Question 1

The transition from the ability to construct simple sentences expressing a single idea to complex sentences begins between _____ years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) one and two 
B) two and three 
C) three and four 
D) four and five 
A) one and two 
B) two and three 
C) three and four 
D) four and five

Question 2

Pointing to a tree,young Ramal said,"Bird flied away." Ramal has broken a _____ rule of language.

Accepted Answer

A) syntactical 
B) semantic 
C) pragmatic 
D) morphological 
A) syntactical 
B) semantic 
C) pragmatic 
D) morphological

Question 3

Describe the child-centered kindergarten approach to education.

Accepted Answer

Nurturing is a key aspect of the child-c

Question 4

Another term for sustained attention is

Accepted Answer

A) vigilance. 
B) determination. 
C) idleness. 
D) saliency. 
A) vigilance. 
B) determination. 
C) idleness. 
D) saliency.

Question 5

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Accepted Answer

A) be less advanced in vocabulary and math 
B) be less creative 
C) be less motivated to learn 
D) show lower confidence during test taking 
A) be less advanced in vocabulary and math 
B) be less creative 
C) be less motivated to learn 
D) show lower confidence during test taking

Question 6

Describe the Montessori approach to education.

Accepted Answer

The Montessori approach is a philosophy

Question 7

What is attention? Explain the two aspects of attention: executive attention and sustained attention.

Accepted Answer

Attentionis defined as the focusing of m

Question 8

Four-year-old Marta drew a picture with pretty lavender,purple,and blue colors intermixed with green,yellow,and brown."It's a boat on the ocean at sunset,with whales jumping all around it!" she explained to her teacher.Marta is showing clear evidence of being in the _____ substage of Piaget's preoperational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing 
B) self-consciousness 
C) intuitive thought 
D) symbolic function 
A) social referencing 
B) self-consciousness 
C) intuitive thought 
D) symbolic function

Question 9

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of

Accepted Answer

A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) morphology. 
A) syntax. 
B) semantics. 
C) pragmatics. 
D) morphology.

Question 10

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 ...4 ...9 ...3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

Accepted Answer

A) span of control 
B) habituation span 
C) long-term memory span 
D) short-term memory span 
A) span of control 
B) habituation span 
C) long-term memory span 
D) short-term memory span

Question 11

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) one 
C) ten 
D) five 
A) two 
B) one 
C) ten 
D) five

Question 12

Howie and his little sister Faye are each given one large cookie.Their mother breaks Faye's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily.Howie immediately begins to cry,saying that it isn't fair for Faye to get so many cookies when he has only one.Howie is showing

Accepted Answer

A) lack of centration. 
B) lack of conservation. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) animism. 
A) lack of centration. 
B) lack of conservation. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) animism.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) During this stage,children have the ability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective. 
B) This substage occurrs roughly between the ages of five and six years. 
C) This is the second substage of Piaget's peroperational stage. 
D) During this stage,children believe that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action. 
A) During this stage,children have the ability to distinguish between one's own perspective and someone else's perspective. 
B) This substage occurrs roughly between the ages of five and six years. 
C) This is the second substage of Piaget's peroperational stage. 
D) During this stage,children believe that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.

Question 14

What are some strategies for using books effectively with preschool children?

Accepted Answer

Following are some s

Question 15

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

Accepted Answer

A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions. 
A) The child uses a scribbled design to represent her family. 
B) The child cries when hungry and smiles when happy. 
C) The child can mentally add or subtract numbers. 
D) The child wants to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Question 16

The _____ substageis the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) social referencing 
C) symbolic function 
D) intuitive thought 
A) sensorimotor 
B) social referencing 
C) symbolic function 
D) intuitive thought

Question 17

When parents and teachers engage in scaffolding practices,they are supporting which of the key principles to optimal word learning?

Accepted Answer

A) Children learn the words they hear most often. 
B) Children learn words best when they access clear information about word meaning. 
C) Children learn words best in responsive and interactive contexts rather than passive contexts. 
D) Children learn words for things and events that interest them. 
A) Children learn the words they hear most often. 
B) Children learn words best when they access clear information about word meaning. 
C) Children learn words best in responsive and interactive contexts rather than passive contexts. 
D) Children learn words for things and events that interest them.

Question 18

According to your text,executive function is connected to

Accepted Answer

A) the theory of mind development. 
B) political ambitions in early childhood. 
C) the autonomic nervous system. 
D) gains in height during middle childhood. 
A) the theory of mind development. 
B) political ambitions in early childhood. 
C) the autonomic nervous system. 
D) gains in height during middle childhood.

Question 19

Executive functioning involves

Accepted Answer

A) changing the level of support. 
B) focusing of mental resources on select information. 
C) managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control. 
D) focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others. 
A) changing the level of support. 
B) focusing of mental resources on select information. 
C) managing one's thoughts to engage in goal-directed behavior and self-control. 
D) focusing attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.

Question 20

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn BEST through

Accepted Answer

A) social development teaching methods. 
B) self-regulating activities. 
C) practices that focus on what is being taught. 
D) hands-on teaching methods. 
A) social development teaching methods. 
B) self-regulating activities. 
C) practices that focus on what is being taught. 
D) hands-on teaching methods.

The transition from the ability to construct simple sentences expressing a single idea to complex sentences begins between _____ years of age.

Pointing to a tree,young Ramal said,"Bird flied away." Ramal has broken a _____ rule of language.

Describe the child-centered kindergarten approach to education.

Another term for sustained attention is

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Describe the Montessori approach to education.

What is attention? Explain the two aspects of attention: executive attention and sustained attention.

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 ...4 ...9 ...3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

Howie and his little sister Faye are each given one large cookie.Their mother breaks Faye's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily.Howie immediately begins to cry,saying that it isn't fair for Faye to get so many cookies when he has only one.Howie is showing

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

What are some strategies for using books effectively with preschool children?

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

The _____ substageis the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

When parents and teachers engage in scaffolding practices,they are supporting which of the key principles to optimal word learning?

According to your text,executive function is connected to

Executive functioning involves

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn BEST through

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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

The transition from the ability to construct simple sentences expressing a single idea to complex sentences begins between _____ years of age.

Pointing to a tree,young Ramal said,"Bird flied away." Ramal has broken a _____ rule of language.

Describe the child-centered kindergarten approach to education.

Another term for sustained attention is

Lonnie's preschool is academically focused.The children do several paper-and-pencil activities each day and are formally tested every Friday.According to research on developmentally appropriate schools,Lonnie will _____ than if he had attended a developmentally appropriate preschool.

Describe the Montessori approach to education.

What is attention? Explain the two aspects of attention: executive attention and sustained attention.

When a child sees a shirt and hears,"This is a shirt," then sees another "shirt" and declares,"Now there are two shirts," the child is displaying an understanding of

Mary is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers like "7 ...4 ...9 ...3." As soon as the reader is done reading the list of numbers,she is asked to recite the numbers in the correct order.Mary is having her _____ tested.

Wally has just begun to understand that people may hold some beliefs that are not true.If Wally is like most other children,he is about _____ years old.

Howie and his little sister Faye are each given one large cookie.Their mother breaks Faye's cookie into four pieces to help her eat it more easily.Howie immediately begins to cry,saying that it isn't fair for Faye to get so many cookies when he has only one.Howie is showing

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

What are some strategies for using books effectively with preschool children?

Which of the following indicates that the child is in the symbolic function substage?

The _____ substageis the first substage of Piaget's preoperational stage of development.

When parents and teachers engage in scaffolding practices,they are supporting which of the key principles to optimal word learning?

According to your text,executive function is connected to

Executive functioning involves

A growing number of educators and psychologists believe that preschool and early elementary school children learn BEST through

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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