Question 1

Preschoolers in the United States count more accurately than preschoolers in Asian countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Reading rhymes to children increases their phonological awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Sentence context is used to help recognize words by

Accepted Answer

A) beginning readers only. 
B) skilled readers only. 
C) both beginning and skilled readers. 
D) neither beginning nor skilled readers. 
A) beginning readers only. 
B) skilled readers only. 
C) both beginning and skilled readers. 
D) neither beginning nor skilled readers. C

Question 4

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) they organize to-be-remembered information 
B) they use rehearsal 
C) they use elaboration. 
D) they touch objects that they are asked to remember 
A) they organize to-be-remembered information 
B) they use rehearsal 
C) they use elaboration. 
D) they touch objects that they are asked to remember

Question 5

The process of extracting meaning from a sequence of words is known as

Accepted Answer

A) word recognition. 
B) comprehension. 
C) phonological awareness. 
D) decoding. 
A) word recognition. 
B) comprehension. 
C) phonological awareness. 
D) decoding.

Question 6

Young babies are

Accepted Answer

A) not able to remember events at all. 
B) able to remember events for only a few seconds. 
C) able to remember events for only a few hours. 
D) able to remember events for days or weeks. 
A) not able to remember events at all. 
B) able to remember events for only a few seconds. 
C) able to remember events for only a few hours. 
D) able to remember events for days or weeks.

Question 7

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution,but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

Accepted Answer

A) encoding processes. 
B) decoding processes. 
C) means-ends analysis. 
D) heuristics. 
A) encoding processes. 
B) decoding processes. 
C) means-ends analysis. 
D) heuristics.

Question 8

When Kelly saw the word hat,she said,"H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

Accepted Answer

A) direct retrieval 
B) context cues 
C) comprehension 
D) sounding out 
A) direct retrieval 
B) context cues 
C) comprehension 
D) sounding out

Question 9

Parents and older peers often scaffold children's problem solving,providing structure and direction that allow younger children to accomplish more than they could alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Teaching letter names and sounds while reading to a child does not promote phonological awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Children,but not adolescents,often devise experiments in which variables are confounded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button.Edna demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A) word decoding. 
B) comprehension. 
C) word decoding and comprehension. 
D) neither word decoding nor comprehension. 
A) word decoding. 
B) comprehension. 
C) word decoding and comprehension. 
D) neither word decoding nor comprehension.

Question 13

As children receive formal instruction in arithmetic in first grade,they are more likely to solve addition problems by counting

Accepted Answer

A) mentally. 
B) on their fingers. 
C) aloud. 
D) on both hands. 
A) mentally. 
B) on their fingers. 
C) aloud. 
D) on both hands.

Question 14

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age,you would expect to find that

Accepted Answer

A) Lela spends more time in school than Seiko. 
B) Seiko spends more time on homework than Lela. 
C) Lela values homework more than Seiko. 
D) less of the time Seiko spends in school is devoted to academic activities. 
A) Lela spends more time in school than Seiko. 
B) Seiko spends more time on homework than Lela. 
C) Lela values homework more than Seiko. 
D) less of the time Seiko spends in school is devoted to academic activities.

Question 15

Activities that improve memory are called

Accepted Answer

A) memory strategies. 
B) information processing. 
C) sensory memory. 
D) working memory. 
A) memory strategies. 
B) information processing. 
C) sensory memory. 
D) working memory.

Question 16

Peer collaboration is often unproductive.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

Accepted Answer

A) Collaboration involving young children often fails because young children may lack the social and linguistic skills need to work as part of a team. 
B) Collaboration involving young children often fails because the problems are so difficult that neither child has a clue about how to proceed. 
C) Collaboration involving young children often fails because both children are invested in solving the problem,so there is competition for who should get to do the majority of the work. 
D) Collaboration involving young children often fails because children are often exposed to instruction,which emphasizes individual achievement rather than collaboration. 
A) Collaboration involving young children often fails because young children may lack the social and linguistic skills need to work as part of a team. 
B) Collaboration involving young children often fails because the problems are so difficult that neither child has a clue about how to proceed. 
C) Collaboration involving young children often fails because both children are invested in solving the problem,so there is competition for who should get to do the majority of the work. 
D) Collaboration involving young children often fails because children are often exposed to instruction,which emphasizes individual achievement rather than collaboration.

Question 17

As children develop,they learn more about how memory operates and they devise theories about memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Young children often believe - unrealistically - that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead without an explicit plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By about ________ of age,infants are able to distinguish two objects from three.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 month 
B) 5 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 2 years 
A) 1 month 
B) 5 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 2 years

Question 20

When Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board,she found that

Accepted Answer

A) child chess experts remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than adult chess novices did. 
B) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than child chess experts did. 
C) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences,but child chess experts remembered more chess piece patterns. 
D) child chess experts remembered more number sequences,but adult chess novices remembered more chess piece patterns. 
A) child chess experts remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than adult chess novices did. 
B) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences and more chess piece patterns than child chess experts did. 
C) adult chess novices remembered more number sequences,but child chess experts remembered more chess piece patterns. 
D) child chess experts remembered more number sequences,but adult chess novices remembered more chess piece patterns.

Preschoolers in the United States count more accurately than preschoolers in Asian countries.

Reading rhymes to children increases their phonological awareness.

Sentence context is used to help recognize words by

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

The process of extracting meaning from a sequence of words is known as

Young babies are

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution,but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

When Kelly saw the word hat,she said,"H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

Parents and older peers often scaffold children's problem solving,providing structure and direction that allow younger children to accomplish more than they could alone.

Teaching letter names and sounds while reading to a child does not promote phonological awareness.

Children,but not adolescents,often devise experiments in which variables are confounded.

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button.Edna demonstrated

As children receive formal instruction in arithmetic in first grade,they are more likely to solve addition problems by counting

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age,you would expect to find that

Activities that improve memory are called

Peer collaboration is often unproductive.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

As children develop,they learn more about how memory operates and they devise theories about memory.

Young children often believe - unrealistically - that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead without an explicit plan.

By about ________ of age,infants are able to distinguish two objects from three.

When Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board,she found that

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Preschoolers in the United States count more accurately than preschoolers in Asian countries.

Reading rhymes to children increases their phonological awareness.

Sentence context is used to help recognize words by

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

The process of extracting meaning from a sequence of words is known as

Young babies are

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution,but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

When Kelly saw the word hat,she said,"H-h-h-h-a-a-a-t-t-t!" Kelly appeared to use ________ to recognize the word hat.

Parents and older peers often scaffold children's problem solving,providing structure and direction that allow younger children to accomplish more than they could alone.

Teaching letter names and sounds while reading to a child does not promote phonological awareness.

Children,but not adolescents,often devise experiments in which variables are confounded.

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button.Edna demonstrated

As children receive formal instruction in arithmetic in first grade,they are more likely to solve addition problems by counting

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age,you would expect to find that

Activities that improve memory are called

Peer collaboration is often unproductive.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why peer collaboration may fail?

As children develop,they learn more about how memory operates and they devise theories about memory.

Young children often believe - unrealistically - that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead without an explicit plan.

By about ________ of age,infants are able to distinguish two objects from three.

When Chi asked child chess experts and adult chess novices to remember sequences of numbers and positions of chess pieces on a chess board,she found that

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

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Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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