one-year participation in

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

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Exam 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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

Who was your favorite teacher in elementary school? Answering this questions requires ____ memory.

Which of the following statements is a criticism of Vygotsky's theory?"

_____ 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.

What is centration?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding Piaget's preoperational stage?

_____ thought is the beginning of the ability to reconstruct in thought what has been established in behavior.

In a child-centered kindergarten,instruction is organized around the child's

In regard to cognitive development,which of the following terms was used by Vygotsky to describe the changing level of support over the course of a teaching session,with the more-skilled person adjusting guidance to fit the child's current performance level?

In a Montessori school,children are MOST likely to

Which of the following is the second substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development?

Recent research suggests that a higher level of metamemory at age five was related to

Jenny says,"What Montel is doing?" Jenny needs to improve her _____.

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

In a child-centered kindergarten,education focuses on the

What is a developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)?

Four-year-old Doug is driving his parents crazy with all his questions.He asks why everything is the way it is,then why things aren't some other way.His parents might be comforted to know that such questioning is characteristic of the

The zone of proximal development (ZPD)is a measure of

Which of the following do children refer to earlier and more frequently than the others?

Higher performance in early math,early reading,and receptive vocabulary were all linked to at least one-year participation in

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development

Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle in Late Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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