Exam 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

It is now accepted that autism is linked to:

Irene is taking a test where she hears a random list of numbers that she is asked to repeat in the right order.Irene is having her _____ memory tested.

Toby is 3 years old.His parents are concerned because he is always running and jumping around.He cannot seem to sit still.Even when watching his favorite movie on TV,he fidgets and wiggles.It is especially frustrating for his parents when Toby does not sit still through dinner.Which of the following should Toby's parents do?

Critics of universal preschool education say that:

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:

Developmentally appropriate practices at the kindergarten level are likely to be:

Define what Piaget meant by an operation.What would be one task that preoperational children fail at because they lack operations?

Which of the following educational strategies would Vygotsky say should be incorporated in classrooms?

Three-year-old Ruth draws a picture with lavender,purple,and blue colors intermixed with green,yellow,and brown."It is a boat in the ocean at sunset,with whales jumping all around it!" she explains to her teacher.Which of the following does this explain?

A group of children were put through a task in which they were asked to say the word "night" when they saw a picture of a sun and the word "day" when they saw a picture of a moon and stars.This is an example of a(n)_____ function that describes several functions,such as inhibition and planning,that are important for flexible,future-oriented behavior.

Deaths in young children due to HIV/AIDS especially occur in countries:

The poor are the majority in nearly one of every _____ nations of the world.

_____ is based on knowledge of the typical progress of children within an age span,as well as the uniqueness of the child.

Research with the memory-span task suggests that:

Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is TRUE?

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

Gross motor skills are to fine motor skills as _____ is to _____.

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

The _____ is a philosophy of education in which children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.

A police officer visits Timothy and Evelyn'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,Timothy tells his parents about all the safety rules the officer discussed.Timothy obviously paid attention to what was _____.