Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)? What are its lower and upper limits? How can one use peer scaffolding to teach children mathematics within the zone?

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The zone of proximal development (ZPD),developed by Lev Vygotsky,consists of the range of tasks that are too difficult for children to master alone but can be learned with the guidance and assistance of adults or more-skilled children.The lower limit of the ZPD is the level of skill reached by the child working independently.The upper limit is the level of additional responsibility the child can accept with the assistance of an able instructor.

Which of the following describes what Lev Vygotsky believed about the development of thought and language?

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Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which the young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

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Symbolic function substage

Children can experience a number of sleep problems including narcolepsy which is characterized by:

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The Reggio Emilia approach is a(n):

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6-year-old Gina has a BMI at the 95^th percentile.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,she is:

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Jean Berko's experiment involving "wugs" demonstrated that young children who took part in the experiment knew:

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Three-year-old Betty's favorite pastime is scribbling designs that represent her parents,cat,bicycle,and home.This indicates that Betty is in the _____ substage of Piaget's preoperational stage.

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Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding autism in children is TRUE?

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Question 9

When comparing the heights and weights of preschool children around the world,it can be observed that there are:

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Question 10

A police officer visits Ben and Heather's class to discuss safety rules.To attract the children's attention,the officer brings colorful balloons and many jars of bubbles for the children to blow.Later,Heather tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer presented.Heather obviously paid more attention to what was _____.

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Question 11

Centration inhibits the ability to categorize items because it prevents one from:

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Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by a reduction in:

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Question 13

Several operations,such as inhibition and planning,that are important for flexible,future-oriented behavior and may also be connected to theory of mind development are known as:

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One of the criticisms for using a false-belief task as an indicator for understanding the thoughts of children is that:

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

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Which of the following statements about parental smoking is true?

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Identify a cognitive theorist who emphasized the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

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Question 18

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

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Using rehearsal,we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period.In this context,rehearsal means:

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What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)? What are its lower and upper limits? How can one use peer scaffolding to teach children mathematics within the zone?

Which of the following describes what Lev Vygotsky believed about the development of thought and language?

Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which the young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

Children can experience a number of sleep problems including narcolepsy which is characterized by:

The Reggio Emilia approach is a(n):

6-year-old Gina has a BMI at the 95^th percentile.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,she is:

Jean Berko's experiment involving "wugs" demonstrated that young children who took part in the experiment knew:

Three-year-old Betty's favorite pastime is scribbling designs that represent her parents,cat,bicycle,and home.This indicates that Betty is in the _____ substage of Piaget's preoperational stage.

Which of the following statements regarding autism in children is TRUE?

When comparing the heights and weights of preschool children around the world,it can be observed that there are:

Centration inhibits the ability to categorize items because it prevents one from:

Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by a reduction in:

Several operations,such as inhibition and planning,that are important for flexible,future-oriented behavior and may also be connected to theory of mind development are known as:

One of the criticisms for using a false-belief task as an indicator for understanding the thoughts of children is that:

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

Which of the following statements about parental smoking is true?

Identify a cognitive theorist who emphasized the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

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

Using rehearsal,we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period.In this context,rehearsal means:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

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Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)? What are its lower and upper limits? How can one use peer scaffolding to teach children mathematics within the zone?

Which of the following describes what Lev Vygotsky believed about the development of thought and language?

Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which the young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

Children can experience a number of sleep problems including narcolepsy which is characterized by:

The Reggio Emilia approach is a(n):

6-year-old Gina has a BMI at the 95th percentile.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,she is:

Jean Berko's experiment involving "wugs" demonstrated that young children who took part in the experiment knew:

Three-year-old Betty's favorite pastime is scribbling designs that represent her parents,cat,bicycle,and home.This indicates that Betty is in the _____ substage of Piaget's preoperational stage.

Which of the following statements regarding autism in children is TRUE?

When comparing the heights and weights of preschool children around the world,it can be observed that there are:

Centration inhibits the ability to categorize items because it prevents one from:

Many of the deaths of young children around the world could be prevented by a reduction in:

Several operations,such as inhibition and planning,that are important for flexible,future-oriented behavior and may also be connected to theory of mind development are known as:

One of the criticisms for using a false-belief task as an indicator for understanding the thoughts of children is that:

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

Which of the following statements about parental smoking is true?

Identify a cognitive theorist who emphasized the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction.

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

Using rehearsal,we can keep information in short-term memory for a much longer period.In this context,rehearsal means:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical Development in Late Adulthood

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Death,Dying,and Grieving

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6-year-old Gina has a BMI at the 95^th percentile.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,she is: