Question 1

Overregulation is

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A) the fact that children are afraid to talk until they are sure of what to say. 
B) the fact that some parents tend to correct children's speech too often,harming their self-esteem. 
C) the cause of errors in children's word use,based on their internalized rules of speech. 
D) the cause of emotional stress that traps children in the anal stage of development. 
A) the fact that children are afraid to talk until they are sure of what to say. 
B) the fact that some parents tend to correct children's speech too often,harming their self-esteem. 
C) the cause of errors in children's word use,based on their internalized rules of speech. 
D) the cause of emotional stress that traps children in the anal stage of development.

Question 2

Children's growing use of language in the preoperational period indicates their growing mastery of

Accepted Answer

A) classification. 
B) conservation. 
C) representation. 
D) reversibility. 
A) classification. 
B) conservation. 
C) representation. 
D) reversibility.

Question 3

_____ refers to the social uses and conventions of language.

Accepted Answer

A) Pragmatics 
B) Semantics 
C) Morphology 
D) Overregulation 
A) Pragmatics 
B) Semantics 
C) Morphology 
D) Overregulation

Question 4

The inability of a preoperational child to see the world from another person's perspective is called

Accepted Answer

A) centration. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) ego integrity. 
D) centrality. 
A) centration. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) ego integrity. 
D) centrality.

Question 5

Children who participated in the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project _____ than those who did not participate in the programs.

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A) scored higher on IQ tests,but lower on math and reading tests 
B) scored higher on IQ and math tests,but lower on reading tests 
C) scored higher on math and reading test,but lower on IQ tests 
D) scored higher on math,reading,and IQ tests 
A) scored higher on IQ tests,but lower on math and reading tests 
B) scored higher on IQ and math tests,but lower on reading tests 
C) scored higher on math and reading test,but lower on IQ tests 
D) scored higher on math,reading,and IQ tests

Question 6

A typical 3-year-old child can generally

Accepted Answer

A) talk spontaneously about a book's contents. 
B) relate stories to their own experience. 
C) recite the alphabet. 
D) understand pictures and character names. 
A) talk spontaneously about a book's contents. 
B) relate stories to their own experience. 
C) recite the alphabet. 
D) understand pictures and character names.

Question 7

When you remember what happened at your fifth birthday party,you are using

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) generic memory. 
D) implicit memory. 
A) procedural memory. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) generic memory. 
D) implicit memory.

Question 8

_____ refers to the meaning of words and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) Pragmatics 
B) Semantics 
C) Morphology 
D) Overregulation 
A) Pragmatics 
B) Semantics 
C) Morphology 
D) Overregulation

Question 9

Steve is driving to his doctor's office.As he drives,he tells himself such things as,"I need to turn left here," and "Now,I'm looking for a blue building on the right." Steve is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) inner speech. 
B) infant-directed speech. 
C) social speech. 
D) deferred imitation. 
A) inner speech. 
B) infant-directed speech. 
C) social speech. 
D) deferred imitation.

Question 10

The fact that _____ strengthens the argument that mathematical reasoning is biologically based.

Accepted Answer

A) wealthy children have higher math scores than poorer children 
B) mathematically-based games seem to promote the understanding of mathematical concepts 
C) good quality preschool programs can boost children's mathematical abilities 
D) all children seem to develop basic mathematical thinking at an early age 
A) wealthy children have higher math scores than poorer children 
B) mathematically-based games seem to promote the understanding of mathematical concepts 
C) good quality preschool programs can boost children's mathematical abilities 
D) all children seem to develop basic mathematical thinking at an early age

Question 11

Describe Lev Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and how it explains children's cognitive development.Discuss the influence of language in your essay.

Accepted Answer

Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Developm

Question 12

Max is playing with his three-year-old daughter,Joyce.He puts two rows of five pennies on the table in front of each of them,and asks if they have the same number of pennies.Joyce agrees that they do.Then he spreads out the pennies in his row and asks if they still have the same number of pennies.Joyce says no,he now has more pennies.This shows that Joyce has not yet mastered

Accepted Answer

A) classification. 
B) representation. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) conservation. 
A) classification. 
B) representation. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) conservation.

Question 13

The vocabularies of 3-year-old children are

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A) positively correlated with their IQ scores. 
B) negatively correlated with their IQ scores. 
C) unrelated to their IQ scores. 
D) not predictive of intelligence or school-readiness. 
A) positively correlated with their IQ scores. 
B) negatively correlated with their IQ scores. 
C) unrelated to their IQ scores. 
D) not predictive of intelligence or school-readiness.

Question 14

Evelyn is playing with her three-year-old daughter,Joyce.She puts two rows of five pennies on the table in front of each of them and asks if they have the same number of pennies.Joyce agrees that they do.Then she spreads out the pennies in her own row,and asks if they still have the same number of pennies.Joyce frowns and says no,Evelyn now has more pennies.This shows that Joyce has not yet mastered

Accepted Answer

A) reversibility. 
B) classification. 
C) representation. 
D) causality. 
A) reversibility. 
B) classification. 
C) representation. 
D) causality.

Question 15

The development of symbolic thinking

Accepted Answer

A) is a gradual process in childhood. 
B) is a discrete process as described by Piaget. 
C) is discrete with regard to mathematics,but gradual with regard to language. 
D) is gradual with regard to mathematics,but discrete with regard to language. 
A) is a gradual process in childhood. 
B) is a discrete process as described by Piaget. 
C) is discrete with regard to mathematics,but gradual with regard to language. 
D) is gradual with regard to mathematics,but discrete with regard to language.

Question 16

Young children's memory recall becomes better and more detailed when parents adopt a highly _____ style of conversation.

Accepted Answer

A) repetitive 
B) egocentric 
C) inner-speech-based 
D) elaborative 
A) repetitive 
B) egocentric 
C) inner-speech-based 
D) elaborative

Question 17

At Halloween,Gregory puts on a scary mask that makes him look like a zombie.His three-year-old brother Dennis is petrified,believing that Gregory has become a zombie.Dennis has not yet mastered the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) classification. 
B) conservation. 
C) representation. 
D) reversibility. 
A) classification. 
B) conservation. 
C) representation. 
D) reversibility.

Question 18

When Ayize's grandmother gives him some candy,his father says,"Ayize,say 'thank you' to Grandma." Ayize's father is teaching him about

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Children begin to create sentences using three words or more when they are approximately _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 1  
-2 
B) 2  
-3 
C) 3  
-4 
D) 4   
A) 1  
-2 
B) 2  
-3 
C) 3  
-4 
D) 4

Question 20

Providing hints,clues,and appropriate learning opportunities for a child are forms of

Accepted Answer

A) the Zone of Proximal Development. 
B) positive reinforcement. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) inner speech. 
A) the Zone of Proximal Development. 
B) positive reinforcement. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) inner speech.

Overregulation is

Children's growing use of language in the preoperational period indicates their growing mastery of

_____ refers to the social uses and conventions of language.

The inability of a preoperational child to see the world from another person's perspective is called

Children who participated in the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project _____ than those who did not participate in the programs.

A typical 3-year-old child can generally

When you remember what happened at your fifth birthday party,you are using

_____ refers to the meaning of words and sentences.

Steve is driving to his doctor's office.As he drives,he tells himself such things as,"I need to turn left here," and "Now,I'm looking for a blue building on the right." Steve is engaging in

The fact that _____ strengthens the argument that mathematical reasoning is biologically based.

Describe Lev Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and how it explains children's cognitive development.Discuss the influence of language in your essay.

The vocabularies of 3-year-old children are

The development of symbolic thinking

Young children's memory recall becomes better and more detailed when parents adopt a highly _____ style of conversation.

At Halloween,Gregory puts on a scary mask that makes him look like a zombie.His three-year-old brother Dennis is petrified,believing that Gregory has become a zombie.Dennis has not yet mastered the concept of

When Ayize's grandmother gives him some candy,his father says,"Ayize,say 'thank you' to Grandma." Ayize's father is teaching him about

Children begin to create sentences using three words or more when they are approximately _____ years old.

Providing hints,clues,and appropriate learning opportunities for a child are forms of

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Overregulation is

Children's growing use of language in the preoperational period indicates their growing mastery of

_____ refers to the social uses and conventions of language.

The inability of a preoperational child to see the world from another person's perspective is called

Children who participated in the Perry Preschool Project and the Abecedarian Project _____ than those who did not participate in the programs.

A typical 3-year-old child can generally

When you remember what happened at your fifth birthday party,you are using

_____ refers to the meaning of words and sentences.

Steve is driving to his doctor's office.As he drives,he tells himself such things as,"I need to turn left here," and "Now,I'm looking for a blue building on the right." Steve is engaging in

The fact that _____ strengthens the argument that mathematical reasoning is biologically based.

Describe Lev Vygotsky's concept of the Zone of Proximal Development and how it explains children's cognitive development.Discuss the influence of language in your essay.

The vocabularies of 3-year-old children are

The development of symbolic thinking

Young children's memory recall becomes better and more detailed when parents adopt a highly _____ style of conversation.

At Halloween,Gregory puts on a scary mask that makes him look like a zombie.His three-year-old brother Dennis is petrified,believing that Gregory has become a zombie.Dennis has not yet mastered the concept of

When Ayize's grandmother gives him some candy,his father says,"Ayize,say 'thank you' to Grandma." Ayize's father is teaching him about

Children begin to create sentences using three words or more when they are approximately _____ years old.

Providing hints,clues,and appropriate learning opportunities for a child are forms of

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

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