Question 1

Marek can remember five numbers on the digit span task.He is most likely at least _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 7 
A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 7 D

Question 2

Long-term memory

Accepted Answer

A) stores information for later retrieval. 
B) encodes memory for immediate use or storage. 
C) picks up information from the environment. 
D) clears the memory to make room for new information. 
A) stores information for later retrieval. 
B) encodes memory for immediate use or storage. 
C) picks up information from the environment. 
D) clears the memory to make room for new information. A

Question 3

Five-year-old Danice lies and tells her mother that the dog knocked over the broken lamp so that her mother won't be angry at her.Danice is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) animistic thinking. 
B) centration. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) a theory of minD. 
A) animistic thinking. 
B) centration. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) a theory of minD. D

Question 4

Leonardo's father asks him the name of his favorite television show.Leonardo uses a _____ strategy to retrieve the information from his memory.

Accepted Answer

A) recall 
B) recognition 
C) reconciliation 
D) reciprocity 
A) recall 
B) recognition 
C) reconciliation 
D) reciprocity

Question 5

Sensory memory

Accepted Answer

A) stores information for later retrieval. 
B) encodes memory for immediate use or storage. 
C) picks up information from the environment. 
D) clears the memory to make room for new information. 
A) stores information for later retrieval. 
B) encodes memory for immediate use or storage. 
C) picks up information from the environment. 
D) clears the memory to make room for new information.

Question 6

The average _____ -year-old knows approximately 8,000-14,000 words.

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6 
A) 3 
B) 4 
C) 5 
D) 6

Question 7

A child that understands the difference between its own mental states and those of others has developed

Accepted Answer

A) combinatorial logic. 
B) a theory of mind. 
C) animistic thinking. 
D) centration. 
A) combinatorial logic. 
B) a theory of mind. 
C) animistic thinking. 
D) centration.

Question 8

When children learn that "What's up?" is a greeting,not a request for a definition of the word "up," they are learning

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The basic mathematical concept of magnitude refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the order in which numbers belong. 
B) the names of the numbers. 
C) addition and subtraction. 
D) whether there are more or fewer of something. 
A) the order in which numbers belong. 
B) the names of the numbers. 
C) addition and subtraction. 
D) whether there are more or fewer of something.

Question 10

Most children begin to enjoy rhyming and word play when they are approximately _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5

Question 11

_____ believed that children develop language by creating mental representations.

Accepted Answer

A) Myrtle McGraw 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Lev Vygotsky 
A) Myrtle McGraw 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Lev Vygotsky

Question 12

Information stored in long-term memory usually lasts

Accepted Answer

A) for a few minutes. 
B) for a few days. 
C) for a few months. 
D) for a lifetime. 
A) for a few minutes. 
B) for a few days. 
C) for a few months. 
D) for a lifetime.

Question 13

According to Vygotsky and Rogoff,all of the following are important to helping a person advance through their Zone of Proximal Development except

Accepted Answer

A) social speech. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) guided participation. 
D) conservation. 
A) social speech. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) guided participation. 
D) conservation.

Question 14

Helping a child remember more about a specific incident is a form of

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation. 
B) conservation. 
C) preoperation. 
D) scaffolding. 
A) accommodation. 
B) conservation. 
C) preoperation. 
D) scaffolding.

Question 15

Jana is 2  
Years old.It's likely she'll be able to remember _____ numbers on the digit span task.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5

Question 16

The _____ perspective is supported by the fact that children everywhere learn the syntax appropriate to their own languages.

Accepted Answer

A) Eriksonian 
B) nativist 
C) behaviorist 
D) Freudian 
A) Eriksonian 
B) nativist 
C) behaviorist 
D) Freudian

Question 17

Five-year-old Helios says that the sun is out because it knows that he likes to play in the daytime,and that it goes down at night to let him sleep.Helios is demonstrating Piaget's concept of

Accepted Answer

A) animism. 
B) centration. 
C) representation. 
D) conservation. 
A) animism. 
B) centration. 
C) representation. 
D) conservation.

Question 18

In general,research shows that Jean Piaget _____ the cognitive abilities of preschoolers.

Accepted Answer

A) correctly gauged 
B) overestimated 
C) underestimated 
D) did not actually test 
A) correctly gauged 
B) overestimated 
C) underestimated 
D) did not actually test

Question 19

_____ viewed children's cognitive development as the result of collaboration with other,more experienced people in a particular social setting.

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Judy DeLoache 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Eleanor Maccoby 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Judy DeLoache 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Eleanor Maccoby

Question 20

Improvements in a child's ability to focus her attention are due to the development of the

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala and hippocampus. 
B) medulla and occipital lobe. 
C) parietal lobe and Broca's area. 
D) prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia. 
A) amygdala and hippocampus. 
B) medulla and occipital lobe. 
C) parietal lobe and Broca's area. 
D) prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia.

Marek can remember five numbers on the digit span task.He is most likely at least _____ years old.

Long-term memory

Five-year-old Danice lies and tells her mother that the dog knocked over the broken lamp so that her mother won't be angry at her.Danice is demonstrating

Leonardo's father asks him the name of his favorite television show.Leonardo uses a _____ strategy to retrieve the information from his memory.

Sensory memory

The average _____ -year-old knows approximately 8,000-14,000 words.

A child that understands the difference between its own mental states and those of others has developed

When children learn that "What's up?" is a greeting,not a request for a definition of the word "up," they are learning

The basic mathematical concept of magnitude refers to

Most children begin to enjoy rhyming and word play when they are approximately _____ years old.

_____ believed that children develop language by creating mental representations.

Information stored in long-term memory usually lasts

According to Vygotsky and Rogoff,all of the following are important to helping a person advance through their Zone of Proximal Development except

Helping a child remember more about a specific incident is a form of

Jana is 2 Years old.It's likely she'll be able to remember _____ numbers on the digit span task.

The _____ perspective is supported by the fact that children everywhere learn the syntax appropriate to their own languages.

Five-year-old Helios says that the sun is out because it knows that he likes to play in the daytime,and that it goes down at night to let him sleep.Helios is demonstrating Piaget's concept of

In general,research shows that Jean Piaget _____ the cognitive abilities of preschoolers.

_____ viewed children's cognitive development as the result of collaboration with other,more experienced people in a particular social setting.

Improvements in a child's ability to focus her attention are due to the development of the

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Exam 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Marek can remember five numbers on the digit span task.He is most likely at least _____ years old.

Long-term memory

Five-year-old Danice lies and tells her mother that the dog knocked over the broken lamp so that her mother won't be angry at her.Danice is demonstrating

Leonardo's father asks him the name of his favorite television show.Leonardo uses a _____ strategy to retrieve the information from his memory.

Sensory memory

The average _____ -year-old knows approximately 8,000-14,000 words.

A child that understands the difference between its own mental states and those of others has developed

When children learn that "What's up?" is a greeting,not a request for a definition of the word "up," they are learning

The basic mathematical concept of magnitude refers to

Most children begin to enjoy rhyming and word play when they are approximately _____ years old.

_____ believed that children develop language by creating mental representations.

Information stored in long-term memory usually lasts

According to Vygotsky and Rogoff,all of the following are important to helping a person advance through their Zone of Proximal Development except

Helping a child remember more about a specific incident is a form of

Jana is 2 Years old.It's likely she'll be able to remember _____ numbers on the digit span task.

The _____ perspective is supported by the fact that children everywhere learn the syntax appropriate to their own languages.

Five-year-old Helios says that the sun is out because it knows that he likes to play in the daytime,and that it goes down at night to let him sleep.Helios is demonstrating Piaget's concept of

In general,research shows that Jean Piaget _____ the cognitive abilities of preschoolers.

_____ viewed children's cognitive development as the result of collaboration with other,more experienced people in a particular social setting.

Improvements in a child's ability to focus her attention are due to the development of the

The Study of Child Development

Nature With Nurture

Conception,prenatal Development,and 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 Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

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